This is a group for anyone who is looking and trying to understand what to do with their careers. Portland offers a lot of space for people to think about what they want to do with their work. Careers change, businesses get started, and creative opportunities pop up. above just a networking opportunities, I want this to be a safe group where people can share their thoughts on what it is like to not be working, be on unemployment, or just running around looking for something to do. If you have lo …

Portland Oregon LPN Meetup. LPN/LVN Nurse meetup group for networking, job/career enhancement. Committed to bringing LPN's in the Portland Metro Area together for gainful employment, educational opportunities, and more. My goal is to have face to face meet up's 2-4X a year for an opportunity to network in a less structured environment ie; Breakfasts, coffee, happy hours, picnic/potlucks, and more! I think it is important that we bond together to make a supportive community for the LPN Nurse in t …

As a former educator, I can't stop teaching! It is my goal to inform and educate the public about hypnosis, how it works, and how it can be used for just about everything! The purpose of this group is to explore the various aspects of hypnosis and how to apply that knowledge to self discovery. This group is open to, and will benefit, everyone from the curious onlooker to the licensed hypnotherapist and more. Each meeting will consist of a presentation related to hypnosis, active discussion, and …

I'm a hostess, promoter, coordinator, and matchmaker by nature. Since moving to Portland, I decided to make my joy my job, which is networking people and making beneficial bonds. I love to dance and make introductions, so this group is for people (singles, entrepreneurs, newcomers) looking to make new connections through me from all the networking I do already. I'll share all that I'm up to, over the weekends and hope to make many friends make more new friends, and perhaps even fall in love. Sin …

Polycrafters: Those of us who aren’t satisfied by just one craft! I have been using Meetup.com/Polycrafters but am finding that I want to reach a more DIY crowd and am  taking this group down in lieu of posting events, ideas, tutorials- basically a lot more information, images, and content atPolycrafters.org!  Please join me at the new site and become a registered user: it's free! Let me introduce myself and my purpose: I am Jacki- The Polycrafter.  I like DIY, crafts, and generally making thing …

“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” ~Henry David Thoreau Those certainly are words to live by. Welcome to the Wild Mind Outdoor Community! We've been around since January 2011 and have evolved from a hiking group interested in mindfulness to a community that seeks to experience nature in a variety of mindful ways. We are open to folks from all walks of life, beginners and experts alike. Our leaders do not necessarily know any more about a given topic than our members; we're just pe …

We are just a couple of girls that are trying to put together a great group of women to hang out with and have fun! Events will be held in both Portland and Vancouver, as we're from both places. We don't have any huge expectations of anyone joining our group. You just need to be laid back, know how to have fun, and hopefully carry on a conversation:) AND... you can sometimes include your significant "other" in our activities! Weeee!  (This isn't one of those stuffy groups with complicated or str …

The Community Nonprofit Resource Group (CNRG) connects people to and within the nonprofit community. With more than 10,000 subscribers to the online community, CNRG has become the place to exchange ideas, learn about opportunities, and plug into the nonprofit community. Mission, Vision, and History CNRG is a resource network. We connect people, communities and organizations to help individuals gain skills to act as agents of change in collaboration with others. Find out more at CNRG: http://cnr …

While we started out as a freelance writers group, we are now an inclusive creative community, who count amongst our midst a teacher, dancers, graphic artists, tech writers, actors and various hypenations, including writers with contract jobs. Our group meets approximately every three week for happy hour and dinner/munchies. Discussions range from chatting about what we're working on or not, new freelance opportunities (local or otherwise), our oh-so-crazy working life tales, to just spending ti …

Laughter is THE best medicine! No Jokes No Comedy No Yoga Mat needed ! If you Can Laugh You Can Do Laughter Yoga ! Laughter Yoga is a comprehensive management tool that can do the following: Boosts morale and motivates groups, teams, and families. Reduces tension, frustration, anger, and burnout. Helps people build resilience in the face of change. Combats depression, anxiety and psychosomatic disorders. Strengthens the immune system. Stimulates creative problem solving. Keeps everyday hassl …

This group will provide you access to ongoing immersion workshops and groups in Ayurveda, Jyotish (Vedic Astrology), and Yoga that will help you connect with yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually in a supportive, local community environment. We also offer the ability to connect with people in other locations through an online community. Whether in person or online, as you become more conscious and connect with your innate healing potential within, you will be empowered to l …

We Meetup every other Wednesday!... Interested in the 4-Hour Workweek? Want to learn more about lifestyle design? Still a bit confused, and not sure where to start? If you are you ready to design the lifestyle you want, this is the right group for you! I read the book about 4 years ago, and then again 2 years ago, and then again, just recently! Over the last couple of years, I have spent a lot of time learning about building online businesses and internet marketing... And now, after 25 years of …

Have you had a brain injury? Are an adult? Do you provide support for someone with a TBI? Then this Meetup is for you! I know first-hand what TBI is and it's many effects. Let's get our "brains" together (pun intended) to learn, validate, support, laugh, problem solve & gain techniques to feel successful in this fast-paced, sometimes overwhelming world. Have you ever asked yourself: -- Is this for real or am I making it up, dramatizing? -- What tips, skills, strategies and techniques can I learn …

Hello! We are a unique group of individuals with one general common interest . . . learning how, and actually making our own movies and video productions. To that end, our Members often help one-another with various "Film" Production tasks.  We each learn and grow our personal experience, abilities and understanding through practical "on the job" exposure to "real film production".  This is just one way of many we encourage and support our members efforts to learn the Art of Producing Digital Vi …

Hello! Simply put, this group is for women on the Eastside of the river, who consider themselves Creative as an aspect of their identity, and happen to be 50 or up and have the motivation to develop new friendships with like minded women. By like minded, I mean sharing progressive values of broad mindedness, open heartedness, worldliness and environmental stewardship for starters. Creativity comes in many different forms. We are educated women who have wisdom and stories to share and have come …

Create a forum for networking with other QA professionals in the Portland area Discuss relevant QA topics that affect our day to day jobs Provide a support group that can learn from each others experience

I recently left my job with Kaiser Permanente where I was writing curriculum and facilitating classes on Chronic Pain and Chronic Illness using Cognitive Behavioral Skills for over 20 years. I myself suffered from chronic pain, sleep deprivation, and overwhelm for many years. Because chronic pain and illness are extremely difficult to live with on a daily basis ... finding a group of people who share common conditions can be a life saver and a safe place to support each other. Over the years, I …