The Asheville Area Wholistic and Intergrative Professionals (tm) (AAWIP) are collaborators, co-creators, co-catalysts, co-leaders that promote education, production and sales of professional wholistic and integrative products/services in the Asheville area – included but not limited to integrative health, personal growth, earth-friendly, eclectic artisans/musicians/authors. We co-provide a forum for exchange of information and ideas to expand the wholistic, integrative, green and related profess …

Become part of Asheville's most active community! Have you been ignoring a very important part of your life-  Being a part of a diverse community filled with people of varied backgrounds & interests who laugh a lot, make plans to explore, dance, travel, and enjoy life together? Stop working so hard, staying home so much.  Remember that having fun makes even the following day more exciting! We are a community, not just a group of people looking for an excuse to visit one more restaurant.  Our mem …

This is a group dedicated to enjoying the wild places and natural beauty of the High Country in an area known as the Grandfather National Scenic Area (GNSA). This group is sponsored by local people, community businesses, and the conservation group Wild South. Wild South has been working locally, regionally, and nationally to protect our last wild places and the GNSA is one of these special landscapes. Come hike with us and experience the High Country's forests, wildlife, and waterways on a g …

Gather the Women is a sacred circle for women of all ages to join together in honor of themselves and each other. In our busy lives, it's often challenging to find time to be present with our inner knowing. Gifting yourself with this time and space allows you to come into balance with yourself and to be witnessed in your authenticity by a supportive circle of women. Circle meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7-9 pm. Space is limited. $10 per meeting.  Participants are invited to bring some …

The New Economy is the convergence of ideas and practices taking place nationally and globally that is dedicated to building a more equitable, environmentally balanced, and prosperous world for all. It is bringing people and organizations together to give practical shape to concepts such as economic democracy, green economics, social entrepreneurship, cooperatives, localism, living wages, conscious capital, solidarity economy, community currencies, etc. At Co-creating the New Economy, we will d …