Do you ever feel like your not really connecting with people in your community? Me too. The most fundamental revelation of neuroscience is that our brains are wired to connect. The Roseto Effect (see below) mystified scientific investigators for years when they studied the inhabitants of Roseto, Pennsylvania in the 1960’s. The Rosetans defied statistics with unhealthy habits yet flourished with good health. Why? This cohesive close knit community nourished each other with a high degree of emotio …

We are the only Sunday Toastmasters club located in Northern Virginia inside the beltway. We are a diverse group of people who find the Sunday mid-day time a convenient time to improve our communications and leadership skills.   Check out our web site at http://spritedspeakers.freetoasthost.info/.

Become your Own Best Psychic! Connect with your Angels! This group is for you if you are looking for practical tools for spiritual growth. You'll learn ways to develop your intuitive abilities, connect with your guardian angels, heal, and most importantly, learn and grow spiritually. Instead of going to psychic to get insights for you, become empowered to develop your own intuition and get your own insights and answers for your direction and success. You have a unique life purpose and a spiritua …

I want to promote strategies for community and individual empowerment. The purpose of the group is to leverage private and public resources to improve the quality of life for local residents. This group is ideal for entrepreneurial real estate developers, nonprofit organizations other than faith- based organizations, faith based organizations, bankers, real estate investors, lawyers and students.

Welcome community organizers, community builders, friends, allies, alumni and members of The Friendship Archway Alliance for One City. Let's come together, work together and succeed together! Let's collaborate as Allies Bridging Cultural Divides in downtown Washington D.C. to take action on Mayor Vincent Gray's vision for One City! EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! Friendship is a very important key to a better future and a better world for all. The first step is to get to know each other better to see if …

This Washington DC group is for everyone interested in Web Design, Graphics, Software Development as well as in networking, building online businesses and achieving one's Big Dream. Sometimes only a few web designer show up, therefore, we collaborate with similar groups which will meet at this same event for more new contacts, better networking, fun and mutual support. We appreciate the awesome leadership of Jonathan Perrelli, Adam Z and others at thefort.vc and foster.ly to facilitate entrepren …

This Meetup event serves as a focus for multi-disciplinary professionals interested in spirituality and health, medicine, healthcare, spirituality, mental health and related topics. This includes medical doctors, chaplains, healthcare providers, psychologists, social workers, therapists and other multi-disciplinary professionals and others interested in connecting with the larger community.  EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! The first step is to get to know each other better to see if we are ready to work …

You are invited to join us for networking conversations over lunch with local IT professionals,  webmasters and people of diverse professions and backgrounds to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, and/or just to meet to chat and learn from non-webmasters to understand where clients are coming from for greater overall long term success. These events are great for practice skills required to build business ventures and develop mutually supportive and …

This group is for Android enthusiast, developers and entrepreneurs. Even if you are new to Android and want to know what all the buzz is about you are welcome. We will meet once a month to listen to guest speakers’ talk about various topics related to Android and then network and socialize.

We are part of Capital NVC, an organization committed to the growth of Nonviolent Communication in the Metro DC area and to creating peace and understanding in the world. Nonviolent Communication (NVC, also called Collaborative Communication) offers a set of ideas and tools designed to help foster understanding and compassion both within ourselves and with others, and support us in living in alignment with our deepest values. These ideas and tools can be used in everyday conversation, to transfo …

Whether you're a professional, student, stay-at-home parent, or retiree ... Toastmasters is the best way to improve your communication and leadership skills - lose the fear of public speaking (really!) - learn skills to be more successful - become a better listener - improve your English or accent - easily lead teams and conduct meetings. You'll comfortably give and receive constructive evaluation. You already have some or all of these skills. In Toastmasters, you will enhance these skills. Gues …

A diverse spiritual group building inclusive, equality-driven community, through spiritual development, education, fellowship, environmental awareness, and service. We represent a variety of paths, traditions, beliefs, systems, and philosophies in the worlds of Paganism, Wicca, Witchcraft, The Goddess, Shamanism, Druidry, and other earth-centric theologies. All are welcome to study, learn, share, and practice with us!   Events and activities are varied and include public Sabbat rituals, Full a …

Developing the needs and voice of everyone in the community from videos on holistic health to renewable energy, grant funding and community gardens!  Clean water, clean air and healthy food!

Current practices and policies have limited sustainability. The Sun will shine for millions of years. Let's harvest this energy, and the energy under our feet (ground-source heat pump power) and build local communities nationally and world-wide.

This Toastmasters Club will soon be celebrating its 21st anniversary. We want more people in the West Alexandria/South Arlington area to know about it.

Welcome and Thank you for checking out Arrows Kids Inside the Beltway Arrows Kids is a Non Profit group that caters to children currently in the care of single parents or extended family members. These children are often lacking communication with one or more parent. The lack of this relationship may cause the child to face harsh societal difficulties. Arrows alleviates these societal pressures by offering college mentors, homework help, test prep, community service projects, entrepreneurial wor …