This is a regular show and tell for people taking advantage of various kinds of personal tracking - geotracking, life-logging, DNA sequencing, etc. - to gain more knowledge about themselves. Come share what you are doing, and learn from others. Topics include, but are not limited to: Chemical Body Load Counts Personal Genome Sequencing Lifelogging Self Experimentation Risks/Legal Rights/Duties Behavior monitoring Location tracking Non-invasive Probes Digitizing Body Info Sharing Healt …

HappierSanFrancisco was formed to facilitate exploration of positive psychology - the science of happiness. After more than a decade of rigorous scientific research, we know that happiness can be measured and we know that happiness can be taught. Increasing your happiness is possible through tools developed in the science of positive psychology. The club is free to join and open to everyone with an interest in positive psychology, wellness, health, happiness, flourishing, positivity, therapy an …

Introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique and community healing circle on Sundays 2-5pm.  EFT is an amalgamation of Chinese Medicine (meridian therapy), modern day psychology, and unconditional love. This class will introduce you to the basic meridian points, increase your emotional stability, support you in strengthening your nervous system, and increasing overall internal awareness.  You will walk away with a new self healing tool to support harmony and success in personal and professional r …

SoundSpace! is a beautiful new space in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district where we combine sound and music with other art and wellness practices to experience insight, discussion, community, and fun! Our workshops and creative laboratories uniquely integrate sound practices and explorations with the voice, songwriting, creative writing, guided improvisations deep listening, yoga, meditation, acupuncture, psychology, movement, and much more. Sound and music play a large role in the he …

We have lively conversations not just around the subjects of Thelema, Hermetics, and the occult arts and sciences, but also relevant topics of history, science, astronomy, astrology, technology, social change, psychology, healing work, self-improvement, and so much more. Because of the diversity of the people who attend, everyone has their own unique perspectives and contributions, and this group is so welcoming to new ideas. Your unique contributions are valued. All levels of experience are wel …

This group is an experiment, and partly a selfish one. I just finished grad school, moved out to the city, and finally have had some time to really explore what it is that I want out of life. And, shit! This stuff can be *difficult* to grapple with. For example, how do we achieve true happiness? What does "success" mean? What are the implications of mortality on daily life? Can we care more about the rest of the world than we currently do? Where the *hell* is Waldo? If you're in your twenties …

Hello dreamers, idealists, healers, and visionaries, Would you like to connect with fellow INFPs?  If so, you've found the right place! In this group, we'll meet up to get to know each other, talk about personality types and life as an INFP, and explore San Francisco. There are no rules here, just an openness to be who you are and express whatever you want. Welcome!

Freedoms is a group of fantastic Bay Area folks who are interested in learning more about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT),  in a safe environment and building community at the same time. EFT often works when nothing else will. This energy psychology technique has been used successfully on a wide range of emotional as well as physical conditions, including anxiety, addictive cravings, depression, traumatic memories, phobias, pain control, stress, disease and personal performance. It has the ab …

Habit Design™ is the largest national cooperative for sharing best practices in developing sustainable daily habits via Behavior-Change Psychology, Captology (Persuasive Technology), Game Mechanics & Techniques, Behavioral Economics, Sociology, etc. Our goal is to spawn local "habit labs" across the country with a focus on "what really works in habit mastery beyond 100 days". Over 8000 members have participated representing 500+ companies, universities, non-profits, and other organizations. At o …

The Design Thinking Meetup  Group is a collection of individuals who understand the importance of culture and design, and the role both play in the world of technology and business. We are passionate about mixing anthropology with economics, psychology with design, cultural observation with implementation, humanity with consumerism, and other clever concoctions. We meet to learn about human-centered design and put human-centered design to work by volunteering for non-profit and charity organizat …

So who are we and why should you come to one of our workshops? By combining the art and science of communication, Social Fluency has developed a fun, skills-based curriculum that is built on peer-reviewed research in cognitive behavioral psychology, neuroscience and other cutting-edge disciplines. Our effectiveness has been proven by both scientific studies and real world results. Our unique and fun teaching techniques, along with our highly skilled instructors blend interesting content and inte …

Welcome to the Psychedelic Society of San Francisco! Our group is devoted to the exploration of the expansion of consciousness – and we’re fascinated and thrilled as we learn about the profound role psychedelics have played in the evolution of human consciousness over the past tens of thousands of years. It’s awesome. We work to create safe spaces to foster discussion and community between consciousness seekers: psychologists, artists, philosophers, hippies, makers, scientists . . . I hope you c …

After I finished "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin I always thought it would be great to do my own. After using the excuse of life for getting in the way, I've decided to really do it. This group is to explore yourself, your happiness, and hold yourself accountable to continuing to challenge yourself. If you'd like to dedicate this next year to a better, more fulfilling self I encourage you to join myself and others in a project to hopefully, become happier!

I wanted happiness for myself, and I had struggled for a long time. I swore to God that I would make myself a happier person. I was trained in mathematics for 6 years, engineering for 4 years, and I had masters in computer science, and I started pursuing further education. But guess what, I ended up in a situation where my research data went against popular views. I went to all big research institutes to validate my hypothesis, theories, and research. I end up hitting the wall In those interacti …

The Entheogenic Research, Integration, and Education group’s mission is to provide a forum for the furtherance of three areas in the entheogenic dialogue: 1) discussing contemporary research and scholarship involving sacred medicine and proposing new horizons and directions for it; 2) creating and holding a safe space in which to share and integrate transpersonal experiences; and 3) envisioning a new educational paradigm in which the ancient wisdom of plant teachers, long held by indigenous cult …

Does 19th-century French philosopher, Henri Bergson, haunt your dreams? If he were still alive (and ambulatory) would you be stalking him? If yes to either, check into a mental health facility immediately, or check out our group. Bergson rated immediate experience and intuition above rationalism and quantitative science. For this he won the Nobel Prize in 1924. Bergson was first and foremost a philosopher of Time and viewed time (motion) as something inherent to matter, not something added to it …

Hi, there! Welcome to our new San Francisco Kundalini and Meditation Meetup Group! You may be wondering, what is Kundalini? Good question. Kundalini is called the yoga of awareness because it focuses on not just physical movements, but on the movement of energy in the body to expand sensory awareness and intuition in order to raise individual consciousness. Here you will find a harmonious blend of postures, pranayama, mantra, music and meditation. Kundalini is a physical, mental and spiritual di …

We are passionate individuals on the path of consciousness. We experience self-discovery by using tools such as meditation, active imagination, channeling, voice dialogue, tarots, runes, shadow work, dream analysis and interpretation, archetypes, energy work, authentic movement, high-intensity sound and IChing just to name a few. We are a non-denominational community who practice the 7 practices of the heart: awareness, truth, choice, full self- expression, service, accessing greater resource an …

When it comes to the game of love and of relationships, the game has been rigged against you. It has been your whole life. Just like playing in a casino, the odds are not in your favour. Sure you can win but, when you do so it not because of the odds, it is in spite of them. How and why did the game become to be rigged against us? Well because we are all born into a Sex 2.0 world. The Sex 2.0 world is a toxic environment for relationships. What if I told you that there is something you can do to …

Sometimes it can feel like very few men are interested in talking about anything deeper than sports, entertainment, or current events. Yet, there is so much that bonds us guys together, especially after the age of 30 - triumphs like marriage and children, and challenges...like marriage and children. I came up with the idea for this group after several weeks of thinking about how different I am now from when I was 19; how I feel so much wiser and more thoughtful, and yet so much less in control t …

A local meetup of the larger AnthroDesign community, we will meet monthly to discuss all subjects at the intersection of anthropology and design. Meetings may include guest speakers, workshops, and basic community building.

We meet to support and promote the growth of our innate spirituality through organizing and holding public events, watching pre-recorded videos of Swami Premodaya and participating in interactive Online Satsang gatherings. Anyone who is interested in personal growth and spiritual awakening will greatly benefit from joining this group. Swami Premodaya is a spiritual master who works directly with all who are ready and willing to take the next step in finding themselves. After profound experience …

This is a group for entrepreneurs who have already achieved enough success that "making it" is no longer their primary goal. Instead of networking and talking about user acquisition strategies, let's discuss meaning, cognitive psychology, and favorite books. Let this forum also serve as a place to offer mutual support on issues relevant to our lives, but that few others can relate to.

Welcome to IONS~SF, The Institute of Noetic Sciences – San Francisco Community Group. Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell founded this organization to explore the frontiers of Consciousness and to integrate science and spirituality. For those who want dynamite, cutting edge, life expanding information, we present amazing speakers on a variety of topics at monthly programs with a wonderful group of people attending. IONS is an increasingly vital family with community groups around the world, sharing and …

Shift + Alt + God is for those who feel stuck in life and don’t know where to start. It is for those who are working hard but feel they are not going anywhere. It is for those who are confused about what they want and how to get it. It is for those who cannot quit their jobs and explore what the world has to truly offer. This book is relatable to almost everyone, at a time when we desperately need to relate. Join us in a spiritual program designed to teach specific strategies on letting go of th …

This is a group for anyone interested in talking about agape love (unconditional, pure, intense, universal love). Some discussions might involve the link between agape love and God, the tie between feeling love and being happy, the wisdom of different religions and spiritual traditions, the role of prayer and meditation in spurring internal change, etc. The group is just meant to be a forum for like minded and spirited individuals to get together and talk about things that interest them.