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Sports & Hobbies groups near Coupeville, WA

North Sound Dual Sport Riders

Mount Vernon, WA

North Sound Dual Sport Riders

Love to feel the wind in your hair but don't want to be restrained by pavement? This group is open to anyone with a desire to stray slightly off the beaten path, and pick up a little dirt along the way.

Dual sports, thumpers, and endures riding tarmac, forest service roads, single & two track, and anything in-between.  Experienced roadies, green newbies and camp rats are all welcome.

We don't have to have the same bike or skill level to have fun riding together. However, we do believe in having respect and patience for fellow riders, that you always and forever ride SAFE, and that you share your wisdom during the ride and your beer afterwards.

Group Requirements:

1. There are no fees

2. We do not take responsibility for other riders safety - but we stress safety-first

3. We do not take roll.  We do not keep track of riders that show up at events

4. Meetup photos of individual people are recommended in order to become a  member.

5. You must be 18 years of age or older.

Registration assume you accept the terms and conditions of membership as a "rider" of this group.  By joining as a member you...

1. Acknowledgment of Risks and Personal Responsibility. You wish to go on a motorcycle ride or rides as a recreational sporting activity arranged through Meetup.com or the North Sound Dual Sport Riders.  This is not a commercial group or business, but is simply a group of friends and acquaintances who met online and wish to go on motorcycle rides together.  The group leaders have not charged and member fees to participate.  You understand and acknowledge that motorcycles are dangerous, that the terrain may present challenges and hazards, and that by being near others who are riding motorcycles or riding a motorcycle myself you may be permanently injured or killed.  Although a ride may have an organizer or a leader, you agree that neither the leader nor the organizer has agreed to take responsibility for my safety.  You are solely responsible for your own navigation, motorcycle maintenance, survival and equipment repair, and every aspect of safe motorcycle riding.

2. Voluntary Assumption of Risk. Nobody on this ride has any leverage or authority over you; you may ride or not ride with this group as you choose. You agree that you completely understand the final and binding nature of this release and waiver.  If you have any confusion about the meaning of this, do not sign up as a member and do not participate in any events.

3. Release, Waiver, and Covenant not to sue. In consideration for receiving permission to participate in this group, you hereby RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE North Sound Dual Sport Riders, the Organizer(s), their Co-Organizer’s, their Event Organizer’s, their Assistant Organizer, or members who lead or participate in events (hereinafter referred to as RELEASEES) from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions, and causes of action whatsoever arising out of or related to any loss, damage, or injury, including death, that may be sustained by me, or to any property belonging to me, while participating in such activity, while in, on or upon the premises where the activities are being conducted, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LOSS IS CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES, or otherwise and regardless of whether such liability arises in tort, contract, strict liability, or otherwise, to the fullest extent allowed by law.

4.   Hold Harmless.  You further hereby AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the RELEASEES from any loss, liability, damage, or costs, including court costs and attorneys' fees that Releases may incur due to my participation in said activities, WHETHER CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OF RELEASEES or otherwise, to the fullest extent allowed by law.

476 members · Public

NW Tulip Trekkers and Olympic Peninsula Explorers Walkers

Port Townsend, WA

NW Tulip Trekkers and Olympic Peninsula Explorers Walkers
What we're about We are a group of friendly people doing weekly 10k (6.2 mile) or 5k (3.1 mile) walks all around the Pacific Northwest. We walk for FUN, FITNESS and FRIENDSHIP. All walks are American Volkssport Association (AVA) sanctioned. Everyone is welcome to join us. The NW Tulip Trekker's and Olympic Peninsula Explorers have walked for over 35 years and shares the vision of the [American’s Walking Club  (AVA)](https://ava.org/), [Evergreen State Volkssport Association (ESVA)](http://www.esva.online/), and [International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV)](https://www.ivv-web.org/). On our group walks: At every walk, upon arriving at the start point, you will be required to register. You will be signing a liability waiver (a disclaimer), as our club cannot accept responsibility for any injuries or other harms you might incur during the walk. Show up and be ready to walk at the posted time. We need to register for each walk at the start location, so allow for that. It's important to join the group. This gives you reminders, changes and cancellations. \*\*\* Join us - RAIN OR SHINE - for "Fun, Fitness, and Friendship". \*\*\* The NW Tulip Trekkers and Olympic Peninsula Explorers are an outdoor walking club. We welcome newcomers. Come walk the NW corner of Washington with us. The NW Tulip Trekkers have walks in Anacortes, Bellingham, Birch Bay, Blaine, Burlington, Coupeville, Deception Pass, Ferndale, La Conner, Oak Harbor, and Mount Vernon. We have added walks in Lynden, Friday Harbor and Cornwall Park for 2024. We are looking forward to 2025 and have 21 walks to choose from. The Olympic Peninsula Explorers host 23 YR events for your walking enjoyment in Kitsap and Clallam County.. Walking at a moderate pace without interruption, most people can expect to complete a 10 km walk in about 2 and a half hours and a 5 km walk in approximately 1- and one-half hours or you can take as long as you want.   Anyone is welcome to join our walks and hopefully become interested in participating in our club.    Membership is only $5.00 per year. IVV credit is $3.00 or $4.00 per walk depending on club Donations are appreciated to offset costs. The Trekkers Club and OPE are designed for AVA-member walkers, and for individuals and families who just want to walk for fun and fitness.  Most walks are dog friendly (with leash and cleanup, of course). If you love to walk, you'll love to walk with us. If you would like to become a member of NW Tulip Trekkers: SEND AN EMAIL to nwttclub@gmail.com stating that you'd like to fill out a membership form. In the subject line of your email, write MEETUP. Information about Olympic Peninsula Explorers is found here: [https://opevolkssport.org/](https://opevolkssport.org/) Hop on a ferry from Whidbey Island and enjoy walking with us. When we have group walks, we ask you to sign our waiver form even if you have signed up on the online start box. Organizers in this group are not guides, instructors, or medical professionals. You alone are 100% responsible for your own safety and comfort and for the safety of those you bring as guests.
1807 members · Private

Traditional Taichi in Everett,WA

Mukilteo, WA

Traditional Taichi in Everett,WA

As a part of the practice - East Asian Medicine(www.everetti-chingacupuncture.com), this meetup is mainly for helping our patients stay well through meditation and Taichi special movement, etc(American Specialty Health Fitness, Inc./ Exercise Center provider:www.ashcompanies.com/provider/exercisecenter/traditional-tai-chi). Also, I'd like to meet anyone interested in Tao Te Ching book study and  meditation, and Taichi in Snohomish County, WA to share the great east ancient Philosophy and more ... All skills level are welcome.

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    The practice of tai chi among the hundreds of millions of people around the world is broadly divided into two kinds: one is the new routine as a sport of tai chi and the other is a traditional routine within the martial arts range. According to a publication in Taiwan entitled, “Essence of Dao”(Number five, Chapter 2, Introduction): even if Zhang San Feng is the respected founder of Taichiquan and revered at the level of deity, actually his real Tai Chi is not the form only. It is through the form, however, that there is internal cultivation of alchemy practice all the way to the highest level in the Shen world of spirituality known as Dan Ding Shen Ming. Therefore, the true meaning of the Zhang San Feng Taoist Tai Chi Chuan is the Taoist Inner Alchemy cultivation, which includes both high-level sports and high-level martial arts.

    The Daoist Master, Zhang San Feng1255—1424, Song -Ming dynasty, is the founder of Tai Chi and at age 132 was admitted into Hemingshan monastery where he lived until age 169. During these thirty-seven years in Hemingshan, he founded a more complete theory of the inner alchemy and Taoist Tai Chi as well as a more mature Tai Chi posture. Therefore, it can be said that Zhang San Feng created Taichiquan(Taijiquan) in Wudang Mountain and promoted tai chi in Hemingshan (literally translated as Crane Cry Mountain). Hemingshan is well deserved to be called the "Taichiquan(Taijiquan) Holy Land". During more than one hundred years after the passing of Zhang San Feng, the founder of Taoist Inner Alchemy practice, due to its level of high difficulty of learning and mastery, etc., the tai chi alchemy cultivation was nearly lost. Only two pieces of evidence remain: a one-page writing called “Taichiquan Classics”, and Quanjia , which means “form”, that consists of plain line drawings or illustrations of Taichiquan postures.

    With Zhang San Feng’s Tai Chi alchemy secrets revealed, the longevity secret of the Chi Master at the age of 169 has also been revealed. Having originated from Taoism, Tai Chi Chuan, created by Zhang San Feng, has been profoundly influenced by this philosophy. Taoism advocates the reflection of nature within martial arts. Zhang San Feng’s goal was to create a martial arts form for the elderly, weak, chronically ill, disabled, women, children, etc. As a result, its unique medical fitness effects improve the quality of life and promote happiness throughout one’s longevity. It has been urged that because this form lives within the spiritual development of the inner alchemy of health preservation, it is dedicated to the peoples of the world.

    Chinese Taoist culture, after thousands of years of precipitation, and surviving as an essential culture, has already developed as a rescue method or art of solving chronic diseases and other etiologic conditions. The most prominent rescue method is the Zhang San Feng Taoist Tai Chi. Its comprehensive balance and harmony has a good effect on human physiology. Wang Xuan, a modern academician of the China Academy of Sciences, has noted that, “
Tai Chi, which has the connotation of Taoist culture, is the number one brand of medical fitness". Further, Fa-rong Ren, the president of the China Taoist Association, has also written that “Health preservation through Taoism is the supreme life science in the world today!

 

 

*Excerpts from The Art ofTaoist Inner Alchemy Health Preservation Is The Magic Weapon Of The Health Of The Elderly    by Ying-sheng Mei.         Taoism Culture Research Institute of Chengdu Enwei Group      Published: 2012-7-2 9:50:45.         International Ecological Security Cooperation Group.

  

243 members · Public