Bellydance is alive and well in the Elgin area!! Here you can find information on classes, workshops, performances, and other bellydance events! No matter what your style of bellydance or level of achievement, you are welcome here!

This group is for beginning photographers or those who want to start photography business. Join now and learn from someone that has been in the industry for decades. Join now and stay posted for upcoming workshops on Photography, Photoshop, Marketing and many more topics.

Monthly workshops on Sugar Addictions and Cravings. Strategies and information to help overcome these and other potential challenges regarding healthy eating

… Our Meetup group features: Photo outings & events Photography classes, lectures, & workshops  Members-only Photo galleries  An highly informative discussion forum  Monthly assignments to challenge and improve your skills Members' only discounts and opportunities And much more! Learn photography. Take and share your photos. Meet new friends! Membership is totally FREE and open to all! Even if you are not in the Chicagoland area, you will find CDP helpful in your photography! Join us …

This group is an adjunct to the Chicago Professional Photographers Association. CPPA has been an active professional organization providing education and community for professional photographers in greater Chicago. We are adding this meetup group as a way to reach out to aspiring photographers looking for a a resource for learning, and networking. In addition to monthly meeting announcements, this meetup group will be used to offer workshops and seminars on a wide variety of photographic techniq …

CWN is a group of serious writers who are committed to furthering their work through a workshop-style critique process. We meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Please be sure to read CWN's Critique Guidelines under the Pages tab before you submit your first piece for critique.

Pumping Station: One is a hackerspace (also called a makerspace or community workshop) located in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago at 3354 N. Elston Ave. We exist to provide the place, tools, and community where people can explore ideas; create new things; and share knowledge with each other. You can find more info about us at our web site http://www.pumpingstationone.org and chat with members on our Google group at http://groups.google.com/group/pumping-station-one-public.

… The Chicago Rebel Craft League has been organized for local crafters and artists to be able to come together and learn new techniques with exciting workshops in areas of bookbinding, printmaking, jewelry making, sewing, supplies swaps, finished craft swaps, ATC's (Artist's Trading Cards), altered art, postcards, mixed-media, painting, card making, metal work, collage, altered books, hand-made jewelry, ceramics, bookmaking, etc. Are you a collage junkie who wants to learn screen printing or a je …

… We will also hold workshops and classes through the "Chicago Digital Works" training group. This Meetup group is in partnership with The Chicagoland Digital Photography Meetup Group (CDP). While CDP focuses specifically on taking photographs, this Meetup group is all about what happens after you capture those images. We recommended members of this Meetup Group also join CDP (www.meetup.com/chicago-digital-photo). The two groups are meant to complement each other in scope and purpose. As with th …

The purpose of this group is to help promote belly dancing and belly dancers in the Greater Chicagoland area. This provides a cohesive effort to let other bellydancers know of great workshops in the area, dance benefits, dance performances, and cool cultural events that may benefit for the greater good and interest of this dance and the cultures of the countries from whence it comes.

Active Moms' Club was born in 2008 to provide women in Chicago with quality fitness classes that they can bring their children to, so moms can get a great workout without having to worry about childcare. We offer a wide variety of classes from pre-natal to post-natal recovery and strength and conditioning, free wellness workshops and other special events because we believe a healthy and active mom has a healthy and happy family. To learn more about our programs, visit www.activemomsclub.com  

… The vast majority of our workshops and courses are organized by volunteers who are interested in sharing the approach and the benefits this non-profit has to offer in the realm of stress-reduction, meditation, life-skills, human values, productivity and spirituality. Our workshops and courses utilize yogic and meditation techniques that have been adapted for the time and space constraints of the modern world. We offer workshops for all age demographics and we try to ensure that we have enough FR …

… From time to time, there will be special workshops and with this membership, you will recieve a much discounted fee for that workshop.  Guests will pay full price. The Premier Membership, $15.00 per month,  will give you admittance to all monthly meetings and a much discounted fee to workshops and seminars.  THE BIG PLUS to this membership is: You will be able to offer advertisement of your business,  through a monthly coupon offering for goods or services.  We will be putting together a mont …

… We'll send you notices of upcoming workshops. Check out our next scheduled workshop and register now. For more Information: Contact Jacqui at 847-359-6391 or Jacqui@HarmoniousPathways.com, www.HarmoniousPathways.com Facilitator: jacqui Neurauter is a Holistic Coach and Integrative Restoration, iRest meditation instructor. She is on the adjunct faculty of Harper College and writes the Living in Synch column for Yoga Chicago, along with her own e-newsletter/blog. A former dancer with the Nea …

… Through Sunday services, workshops, events and classes, we teach and live the Science of Mind.  We grow thrugh spiritual practices, community connection and selfless service, envisioning a world that works for everyone.  We experience conscious community, Celebrating the Spirit of Life in ALL!" A major New Thought presence in DuPage County for over 32 years, we are a member of International Centers for Spiritual Living (ICSL). With hundreds of teaching centers around the world, ICSL was found …

… Amazing day-long Open Heart Meditation workshops are also offered as well as day-long Reiki Tummo workshops. You can learn more about what we call the spiritual heart by clicking on the link below.  There are also free open heart meditations that you can download to do on your own :) To download free versions of the Open Heart Meditation, go to: http://www.openheartmeditation.org/