Seeking a Chicago Book Club and committed to your personal growth? Enjoy reading and then discussing the books with others who are passionate about self improvement like you? Then join the FREE Personal Growth Chicago Book Club right now!

… They attempt to fill voids and continuously change their environment with travel, trying new relationships or hobbies, work on scholastic or social achievements, making career changes or even reading self-help books.  Since humans' mind constantly pursues stored images within, their mind constantly changes and happiness or satisfaction is ultimately fleeting and temporary. True happiness exists when people shed the limits of being trapped in their past and always live in the present.  Maum Medit …

This Meetup Group affirms our shift from lower brain to higher brain, higher Self living! Transforming our lives, relationships, bodies, careers, homes, communities etc. is exciting -- it's very helpful to have a place to gather with others who are in the same process.  This is that place.  

4-days after the 2010 earthquake struck Haiti, Chicagoans of this Meetup started spreading the message that HAITI needs help for a long, long time. One of the inspiration to start this group was an e-mail received 1-day after the earthquake, from Meetup co-founder Scott Helferman. He suggested to think about how to help Haiti by means of using a Meetup. Obviously if you’ve donated your share already, kindly pass this information to someone who likes to further help. Honestly your word-of-mouth p …

I was looking for a group of fellow self directed IRA owners on Meetup and did not find one, so I decided to start one up. I am looking to start a group where we can exchange ideas and possibly even form partnerships to help us grow our retirement accounts. While a self directed IRA offers us great opportunities, it requires a lot more work and education than just putting money into an account and leaving it up to someone else to grow or lose our money. Let's see if we can work together to share …

The Brave Way Self Defense Program is an effective self-defense system based on instinctive principles that are easy to learn.The techniques we teach work regardless of your size, strength, speed, experience or physical ability.   This 2 hour class will be held at various park district facilities in the northshore, north suburbs and northwest suburbs. If you would like to attend please RSVP  and contact the individual Park District  to resister and pay for the class. If you live in the town the …

… Through this meditation one can learn, not only how to diagnose and decode the state of one's own inner subtle system, but one can also learn very simple cleansing techniques to rebalance oneself.

Mindful Healing Meditation Circle helps you get in tuned with your inner self. Help you breath better and focus more clear. Mindful Healing Meditation is the tool to help us apply Life Particles to our daily life, in order to create PEACE on Earth. Please come join us for some yoga, deep breathing, stretching and meditation. Mindful Healing Meditation is Open To The Public and please bring along your family, friends and neighbors. Hope to see there every Saturday, from 1:00pm-2:30pm.

Ours is a book club on the old model: a long-term, ongoing group of women that reads and discusses a variety of books and enjoys great friendships. We're now just over a year old, and while people have come and gone, a core group is in the process of forming. Our meetings are fun, boisterous affairs where lots of interesting and often diverging views are aired. The books we read span a wide spectrum: fiction, biography, non-fiction, classics, etc. We don't read self-help or how-to books, …

… There are a number of techniques and substances identified in the scientific literature as being helpful for doing this. These techniques and substances include... Brain Training.. (e.g., n-back, Lumosity, etc.) Exercise, including High Intensity Interval Training Sound, science based, diet practices Nutritional Supplements Meditation Positive Emotional Experience Conscious, informed, and deliberate exposure to new and/or more complex experiences Means We'll accomplish our objectiv …

This is a MeetUp Group to help Chicago college students with ADHD and students who suspect they might have ADHD (struggling with time management, organization, procrastination, meeting deadlines, pulling all-nighters). We discuss effective coping skills and strategies to better manage the challenges of ADHD in academic performance, relationships and tasks of daily living. The group is run by ADHD Centers (www.addcenters.com), which provides diagnostic, support and treatment services to ad …

Work on your social and dating skills with us. Our meetups include presentations from world-reknowned dating coaches. At the tailend we have optional field trips, in which we go to public venues, meet people, interact and get useful feedback that helps us all improve our social skills -- especially with women. We have members who are as old as the most senior of senior citizens, but you must be at least 18 years old to join. We are also lucky enough to have contributing female members.

… While the events are free, we accept donations to help pay for the space rental. Session begins 24 July 2011. Please e-mail us for more information: chicagorelates@gmail.com

Social Professionals of Toastmasters helps career minded professionals polish their public speaking skills through the toastmasters program. Whether you have a fear of public speaking or just seeking to become a better speaker, toastmasters can help.

Discover how Practical Meditation can help you unlock: Your Innate ESP Communication with your Inner Guidance/Angels A deeper awareness of your Life Purpose Learn how to follow your hunches You were born with it. Use meditation to relax and let your inner talents unfold. Meet other local people who are interested in practical techniques for spiritual daily living. This is a series of classes that will help you learn how to reduce stress using meditation. Using your personal Sea Of Tranquility …

… Since whatever we focus on grows, the aim of this group is to help members focus on happiness and to spread it at every opportunity. If you are a happy person and want to socialize and network with other happy people, this is for you. If your goal is to become a happier person this group is for you. If you want to contaminate others with your happiness, this group is definitely for you. Visit http://iamhappyproject.org for more information; while you are there please follow us on twitter and lik …