The Chicago Suburban IONS(CS-IONS) is a local community group of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell. IONS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research, education, and membership organization whose mission is supporting individual and collective transformation through consciousness research, educational outreach, and engaging a global learning community in the realization of our human potential. “Noetic” comes from the Greek word nous, which means …

Meditation is often defined as taking a moment to sit quietly or to ponder. True meditation, however is much more than this. It is state of profound, deep peace that occurs when the mind is calm and silent, yet completely alert. This is just the beginning of an inner transformation that takes us to a higher level of awareness. This enables us to fulfill our true human potential. The problem, of course, is how to achieve this state. Within every human being there is a subtle system of three chan …

Hello. My name is William. I am using one of my extra meetup to see if there is interest creating an Occupy group locally. If you have any questions please send me a message. Thanks. (More to come...!)

This is a group of people from the "region" who are interested in examining spiritual concepts without religious attachment. We are primarily interested in those spiritual practices or beliefs that promote holistic well-being. No matter what we call it... God, Spirit, Energy, Universal Intelligence, Higher Power - we believe that every person, place and thing emanates from this spiritual source. The mission of our group is to provide a warm, supportive space to gather for those interested in …

Please join us to learn and  practice Nonviolent Communication in the Chicago Metro area.  This Meet Up group will promote workshops, retreats and practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as taught by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph D.  We will promote events led by Certified Trainers of NVC and candidates in the certification program of the Center for Nonviolent Communication. In addition, we will consider requests from others with NVC training as well.   Nonviolent Communication (NVC), a model develo …

All children are musical and every child needs a stimulating, supportive music environment to achieve basic competence in the wonderful human capacity for music making. We look at up to date research and information with regard to how music learning supports all early childhood learning.

You enjoy networking, traveling, meeting new friends & travel buddies??  Well, alas, this is the perfect group for you! Our goal is to get you out and about so you can enjoy yourself.  Many times we put so many other things ahead of ourselves, work, family, children....what about you?!?!  It's time to make some time for yourself and get away for a bit of fun and relaxation.  Perhaps, sometimes we'll go out to a nice happy hour for drinks, or a trendy, tasty restaurant. Additionally, we may plan …

PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING. We sincerely apologize, Male membership is temporarily suspended. Please feel free to apply when this message no longer appears. ABOUT THE FWB GROUP This group caters to single or married non judgmental, sex-positive people who want to enjoy the sparks of meeting someone new, and have at least at one point considered the idea of kissing or making out with a friend, and the idea was reciprocated ! Friends with benefits can be a tremendous asset for those that need a f …

ASPiE is a new group for college students with ASD! We are looking for new members, which is why we started this meetup group. Please join us -- we would love to meet you! ASPiE is a peer support group geared toward college students with ASD. The group includes all students from colleges and universities in the Chicago area. Those who attend will have opportunities to meet students with similar interests, discuss college life in a supportive environment, hear about topics of interest (relationsh …