The Humanist Association of San Diego Humanism in San Diego Since 1970 Welcome to the Humanist Association of San Diego (HASD's) Meetup page. The Humanist Association is a dynamic organization offering freethought fellowship, advocacy, and educational programs and events. The Humanist Association of San Diego is a dedicated to the advancement and advocacy of Secular Humanism, the philosophy of Free Thought, and Humanist Community building. What we do: We offer a biweekly guided discussion group …

Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. ~ Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis. ~ Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided evolutionary change. ~ Ethical values are derived from human need and interest as tested by experience. ~ Life's fulfillment, emerges from …

Meet other local Human Resources professionals to discuss and share experiences, knowledge, and best practices.

CAPS Mission Statement Founded by President Deborah Howard in 1992, the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. CAPS actively addresses the abuse and suffering of pet shop and puppy mill dogs through investigations, education, media relations, legislative involvement, puppy mill dog rescues, consumer assistance and pet industry employee relations. What i …

Coming soon! we are rolling out our Free Education Program in the summer 2013.... Be on the look out for it! Our group focuses on some unique models of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) that can help you witness deep hidden patterns in your psyche. These processes can expose your deep dysfunctional programming for the opportunity of transformation. We use these models to lead the human mind/spirit to to deeper levels of personal breakthroughs. Becoming aware of the patterning in life and your p …

Activating fully and unblocking our Intuitive Perceptions helps us in Intuitive Problem Solving (IPS). This is important because for every problem there is an intuitive solution. Our group meetings, playshops and training workshops are designed to address different levels of interest. These are based on non-dogmatic Spiritual Foundations to enhance greater spiritual Awareness for all. [For our Spiritual Metaphysics Dialogues and Practices please visit our sister site at: http://www.meetup.com/me …

Gain inside knowledge of how to work better with your subjects, to compose, create and produce extraordinary images. Learn what type of lighting equipment is really effective, cheap, and how to use it best for all sorts of creative, dramatic and attention grabbing results. You will get to understand just how composition, lenses, angles and lighting affects your images and get hands on experience shooting various people / models and products from the lighting positions, camera angles, combination …

The purpose of these groups; Stargate 2012 and Beyond/& The San Diego UFO Society -is to educate and inform the public about the ET PRESENCE( UFOs, IFOs, OVNIS and their occupants!) Who are they? why are they interested in us? what are their intentions? Are they leaving us any messages??? Are WE CONNECTED  Genetically to some of these Cosmic races? Have some of these races always been AMONG US and been Monitoring All world events and Earth Changes and have been Assisting us throughout the ages? …

Kabbalah is an ancient spiritual teaching which was passed on through special souls from generation to generation. It was concealed from the masses up until the end of the 20th century. Now we live in a special time, when Kabbalah becomes available to everyone who has an interest in spirituality. The living wisdom of Kabbalah is meant for everyone, regardless of their religious background, nationality, or level of study. Kabbalah — the world’s oldest body of spiritual wisdom — contains the lon …

We are a group of free-thinking families looking to build a community free from religion and supernaturalism. We welcome all labels of free-thought – Atheists, Agnostics, Humanists, Skeptics, Brights, etc. – who share the common goal of teaching our children to embrace the scientific world view as a way of understanding the universe. Parenting without religious dogma is an ongoing challenge. How do we prepare our children to cope with religiously-based social conventions that surround us, from …

What is meditation? Are you tired of not having permanent results in your current meditation/spiritual practice?  When I came to Sahaja, I was at a point where I had quit seeking.  Most of the practices out there either charged a lot of money, or they failed to teach me how to be in a constant state of bliss.  After a year of giving up on seeking, I found a pamphlet to a meditation that was close to my home.  It was free of charge, so I decided to give it one more try!  Little did I know, I woul …

Humanity On Call is an outreach effort sponsored by the Humanist Fellowship of San Diego (www.hfsd.info ) dedicated to helping our fellow San Diegans and caring for the environment. If you are a nontheist, this can be your connection to a non-religious community outreach organization and your opportunity to work alongside others who share your outlook on life. Some of our projects will have you working for or alongside faith-based organizations since they constitute (for now) the majority of vol …

UX Speakeasy is a social group for people in the San Diego User Experience (UX) Community and is the local chapter of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). Interaction Designers, UX professionals, HFEs, User Researchers, Content Strategists and IAs, Visual Designers, Usability Professionals, Experience Strategists - you'll find them all here plus a few more. If you are a user experience professional and are interested in connecting and strengthening the local San Diego UX community, welcome …

This site is to help owners and Weims (old and young) get in touch and hangout with one another. Hopefully it can create a community, so we can arrange meetups at least once a month if not more often, and so we can all help each other and exercise our gray friends. While us humans are hanging out, our weims can play with other weims who share in their unending energy. It will also provide a time for all of us brave souls to give & receive advice from each other, & laugh with each other about our …

San Diego Transhumanists is a place for forward-thinking individuals, whether or not they identify as transhumanists, singularitarians, skeptics, futurists or any other label. All reason-responsive people are welcome. The aim of the group is to foster a community of intellectual and personal growth for its members. The following topics are of particular relevance: 1) Discussing the future of humanity and sentient life. 2) Developing a broader awareness of the current state of the world, and wh …

The ultimate freedom is to have a completely clear and free mind. The human mind is always changing and is always trying to add more desirable experiences. There is no end to this addition. The way to find peace and clarity is to know the real world, the True world, by subtracting the past that has been recorded and stored within the body and mind as pictures. There is nothing more valuable than one's mind. It shapes the entire world that one knows. Through subtracting in Maum Meditation the Uni …

SandCHI is here to enrich the San Diego UX community. HCI, UX, IxD & Usability professionals and students network, share ideas, research & best practices. We meet every 3rd Wednesday evening Jan - October. Our meetings are free and open to the public. We welcome people from all fields - developers, SEO experts, marketers, etc. You do not have to be a Human Computer Interaction practitioner to come to a meeting.

Brought to you by the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, Wag & Walk is a fun fitness adventure for canines and their human companions. Wag & Walk provides people and their pets with an opportunity for exercise, socialization and fun! Wag & Walk is open to all members of the community. Well-behaved dogs and their humans are invited to attend, as well as anyone looking for a little exercise and a fur-fix. Interested in adopting? Available animals will be in attendance and ready to walk their way i …

This meetup group was created to add additional features to our already functioning group on facebook. You can get there by going to https://www.facebook.com/groups/sandiegoskeptics/  That is where we post articles and have online discussion and where we currently have 276 members. We meet on the 1st and 3ird Thursday of every month at a pub or for movie nights at a home with a large projector screen. We also do hiking, parties and other events. Our group tends to skew younger than other group …

The mission of Seductive Instinct is “to evolve the human race”. We do this by providing those who are deserving with the tools they need to find the inner peace and strength to empower themselves to take full control of their own lives. We serve only individuals of high integrity, who are driven by a desire to find happiness for themselves in a fashion that does not cause suffering to others. We are specifically not interested in providing anyone with selfish intent with the tools they need t …

This group is about how to develop abilities not known to mankind and is open to every person who consciously wants to cooperate in making a big difference in this world, in order for us to live in a society that will treat everyone as a Real Universal Humans. Something is occurring in the world right now, we are entering the call it Golden Age, call it Energy Shift, call it Cosmic Cycle or by any other name but is very real and now we must evolve our consciousness around the world if we want t …

WHO WE ARE The San Diego Paleo/Primal/Natural Movement Meetup Group is a fun, fitness-oriented bunch of folks who take our inspiration from "natural movement" (also called MovNat), and the paleo/primal lifestyle. This means exercising the way humans evolved to move, such as the way kids naturally play and the movements of people in tribal cultures, and eating the way humans were meant to eat, which means meat, veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds...sweet potatoes...and dark chocolate :). We will meet reg …

Join professional members of San Diego leadership associations for TWO monthly events of meaningful conversation, networking, and masterminding. Are you interested in collaboration, workplace learning, and improving human performance? These events are designed for you! Each meeting includes networking to form valuable business contacts, plus optional discussions on a variety of topics in a casual atmosphere designed to solve problems, enhance skills, nurture our relationships, and accelerate res …

Please review our website: www.radhasoami-spirit.com.   We are a Meditation and Self Realization group based on the teachings of Sant Mat ('Religion of the Saints').  We practice the Surat Shabd Yoga, taught since ancient times by such spiritual masters as Christ, St. Kabir, Guru Nanak and the highest of them all - Soami Ji Maharaj (1818-1878). ‘Radhasoami’ is the most powerful Mantra Name given to us and was introduced by Soami Ji, who is considered the greatest Sat Guru of Sant Mat.  We use th …

(1 minute video) This group is for people who value and enjoy deeper discussions with amazing people and who are also willing to rise to the occasion by joining us to help make these discussion opportunities an ongoing reality. The events held in this group are all about having fun nights of great people and 'deeper' discussions over dinner in a charming restaurant. This Meetup group was created by Glen Brauer as part of a non-profit global initiative using practical philosophy to bring togeth …

Calling all talent acquisition professionals (folks in the HR Recruitment industry): recruiters, sourcers and talent acquisition partners of all skills and levels. We'll meet once a month to network or discuss best practices, important topics and trends (ex. social media recruiting, employer branding etc.) that make a valuable impact to our industry. More importantly, this is a chance for us grow our local community and get to know each other better!

Monthly meetings at the Brigantine in La Mesa. Lunch, networking and an educational speaker. The best value for H/R professionals and small business owner / Managers to network and stay current on legal issues facing business and human resource departments.  Membership is encouraged.  Guests are welcome.  The cost for the luncheon is $30.00 for members and $40.00 for non members.  New guests can attend at the members cost for their first meeting. Please visit the East County Personnel Associati …

This is a group of actual heroes that meet twice a week to change the world. We have been meeting since 2000 to find ways to be modern day superheroes by funding retired CIA, NSA, KGB, Mi6, Delta Force (SFOD-D) and Interpol operatives to work with the FBI to stop Extreme Human Rights Abusers. If you care about human rights abuse and the United Nation's 37 Rights of Children and would like to have a direct hand in stopping badguys please join us!! We need more local heroes to join our group!