AUTHENTIC PRESENCE. AUTHENTIC ACTION. is a unique training program drawing on the techniques of mindfulness, awareness, Shadow Yoga, and the arts to provide practical tools for attendees to find, reconnect with and strengthen their bond with the source of creative energy. To tap into the ever-flowing fresh and powerful source that will support their mission to live, work and express themselves truthfully, fearlessly and sustainably. Our first workshop in the series will be on May 18th and 19th a …

Capoeira - an art, a game, a conversation. That fuses together elements of dance, martial arts, music, strategy, acrobatics, yoga-like dynamic movement, challenge, social skills, self improvement, and culture. Contra Mestre Amir Solsky (Parafina), originally from Israel, has been studying the art of Capoeira and Gymnastics for over 18 years. Amir combines his talent of Brazilian dance fighting with amazing acrobatics making him a high in demand Martial Artist for events, performances, and mov …

Spiritual Arts Institute is a non-profit offering classes, workshops, and seminars on healing and spiritual growth with special emphasis on the aura. We publishes books, CDs, manuals and other material related to metaphysics. Metaphysics, which literally means “that which comes after the physical,” is the study of the spiritual root of physical life. In this way, metaphysics shares similar goals with other noble studies such as general spirituality, theology, philosophy, mysticism, theosop …

Celebrity and Advertising Fashion Photographer Kevin Michael Schmitz is the director of the Location Lighting Fashion Photography Workshop Series. Shooting between Los Angeles and New York, Kevin Michael encourages photographic education to students from all over the world. He will be directing workshops in Los Angeles, New York, Milan, Italy, London, Chicago and Miami in 2012!

We started this meetup to bring actors together who aspire to be in films. At Neon Venus Theatre in Hollywood, we specialize in Acting, Directing and Filmmaking. This meetup is going to focus on the kind of acting needed for film. We want actors to learn the basics of the illusion and we want them to work together with filmmakers to create scenes and shorts. Check out some of our students' work at http://www.youtube.com/user/NeonVTheatre#p/u  

Hello Filmmakers, This meetup is about making films. We will mainly focus on shooting scenes andshorts in class for the purpose of finishing work as part of our curriculum.We will cover the basics of lighting, camera handling and shooting, scene scripts and screenwriting, acting and continuity, shot list and frame selection, acting basics and editing, among others.This is for beginning filmmakers so that they can workshop all theaspects of filmmaking using the equipment (lights, camera, boom mi …

Welcome to the Los Angeles Photoshop User Group (Established Feb. 2008)!! We're LA's own Photoshop LEARNING and SHARING Community of Sincere Photoshop Users, Students and Teachers Therefore, those eager to LEARN, TEACH and SHARE all things PHOTOSHOP are welcome to join us at anytime.. We all know how cool Photoshop is.. But if you're like me, you're usually confronted with TWO dilemmas every time you need to do something with it... 1. Identify the problem - the WHAT... (That's not always obv …

We are trying to start a new commune/ corporate housing hybrid. A place where both the starving artist and corporate professional can both live in the same building, and community and pollinate each other with ideas. We have a pretty cool space in Hollywood, and want to host a wide variety of events. We were inspired by artistic frat houses. The type in which students of very different background thrive

The idea is simple: A weekly opportunity for choreographers to get together and bounce ideas off each other and breathe life into those creative dance ideas that are waiting to get out of your head and onto the stage! Pull out that notebook you scribbled in with abstract ideas and join forces with people who want to help you make sense of them. Whether you only have a concept or have a full length piece that needs feedback, this is the time to work it out!   While I am a dance teacher this gr …

I recently moved to Los Angeles from Washington DC. My own martial arts journey has included 17 years of training in Chinese martial arts, sometimes called kung fu or tai chi. I am a disciple of Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang (www.tienshanpai.org), one of the foremost Chinese martial arts instructors in the United States. I am one of the few of his students on the West Coast, and perhaps the only direct student in Southern California. It is my intention to continue to promote and devel …

At the Raminfard School of Arts our mission is to enrich people’s lives through drawing and painting. Our school welcomes students of all ages and abilities.  Specializing in pencils, charcoals, and oils, we strive to give our students the tools and techniques they need to create artwork they love. We have a very flexible schedule and can come and go as you like.  

A group for students of T'ai Chi who want to practice friendly Push Hands with other students. We can start by developing listening energy (ting jin) through single-handed and double-handed stationary Push Hands drills. The goal is to deepen our own T'ai Chi practice. The Los Angeles Push Hands Meetup Group always strives to maintain a safe and friendly learning environment to anyone who wants to incorporate tai chi push hands practice into their overall tai chi (or martial arts) practice. Gener …

WE ARE MOVING OUR ACTIVITIES TO ANOTHER SIMILAR GROUP. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER WITH THIS GROUP BUT FOLLOW THE LINK AND REGISTER WITH FRENCH-LANGUAGE-FRIENDS: http://www.meetup.com/French-Language-Friends/ Chers amis Please read carefully before you join Our website is a hub that centralizes many French cultural and artistic opportunities. One of my strong beliefs is that being rich of many cultures is a blessing. We will strive to bring together the best of two cultures and that is why t …

White Tiger Kung Fu (also known as Bak Fu Pai) is a family-inherited traditional kung fu art that has been passed down from generation to generation since the 17th century. White Tiger Kung Fu combines traditional Kung Fu, Qigong, and Chinese herbal remedies for all students, from beginners to experts. Grandmaster Doo Wai's approach to healing and preservation mirrors that of the Taoist, combining herbal nutrition and internal energy cultivation with kung fu. Our training places an emphasis on k …

For those who enjoy the outdoors, fitness, culture and adventure. Explore and enjoy biking, hiking, ocean sports, rock climbing, camping, parties, parkour, exercise, urban and weekend trips, art events and pub crawls. Check out the calendar of events and suggest an idea for a future activity or volunteer to be an organizer.  $2 yearly fee to join group.      Please: 1. Read the trip description in full and follow it. 2.  Don't be a no show flake 3.  Be on time if we leave at a certain time . …

This is a new Wing Chun/Tsun meetup group in Southern California -- Monterey park! Wing Tsun, 詠春, is a Southern Chinese martial art originated over 300 years ago during the Qing dynasty. Wing Tusn is a "soft" style that does not counter force with force but instead recycles energy and employs a sophisticated method of response using trained reflexes. Chi-Sao ("sticky hands") training is used to develop and hone these reflexes to specific pressures or triggers so that they become automatic in …