Namaste: Your sacred place where you will discover wellness, harmony and mindfulness. Do you want to learn yoga? Are you already a practitioner? This is the place for you because at any level, there is yoga appropriate for you, right here. We practice, in our daily life, everything that yoga teaches us; from acceptance, awareness, balance, compassion, focus, humility, patience, peace, tolerance, to testing our fire and endurance and finally, surrender. We have variety of yoga. Our group practice …

This group is designed to build and unify the community of Ayurvedic practitioners, interns, students & enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area. All those with an interest in Ayurveda living in the San Francisco Bay Area are welcome to join. We have by-donation Ayurveda Sangha meetups about 8-9 times per year which typically feature the timeless teachings of ayurveda, a live vegetarian cooking demo and a community potluck. We also have a variety of special events and workshops offered by some …

(Note: This intro will be updated soon) The new organizer (Joni) sent the following note to all members of the group on 10/4/09: ----- Hello Cooking enthusiasts! Joni here, your interim organizer. I started a MeetUp group in Lafayette not too long ago and just today found this group ... needing an organizer... and, well, perhaps we can become one. Let's see how things go. Please visit my MeetUp group: www.meetup.com/nourish-now Let's meet this Friday! Please join me/my group... …

Draeger's Markets cares about providing its customers with products and services not readily found in other grocery stores, so they have created the Draeger’s Gluten-Free Club. The meetings provide an opportunity for the public to expand its knowledge of gluten-free foods, while offering access to dietary experts, gluten-free samples and other resources. With thousands of gluten-free items stocked throughout their aisles, Draeger’s features gluten-free sections to make shopping for these pro …

We are starting vegetarian cooking classes at our yoga center, and I thought there might be more people out there in our area who would be interested. We also organise vegetarian events periodically. So if you are a vegetarian, or want to go in that direction but are not sure how to make it taste good - this could be a good group for you!

Are you fed up with supporting factory farming? Are you trying to reduce your carbon footprint? Would you like to get healthier? There are many good reasons to choose a more plant-based diet. No matter what your motivation, here’s a place you can learn the whys and hows of a veg lifestyle and have a darn good time doing it! Most of our meetups center around food: we go to restaurants, have potlucks, share favorite recipes. But we also host events, presentations and discussions on related topics …

Welcome!  This group is all about making new friends and supporting each other to not only achieve healthier weight, but also move to greater strength and self understanding. Are you a foodie living in the bay area? Are you looking to eat healthier, but could use some guidance?Are you looking to get into better shape and overall health in a healthy way?  Then let's meet up and network! Many of us may have tried weight loss and healthy lifestyle change tactics and not gotten the results we wanted …

The only public Vegan Meetup in Santa Cruz. An opportunity to meet with other vegans and gain support and comradery. All vegans and people interested in veganism are welcome. We are a friendly group of diverse interesting folks.  RSVP or not, you are welcome. Arrive late or leave early - okay by us!

A warm WELCOME to all of you who are new to The Sage Table, where we focus on seasonal, organic, healthful, wholesome, nourishing food that tastes fresh and delicious. There is great energy brewing around home cooking these days, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity in my classes to teach you to cook delicious, nourishing food and to share with you my passion and knowledge that I have gained after more than 20 years of cooking. I am ever more aware of the important role that home cooking …

Visit our site at www.macrochef.org. Our primary activity is putting on a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner every Monday night in Palo Alto, at the First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at Bryant, 1/4 mile East of Alma. This is a full vegan dinner which includes soup, grain, beans or bean products, vegetables, dessert, and beverage, prepared by expert natural foods Chef Gary Alinder, our Chef since our inception in 1987. Dinner price is $15, reservations requested by Monday, 9:30 AM, If you …

In the Mood for Food a local vegan catering and personal chef business has been hosting classes and other events for several years. Currently hosting at least one event each week in the bay area.

Everyone is Welcome! Let's enjoy vegan and vegetarian food. I grew up as vegan and vegetarian. There are a lot of vegan and vegetarian options in San Francisco. Let’s check them out. Let's also try cooking simple seductive dishes at home. Vegan and vegetarian cooking is not special. I hope I can encourage people for experimenting with vegetarian and vegan food. We are going to have simple get together, potlucks, dinners, brunches etc. We will be meeting around greater San Francisco Area inclu …

This group is an effort to get Peninsula vegans together to socialize, learn from each other, and enjoy good food.

Come join us as we grow eating plant strong! Meet with us and learn more about disease reversal, vegetarian diet, vegan diet, raw food we are open to potlucks, hikes, lectures, cooking classes and creative health inspiring programs. The purpose of our MeetUp group is to facilitate building unforgettable relationships and sharing remarkable experiences. We're a unique and dynamic group of Auburn Vegans that value powerful topics like health and wellness, animal rights, environmentalism and beyond …

We are passionate about wine and food. If you are too, we'd love to meet you! Our focus is to educate about wine, eat good food, band together great people, and just plain have fun. We are relaxed and laid back people who love to drink wine and eat! All persuasions welcome! Raw, gluten free, carnivore, vegetarian, vegan - no matter as long as you love good wine!

"The feature film Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods." http://www.forksoverknives.com Watching Forks over Knives was an eye opening, and life changing experience for us. We have shared this book and movie with friends and family, and want to start a meetup group for all who are interested in becoming healthier and eating a plant based, …

Wellness Health Fair serves our community by providing health and wellness education. The purpose of this meetup is to keep you informed of our upcoming events. We offer FREE vegan and living foods cooking demonstrations, wellness movie nights, juicing classes and wellness lectures. Like us on Facebook where you can find pictures and information of past events, and vegan recipes. We also have a blog where we post vegan recipes on a weekly basis: http://sdarmhealthyliving.blogspot.com/

I'm hoping to meet some folks who want to cook vegan meals together or bring dishes to potlucks/picnics/hikes and share ideas. We can go to each other's houses, organize cooking classes, meet at Good Earth to learn about ingredients (next on my list is Miso and Nutritional Yeast)... You don't have to be vegan - just interested in cooking and eating that way when you meet up with us!

About This group is for people wanting to find secret dining events. It is also a place for people planning to hold a secret dining event to advertise and sign up guests. What is secret dining? Secret dining is when someone uses their house or some other space to run a cross between an amateur restaurant and an intimate dinner party. Hosts serve up a menu of fresh home cooked dishes and guests make a donation or bring a gift to so say thank you. (A recommended donation can be specified in advan …

This is a group for women who are vegetarians, whether new or not so new, along with those who grow some or all of their vegetables in their own back yard! I am a somewhat new gardener to more complicated gardening (growing all my own food) and would love to share all the tips of those who also grow some of their food. Plus I am a relatively recent vegetarian (seven months) and am having fun trying new and adapted recipes. It doesn't have to be all beans and rice!! Let's get together, bring fun …

This is a group for those who want to commit themselves for 14 days of cooking every day. If you decide to participate, we will bulk purchase all the ingredients necessarily for you to shift your diet to "whole foods, plant-based diet", for at least one meal a day (the meals that you are going to cook). For the three weekend sessions when we meet, we will go through basic cooking techniques as well as flavoring techniques to put together a healthy and tasty meals just with plant-based diet.

Brrr... it's cold out there. Come join like minded foodies for Sunday dinner. Whereas Sunday is often leftovers night, join us for a home cooked meal and make new friends. Comfort food will be the theme as the cold weather leaves us craving heavier dishes and warmer food. The emphasis will be on fresh, locally grown and organic produce, free-range meats and California wines. Think sinful desserts made with Calebaut Chocolate, sweet berries, or Creme Brulee if you're game. If you like cooking wit …

Welcome Vegan Women! This meetup is for Vegan Women who want to socialize with other Vegan Women. Except for the fact that all members are vegan, this group is just a regular women's social group, going to lunches, dinners, meetings in homes, cooking, crafts, knitting or crocheting, exercise, diet & nutrition, day trips to the bay area, art galleries, wine tasting, and/or anything else we think of.   It can be whatever you would like it to be.  The only 2 requirements are that all members are wo …

Pasta lovers, no wait, FRESH HOMEMADE pasta lovers, it's time to get together! Join us and have fun while cooking delicious fresh pasta with Alessandro, an italian guy from Emilia-Romagna -the region of tortellini, lasagne and cannelloni! YAY!!

Let's get together for potlucks in the park and at the beach, play dates in our homes, and other fun activities in our neighborhoods. Looking forward to getting vegan and vegetarian families together!

Group is a non-denominational and open to all sincere seekers, i.e. no faith is advocated over another. Group activities may include, but not be limited to, informal vegetarian potlucks, listening to Vedic lectures, or just visiting the outdoors in good company.

Lets go on an Indian Food Expedition. Not all Indian eateries are the same. There are buffets, a la cart, chaat, sweet shops, snacks and the lists goes on. There is no one type of Indian food as it includes Bengali, Goan, Rajasthani, South Indian,  Punjabi and more all loaded with exotic and intricate flavors. The naming of Indian foods is not nearly as complex as it sounds! many dishes are named after the cooking process.  Tandoor simply means roasted or barbequed.  If you're new (or even an ex …