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💓 Hi everyone! As a dating & relationship coach (and human-loving human!) in the SF Bay Area, I like to keep track of awesome places & events to mingle, build community and find potential dates IRL! Please share with your friends, stay connected, and let me know what I should add to this list! 🫶🏻 Much love, Marie Thouin
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✍🏼 Keep in touch! Email: marie@mariethouin.com, www.MarieThouin.com, IG: @drmariethouin
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💗 Big thanks to my friend Eric Munsing for providing the majority of the information on this list, and being a community building powerhouse!
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SAN FRANCISCO
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✨ THE COMMONS (SF Hayes Valley)https://www.thesfcommons.com
“In America, studies suggests that we’ve lost half of the casual gathering places, or “third spaces”, that existed at midcentury. The decline of these spaces has in turn led to a decline of spaces for civic discourse, informal forms of mutual support, and other bedrocks of social trust. The Commons is our antidote against these larger forces. We seek to build a physical space that nourishes curiosity towards our inner and outer worlds. A place where connection to self & others through mind & body catalyzes personal and communal transformation.”
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✨ GROUNDFLOOR (SF Mission District)https://groundfloorclub.com“Home of new friends. Groundfloor is an inclusive community of people from all walks of life looking to build meaningful relationships.”
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✨ SHACK 15 (SF Ferry Building)https://www.shack15.com
“SHACK15 is a new kind of social space dedicated to entrepreneurship, community, and big ideas. We create inspired gathering space and bring together passionate founders, innovators, and changemakers from around the world. Located within the iconic Ferry Building with panoramic views of the Bay, our space provides the stage for diverse community to gather and connect. Featuring dedicated workspaces, meeting rooms, phone booths, an array of lounges and a café and coffee bar; with an in-house restaurant, and wellness center to come—SHACK15 is purpose-built to be the dynamic gateway to San Francisco’s entrepreneurial landscape.”
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✨ MANNY’S (Mission District)https://welcometomannys.com/about“Manny’s is a community focused meeting and learning place in the heart of San Francisco.”
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✨ THE BATTERY SF (Embarcadero)https://www.thebatterysf.com
"The Battery exists to provide its Members an ideal social environment for interaction & inspiration. We’re here to play host to bright minds with big ideas, provide an atmosphere that’s simultaneously stimulating and relaxing, and offer cocktails, cuisine and culture worthy of discussion."
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✨ The Faight Collective (Haight)https://www.thefaight.com/about-us-1
"Our mission is to bring positive and creative impact to our community by providing artists, musicians, & crafters a versatile platform on which to grow. From retail, workshops, art galleries, private parties, team building events and more we are passionate about bringing people together to create memorable and meaningful experiences and look forward to hosting your next event!"
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✨ HeartLab SF (Mission)https://heartlabsf.com"HeartLab co-creates events and community to promote human awareness and growth, to connect more deeply with ourselves and others, in furtherance of personal to global healing."
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EAST BAY
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✨ THE BERKELEY ALEMBIChttps://berkeleyalembic.org
“The Alembic is a nonprofit bodymind center committed to experiments in transformation. Drawing from ancient traditions and contemporary protocols, the space offers a wide range of skillful means for exploring, integrating, and transforming our felt engagement with the world and the mystery of our own consciousness. Our classes, workshops, and special events are led by an array of teachers and facilitators: contemplative masters and scientists, fringe scholars and somatic wizards, imaginal artists and seasoned psychonauts. You can think of the Alembic as an awareness gym, or a metamodern mutation lab, or a transformational festival without the dust. The Alembic is also a vibe. Against the rigid leanings and groupthink of many spiritual and wellness communities, the Alembic is fostering an organic and diverse community of open-minded and open-hearted practitioners committed to curiosity, discernment, mutual discovery, and play. When it comes to worldview, the old motto of the Esalen Institute comes to mind: “no one captures the flag.” It is a place where Vedic astrologers and neuro-hackers can break bread, where ecstatic dancers and heady dharmanauts can find common cause in the game of awakening.”
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✨ GROUNDFLOOR OAKLANDhttps://groundfloorclub.com
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✨ Kinfolx (Oakland)https://www.kinfolxoakland.com/
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✨ PHOENIX (Alameda)https://www.phoenixalameda.com/
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NORTH BAY
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✨ THE PORTALhttps://www.theportal.house/
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✨ THE HEART OF UShttps://www.theheartof.us"Workshops and events for people of all walks of life to connect in heartfelt ways with mindfulness and creativity. You are welcome to join our growing community!"
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✨ WU WEI TEA TEMPLE (Fairfax)https://www.wuweiteatemple.com"A GATHERING PLACE FOR CREATIVES, WANDERERS & LOVERS OF LIFE'S LITTLE TREASURES."
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✨ GROUNDFLOOR (San Rafael)https://groundfloorclub.com/san-rafael/“Home of new friends. Groundfloor is an inclusive community of people from all walks of life looking to build meaningful relationships.”
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✨ SOFT MEDICINE SANCTUARY (Sebastopol)https://www.softmedicinesebastopol.com"We built this place with you in mind. Comfy Couches. Good Food. Herbal Teas and Elixirs. Plenty of room to be you, with space to dance, play, and connect."
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VARIOUS SF BAY AREA LOCATIONS
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✨ GOOD PEOPLE DINNERShttps://www.gpdinners.com
“Good People Dinners is a community built around meaningful conversations and delicious feasts, a moveable social club for those who value authenticity, a better way to connect with each other.”
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✨ SIXTOP DINNERShttps://sixtop.ioSIXTOP organizes communal dining tables for neighbors at local, high-quality restaurants. Members simply reserve space at a SIXTOP dining event planned exclusively for their community, then join others at the table to meet new people over dinner, without swiping, profiles, planning, or hassles. It’s a perfect, low-pressure way to be social, develop new friendships, and enjoy great food in your community, with no work — whether you’re out alone or with a friend, partner, or spouse.
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