WELCOME! I just took over this meet up group, with the goal of bringing together new moms who are interested in sharing information about alternative health.  Inspired by Ina May Gaskin, Michel Odent, Gloria LeMay and Jean Liedloff, I had two births without anaesthesia, the second at home in a pool of water. After some chronic diseases in the 1990s, I use herbal remedies for the most part to address maladies that afflict myself and my family. I've learned about and experienced the benefits of he …

A group of people who want to create a sacred smoking ceremony with friends on Sunday.

Meet and network with other TCM practitioners in the New York Area. This Meetup is hosted by Kamwo Herbal Pharmacy whose mission is to promote and support the practitioners of this noble profession.

Interested in herbs? Been working with herbs? This is the group for you. We will be talking in depth about plants and their beautiful way of healing the mind and body. If you have always had a interest in herbal medicine or have been practicing as a herbalist it time to meet with like minded plant friends.

WHO WE ARE: While there are a couple of other veg groups in the area (much love to y'all), this group is intended for a more focused cadre of people: those vegans with an affinity for other subcultures. So, if you're just into the joys of veganism, herbal teas, bicycling, meditation, and empowering your soul with the expressions of various worldly cultures, good on you, but handshake: there's the cyber-door. However, if you can hold forth on why Venom was more fascinating than Carnage, I want yo …

"Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it."  --Julia Child Want to get together with other artists? Want to maybe get some new ideas, work on a collage piece while chatting with a new artist friend?                             Then come join us at The Craftaholic's School of Art & Creativity!    Join the gang of fellow beginners and skilled artist for some art and creativity. Who couldn't use some art and fun in their life? We knit, make art, dra …

This is for those people who are concerned with the current trends in the world around us and find the need to be prepared an ever recurring thought in their mind. We will be learning basic skills to help us survive in this not so safe world anymore. Things like container gardening, making soap, identifying plants and making herbal tinctures or oils, harvesting and preserving foods, food storage and how to cook with basic staples in times of distress, water purification and first aid. If this so …

The New York Healing Practitioners Network's purpose is to develop a forum where practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and other holistic therapies can meet, share ideas, cross refer patients and participate in research projects. If you are a serious professional and wish to see the expansion and acceptance of CAM therapies, this is a group you will want to join.