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Life Skills Training
Chicago
Learn essential life skills such as financial literacy, communication, and time management in Chicago's Life Skills classes, equipping participants with the knowledge and tools to thrive in various aspects of their personal and professional lives.
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Pepper Spray Self-Defense
SAYF Consulting @ 7134 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL
During the class student are provided an overview on when they are legally allowed to use pepper spray. In addition, they will be taught blocking and engaging techniques that enhances the deployment and effectiveness of pepper spray. Practice sprays (water based) are utilized while in class, and at the conclusion of the class the students will be issued live pepper spray to take home. Please wear comfortable clothing. Everything else will be provided...
All levels
18 and older
$67
Managing ADHD: Tips, Tricks & Treatment
Empowering Options @ 2040 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
Those with ADHD struggle to manage the various ways ADHD impacts their lives on a daily basis. Emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitivity can derail even the best efforts to handle ADHD symptoms. This workshop will give effective strategies for minimizing the impact of dysregulation and rejection sensitivity. Since not all ADHD hacks, tips, or treatment works for everyone, you will also learn how to select and customize...
All levels
21 and older
$55
Transitioning from Early Intervention for Parents
Starnet Region V Chicago Public Schools @ 945 W George St, Chicago, IL
This workshop is designed specifically for parents who have children aging out of early intervention services. Limited to parents who have children aging out of Early Intervention. Making the transition from early intervention services to early childhood special education and/or other services can be challenging and confusing time for families and caregivers of young children with special needs. This workshop is designed especially for you and will...
All levels
18 and older
Free
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The Power of Dreams
Kabbalah Centre Student Support
The Zohar explains that while we sleep 59 of the 60 parts of the soul leave our bodies, leaving only 1/60th to physically sustain us. When the body is in slumber, the chains of physical existence break. The soul becomes free to ascend to a higher place in the spiritual realm where it receives nourishment and messages. According to Kabbalah, dreams offer us insight that can help us grow spiritually; information regarding our past, present, and future...
All levels
18 and older
Sensory Processing Emotions and Behavior
Starnet Region V Chicago Public Schools @ 1000 Wellington Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL
This workshop will provide participants with the current evidence related to sensory processing and the emotional and social development of children with and without disabilities. The neural mechanisms involved in sensory processing and those of the limbic system will be highlighted. Participants will learn about the characteristics of non-verbal social behavior that affect children with disabilities, including autism, and learn strategies...
All levels
18 and older
Free
The Truth Hurts, But Does It Have To?
Empowering Options @ 4740 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
Since childhood we’re told “The Truth Hurts” as if the truth is a weapon to make you bad, wrong and inflict pain. This workshop is designed to teach you how to handle the truth to esteem and empower yourself. This is one of the most powerful tool of increasing self-acceptance that you can learn. You will learn how: The truth is only a weapon is you aren’t being mindful of what is happening The truth is one of the most...
All levels
21 and older
$45
Simchat Torah
Kabbalah Centre Student Support @ 492 Central Ave, Highland Park, IL
Simchat Torah is the culmination of 21 dynamic days of spiritual transformation. This joyous holiday is the last step on a journey to activate the blessings we have invited into our lives during Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. In Hebrew, Simchat Torah literally means, “Joy of the Torah.” The more joy we express at this time, the more true happiness and fulfillment we will experience in the year to come. Join us for a celebration of love...
All levels
18 and older
Mind Reading & Other Tricks You Don't Know
Empowering Options @ 4740 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
It’s common practice for us to expect our partner to read our mind. To know what we think, feel or want without us ever having to tell them. It’s a true test of love that the majority of us fail at. If not at first, then eventually, in our romantic relationships. This workshop will teach you about mind reading along with other folklore of romantic relationships. You will learn how to trade in the myths and misconceptions...
All levels
21 and older
$45
Beginner's Guide to Life
Empowering Options @ 4740 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
Once we are adults, we’re expected to know how the world and the people in it work. When we make mistakes, pick a “wrong choice” we blame ourselves for what we were never taught. This workshop is a crash course in how people work, the most common patterns they engage in and how you can navigate it all like the expert you’re told you should be. This is a fun workshop for learning, gaining insight and creating change...
All levels
21 and older
$45
20 Seconds of Bravery to Eliminate Shame
We avoid doing what we want for fear of being shamed. If what we want is unknown or outside our emotional comfort zone of those around us we become emotionally paralyzed. Early on we’re taught to stay within the rules of what our family believes. Especially what their believe about us. The fear of being different, wrong or bad often leads us to recreate & live the same shame & anxiety as our parents. Just 20 seconds of...
All levels
21 and older
Adult Recreational
Lincoln Square Fencing @ 2500 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL
Discover the thrill of fencing in a relaxed and enjoyable environment with expert instruction at Lincoln Square Fencing. Join our program designed for adults and older teens who want to pursue the sport on a recreational basis. Unleash your inner athlete and learn the art of foil and saber fencing today.
$35
Learn to Love Public Speaking—1 Day Workshop
Training 4 Breakthroughs @ 8745 W Higgins Rd, Chicago, IL
Please note: The class require students to be vaccinated. Ready to invest in yourself for the number one skill for career success and growth? This is day one of the two day course, "The Art of Dynamic Speaking." When you work with one of our groups you will discover how to manage the normal fears associated with public speaking. Even in one day, we can guarantee results. Your presentations will become more dynamic, memorable, and powerful....
$499
Beginning Zen Shiatsu
Zen Shiatsu Chicago @ 818 Lake St, Evanston, IL
Discover the power of Zen Shiatsu and learn to cultivate mindfulness and compassion in a healing context. This course will teach you the fundamentals of energy meridians, facilitate change without manipulation, and give you the ability to provide a full-body treatment. Join us and take your first steps toward understanding Chinese Medicine and Zen Shiatsu.
Rooftop Garden Design
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Maximize your rooftop space with a green oasis. Discover the benefits and special considerations for planning a successful rooftop garden. Explore all of the elements necessary to design a rooftop garden and apply that knowledge to your design project. Learn about environmental issues, weight load, decking and paving materials, screening issues, arbors, planters, plantings, lighting, and irrigation. Dress for the weather. A supply list will...
Terrarium Maker's Workshop
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Do you love terrariums? Are you curious about growing things, and want to start small (really small)? Are you already making terrariums, but want to find new techniques and inspiration? This workshop is for you! We will be making terrariums inside glass vessels of your choosing, using beach rocks, sand, soil, even crushed ceramic pieces and dryer lint. In this workshop, you will create beautiful miniature gardens you can take home and watch...
$80
Beginning Calligraphy
This class will explore the tools of calligraphy, with emphasis on the dip pen. Learn the basics in strokes and techniques to improve your beginner’s hand, including instruction on slant, spacing, and the importance of negative space. Practice time with individualized attention will be provided, plus at-home practice is recommended in-between classes. Pen and ink materials, plus practice paper, are included in the fee.
Speaking with Confidence & Clarity
Turpin Communication @ 340 E Superior St, Chicago, IL
Do you struggle with nervousness or are new to giving presentations? During this one-day baseline workshop for the novice and nervous presenter, you’ll work on your own real-life content and apply the fundamental principles of how to turn a presentation into an "Orderly Conversation. " This workshop uses video-recorded exercises and private video review to help you identify and develop the skills you need to succeed. Throughout the workshop,...
$800
Botany for Botanical Artists
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Bring realism to your botanical artwork with a focus on identifying the morphological features of plants. Emphasizing specific plant parts in illustrations is critical to the identification of plant species in both scientific floras and identification manuals. Through a combination of lectures and lab/studio time, you will identify key characteristics in each plant specimen and then transfer them to botanical illustrations. A supply list will be...
$374
Spring Botanicals in Colored Pencil (Ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Spring brings bright and beautiful subjects for botanical drawing. Through careful study of various flowers, you will work your way from loose sketching to detailed colored pencil drawings. We will be covering essential pencil techniques such as layering and burnishing, as well as the basics of color mixing and composition. Required Materials: Please bring the first day: Drawing pencils and erasers. Sketchbook of your preferred paper and type. ...
Energy Medicine for Women
Infinity Foundation @ 1280 Old Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL
Discover practical and simple ways to balance and control your body's energy systems in Energy Medicine for Women at Infinity Foundation. Improve mood swings, memory loss, weight control, libido, PMS, bone health, and insomnia while reducing stress and increasing vitality. Address your concerns in this transformative course.
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