happierPortland was formed to facilitate exploration of positive psychology — the science of happiness. After more than a decade of rigorous scientific research, we know that happiness can be measured and we know that happiness can be taught. Increasing your happiness is possible through tools developed in the science of positive psychology. The club is free to join and open to everyone with an interest in positive psychology, wellness, health, happiness, flourishing, positivity, therapy an …

Welcome to your FRIENDS OF CONSCIOUS LIVING. We are a combination of 2 groups. The first one is a group of people seeking to live more consciously by intention. To foster this, we meet to discuss and share our experiences and insights in open conversations or presentations by members of our circle and friends from other circles. Our topics are diverse, many of an esoteric nature, many of a practical nature. We are inspired by the works of Caroline Myss, Thomas Moore, Sri Aurobindo, Ervin Lasz …

Join us to meet other local Portland area parents and caregivers who want to teach their babies sign language (ASL signs). No experience is needed! Come, play & sign with us! *please note* As of summer 2011, this group is on hiatus indefinitely.  For information on classes and events, please visit us at: www.portlandearlylearning.com

Hello! My name is Deborah Orandon, and I am a mental health counselor in Portland Oregon and have been working with highly sensitive clients for many years in my movement & massage practices and now also in my counseling practice. (Please visit: http://www.selfawarenesscounseling.com/ to get to know me a bit better.) Discovering Elaine Aron’s Highly Sensitive Person work ( http://www.hsperson.com/index.html ) 15 years ago, and honoring my own sensitivity, was a turning point for me in being able …

In need of OMMP help? You have come to the right place. For over 10 years we have provided a needed resource for those on the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program . Through our group you can find everything needed to accomplish the goal of achieving relief through the use of this natural medicine as well as finding a community of others just like yourself. We are about the Medical Marijuana community and its people first and foremost. That is what makes it work. Are you having trouble getting or gr …

The Sailing in Portland meetup group promotes sailing opportunities, sailing education, sharing of information, and socializing among sailors and aspiring sailors in the Portland, Oregon, area and beyond.

This group was started to gather chocolate lovers together and explore the world of our favorite food group. If you live in the Portland, Oregon area, love meeting fellow food enthusiasts, and want to discover new and exciting chocolate in all forms, then please join us. We'll be meeting monthly to get together for a chocolate outing and friendship.

Meet fellow Tequila fans in the Portland, Oregon area! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about tequila. Learn about the culture of tequila, the history of its people, its food and folklore in the company of other fun, passionate aficionados. Every one is welcomed from the novice to the connoisseur. It is free to join our club and we hope to see you at our next event- Please see upcoming meetups for more info. Salud! Clayton J. Szczech Experience Tequila Info@experiencetequila.com

The Portland Sitecore CMS User Group meets once each month in the downtown Portland Oregon area, for networking and learning. We may meet in a board room on occasion for practical training, and other times in a pub. The user group is led by the ISITE Design technical staff, and open to anyone using or considering the Sitecore Content Management System, or who has an interest in .NET CMS platforms, regardless of technical proficiency. Programmers, marketers, content authors, agencies, CMS users …

We are the local R user group for Portland, Oregon.  R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics (http://www.r-project.org/).  Our goal is to support and share R experience and knowledge among its users in the Portland community.  We would like to hear how you use and enjoy the R language and statistical programming environment.

A group for those who are asexual (people who do not experience sexual attraction) in the Portland, Oregon area.

I'm launching this group to help plan face-to-face get-together events for Caltech alumni in the Portland Metro area. If you're a Techer, please join and share your voice!

The group mission: The goal of this group is to bring together any interested people in the Portland area who have worked in film or video, or otherwise have a special aptitude for these fields, in a fluid, creative workshop and discussion on given topics each month. The central idea is to get actors, writers and directors together to socialize and meet each other, and take in new information and offer creative feedback. We will focus on traditional as well as new media, from classical filmmakin …

Hello! Come practice Spanish with us! Formed in 2010, we are a Spanish conversation group in Portland, Oregon that meets regularly on Tuesdays, 7 pm at Green Dragon Brewpub.  There is no real structure to the group, other than meeting up to speak Spanish.  New members with an intermediate to advanced level of Spanish are welcome to join us!  We are a diverse group of native and non-native speakers from various countries and backgrounds.  Depending on the weather, we meet inside or outside in the …

This group is dedicated to making Portland's Northwest neighborhood a better place to live. Activities will include litter pickups, graffiti removal, ivy pulls, etc. We are open to anything that provides a chance to socialize and have some fun, while improving the neighborhood.

I Love seeing Comedy shows. They are an affordable and enjoyable way to get out of the house and feel good. Laughter makes life so much more enjoyable! The purpose of this group is to get a group of people together to attend Comedy shows in Portland, Oregon and the surrounding area. If you like a good time, and Love to laugh, come join us!

Portland Oregon local chapter of the Passive House Alliance U.S. The Passive House Alliance US (PHAUS) is a non-profit organization created to support the Passive House building energy standard through public outreach, education, support of industry professionals and advocacy. Its membership includes planners, consultants, builders, architects, manufacturers and other individuals working to implement and promote Passive House building energy efficiency standards and construction in the United St …

This ECKANKAR Meetup is about learning how you can get meaningful answers for yourself. It's about discovering tools that can help you gain more understanding of your life and help you live it better, calmer, and happier as a more aware Soul. It’s also about those special experiences so many people have had that can't seem to be explained and that have so much to teach us, such as: Hearing a sound no one else hears Visions Dreams seeming important or more real than life Out-of-the-body and near …

We are the Portland Animal Welfare Advocates (PAWA): regular, everyday people who live in the Portland, Oregon & surrounding area who advocate for the ethical treatment of animals. This is not a radical "all or nothing" type of group—we are a grassroots, active group of people coming together to do something to help animals. If you support the overall welfare of animals, strive for a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, & want some company as you lend your voice, volunteer time, & energy to make a dif …

This is just for fun.  Our city is beautiful!  Let's descend upon some of it's loveliest parks, courtyards, over-grown alleyways and graffiti covered train yards.  Let's land like a flock of geese with our long legged easels and respectfully take over a public place for a progressive form of loitering.  We can stay a couple of hours, splash around some colors, soak up some sun,  and then move on to somewhere nearby for a drink and to appreciate each others' unique perspectives and talents. Prac …

This group is intended to bring together long distance hikers from Portland, Oregon and the surrounding areas for social gatherings, day hikes, backpacking, and other outdoor activities. If you are no stranger to hiking more than 20 miles a day, thru-hiking the long trails, or generally find that you hike farther or faster than average, this group is designed for you.

Sekhet-Maat Lodge represents Ordo Templi Orientis in Portland, Oregon. We are chartered to initiate through the P∴I∴ Degree. Additionally we offer weekly classes and performances of the Gnostic Mass, host social functions, conduct periodic public rituals in celebration of Thelemic holidays, and offer workshops on magick and related topics.

Join AORTA! The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates is a 501(c)(3) non-profit citizen advocacy group working to educate the public about the need for safe, fiscally responsible, environmentally sound transportation since 1976. It is also known as the Oregon Association of Railway Passengers (OreARP).  AORTA works cooperatively with the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) while maintaining its autonomy. AORTA works to improve intercity passenger trains, commuter rail, …

Come meet other CIOs in the Portland, Oregon metro area for an opportunity to network and discuss current trends in the industry.

Standing on Bridges and holding Obama signs is very, very cool! Let's get together Saturday morning at 10 a.m., at NE 28th over I-84 in Portland Oregon! It is so cool waving large hand (plastic at the end of a large ruler) and making eye-contact with people. People have driven up to me after the election was over four years ago to THANK ME for holding signs to support the things they know are important! Please come out! I will give you doughnuts, supply you coffee! and shoe you how much fun it i …

Meet some of the most interesting startups in Portland. And grab a bite to eat with your peers. All for free. Interested in participating? Sign up to host Portland Lunch 2.0. Interested in suggesting a venue? Please use Meetup to do so. Coordinated by Silicon Florist and PIE. Brought to you by the awesome Portland, Oregon, startup scene.

A group for all things Riak and distributed systems for Portland, Oregon and the surrounding areas.

This group is for motivated women in Real Estate, Lending, Title, and Insurance to come together and learn, share, grow, and develop in the greater Portland Metro, Vancouver & Pacific NW region. In an industry that is constantly about leads, prospects, and potential I would like to see a group of strong women come together in an environment of sharing of knowledge, successes, fears, dreams, and great ideas. This group is developed to help women join the lists of top producers.