We're a friendly, casual group with no admission fee, no dues, no facilitator and almost no structure.  We sit, talk, eat and drink.  We are women, men, straight, gay, Bipolar I, Bipolar II, medicated, unmedicated, you name it.  We meet every other Thursday at 7:00 pm in the Mission district of SF.  Check the calendar for exact dates.

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 …

Anyone needing to get to the bottom of a chronic health concern will really benefit from the information offered here. This group is geared toward folks with Hashimoto's Hypothyroid, Celiac, Gluten Sensitivity, Rheumatic diseases, Depression, Anxiety, Eczema, Psoriasis et al autoimmune conditions. You are probably reading this right now because you suffer from an autoimmune condition and know from personal experience that certain foods contribute to your body discomfort and inflammation. You are …

Tending the Fire Within: A Therapy Group for Men In This group we will embrace and explore issues that men often find themselves struggling with. Together we will share and learn to work with our anger, humiliation, grief, loneliness, and sense of power in order to create lives with more passion and connection. By supporting each other’s experience, we will dive more deeply into our own expressions of masculinity and learn how we can feel more alive by holding our issues with compassion and hear …

WHERE Are you stuck In Your Life?????? Clients usually do a constellation for a major block or issue that seems immune to all their efforts to change it.So, to explain a constellation just a little, all people carry with them an energetic field or blueprint of their biological families--this field has been called by some a family soul, or family conscience. That field has an enormous unconscious effect on each family members life and all the people they interact with. Long standing problems wi …

Sick of setting goals but not meeting them? .. of having aspirations and desires but not the balls or perseverance to reach them without giving up or getting distracted? .. of desiring closeness but sabotaging it or pushing away? "Self Sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn't happen." GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY You will open to more ease and aliveness through: - learning to recognize self sabotaging forces/ voices/ behaviors - gaining tools to manage th …

This is a place to get help and support for your anxiety whether it is mild stress and anxiety to Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety / Phobia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Attacks, OCD, or Phobias.

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 …

Hi and Welcome! I started to chant Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo, the title of Shakyamuni’s last writing known as the Lotus Sutra in 1997.  I also became a member of the lay Buddhist branch based on the philosophy of Nichiren Daishonin called the Soka Gakki International-USA. I had experienced tremendous unhappiness, hopelessness, miseries, depressive state, no confidence, no esteem, stress and anxiety up until this point in 1996. When I was introduced to this practice, my life began changing for the bett …

We all possess a natural ability to self-regulate our emotions. For example: after a car accident, or a relationship break up there may be a period of heightened emotions. It may seem like the experience 'will never end'. Yet, eventually the emotional experience of the trauma naturally resolves itself; one day we find ourselves driving without a second thought, or madly in love with another person. However, for some of us, this natural ability may become 'blocked'. And, for many individuals, t …

BAASICS (Bay Area Art & Science Interdisciplinary Collaborative Sessions) is a series of San Francisco-based evening programs that bring together working artists, scientists, and other creative individuals to present engaging, multi-media programs that explore a given theme. In the United States, the contemporary fine arts and sciences are generally set apart from popular discourse, and despite much talk of commonality between artists and scientists, there is little substantive dialogue between …

Chakra Trance Journey is an ancient shamanic and yogic form of Healing, Empowerment, and Meditative Presence. Let your body-wisdom guide you. Disconnect from the internal dialogue, and move naturally into deep movement. Feel directly the powerful energies that reside within your miraculous body. Breathe deep, move free, and BE. This dynamic meditation is completely unique and personal to each individual. We dance with eyes closed and embark upon our own inner journey of transformation. As we d …

Are you living the life you want? Many of us can't explain why we feel the way we feel. We eat, drink, sleep or work too much. We don't take care of our bodies. We're consumed with overwhelm and worry. The answer might lie in the way we unconsciously repeat our family history. It's a common theme we see all the time: sad mother, sad daughter... alcoholic father, alcoholic son... the relationship difficulties of the parents, mirrored by the children. Unconscious loyalties live ‘behind-the-scenes’ …

This is a group for people with social anxiety who are interested in getting together for fun and social activities in a safe and supportive environment. I started this group because I know how difficult it is for people who have SA to participate in activities with others who don't have social anxiety. Looking forward to meeting all of you. "Leave your worries for a while; they'll still be there when you get back."

Emotional Freedom Technique is a potent and simple self-healing tool. EFT combines various effective eastern and western therapies with the universal healing power of acknowledgement, love, and compassion. This modality rolls them into one while applying a percussive tapping on the meridians (the same system used in acupuncture) to release excess emotional charge from the bodies energetic wiring that has jammed the body's natural ability to rapidly heal and balance itself. EFT unlocks and defuse …

Do you suffer from ELSE (Extremely Low Self Esteem)? <Hey I just created that; do you like it?> Many people do. But I am learning that you don't have to suffer with that for the rest of your life. I'm a pilot as well as a public speaker. But yes, I have ELSE. Hard to believe? Believe it. I'd like to create a community for those who have some of the same issues in life. There are so many great places to eat here in San Francisco. Let's get together for a delicious lunch or dinner ... so we can le …

This is a support group for stutterers, organized as a Chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA). People who stutter, their family and friends, and anybody interested in increasing their understanding of stuttering, are all welcome to join our meetings. We do not promote any particular therapy and we encourage people to seek their own understanding, acceptance and solutions. The group provides a supporting environment for individual choices and personal issues related to stuttering. W …

The purpose of this group is to help people get the tools they need to improve their lives and shed some of their anxieties and sadness. We work as a team to overcome negative emotions, difficulties, inabilities, communication and relationship problems. Our approach is completely drug free.  We have the purpose of empowering people to help themselves and others. Our ideal member is interested in learning new things and willing to try them out to see how they work in real life.  If you are lookin …