… Hundreds of books read about Buddhism, meditation, psychotherapy, psychology, philosophy, etc. Nine years of sporadic meditation; meditating regularly now. Regularly do journaling/emotional/meaning/etc.-type practices and have done psychotherapy on and off. Not a licensed mental health professional or anything like that. Not enlightened. Not authorized to teach meditation in any contemplative lineage. Not a Buddhist. Not starting a cult. Etc.)   UPDATE: I'm changing the requirements a little bit …

The Center for Growth, located in Philadelphia, is now offering support groups for people suffering from Depression and/or Anxiety. The groups will be offered once a week at the cost of $20.00 per session. The group will be ongoing.  There is a minimum of a 5 week commitment required in advance.  You will need to purchase at least 5 sessions.  If you buy 5 sessions the cost is $100, or if you buy 10 sessions, the cost would be $200.  BEFORE you can attend any group sessions, you MUST contact Amb …

  Hello, and welcome! I am delighted to present to you the first group in Philadelphia created for actively practicing the dynamic sciences of the mind. IN SHORT, THIS GROUP IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING YOUR ABILITY TO PREFORM IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. We will hold practice groups, in field activities, and workshops on various topics such as persuasion, psychology, creating rapport, and much, much more. Interested? Read on... "How do you get better at something? Practice, practice, steroids, and p …

… Energetic Theater - sort of a blend of expressive arts/drama therapy and dynamic meditation based in ancient and modern psychology, sociology, and empowerment theories that help us to understand different roles we play in our daily lives, how to recognize roles others play, and how to consciously choose appropriate roles with each other. Great for relationships - intimate, familial, business, creative....Changes situations with joy, laughter, and ease! Promotes understanding, peace, collaboratio …

This group is for social workers, psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurses, school psychologists, rehabilitation counselors, creative arts therapists, life coaches, and any/all others working in mental health in the greater Philadelphia area. Students in MH field are also welcome! We aim to network, further our professional development, and brainstorm about our shared needs as a community. As the group grows, we may also volunteer and/or raise awareness of is …

 Note: **This is an update from the original copy. After what seems like some confusion as to how "sexuality" is defined, I thought I would refer to the American Psychological Association's definition: "Sexuality is a broad area of study related to an individual's sex, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation. It also includes the effect of prejudice and discrimination based on the aforementioned topics, as well as sexual disorders". There's a plethora of topics and issues to …

Meet other local people who are learning about or using the Core Energetics Process, as a way of life, including practitioners, students, clients, process group members and workshop attendees. Find out about local practitioners, process and supervision groups, workshops and intensives.

Artists and entrepreneurs, biologists and psychologists, doctors and patients, investors and inventors, data libertarians and hacktivists, coders and the actively curious communicating common cause. These meetups are natural and necessary to guiding the trajectory of the technology and for finding personal opportunities therein. Quantified Self Philadelphia is modeled on the Bay Area Quantified Self Show & Tell meetings started in 2008 by Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly in the Bay Area. Your host f …

The Center for Growth, located in Philadelphia, is offering a group designed to give women who deal with Dyspareunia and Vaginismus an opportunity to learn more about these health conditions and to meet other women who struggle with them. The Center for Growth is staffed by licensed, professional psychotherapists (marriage and family therapists, counseling practitioners, and social workers) who specialize in family therapy, marriage counseling, couples counseling, play therapy, sex therapy, and …

The Philadelphia Self Quantifiers group brings together technologists, healthcare professionals and anyone interested in self-improvement through data gathering and analysis.  We'll meet to discuss technologies and techniques that aid in understanding of the physical, mental and psychological. As the group grows, we hope to have regular "show and tell" meetups in which members will share their quantified-self tools. NOTE: This group is intended to replace the Quantified Self Philadelphia that se …

… Constitution / self reliance / food preservation and storage / water procurement and purification / making shelter / lethal and non lethal defense / Nuke-Chem-Bio issues / self reliant psychology / bartering / family oriented strategies and techniques  / civil unrest / firearm basics / gardening in small spaces / natural disasters / stealth and subterfuge / resisting martial law / emergency medicine and trauma care / repelling home invasions / wilderness survival / fire making and fire fighting …

WELCOME.. If you are in the mid-life phase of your life 40's-60's and would like to meet others for social gatherings and activities, please join our Meetup. Relationships are an important part of life and its always nice to have a friend to call, share a dinner with or spend time outdoors enjoying nature.   This Meetup will offer social, athletic, cultural and fun acitvities. If you are new in town, want to explore the area or simply looking for a friendly, open group of people to hang out with …

Mindfulness practitioners benefit from being part of a community or Sangha. Here we will enjoy mindful meditation and Qigong practices in a warm and openhearted home. If you have a mindfulness practice, have graduated from MBI classes or the mindfulness-based trainings at Jefferson or Penn, you might like to join us. You may learn new practices, connect with others and deepen your skills. Come create community with us!

  If you are a mental health practitioner or in another healing  or spiritual profession and you practice mindfulness, you might benefit from joining our group! This group is intended to provide a supportive and healing community for those in the healing professions. We will enjoy mindfulness sitting meditation practices and mindful movement practices, including Qigong. Members may choose to share the responsibility of leading guided meditations. A warm and accepting environment will be cultivat …

If you're curious about spreading awakening through a unique open source architecture, please join us to explore meditation, gazing transmission, embodied awakening, and compassionate dialogue. You'll discover more of who you are -- in both your Vastness and your unique particularity -- in a safe, supportive setting. Waking Down in Mutuality was founded in 1992 by Saniel Bonder (http://www.sanielandlinda.com/saniel_bonder.html), whose passionate commitment to democratize awakening has birthe …

Quarterly networking for psychologists, psychiatrists. social workers, LPCs, LMFTs who have a full or part time private practice in Philadelphia or surrounding suburbs. We will meet for lunch, brunch or dinner in Chestnt Hill. The days of the week will rotate. The purpse is to network and discuss relevant pp related topics.