Welcome to SMART Recovery®, a science-based addiction recovery support group—where participants learn self-empowering techniques to aid their recovery through mutual-help face-to-face and online meetings and services. No matter what your addiction, SMART Recovery tools and techniques can help you overcome the behavior. SMART Recovery uses tools based on scientifically proven methods for addiction recovery such as Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) t …

Some say that Austin just isn't the same anymore... But can you name somewhere that is? Thought so... Many of the "old school" hippies in Austin have changed also but the spirit is still here and in our present fear-based world of social manipulation we need the healthy hippie spirit more than ever. Join us as we seek out and enjoy the fun and adventure in the Austin of today as a hippie in recovery or a neo-hippie who doesn't partake in alcohol, drugs, mood altering substances but still believe …

Women for Sobriety is a recovery program created for women by women and focuses on the special needs that women face in recovery. Our program is based on the idea that by changing the way we think, we can change the way we feel and the way we behave. Founded in 1976 by Dr. Jean Kirkpatrick, the WFS New Life program has helped millions of women overcome their addictions and create new lives for themselves. Based on the following 13 Acceptance Statements, women are able to overcome their addiction …

Looking to hang out with some other fun happy people in San Antonio who have always lived clean sober lives? Let's get together and have some laughs, tell some stories, go on adventures, and experience life without recreational chemicals and without drama! Live Love Laugh my friends!

"..the source of most troubling emotions - as well as unhealthy behaviors - is not people or circumstances but a usually unconscious feeling of disconnection or apartness." Robert R. Randal, The Healing Power of Connection This is the basis for recovery using spiritual principles and connecting with others. It is open to all who struggle with a compulsion, regardless of what it is, that results in separation from others.

Are you a bright, articulate LGBTQ professional who enjoys intellectual stimulation, the arts, and/or outdoors? In this friendship group we visit museums, meet for book club, hike, attend the ballet, swim, see live performances, etc. in a smoke-free, drug-free, mostly alcohol-free environment. This group is designed for people with these characteristics: Professionals (social workers, teachers, physicians, ballet instructors, engineers, retired, student, etc.) Bachelor's Degree or higher (or wo …

Heart-Centered Culture. What is this? We unlearn our orientation of living in our  heads and move into more of a balance of living in our Hearts with our minds. Our world needs Healing. The way to heal all of this, in my experience, is to drop deeply down into our Hearts and connect with others from this Heartspace. To be fully in and to live from our Hearts. Heart-Centered Culture is about speaking our truth from our hearts. It is about creating an safe, sacred space, one without violence, wher …

Welcome My name is Alex Bohrer This meetup is a series of small group workshops in a smoke/drug/alcohol free environment for musicians of all styles and levels who desire growth and improvement of their overall musicianship. My original Meetup group "Build Your Jazz Standards Repertoire" has been drawing a great deal of positive response but has also started redirecting a great deal toward jazz theory due to high interest in that area. To avoid alienating those who signed up for the original pur …

Welcome to Build your "Jazz Standards" Repertoire. My name is Alex Bohrer and I have worked in Austin as a full time jazz piano teacher since 98. One of the things I love most abut jazz theory is the ability to explore and experiment with new harmonic possibilities over previously stagnant chords/voicings played over common favorite tunes. This meetup requires a comfortable knowledge of seventh chords and basic harmonic theory. It's intent as stated in the Meetup title is to simply build one's m …

What makes a fun/peaceful and loving hippie? There may be a myriad of answers, but if you consider yourself one, you are in the right place! We are a diverse group of creative, unique and vibrant individuals. This is the place to meet other local hippies, free spirits, tree-huggers, freethinkers, counter-culturists, open-minded progressive humans. This group has a sense of community that you may not find in other Meetups -- we are not just bound by our common interests, but by our beliefs as wel …

Finally a group exclusive to Victory Motorcycle owners only ! Sponsored by Naplam Motorsports. You decided to buy a Victory and now meet a ride with other Victory Motorcycle owners. Lets take over the road brother! What kind of group is this? This group is for people who like to ride motorcycles to find other people who like to ride. Some members may not attend any posted rides, but will email other members and have their own little mini-group. Some members will want to only go on big rides. So …