Let's get together to discuss things that help us with our chronic illness! Join if you have RA, fibromyalgia, lupus, or any other chronic illness that burdens you. Getting together with others who have the same illness can be very comforting. My goal is to have a group where one can find new ways of coping with their illness, learn more about their illness, and have a place to release stress. I'd like to have a chance to have speakers come in and talk about all aspects of chronic illnesse …

Common sense approach to dealing with common back pain issues. We discuss chronic and acute back pain issues. How to avoid flair ups during daily activities. How to select the correct exercises to stay fit and aviod injury. Staying active while avoiding making the condition/s worse is the key to success.

Women living with the chronic pain of vulvodynia wil find support, encouragement, comradery, and information at our meetings. The meetings are run on the guidelines provided by the National Vulvodynia Association (see nva.org) and we meet in the Evanston/Skokie/Rogers Park area. I organize the group but the group's leadership and agendas are run by its members. I started organizing vulvodynia support groups because of the unmet need I see as a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. …

This group is dedicated to wholistic health and wellness, and aim to help resolve pain, whether physical or emotional. Trauma may help cause, or worsen, physiological and emotional injury, relationship problems, symptoms and pain. We now focus in on "New Frontier of Self: The Still, Soft Voice." Please join in Discussions on our Message Board.

Meet with local people who suffer from Fibromyalgia to discuss, share, laugh, and conquer the misconceptions regarding this disabling condition. Support, understanding, and validation in a comfortable environment is important! This meetup will always be an open group where people are invited but not obligated to discuss and share their experiences with various coping mechanisms, solutions for relief of pain, fatigue, fog, etc. There are several remedies with published studies but empirical, f …

Milwaukee Fibromyalgia Connections is where adults with Fibromyalgia can meet peers to share, learn, and support each other. We share our struggles and successes, wellness and educational resources, useful connections, and much more. Our monthly support group meetings are usually "open discussion" format where members discuss what is going on with them since we last met. Sometimes we will have a specific topic or theme to share, learning, and explore new areas relating to our illness. Both the o …

I'm looking to create a support group that serves two purposes. First, I am interested in sharing and recieving information on sarcoidosis and all its medical ups-and-downs; hearing from others directly ans eeing how others can be therapeutic on so many levels. Second, I am also interested in the celebration of life despite having sarcoidosis. I am healthy, willing and able now and hope it stays this way. So, I was also looking to participate in simple and fun events at different places to celeb …

I want to gather a great group of people who have lupus that want to meet others who share in their experiences. You know, just to have fun and be around others who just "GET IT". Some meetups will be spur of the moment (extra spoon day) and some will be planned far in advance (saving spoons/trade a spoon day). We will hang out in great coffee shops, gather at a spa or two, have tea, watch movies, read books, and have other fun outings. The purpose of this group is to give us lots of activities …

Our group is looking to discuss new innovative ideas in healthcare. Everyone is welcome and everyone gets heard. We discuss new business concepts - what we like about them, concerns about them and how to improve them. Each meeting has a focused topic to build on and since we partner with a local healthcare startup company, we get to use the latest and greatest innovation techniques. Be a part of the solution to making healthcare more affordable! We meet a few times a month. Looking forward to me …

Discuss, brainstorm & connect with people who have a hidden disability, Ie. Depression, Learning, Diabetes, etc. I have high hopes for this group.

This is a group for anyone interested in improving their health naturally and achieving optimal health and wellness. We are looking for like minded people who bring positive energy, are open minded, are eager to learn about prevention and many topics that lead to improving overall health. I started this group because my daughter and I had several health challenges we were facing.  It was a long road and my husband and I were very concerned and thought, “Is this as good as it’s going to get?” In …

Please join us in an exploration of the gifts of the human heart. Through guided meditation, you will discover peace, compassion, holiness and so much more. If you have had difficulty meditating in the past, Heart Meditation may surprise you. Even if you have been meditating for years, you may discover gifts that have yet to be opened.

Neuropathy Support Group We Meet the 3RD Wednesday of the month. At 1pm - 2:30pm At St. John's United Church of Christ 1520 N. Mc Aree Rd Waukegan IL , 60085 For More Information you may Email me ( Scott) at Fishdog300@yahoo.com

Happy 2012! I thought it would be a great way to kick off the new year with a meet up group to explore the many ways to live a healthy and enhanced life. Are you looking to make some healthy changes? Lose weight this year and keep it off? Are you looking to eat healthier? Do you suffer from chronic pain or illness? Or do you just want to meet new friends who are health and fitness minded? Our meetups will include fitness and cooking classes, healthy dinning, a walking group in good weather and e …

Do you practice Emotional Freedom Technique on your own and want to join a tapping circle for even better results? EFT is a simple technique for releasing emotional blocks, stopping cravings and reducing stress. If you don't currently practice it, we can teach you. Let's try it with the focused energies of a group! For details on what EFT is there are several websites, such as Gary Craig's at http://emofree.com/ and EFT Universe at http://www.eftuniverse.com/, but here's the basic idea. While st …