This meetup group was originally developed to explore the meaning, possibilities and potential of time travel. Many books, movies and TV shows have been created, such as The Time Tunnel and The Time Machine, with fascinating and often absurd notions of how time travel can take place. However, can time travel even exist? If so, what is the potential for mankind? Together with time travel there are many other fascinating physical "impossibilities" such as teleportation, faster than light travel, …

LIVE CHAT too! Meet People Interested in Dining Out & Social Events. Break bread with fellow foodies, visit interesting venues--theater events, movies, bars/dance clubs, karaoke, comedy shows, bowling, musical & theatrical productions, sight seeing/architectural tours, etc. Learn to create new meals and desserts when we offer our Cooking Classes! Discover new restaurants, enjoy delicious meals and make satisfying conversation with friendly dinner companions. It's a big dinner table and all are w …

Shamanism encompasses the belief that shamans are intermediaries or messengers between the human world and the spirit worlds. Shamans are said to treat ailments/illness by mending the soul. Alleviating traumas affecting the soul/spirit restores the physical body of the individual to balance and wholeness. The shaman also enters supernatural realms or dimensions to obtain solutions to problems afflicting the community. Shamans may visit other worlds/dimensions to bring guidance to misguided souls …

Welcome Chicago Yogis in need of economic relief! For everyone who finds themselves "in between" jobs, self-employed or low on cash, you're not alone. You need to take a break from stressing out over it. Breathe, stretch out, and meetup with other talented, smart, creative people who are rowing in the same boat. Chicago Donation Yoga is a meetup group for yoga, tea, and socialization @ Infuse Yoga Spa in Lincoln Park. We meet for stress-relieving, empowering yoga appropriate for all levels of ex …

We welcome anyone interested in outdoor fitness. We attempt to do meet-ups from the Chicago land area and outward to the furthermost points that members are willing to travel to accomplish our goals of brisk outdoor exercise and fun. Members of the Wandering Nomad Group bike, hike, walk and most anything in outdoor activities for health, fitness and enjoyment of the beauty of the nature around us. Some members are into historical music as well. We plan accordingly. We all enjoy pleasant socializ …

Discourse cheers us to companionable reflection. Such reflection neither parades polemical opinions nor does it tolerate complaisant agreement. The sail of thinking keeps trimmed hard to the wind of the matter. -- from "On the Experience of Thinking," Heidegger "Philosophy is not a theory but an activity." -- from "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus," Wittgenstein Join us soon for friendship, cooperative discourse and mental exercise, all organized around an interest in our own engagements …

SSS is an energetic group of fun, self-aware women and men aged approximately 25-40 from Chicago and the Suburbs who love life, enjoy meeting and connecting with people and embrace personal growth. Our group mission is to create a community of young, energetic minds for fun, friendship, travel, sports, volunteering, learning and adventure. Please note: this is not a "dating" group, though many amazing and powerful connections have been made through our community - girl friendships, guy friendsh …

ADHD is as prevalent among grown-ups as children - and it's just as essential to manage the condition with a range of behavioral, organizational and other techniques. This is a support group for adults with ADD/ADHD and people who suspect they might have ADHD due to issues with procrastination, organization and time management. We usually meet 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month to discuss challenges and share information and experiences in a supportive environment. …

All across the globe, everyone is seeking new sources of energy. Meanwhile, the world's best-kept energy secret is hiding in plain sight. It's natural, sustainable, and infinitely renewable. It's called Inner Energy. And everyone already has it - including you. Sahaja Meditation is a simple technique that lets you tap into that energy and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself - emotionally, physically, and spiritually. If you're having trouble juggling the …

The Chicago Explorers are a local chapter of The Monroe Institute. An assorted group of people gather once a month to discuss human consciousness potential and directly perceive other energy fields in group hemi-sync exercises. The only dogma here is that you accept the possibility that you are more than your physical body. Come join the conversation with like-minded folks and experience the power of the Monroe Institute spiritual exploration process and Hemi-Sync technology at our free month …

Most of us have been led to lead our lives as separate, not only from one another and the Universe in general, but even from our own Selves.  We seek help from different sources for different aspects of our beings - mental, spiritual, emotional, physical - rather than addressing the whole.  Living this way can cause a feeling of disconnectedness, un-ease, and confusion, not to mention leaving our questions unanswered.  This group is designed for those seeking to bring whole-ness to their lives. …

STEM Rocks is an educational consulting company with a focus on STEM curricula for students of all ages. Our goal is to facilitate innovative learning and exciting educational opportunities in the areas of STEM - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

This meetup group is here to bring Chicago turntable.fm DJ/fans together to meet each other and play their favorite music for each other using turntable.fm of course. We'll have both a virtual and physical space set-up for you to come and enjoy. While we meet let's vote with awesomes and get to know other turntable.fm fans.

Drawing from multiple faith traditions, yoga has evolved across the ages as a means of tuning the body for prayer and meditation. Join us as we explore the multiple spiritual and physical benefits of yoga practice while explicitly integrating prayers and spiritual themes of our Catholic faith. Typical sessions include an opening prayer, inspired movement & strengthening, and contemplative prayer to close. The program focuses on various themes to coincide with the liturgical calendar and progress …

The purpose of this group is to learn simple energy meditation techniques that you can use to heal your life on all levels - physical, emotional, mental, spiritual. By connecting to our bodies through energy awareness, we can make ourselves healthier, happier, calmer, and more connected. No previous experience is needed - just the desire to try something new!

KunTao Silat is a Indonesian/Chinese/ Dutch/American martial art designed to serve the whole person, Mind, Body and Spirit. KunTao Silat is a direct, practical form of self defense forged in one of the most violent crucibles known to man. It is not based on theory, but on the skills passed on by those who survived in an environment where war, piracy, religious extremism and violent crime were every day events. These skills are simple, direct and profound because they had to be! KunTao Silat inc …

Take your life back! Pastor Gail King facilities a healing workshop to empower attendees in the areas of physical & emotional healing. Gail King holds a masters degree in guidance and counseling and shares how the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and the Word of God ignited her own personal wellness. How to experience a loving marriage and family harmony are included. Learn to implement time-tested Biblical keys to living in love, joy, wellness and peace. Both laypeople and ministers are welcome …

This is a group for anyone interested in arts, business, lectures, music, science, technology, outdoors, family events, education, book clubs and any event that can be organized with a secular approach. If you are an Agnostic, Atheist, Non-Religious, Freethinker, Rationalist, Secular, Skeptic, Cynic, Secular Humanist, Naturalist, Deist, 'Nothing,' or any number of non-religious descriptives, you belong here. Visit us at our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NOgodsLAND/3844180982 …

The Project Chicago Lair is a non-commercial dating, relationship, and sexuality support group for adult men in the Chicagoland area. We seek to help men become more successful in achieving their goals in their sex lives and relationships with women by fostering a community in which men can come together for beneficial discussions of these, and related issues, in an atmosphere that is both honestly critical, yet supportive and non-judgmental, as well as one in which men can form lasting friendsh …

This is a group for anyone interested in meditation and mindfulness practices, specifically designed for while not limited to people with ADD/ADHD Attention Deficient (Hyperactivity) Disorder. As ADD/ADHD interferes with the development of a person’s self-control, tools and techniques that improve self-regulation can be of great help. Meditation is a type of mental training to helping you focus attention, balance your emotions, improve your relationships, and enhance your life. Meditation does n …

This group is not only for people who suffered stroke or traumatic brain injury, but for anyone who wants more energy, relaxation, mindfulness, peace and focus. In this stressful world that probably includes most people. Meditation helps you concentrate, balance your body and mind (calm those busy thoughts!), improve your relationships, develop intuition, and enhance life in general. This is NOT a closed-eye meditation. This is active. It does help to be flexible enough to sit cross-legged, alt …

Chicago needs a hardware meetup, so we are making it happen! Join us and bring anyone interested in startups and building businesses based on the manufacture of physical products: from company boards to organic soap. Chicago has a wealth of production-based companies and capabilities, hackers, makers, makerspaces and our goal is to promote a stronger hardware startup community around it by bringing these people and pieces together with experts in production, academics, engineers, and successful …

This group is for anyone interested in studying the Chinese martial art of Baguazhang for its applications for self-defense, self-healing, meditation, exercise, or general self-cultivation. Baguazhang (pronounced [bah-gwah-jahng]) is known as the art of change. A sister art to Tai Chi, Baguazhang provides marvelous benefits as both a form of self-defense and as a sustaining health practice. Baguazhang is the puzzle-lover's martial art--a movement can be a strike, a throw, a joint lock, an evasio …

This class is for all levels of experience! You do not have to have any Yoga or Ki Gong experience. Learn and practice simple Yoga & Ki Gong exercises. Yoga consists of stretching, breathing, and meditation. Ki Gong is a non-combative Energy Martial Art used for strengthening and realigning the body. Ki Gong exercises include circulation forms, energy accumulation, deep stretching, and lower body strengthening postures. Benefits from Yoga and Ki Gong include increase in energy levels, better foc …

Understanding the Seed comes together once a month to learn about the Seven Dimensions of Health and Wellness which are: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual, occupational and environmental. We also look at Prochaska's Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change in addressing unhealthy personal behaviors that contribute to grieving the spirit and resisting personal growth. We learn how to cultivate the seven dimensions in our lives by doing reflective analysis through readin …

Calling all who are seeking the spiritual truth! Based on the principle of "Don’t try to see how far the darkness stretches, just light your inner lamp", Samarpan Meditation today is being followed by hundreds of thousands of people beyond the boundaries of age, language, country, religion, race, color, belief, or lifestyle - all over the world. This meditation technique is totally free-of-charges, not just during introductory sessions but it is free always, for the simple reason that it is base …

If you believe in a fulfilling career outside of traditional paths, then you are ripe for "Uncubing"! Join the movement. If you are a talented dev, designer or hustler looking to access a whole slew of great opportunities in one single place, then you'll fit right on in! Be the first to learn about upcoming events, early bird discounts, exclusive workshops, and advice for getting face-time with some of the leading startups in across the US. About Us: Wakefield is a media company that publishes …

This group is for entrepreneurs in the Health & Beauty industry who want to meet others in similar fields to help grow each others' businesses. Our goal is to find referrals for each other and set up strategic partnerships. We are looking for friendly, positive, and highly motivated people. Your business can be well-established or brand new. Either way, the main purpose is to offer referrals to each other, not to *sell* to each other. Here are some of the industries we are looking for (but there …