The Asheville Area Wholistic and Intergrative Professionals (tm) (AAWIP) are collaborators, co-creators, co-catalysts, co-leaders that promote education, production and sales of professional wholistic and integrative products/services in the Asheville area – included but not limited to integrative health, personal growth, earth-friendly, eclectic artisans/musicians/authors. We co-provide a forum for exchange of information and ideas to expand the wholistic, integrative, green and related profess …

Ponderer's Cafe Our intentions & guidelines: It is our intention to engage in easygoing conversation with guided questioning that allows us to cultivate and share perspectives with each other. It is our intention to truly LISTEN to and UNDERSTAND what each person is sharing.  We can ask each other questions for clarification and sometimes respectfully disagree, but it is against the spirit of our group to be condescending, judgmental or argumentative.  We are here to challenge ourselves, not ea …

Welcome to Asheville Meditation. We are a peer led Meditation group located in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. We are a community of supportive individuals who are dedicated to bringing more wisdom, compassion and understanding to this world. Asheville Meditation provides weekly guided Insight Meditation sessions, a sacred space to practice, opportunities to learn from visiting meditation teachers, reading resources, profound expansion naturally occurring from group sharing …

Holistic Fit Friends of Asheville is an association of persons dedicated to improving the health and fitness of one another, our society, culture and environment in an evolving and comprehensive manner. This group encourages people of all walks of life to come together and form a community to exercise and develop ever better and more comprehensive approaches to the well being of body, mind, heart and soul of self, culture and nature.

Become part of Asheville's most active community! Have you been ignoring a very important part of your life-  Being a part of a diverse community filled with people of varied backgrounds & interests who laugh a lot, make plans to explore, dance, travel, and enjoy life together? Stop working so hard, staying home so much.  Remember that having fun makes even the following day more exciting! We are a community, not just a group of people looking for an excuse to visit one more restaurant.  Our mem …

Akashville™ The 'Akashic Records' Gathering of Kindred Spirits in Asheville Thirsting for Wisdom? We invite you to join us for a cup of "sage" tea as we dialogue with and receive the depth and breath of the masterful guidance of the Akashic Realm. Interfacing with these Masters and Teachers opens new doors of Light for all ready and willing to experience their own Divine Truth in a new, quantum field. There one knows Oneself. Participants are welcome to bring personal or universal questions. We …

On the last Tuesday of each month we will explore questions about the spiritual in modern life. The Gurdjieff Foundation of Westen North Carolina is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit organization engaged in the search for self-development through the study of, and work with, attention. The organization's activities include: discussion groups, meditation practice, sacred dance and work with crafts. GFWNC is linked to the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York and other centers worldwide. These Foundation …

You are invited to join us in an ongoing investigation over the next year as we look at different performing crafts, from magic to masks, exploring the Socratic command, "Know thyself". Each evening will look at craft from the perspective of a skill and also as an avenue toward personal investigation. The evenings will be presented by Lavinia Plonka and T.J. Shimeld. Lavinia has spent over 25 years in the theater studying many crafts from mime to stage combat. She has taught and performed around …

Shamanic healer Benjamin Bernstein guides participants in simple, powerful invocations for personal healing and expanded divine consciousness. He also uses shamanic tools and techniques to empower the experience. More info, including how to join us live by phone, is at http://astroshaman.com/invocations-shamanic-healing-meetup/.

Gather the Women is a sacred circle for women of all ages to join together in honor of themselves and each other. In our busy lives, it's often challenging to find time to be present with our inner knowing. Gifting yourself with this time and space allows you to come into balance with yourself and to be witnessed in your authenticity by a supportive circle of women. Circle meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7-9 pm. Space is limited. $10 per meeting.  Participants are invited to bring some …

FATE – Facilitating Awareness Through Education is the focus of this group. Our interesting and fun classes encourage and support those who want to connect to a deeper sense of self. Through exploration and self-discovery we can expand our awareness and fulfill our life potential. Are you interested in furthering your knowledge of all things Spiritual? This group was created to offer opportunity for those on a Spiritual path who seek the steps necessary to bring expanded awareness and enlightenm …

This is a hands-on practice group. Our motto is "You do the drills...you get the skills!" No previous experience is necessary. All you need is curiosity, an open mind and a desire to learn. Our focus is on practicing techniques such as hypnotic inductions with many partners so you get competent very quickly. We cover a range of hypnotic phenomena and topics drawing from Kappasinian Hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). We focus on one to two topics per meeting, …

Asheville Integral’s mission is to wake up and to grow up and to increase freedom and fullness by exploring every widening perspectives on what is good, what is true, and what is beautiful. We are working to grow, integrate, and evolve consciousness through applying the principals of evolutionary culture to our perspective taking, practices and projects. We do this as individuals, as a collective, and in the wider community. We intend to integrate Integral/Evolutionary principals, perspectives, …

This experiential gathering was created to give women a space to: Quiet the mind ~ Breathe into the Void ~ Speak from the Heart. Using various contemplative techniques such as meditation, ritual, chanting and heart-centered sharing, we will focus our attention around quotes, readings and thoughts from various writers, poets, great thinkers and doers. Who knows, we may even create our own writings, poems and chants. Let's gather together in celebration of women's creativity. If you are interest …

Are you: a professional looking to network and attract new clients? starting a new business and wanting some help? looking for a new venture? wanting to expand your current market share? needing a new job or a new employee? If you answered yes to any of the above, you'll be happy you joined us. There are many facets of this idea that I am still developing and the details may change but here are the core concepts that I want to achieve with this group will remain the same. There are some amazi …

This group is dedicated to building your masculinity and confidence, expanding your social circle and having fun just being a man. We study and practice social dynamics, NLP, influence, seduction, attraction, inner game and more. We respect the power of our sexual nature and demand our rightful place in the play called "Life". If you are tired of feeling confused or weak about your masculinity, if you feel modern society, your mother, your teachers or others may have mislead you about what makes …

WNC L.I.V.E- Living with Love and Laughter, with Inspiration and Integrity of Self, with Vitality and being Valued, and with Enthusiasm and Enlightenment. A local network of people who want to grow, heal, and transform in mind, body, and spirit within a loving, supportive, accepting community thru collaborative efforts and having fun. Let's learn to live fully and free. What are you waiting for? Your time to live is NOW!

This is the private Meetup group for the Business Builders Roundtable WNC01. This group is dedicated to improving business operations and increasing profits through exceptional skills, unparalleled character, and consistent and effective habits. To be a part of this meetup, you must first apply and be selected through an interview process.  For more information, please visit our website for more information.

This group is for anyone interested in spiritual awakening, enlightenment, oneness, God-realization, etc. In the Wake Up! Meetup, a variety of awakened teachers will present meditations, darshan, techniques and other offerings. These events will be designed to accelerate your awakening, or deepen it if you've already made the shift.

This is an integrative group for creative parents interested in having a awesome relationship with their children and offering the best guidance and support for their growth. Lets grow together as parents, learning, inter exchanging, sharing our experiences and offering support to each other! It is said that creativity is stimulated and is increasing in group especially in a divergent group where members are having different backgrounds and experiences. Together we can come out with better solut …