Motion Media has started this group to bring members of the visual fx, animation, and editorial communities together to share ideas, technologies, education, and maybe a drink or two!   We sponsor various events, classes , and technology expositions throughout the Western U.S. We bring guest speakers, artists, and trainers to talk about and demonstrate concepts and software solutions. Members can receive: Up to 50% discounts on fee based classes Invitations to Special Events, Seminars, and Pane …

This group meets on a weekly basis to participate in a guided visualization meditation technique. This technique is ancient Tibetan in origin and is easily accessible beginners and for those having trouble quieting their minds. The guided visualization helps to keep the mind focused while visualizing high frequency energetic structures in the body that jump start the body into a meditative state. The technique opens one up to their own magic by teaching a wide variety of tools. These tools have …

The VPG meets every other Thursday on the West side of Los Angeles to discuss labor issues in the VFX community and provide support for visual effects professionals, including support staff and human resources professionals. We fully support union conversation but are open to discussions about union alternatives. Above all we seek to workshop solutions to the problems inherent to the professional VFX community. Part support group, part hangout, and part think tank, our primary goal is to disr …

R is an open source software/programming language for data analysis, statistical modeling, visualization, data mining, predictive analytics, statistical computing, exploratory data analysis etc. This group is aimed to bring together practitioners (from industry and academia alike) in order to exchange knowledge and experience in solving data analysis/statistical problems by using R. Besides discussing techniques and solutions in R, emphasis will be put on providing a good understanding of the da …

Aanand Saagar is a wellness sanctuary located in Venice, offering Meditation, Kirtans, Asanas and Spiritual Workshops We offers a number of meditation classes on a donation basis. We practice the following meditation techniques: •Stabilizing meditation - Meditation through fixing the mind on an object (a mantra, the third eye or the breath, for example) •Analytical meditation - Meditation through reasoning and reflection. This includes: 1.Subjective meditation – meditation to cultivate a new att …

The Los Angeles .NET Developers Group is The Premier Forum for Los Angeles Area .NET Developers. The purpose of the organization is to support local developers and businesses with the latest information and education on Microsoft .NET technologies. Our Group is over 10 years old and meets the first Monday of every month. We are a group that participates and organizes events for the LA development community. LADOTNET Monthly Meeting on the first Monday of every month. LADOTNET Master's Series, a …

The Mind: Each of us has tremendous amount of Mind Power, but the sad thing is that we don’t utilize even half of it. Researches have shown that even geniuses do not use over 10% of their total Mind Power. That should give you an idea of the vastness of this untapped power. The Rationale: When we talk about Mind Power, we refer more specifically to that of the subconscious mind. A powerful storehouse that save all messages. A clear mirror that reflects all the ideas you feed it positive & negati …

Fashion, Art, Music, Entertainment & Design. Are you looking for a unique unconventional hot venue? Get into the hottest scene in the city. Indulge in a fun experience and an artful visual scene and meet exciting creative and beautiful people. Listen to the best music and live entertainment. Innovative social events and activities. Be part of an exclusive elite social scene. Events produced has a unique theme, complete with stunning visuals and projection screens, and entertainment rangin …

Want to get healthy, lose weight, have more energy, look and feel your best? You're in the right place. Supportive weight loss meetings available in West Los Angeles.  We will have different kinds of events.. some gentle visualization meetings to support your goals, some walks, some weight loss exercises, stress management, talks, guest speakers etc. We'll do it together! We'll go over your health goals and I'll be able to help you on the way. I am available for questions and other support y …

South Bay Filmmakers is a networking and support organization for filmmakers and industry business professionals based in Los Angeles’ South Bay area comprised of El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and surrounding cities. Our members are passionate creatives with a roster of success in their respective fields representing writers, directors, producers, editors, colorists, visual effects artists, cinematographers, camera operators, composers, sound editors, stunts, wardrob …

The Los Angeles Developers User Group has been going for over 15 years. Originally we were the LA Visual Developers User Group, then the LA Delphi User Group, and more recently, The LA Developers User Group. Our meetups feature the extensive participation of the members - presenters should be prepared for comments and questions throughout the meeting, and if we really like you, some friendly technical heckling as well ! Many presentations are made by members. These days we do Windows, Mac, Mobil …

This group's focus is to gather together folks who have read the Seth Material and want to deepen their understanding of it by comparing and learning from others and then playfully integrating the techniques provided by Seth to create our own realities more to our liking. Putting forth our intentions, visualizing our positive outcomes and then engaging with the spontaneous gifts that emerge into our life paths. This group will never charge a fee as we are learning from each other and sharing wh …

Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/InTheBackRoom IN THE BACK ROOM is a club event in LA, produced by the global artist team MAGLEV MUSIK. Highly selective global underground sounds. Artistic, inspiring, enlightening, international, positive sound and silence. With style. UNDERGROUND MUSIC From Cologne, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Manchester, NYC, and Tokyo. Artistic, authentic, non-commercial. interkontinental. style. we are > MAGLEV MUSIK www.facebook.com/InTheBackRoom The name MAGLEV …

I'm organizing the Kinect Meetup. We're in the planning stages. If you'd like to participate, please let me know. This is an opportunity to meet with other kinect developers from L.A.. We will have live mocap demos, scanning demos, software tips and company demos...The purpose of this meeting is to showcase the best software I'm aware of for production purposes, create a community of kinect developers, showcase application of the software, and look toward future development. The Kinect, Xtion, L …

Our meetup image says: PO LOMDIM EVRIT! HERE WE LEARN HEBREW. In our meeting we practice basic and practical conversation and learn some reading. We develop vocabulary using visual memory and senses. Current Hebrew (slang) to biblical origins – all are going to be part of the interesting subjects we will bring up in our meeting. All levels are welcome - beginners to advanced. This is not a religious group so everybody is welcome. We have recently added a new feature: Hebrew Video Chat. This fea …

aum Whom we are: We are the Siddhars, the tradition of yoga mystics of South India. The wisdom and path of the Siddhars is of child like joys and empowering intent of the Sages. Tapasyogi Kalathi Adiyen Aadi Nandhi (www.nandhi.com) facilitates this Spiritual group. Tell us more of the Siddhars: After waking up to the "I Am" experience, the Siddhar yogis journey beyond to then relate the Spirit to having the human experience by saying , "What If?"- in other words, after waking up and spending ye …

The intention of this group is to gather like-minded people who are on an introspective journey to discovering who they really are and who want to learn how to unravel the blocks and limitations to full self-love and self-expression. People in this group will learn how to attract the love that they so desire and deserve in addition to achieving personal and professional goals. In addition, they will have access to tools that will allow them to transform from the inside/out so they can learn how …

Color Correction for Indie Filmmaking About Color Correction: Color correcting is both a technical process and an art form that relies on an individual’s skill, experience and good taste. Color correction or color grading can elevate the production value significantly and even turn video captured with lower grade cameras into stunning looking images. Almost every TV program, documentary, music video, movie, etc. is color corrected these days. The difference between a graded and uncorrected image …

In the 80's and 90's I was a member in numerous spiritual groups, took lots of classes and seminars. I saw some benevolent leaders and some becoming abusive. This Meetup is about applying what I learned what we are and meeting in benevolent intend for the highest good of all. Going beyond the me, my, mine to us, we, ours. We will do exercises to explore ourselves and share experiences with others (if you choose to) in a non-judgmental and safe environment. Find your own reference inside yourself …

The Law of Attraction (LoA) Success Party is for followers of Abraham-Hicks, anyone interested in the art and practice of the Law of Attraction in daily life, and ALL who seek to consciously create the life of their dreams! The Law of Attraction Success Party is a simple interactive verbal process done in a group setting for the deliberate creation, attraction, and manifestation of your dreams and goals. The structure is a little bit like the concept of "speed dating", but the spirit is much mo …

Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) is an open source software/programming GIS project that can be used for raster, vector, and geospatial data analysis, as well as, modeling, image processing, and visualization. This group is aimed to bring together practitioners (from industry and academia alike) in order to exchange knowledge and experience in solving spatial data analysis/statistical problems by using GRASS. Emphasis will also be given to problems involving GRASS and oth …

If you are an illustrator looking to meet up with other artists in various places around LA for free form sketch sessions, this is the group for you. All experience levels are welcome. However, this group is especially ideal for self-taught or aspiring illustrators who are either currently taking or looking to take traditional drawing classes for learning the foundations of figure drawing, perspective and chiaroscuro. Individuals who do figure modeling professionally or who would like to open …

For POST-BEGINNER GUITARISTS who know basic chord changes, can play a few songs, and want to train their ear and understand the nuts and bolts of music better. If you're a beginning guitarist who's just starting out, please consider joining the Southbay Acoustic Musicians, who offer great beginner classes that prepare you for the Del Rey Acoustic's next level of instruction. Meetups will provide instruction on ear training, scales, chord progressions, recognizing song structure, etc., without ge …

A workshop designed to cultivate creativity and mindfulness in the process of recovery from grief, trauma, or addiction. We use writing exercises to uncover, discover, and discard old wounds as well as to create positive attitudes, present awareness, and future goals. We also play with fiction and poetry, and use visual arts as inspiration. Group leader has her masters in creative writing.

Los Angeles Animation Studios is creating a community of Animation Software Engineers coming together to meet like-minded Software Engineers and exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Animation scene in Greater Los Angeles. Within this community we are promoting mentoring along with professional development within a general forum for Animation Software Engineers to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it. Fellow Animators are also welcomed to join this group to gain …