Had enough of astrologers, psychics, homeopaths, and spirit channelers? Yearning to talk with someone rational for awhile? Meetup with other local skeptics for some refreshing and sane conversation. We host three events each month: Drinking Skeptically, Brunching Skeptically, and the Science and Skepticism Book Club.  Steel City Skeptics is part of a larger network of local secular groups, including the Pittsburgh Coalition of Reason. For more info you can check our website: www.steelcityskeptic …

You belong to Meetup and you've attended a meeting here and there. You may also belong to LinkedIn, or Facebook, you probably are also tweeting. But are you really getting what your want or need from those organizations? If not, read on... These forums are all serve a purpose, but wouldn't it be better to have an opportunity to join forces with a small group of business owners that have complementary skills and are willing and able to promote you. This is an exclusive group of carefully s …

This group is for a much needed opportunity for young(20-30s) entrepreneurs, innovators, free thinkers, visionaries, and the like to find each other, connect, and get together to support each others visions, network, help each other, socialize, and just hang out. Maybe your passion is the environment, medicine, technology, social media, the arts, business, or maybe its spirituality and human potential. Whatever it is we can do so much more by supporting each other and helping each other out. If …

Feline Envy is a group where Feline Admirers & Aficionados come to chat cat! WHAT WILL WE TALK ABOUT? * We will study different breeds of feline. * Who owns whom? Cats vs Humans. * What cats mean to us as humans, as cat participants? * Who are cats? What is a cat? * How did cats come to be so prominent in our lives, in the USA. * What is it about cats that attracts us to them. * The origin of the cat…. When, Where, How and Why….. * From hunter, to pet, to being worshiped. * Why are some breeds o …

This Meetup introduces an easy and memorable way to watch what we think and do and raise our level of self-awareness. Exactly what are we supposed to be looking for? This Meetup answers that question, in part by offering a simple guide to what to look out for — i.e., the chief sources of suffering, the inner impediments to happiness. Two of these are mental drives which for many thousands of years were essential to survival, but tend to get us modern humans into trouble — the PIG, the ever-prese …

This group is for the Pittsburgh and Southwest PA citizen "Preppers" - we strive to have backups to critical support systems in place in case the comforts of modern society disappear for any reason. To start off, I'd like to share some resources to get everyone on the same page. First, I've written an article that hopefully can get us all in apples-to-apples discussions.  I wrote it because you'll see some people talking about food storage or whatever, then the Mad Max crew comes in with 'you j …

I Meditate Pittsburgh is the movement to empower Pittsburghers to do more of the things they want to do in life and still feel refreshed and recharged without getting stressed but staying energized. Tap into your own power by just closing your eyes. Discover the peace and joy inside you through meditation invented thousands of years ago. Reinvented in 2011. Following is a sweet animation video created by YES+ US, shows how the meditation has been the integral part of life in past and how is rel …

Tap into Power and Energy Lying Deep Within You Sahaja Meditation Meetup is meant for everyone who desires to find his or her true self, which is full of peace, joy of life and love for others. It is not just a book or a set of exercises but a living science that will open up to you gradually as your meditation becomes deeper and your experience stronger and more fulfilling. Better Yourself Emotionally, Physically and Mentally All over world, human beings believe they can find solutions to their …

My phone number is 804-338-2663--call or text any time for any reason. What is this? A group, bound by an evolving set of rules, whose members attempt communication. Participants are in group to have fun, grow interpersonally, and earn self-knowledge from each other. We're here to make familiars out of unfamiliars, and to evolve our speaking, listening, and leadership skills. This group is special; the defining rule is: Participants do not talk about things outside the room. So what do we talk …

Please note that PSI is NOT a meeting for the debate of philosophical ideas.  The purpose of the meetings is individual self-inquiry, supported by the questioning of fellow participants. The PSI group provides a non-dogmatic environment where people seeking to discover a true understanding of themselves and their place in the cosmos can work together. It encourages individual investigation and application of the teachings of people throughout history who have claimed successful discovery of the …

We're all spiritual beings having a physical experience, and many of us are waking up to the awesome power of our true inner selves, outside the confines of ego-based desires and reality.  This group is intended to serve as a space to come together to discuss and experience the compassion, power, unity, insight and self-awareness available to us through a focus on present-moment awareness and distinguishing our Selves from our egos. And, as we each individually grow and evolve, so we will be abl …

Welcome to Ask-an-Aspie! This support group is for parents, educators, therapists, and other support providers who care for and work with people on the autism spectrum, in or near the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. This group is sponsored by ABOARD’s Autism Connection of PA. You can visit their web site at: http://autism-support.org About This Support Group: This support group is run and facilitated by and Caitlin Freeman and Phil Garrow, two adults on the autism spectrum.  This group is an exten …

Every month we provide opportunities to meet and make friends at our singles events. Our Dinner Dating Events range from dining to dancing, from theatre to travel, from galleries to golf and much more besides. The idea is simple: put a small group of like-minded singles together for a nice dinner or event, let them be real human beings, and the rest will take care of itself. No weirdness. No work. No heavy financial, time or emotional commitment. Events will be open to singles of any age.

Are you looking for more connection with people of the opposite sex? Do you want more intimacy in your relationships? What turns you on? Come join a group of cool, fun, turned on people for some honest and intimate conversation, and feel the feeling of being ignited. CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO, and see one the three communication games that we'll be playing to explore the power of intimacy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OWkv9zms4E Simplicity. Attention. Connection.

TenMinuteVirtues (TMV) is a way to gain clarification, presence of mind, direction and a sense of being... Human -Being. ? Do you have questions about your purpose in life? ? Have you ever wondered to yourself,  "Who Am I"? ? Have you ever found yourself lost within your own life? ? Do you have questions about your belief system, spirituality or religion? ? Seeking answers to these & many other questions about life and self? ~ ~ ~ TMV is the place to meet and greet others who are seeking ans …

Humans for Humans is a new secular organization in Pittsburgh where we are focused on one thing and one thing only: bringing positivity as seculars through group volunteering. Anyone who is interested in volunteering with like minded people and generally bringing positivty (as already stated!) should check us out.

The Human Rights Coalition works to imagine and obtain a U.S. without prisons. Our Pittsburgh group, HRC FedUp!, holds weekly letter writing nights to correspond with people in prison. We advocate for medical and mental health needs of incarcerated people and against state violence and abuse.  HRC organizes educational events and skill shares with family members of the incarcerated and generates media about current happenings in jails and prisons around the state and nation. We discuss racism, s …