My phone number is 804-338-2663--call or text any time for any reason. What is this? A group, bound by an evolving set of rules, whose members attempt communication. Participants are in group to have fun, grow interpersonally, and earn self-knowledge from each other. We're here to make familiars out of unfamiliars, and to evolve our speaking, listening, and leadership skills. This group is special; the defining rule is: Participants do not talk about things outside the room. So what do we talk …

This is a quarterly networking group for licensed LCSW's, LPC's and Psychologists in the Pittsburgh area who are interested in getting together for professional networking and collegial support. We are a group that wishes to provide support to private practitioners in the area as well as to any licensed therapists who currently work within an agency and are interested in making the move into private practice. Private practice can be isolating. So, let's get together, have some fun, and find out …

The Oneness Blessing is a form of divine energy that facilitates growth and awakening. Some people experience the energy as calming, soothing and deepening, others as white golden light, others as a tingling sensation the head. Some people feel nothing initially, but see positive effects in the days after. This blessed energy meets you where you are and takes you where you need to go on you own personal spiritual path. Here are some of transformative changes that people have attributed to the en …

We are a group of Atheists, Agnostics, Secularists, and Humanists. We advocate science, reason, and fun. Our group is full of intellectual freethinkers that are open to an array of different topics. We have discussions, movie nights, board game nights, museum tours, dinner nights, and more. Some events that we have had in the past include: a debate on the existence of God with Dan Barker, we've hosted a spaghetti dinner party with JT Eberhard, a trip to Reason Rally, A Trip to Skepticon V, NASA …

Come join other local amateur philosophers the first Wednesday of each month from 7-9pm as we explore the answers to life’s most profound questions at The Thinkers’ Club. Modeled on the Socrates Café concept, the Thinkers’ Club is a reading and discussion group intended to provide a fun, non-judgmental forum to discuss and debate philosophical topics with other critical thinkers. The group will read primary and secondary sources in the history of philosophy as well as in fiction, history, poli …

Greetings, and Welcome to the Akron area Death Cafe! Death Cafes may sound a bit morbid, but sometimes in can be helpful and good to reflect and discuss death and its related topics in a safe, open, and friendly environment over delicious food, tea, and coffee! The objective of Death Cafe is "To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives". These are the guiding principles of Death Cafes: - We are not for profit basis (though to be sustainable …

So you want to live the good life... Do you have a life philosophy to help guide you? Sounds too difficult? It is more simple than you would  imagine. It is all about letting of what really does not matter... Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome proves to be remarkably applicable to modern lives. Using the psychological insights and the practical techniques of the Stoics, one can avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so …