We have a monthly free fitness hike that explores the different parks in the LA metro area. You should join if you want a small group vibe of people who are interested or already committed to healthy living. This is a one-of-kind group led by an elite fitness instructor/wellness consultant who wants to help set you up with resources to help you with weight loss goals, injuries, and more! It is designed to be an easy hike for your cardio workout, with 15-minutes of strength training and yoga-ins …

… Also, street parking is limited. Pilates and Run This class will be held in Griffith Park sunday mornings at 9am. One hour pilates class open to all levels. We can start with the fundamentals and progress the class or jump right in and work the core. Afterwards, a 5-6 mile run in the park, all paces welcome.   About Natalie Natalie, is a physical therapist and pilates instructor with eight years experience working with dancers, performers, and athletes. She began her career in NYC working with m …

Are you a young (20s and 30s) resident of eastside LA? Loving Los Feliz, excited about Echo Park, dominating Downtown, adore Atwater Village, salivate for Silverlake..I could go on and on, but you get my point, right? If you (and your friends) live in or just love the eastside of LA and are looking to meet other fun young people, you're in the right place! We started this meetup group for a number of reasons: We love our neighborhood and all of the eastside neighborhoods because they have so mu …

We practice mindfulness in the tradition of Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. We will occasionally join the local Sanghas that meet once a week. We also practice mindfulness in nature with Gaia Sangha: sometimes that is a meditative beach clean up, or a walk in Griffith Park. We will also meet up for special events like Thich Nhat Hanh's public talk in Pasadena or retreats at Deer Park monastery. We vary in our experience with meditation and the study of Buddhism, but share a common d …

Here's a group to meet some neighbors and forge friendships among the locals of the Los Feliz, Atwater, and Edendale areas. Open to all, but will probably be of most interest & intrigue to those who live, work, frequent, or otherwise have ties to the area mentioned. Think the 90027, 90029, and 90039 zipcodes. We will be meeting largely in venues along Hillhurst and Vermont Streets and Glendale Blvd. 

Want to get out of the city and up into the hills, meet some new friends, get some exercise, and have some fun? Then come along! This group is for anyone who likes hiking for fun and exercise and wants to meet others who do as well. We hike mostly on Wednesday evenings, and weekends, and mostly close to downtown/greater LA. That means a lot of Griffith Park and the Hollywood Hills, though occasionally we'll head farther afield for some longer and/or tougher hikes. And although we do love to hike …

If you like flipping tractor tires, lifting kettle bells, swinging sleg hammers, carrying sandbags, and sprinting up hills then you found the right bootcamp. We push you to the next level by making you struggle, but what distinguishes us from the rest is that our trainers/coaches specialize in corrective exercise, making sure that every struggler is executing proper movement. This is a donation only bootcamp and there is a limit of 10 people per camp to ensure that all struggler's have a great w …

This is an established meditation group running for more than 5 years opening up to new members using meetup.com. We are an intimate group that is non-dogmatic, non-sectarian and primarily focused on meditation practice and sutta study. The group meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at a private residence in Los Feliz near Griffith Park. Meetings consist of a 25 minute silent meditation followed by a 40 minute dharma/sutta talk led by Sunim Hye Wol, followed by another 25 minute sit. Aft …

The Women's Wisdom Community is your safe place to garner support, laugh, cry, and learn in the company of other compassionate wise women. All that is required of you to join is a sincere desire to open yourself to think, act, speak, and listen with more love and wisdom.   Every season we will meet-up in person for a WoManifestation Circle.  The first Saturday of every month is a Wisdom Hike in Griffith Park from 11-2 where we also hold a WoManifestation Circle.  In between meetings FREE on-line …

… If, for example, you're already planning on spending an afternoon at the Getty, or taking an L.A. walking tour, or listening to free jazz at the Downtown Biltmore, or attending a 70mm screening of Lawrence of Arabia, or checking out the free Shakespeare at Griffith Park, or the Downtown Artwalk, or that lecture on the history of the North American book trade, or eating Cuban food at Versailles or Korean BBQ at Woo Lae Oak or chicken and waffles at Roscoe's, or hiking on an early Saturday morning …

Informed by Nature organizes group trips to cool science events in the LA area. Whether its a star party at the Griffith Park Observatory, a talk at JPL, or a first Friday social event at the Natural History Museum, we meet up and go together, as a collection of people who love science, and often go out for a drink or coffee afterward. Ultimately, we hope to create a social community that emphasizes raising consciousness to the magnificence of the natural world and supporting the science that dr …