… Well lets build a community of people who are focused on living the best life they can on this planet!

WHO WE ARE The Chicago Female-Focused Film Meetup & Festival is a group for those involved in the film industry, (not a group that goes to see movies together) who are interested in actively participating in the creation, support, development, and promotion of screenplays and films that offer increased opportunities for women in film, especially in broadening the types of roles, stories, ages, body-types, diversity and the overall presence and number of women in film. Members range in experience …

Are you ready for a fuller, more authentic experience of Life? We are a new Spiritual Center, focused on your spiritual growth – the growth that happens beyond belief and religious dogma. It’s your birthright to experience the absolute fullness of life. Are you living it? Or are your judgments, circumstances, and thoughts allowing life to live you? Our teachings emphasize YOU as a divine creation on a path toward higher expressions of your self. We are committed to growing in our relationship an …

The CXPA Chicago Group is the local networking group of The Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA). The CXPA is a global non-profit organization positioned to guide and enhance the growing field of customer experience. CXPA brings together like-minded professionals focused on advancing the practice of customer experience management and creating career growth by establishing customer experience management as a recognized and admired professional discipline. As a collective body, we …

… • You will learn to focus on what is important • You will be unstoppable in reaching your optimal potential • Your feelings for life will become immensely more positive • You will gain a deep rooted faith in your own capabilities • You will learn to love yourself like never before • Your life will become so exciting you can hardly stand it Are these extravagant ideals? Not at all. They are being fulfilled among us--sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we fo …

20 years ago we started a movement to bring a focused effort to have an Asian presence in Chicago's nightlife. Over 2,000 events later and over 2 million attendees, we're just getting started. This Meetup group is less about being informed about such events, and more about finding like minds within the events. With social being so synonymous with digital nowadays, it only follows that we have a proper medium to organize a party within the party. Whether you are new to Chicago or have been here y …

Are you a Focused. Aspiring. Belle. writing in Chicago? This group is for women looking for writing support & positive critique while working on novels, plays, & short-stories of all genres.

The Attractive Attraction Coalition of Chicago meets to discuss and support one another as we learn to apply the 'Law of Attraction' (as described in the Teachings of Abraham and the Secret) to our daily lives. We will focus on goal setting and overcoming our old thought patterns to help manifest our desires, whatever they may be. Topics such as the use of Vision Boards, shifting of thought patterns, visualization, positive self-talk, living in the NOW, daily motivations etc. will be discussed.

… What we do will vary from week to week, but a large focus will be on day hiking trips, and include rafting, cycling, horseback riding, skiing, weekend trips and whatever else comes up depending on the season and the interests. So if you have something in mind that you've always wanted to try, please suggest it! Our activities will include ALL fitness level to ACCOMMODATE all members of our group, and most of the time no special skills but 1 - a positive attitude and a desire to have a fun adven …

… Subjects range from entity formation, establishing co-founder agreements, protecting intellectual property and trade secrets, business assumption validation, risk mitigation, financing and funding, practical requirements of angels and venture capitalists, contemplating the roles of employees and independent contractors, “critical task management,” and strategic planning. Focus varies depending upon the working group, but we try to incorporate all participants’ interests and concerns. These …

We decided to start this group to create an opportunity to meet new, creative people in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. This group will be focused on coming together and sharing our talents in a positive way--whether that be painting (artful, or home-improvement), gardening, organizing a fundraising event, decorating, ect. Starting out, we're looking to find out what would most interest you. What talents or new skills would you like to explore? Many of our volunteer-based meetups will focus on helpi …

… The goal of the foundation is to encourage Pakistanis living abroad and in Pakistan to communicate better, to collaborate on various projects that will focus on improving the educational, inter-cultural and environmental opportunities for all Pakistanis. Goals •To Implement positive social economic change by making education and literacy a priority. •To Promote life of equity, social justice & human rights and dignity for everyone. •To Provide support to credible NGOs for resource developmen …

Lucca Leadership North America runs courses in transformational leadership for young people (students, young professionals and social entrepreneurs). We define transformational leadership as an approach to leadership that focuses on the ability to bring about change which uplifts and benefits humanity, through meeting its needs and developing its capabilities. Transformational leaders create sustainable and practical solutions to the needs in the world. They address underlying causes rather than …

… While there are similarities in topics and many of the people, what is different about Friends from the Underground compared to Chicago Underground Social Media Society is our emphasis: FFTUnderground incorporates social media into the programs as a tool to achieve the business results our members desire but social media is not the primary focus as it was in CUSMS. Friends from the Underground Mission: To empower members to achieve personal growth and business development by providing a …

… Both of us have personally experienced the positive effects of energy meditation on our happiness and well-being. Now we want to share these techniques with others. This Circle focuses on relaxation, breathing, energy and meditation techniques in a group setting that can help create positive changes in our lives.  We will meet weekly for 1 hour of practice and sharing at Pure Balance Health Center in Glenview, IL.

… ur body while conceiving and during pregnancy Release muscle tension, improve posture and depth of your breathing supplying baby and your body with enough oxygen Reduce or completely eliminate physical discomforts allowing your body to be completely focused on creating a healthy baby Improve sleep patterns and feel energized, vitalized and productive during all 9 month of your pregnancy Address digestive system issues and eliminate unnecessary weight gain and cravings This Meetup is also focuse …