Sponsored by the Living Arts Counseling Center Social Anxiety Improvement Do you fear social situations? Are you afraid of public speaking? Do you often blushing, sweat, or tremble in social situations? Are you unhappy with your lack of relationships? Social anxiety is much more common than you think.  This group is a great place for you meet others who have struggled to overcome S.A. We offer support groups and casual events where you can: Learn more about social anxiety Meet others who stru …

Welcome to the San Francisco Chapter of the Happiness Clubs across the country! The mission of the San Francisco Happiness Club is to teach its member how to be emotionally strong in the face of adversity and how to achieve happiness outside of people, places, things, and circumstances. All the teachings are based on the scientific research of positive psychology, the science of happiness. CNN Hero of the year Nominee, Dr. Aymee Coget, specializes in treating depression, anxiety and stress throu …

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 …

This group is for people who are seeking to establish deep spiritual friendships both with others, and with themselves. We will commit to co-creating an atmosphere that offers deep listening, unwavering compassion -- and potentially life-altering challenge to the status quo. This ongoing group will explore and practice ways to 1) Access our deepest wisdom, and 2) More completely integrate and embody that wisdom in all aspects of our lives. In this process, we’ll draw respectfully from many s …

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 …

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 …

The purpose of this group is to spread the word about Holotropic Breathwork groups to a larger number of people, as well as share when the different groups are happening.  With this group I want to provide a space for those curious and new to the work, to experience it for the first time in a supportive and nourishing environment.   As well as those who have practiced it for some time, have a place and a community to come back to. I have found through the years, that this work is a wonderful wa …

Today we're inundated with junk science from infomercials, politicians, television and radio shows. Remember when you loved science and you knew what it was? Or maybe science has left you in the dust since you finished school. Whatever the case may be, please join us and renew your relationship with science. This group is dedicated to the principals of the Science Cafe movement. Its purpose is to expose everyone to interesting new science, to get those burning questions answered, and to bring …

Intimate relationships are one of the greatest and most profound sources of personal and spiritual growth, however many of us have forgotten the real meaning of relationships. In ancient days men and women came together to honor the Divine within themselves and within each other. Relationships weren’t based in dependency, obligation, sacrifice or selfishness, but were rather a means for personal and spiritual development. They were a means of connecting to the Sacred feminine and masculine withi …

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 …

Café Aquarius is hosting, after restaurant hours, an Astrology Center where anyone interested in Astrology and other metaphysical disciplines can come for our various events. You not only learn about new models of the world, but also about yourself and the energies you're working with in your life. Events • Metaphysical Night - we have 6 readers, each of whom practice a different metaphysical tool: Vedic Astrology, Tarot, Handwriting Analysis, Numerological Astrology, Hand Analysis, and Destiny …

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 …

This Tapas Acupressure Technique® (TAT®) group meets once a month in Oakland, California. TAT® is a gentle yet powerful healing method which helps members release stress, let go of painful memories, participate in emotional healing and to come to a place of peace inside.  Doing TAT® in a group setting amplifies the healing energies for the benefit all who participate. I have had very positive experiences with TAT® and wish to share this profound healing method with others who are on a quest for …

Hello, Thanks for checking out this meetup. I decided to create this group because community is important to me and I, and some friends of mine, believe there are many of us lesbian, queer, and sexually fluid women out there who value spiritual connection, compassion, psychological and emotional depth, non-judgment and open-heartedness that would enjoy meeting each other. My intention for this meetup is to provide a place where a diverse group of women who come from a variety of spiritual paths/ …

This is a regular show and tell for people who take advantage of various personal self-tracking tools and methods to gain more knowledge about themselves, others and the world around them. Come share what you are doing and learn from others. Topics include, but are not limited to: *Self-experimentation *Behavior monitoring *Lifelogging, lifecaching, lifestreaming *Location tracking *Digitizing body info *Biometric data *Psychological self-assessments *Medical self-diagnostics *Personal genome se …

Our experiences in dreams and in waking life influence each other equally. Still, we only focus on our waking lives and disregard our sleep adventures as unimportant, somewhat less real and imaginary. Well, everything changes if you can experience your dreams from the perspective of a conscious observer. Many people cannot even imagine what it feels like to be aware in your dreams but many others have experienced lucid dreams at some point in their lives, not knowing they could reproduce them. L …

The Liminal Art Salon meetup group is a forum for incubating authentic expression. Its purpose is to guide, stimulate and inspire artists and seekers to renew the spirit and power of true, authentic creative expression. Liminal literally means "threshold". To create from a liminal state is to cross the threshold between everyday reality and the invisible realms of supra rational consciousness. We aim to generate, brainstorm and cultivate ideas, imaginings, creations, events and collaborations. O …

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 …

This is a group that meets to discuss and train in memory techniques as practiced on Mnemotechnics.org. Meetups alternate between the East Bay and San Francisco. Beginners are welcome! Please read the information below to be sure that this is the group that you're looking for. About the Techniques The techniques we discuss and practice are useful for studying in school, learning languages, memorizing poetry, and for competing in memory competitions. Here is a list of some of the techniques: Met …

We gather together to socialize and discuss the world of ideas, especially: psychology, neuroscience, Zen Buddhism, eastern thought, philosophy, mythology, religion, anthropology, sociology, history, the arts and humanities. Most of our events are "pot luck lectures"—gatherings where we are all welcome to bring ideas from books, articles, media programs, and other sources we've come across that relate to the topic of the day. While the topics are decidedly "intellectual" we also socialize and pr …

The Quantified Self North Bay Meetup Group is inspired by the Bay Area Quantified Self Meetup and the Quantified Self blog. Based in California's stunning North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area and encompassing Marin, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties, it is a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves. Anything is game -- from personal genetics to ways to digit …

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. - Carl Jung It's no accident I've created this group to connect like souls. If you are interested discovering (more about) yourself, your psyche, the collective conscious, myths, dreams, symbolism, archetypes, and so much more, please join the group. This group welcomes ALL genders, age groups, ethnicities, sexual orientations, etc.! I would be honored to share this wo …

Open to new insights and new possibilities by joining a Dreamwork Circle. You’ll also meet like-thinkers and experience the magic of synchronicity as the nighttime dreams of the circle emerge with discoveries and healings for all. We’ll explore our dreamscapes through symbol, metaphor, and myth—from classic tales to modern-day movie themes. We’ll use dream reentry to find out what reoccurring dreams are trying to tell us and to discover the endings to dreams that keep us hanging. And, we’ll look …

This is a group of Board Certified Behavior Analysts and other professionals familiar with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from around the San Francisco Bay Area.  Any professional from an adjacent field is welcome - for example, social workers, therapists, and animal behaviorists.  ABA students are also welcome. We meet once a month to troubleshoot cases, offer and gain peer support, discuss and share experiences while having fun with a dynamic and energizing group of people. We look forward to …

Offspring of Toxic Parents A monthly support group for the adult children of self-absorbed and toxic parents Did your mother or father often criticize and attack you? Did they ignore and discount your feelings and needs? Did the world revolve around their moods and demands? A self-absorbed or narcissistic parent is one who puts his or her needs first. They have little empathy and cannot recognize the feelings of others. They expect understanding and admiration but are unable to give them in r …