Empathy

After wrapping up at the Czech National Bank, we’re heading to Atrium Žižkov to trade economics for some incredible **live music 🎶 and chill garden vibes.** ☀️🌳 This place has an amazing atmosphere, and we'll get to experience everything from ambient gallery sounds to an actual **rooftop cello concert** 🎼🎻. Afterwards, the main courtyard will be filled with a mix of **swing, folklore, latino, and reggae vibes**—making it the perfect backdrop to chat, mingle, and relax in the afternoon sun. 😎🍻 It's the perfect way to chill out, enjoy some music, and get ready for **another awesome night at Hoffa!** 🤩 **📍Atrium Žižkov** - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/QmAYKipKhycbx43S9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/QmAYKipKhycbx43S9) **🕒 THE PLAN:** * **16:00 - Meet up** in front of the garden - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/N6K4AH5rMHBp26Ht8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/N6K4AH5rMHBp26Ht8) * **16:15 - Rooftop Cello Concer**t - Cellist and composer Petr O. Stupka will be playing a dreamy, melancholic set using loops and syncope—right on the roof! A perfect moment to pause and dream. * **17:00 - Garden Concert**: Typical Stereo Get ready to dance! This lively trio plays joyful music from all corners of the world, including swing, Balkan, Klezmer, Latino, and reggae. * **18:00 - Main Hall Concert**: Tomáš Havlen A key figure in the Czech indie scene (half of the alt-pop duo post-hudba), Tomáš will perform tracks from his new alternative R&B solo album. * **19:00 - Wrapping up** and heading to Hoffa Bar! 🤩 → [https://www.meetup.com/prague-together/events/314228414/](https://www.meetup.com/prague-together/events/314228414/) **🎟️ FREE entry**, just pay for what you drink/eat Official page: [https://atriumzizkov.cz/predstaveni/volnocasove/zahradni-slavnost/zahradni-slavnost/](https://atriumzizkov.cz/predstaveni/volnocasove/zahradni-slavnost/zahradni-slavnost/)

NOTE THE TIME CHANGE TO 9AM Hi All, Come and join us for social running and a coffee! We meet at the main gate of Vystaviste - tram stop Vystaviste Holesovice. We will run in Stromovka. Usually we run around 50mins and it is up to everyone how many kilometres. We welcome all levels of runner. We can all run together or, if there is more of us, we can split into groups and at the end of the run we all meet close to the starting point to go for a coffee to a nice local coffee place (where they also sell cakes and great chocolate). If the weather is great, we can also just sit in one of the outside coffee placces in Stromovka and enjoy the sun. This is where we meet: http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/3/1/600_447930513.jpeg

\*\*\*\*\* We're meeting both in-person and virtually via Skype depending on the week. Contact Sonya Lano for more information if you want to join \*\*\*\*\* This is for anyone wanting feedback! We mostly focus on novels and longer works, but short stories are welcome, as well. You can submit anything you want feedback on in any genre. Current word limit for submissions is 4,000 words. Send your submissions by 13:30 the Thursday before the meeting (or we have a grace period during which you can submit a lower limit of 2,500 words if you submit by midnight Thursday evening). Also, if you don't have time to read through everyone's submissions, still join the meeting! We know that busy schedules don't always make finding reading time easy. To submit, use the Dropbox folder. If you don't have access to it, send sonyalakadosch@yahoo.com your e-mail address so I can add you. Looking forward to seeing everyone there! My number in case of any confusion the day of the meeting is 737 118 530 - or on Facebook: Sonya Lano (https://www.facebook.com/sonya.lano) DROPBOX INFO: * add new submissions for the next meeting in the " submissions" folder for the meeting date. Put your name at the beginning of the file name (for example: "Sonya Somewhere in the Dark") * When providing written feedback (not required, but deeply welcome), save the file as a separate document on your device, then mark your changes/ feedback in the saved file. After you're finished, put the file in the "Feedback" folder under the folder for the meeting date and then under the person the feedback is for (e.g. "For Sonya"). * The submissions folder will be replaced within a week after the meeting has taken place. Feedback will be deleted within 2 months after the meeting, so if you need it longer than that, make sure to copy it to your own disk.

Welcome! Our Prague event is a melting pot of cultures where Czech beer meets global chatter. [[Click this whatsapp groupchat link to join](https://chat.whatsapp.com/COaDT779p9EEZDtVxb3ukg)] Every Saturday at 7:30 PM, locals, travelers, and expats (mostly in their 20s–30s) gather for fun and language exchange. Whether you're fluent or just learning "hello," you’re invited. It’s casual, cool, and genuinely Prague.

**The ABSOLUTE BEST place to be on a Saturday night in Prague! 🤩🍹** Every Saturday, we take over a stunning venue right in the city center and give you **total freedom to mingle at your own pace**. There’s no hand-holding, name tags, or stiff corporate icebreakers here—just a room full of great people skipping the small talk and **sparking real connections**. ✨ During peak hours, the room gets **TOTALLY MAGNETIC** and sometimes even beautifully chaotic. And to be honest, we love it exactly like this! Bar Nomads is all about pure social flow! ⚡🔥 If that’s your vibe, drop the city masks and dive headfirst into our lovely Hoffa madness. You’ll leave feeling energized, deeply connected, and a little bit more like **a true Praguer.** 😎🤙

🎉 **SATURDAY SOCIAL VIBES – LET’S CONNECT!** 🎉 Ready to kick off your weekend the right way? Join us this **Saturday from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM** for an energizing social gathering where the goal is simple: **meet new people, spark real conversations, and turn strangers into friends.** Whether you come solo or with a crew, this is your space to relax, laugh, and vibe with great company. ✨ Expect: * Easygoing icebreakers & fun interactions * A welcoming, no-pressure atmosphere * Good energy and even better people And when the clock hits 9… we turn it up. 🔥 The night continues with an **open party session** — music, dancing, and pure weekend freedom. Stay as long as you like and let the good times roll. 💬 Because sometimes all you need is a little human connection to make your weekend unforgettable. Bring your smile. Bring your energy. We’ll take care of the rest. 😉 #SaturdayNight #MeetPeople #GoodVibesOnly #WeekendEnergy

This Saturday, we managed to secure 9 exclusive spots for a **GUIDED TOUR inside the SECRET VAULT** of the Czech National Bank. 🏦✨ You’ll get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the vault and stand face-to-face with the **LARGEST GOLD COIN** in Europe—a mind-blowing 100 million CZK in one, single gold piece. 🪙 We'll also dive into the history of the Czech koruna and get the inside scoop on how international banking actually works. **Spots are limited.** Please only RSVP if you are 100% sure you can make it on time! **📍CNB Visitor Center:** [https://maps.app.goo.gl/jvRYFsv8B38xB7ev6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/jvRYFsv8B38xB7ev6) **🕒 THE PLAN:** * **12:45 - MEET UP:** Right in front of the visitor center[https://maps.app.goo.gl/CsxNWgH1N5DquY3u7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/CsxNWgH1N5DquY3u7) * **13:00 SHARP!** - **GUIDED TOUR STARTS!!** \- Don't be late\, the vault doors wait for no one\! * **14:30 - STROLL & CHILL** \- Wrapping up the guided tour and exploring the rest of the exhibition\. * **15:30 - MOVE OUT** \- Heading over to the Atrium Žižkov Garden Party\! \- [https://www.meetup.com/prague-together/events/315266453/](https://www.meetup.com/prague-together/events/315266453/) **🎟️ FREE ENTRY** 🔗 Official Event Page: [https://nc.cnb.cz/pub/en/exhibitions/people-and-money-exhibition-in-prague/#popis](https://nc.cnb.cz/pub/en/exhibitions/people-and-money-exhibition-in-prague/#popis)

**The BEST Board Game Event In Prague 🤠🍺** Every Sunday, we offer a curated menu of 4–5 featured strategy games (check out the event photos below for this week's lineup!), a non-stop open table for casual games, and a vibrant space for chill socializing. **Arrive at 18:00, grab a drink, and meet Luboš** (our Game Master). Tell him your vibe and experience level, and he’ll match you with the perfect table. Whether you want to lock into a long-format featured game, jump into fast-paced open gaming, or just drop by for drinks and conversation, there's a perfect spot for you! 🚀✨ 📍**The Down Under:** https://maps.app.goo.gl/uwi9GeuY27BkqnPn9 **✅ 100% FREE Entry:** No partners, experience, or games needed. We handle all the table matchmaking, setups, and rules! **✅ 19:00 Sharp:** The long-format featured games lock in and begin. *Arriving late or leaving early? You can jump into the Open Gaming Zone at any time.* 🎲 **✅ Support the Venue:** There is no entry fee, so please support the pub by ordering some of their awesome food and drinks! 🍔🍺 Hosted in English. Casual snapshots are taken during the event.

Tea is a drink but also can be a ritual, through which we can build connections with people around us. In this event, you are going to have a journey of flavours from Chinese loose leaf tea. We are going to brew you different Chinese tea with traditional Chinese tea ceremony and introduce to you how to make tea and drink tea! You will enjoy also the vegan desserts in the meantime. Come to taste and try! What you are going to taste? * Green tea: Huang shan mao feng * Oolong tea: High moutain from Taiwan * White tea: 7 years aged white tea, wild white tea * Black tea: Ruby from Taiwan * Shu Pu'er tea * Vegan dessets Date: 15:30-18:30, 21/06/2026 Place: Dosa Dosa bistro, újezd 43, Malá Strana, Prague 1 Fee: 150kč It is an open event, you are welcomed to come any time Sunday afternoon during our event to taste tea.

**Meet new teacher friends, follow up with old ones. Exchange stories, give each other advice and network!**

**The friendliest human pretzel making on a Sunday morning 🥨🥰** We gather at 10:00 AM for a quick warmup (everyone on their own) and then start the timer with 5-minute rounds and 30-60s rests. About 90% of people roll No-Gi. If you want to bring your Gi, make sure to reach out to someone to coordinate before you arrive. ✅ **No experience needed** → Ask someone to show you around. It is up to them if they will (this is not a formal class, but the vibe is always friendly!) 🥋 ✅ **No structure** → Roll every round, drill techniques, or just sit out and watch. 🤼 ✅ **No partner needed** → We rotate! Feel free to ask anyone taking a break. 👋 ✅ **Mat etiquette** → Clean gear, short nails, and flip-flops off the mat.🧼🩴 Wear a mouthguard (or do not complain afterwards!). 🛡️ ✅ **BONUS gym access** → Your entry includes access to the adjacent weight room if you want to pump some iron! 🦾 ✅ **Tickets** → Buy one entry to the GYM (150 CZK or a Multisport card) at the reception. **ASK for the RECEIPT** and have it ready to show before stepping onto the mat. 🎟️ *If you want to make new friends and have some good wrestles, grab your gear and let's make some Sunday pretzels!! 🥨🤼‍♂️🔥* **Pro-tip:** Bring a water bottle! 💧 Note that there is no big hangout afterwards—we warm up, roll, thank everybody, and then go home to enjoy the rest of our Sunday. ✌️

⚠️ **IMPORTANT: You must sign up and buy a ticket here to attend:** [https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/) **This is a curated, small-group meetup make new friends in Prague.** Each meetup brings together 4–6 like-minded people for casual conversations over brunch. We use the Groupvibe platform to organize and ensure everyone’s a good fit. 👉 **To attend, you’ll need to complete registration via this link:** [https://groupvibe.com](https://groupvibe.com) Once you register, and **buy a ticket or become a Groupvibe member**, we’ll share the exact location and match you with your group. **Why this works:** \* Smaller groups make real conversations easier \* Matching helps avoid awkward dynamics **Note:** RSVPs here on Meetup don’t reflect total attendance. Many attendees register directly via our website. This meetup is organized by **Groupvibe**, a small team passionate about helping people form meaningful friendships offline.

Looking to meet new people and enjoy a relaxed day full of board games? Join us at Palmovka for a cozy board-gaming meet-up open to everyone — beginners, casual players, and experienced gamers! We have a big selection of games, from easy social titles to strategic favourites. You can come alone or with friends — our community is super friendly, and we always make sure nobody sits alone. Don’t worry if you don’t know the rules — we’ll happily explain everything. ✔ Friendly atmosphere ✔ Lots of games to choose from ✔ Perfect for meeting new people ✔ Come anytime during the day ✔ No registration needed entry fee 50czk (no hour limit) if you do not order anything at bar it is 100czk. Whether you want to laugh, think, or just relax after a long day, this is the perfect place to unwind and connect with others. See you at Palmovka – let’s play!

We are besties of over 10 years and the creators of **Yoginky**, a community built on movement, laughter, and genuine connection. For us, yoga goes beyond the poses, it’s about bringing people together. **Our next event:** Join our community partner yoga class and bring your favorite human: a friend, partner, sibling, parent, or anyone you’d love to share the afternoon with. Coming solo? We’ll happily pair you up! 📍 **Where:** Ladronka (near the kids’ playground) 🗓️ **When**: June 21 \| 4:00 PM 💰 Price: Donation-based Bring your yoga mat, a good mood, and stay for a shared picnic after class! Everyone is welcome to bring their favorite snacks or drinks to share. **Instagram**: @Yoginky_

Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle. **Optional topic for this meetup: Where is everybody?** In 1950 the physicist Enrico Fermi was talking about aliens over lunch and asked a question that still has not gone away: if the universe is so vast and so old, and even a fraction of those billions of stars have planets, where is everyone? By the numbers the galaxy should be crowded with civilizations. Instead we look up and hear silence. That gap between "they should be everywhere" and "we see no one" is the Fermi Paradox. One of the most unsettling answers is the idea of a **Great Filter**: somewhere on the road from dead chemistry to a galaxy-spanning civilization, there is at least one step that is almost impossible to get past. Maybe the filter is behind us. Maybe life starting at all, or simple cells becoming complex, or intelligence ever evolving, is the freak accident, and we already cleared the hard part. Or maybe the filter is ahead of us, and advanced civilizations reliably wipe themselves out before they spread. Here is the part that messes with people. If we ever found life somewhere else, even pond scum on Mars, most people would call it the greatest discovery in history. But it might be the worst possible news. It would mean life is common, the early steps are easy, and the hard step is still in front of us. So the eerie silence overhead might actually be the best sign we could ask for. **Questions to wrestle with:** * Is it better to be alone? Would you rather we find alien life and learn we are not special, or find nothing and quietly improve our odds of surviving? * Where do you bet the filter sits, behind us or ahead of us, and why? * If it is ahead of us, what is it? Nuclear war, climate collapse, AI, something we cannot even picture yet? And can we do anything about a filter we cannot see coming? * Two principles pull opposite ways here. The principle of mediocrity (the Copernican principle, Sagan's "no privileged place in the universe") says we are ordinary, so what happened on Earth probably happened everywhere, which makes the silence scream louder. The anthropic principle says of course we find ourselves somewhere life was possible, since we could not observe anything else, so our being here may say almost nothing about how common life is. Which lens do you trust, and does the silence still demand an answer once you account for observer selection? * And if we did confirm life out there and had to accept we are not special, what would that do to belief in a higher power, and would shedding (or keeping) that belief help or hurt our odds of pulling together as one species? * Does any of this change how you live, or how humanity should be spending its time and money right now? As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant.

This is an in-person meeting. Did you know that unwanted emotions like loneliness, sadness, hopelessness, anger, fear, anxiety, or feelings of irritation don’t just fall on you for no reason. They are not random occurrences that simply happen to people's minds. They are definitely not chemical imbalance in your brain due to some nebulous chemical reactions by chance. Your negative emotions are the symptoms of the painful experiences that you have which are not healed, and which are still affecting you. The effects of these painful experiences are exacerbated by the pressures or difficulties of the other problems in your life. For instance, let's say you are already carrying a huge load on your back, then you cannot take on much more, but, let's say something else happens to you, such as the difficulties from the Pandemic, then the resultant combined weight on you can take you over the edge, kind of like the straw that break the camel's back. When this happens, people's attention usually goes to the straw that was added, but actually the majority of the weight had come from the huge load that were already there, holding a person down and causing a person issues. So how do you remove the huge load that was already there? How do you lighten them up? Is it possible to get rid of them? That is what this meeting will be all about. Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

We are recruiting new group leaders for virtual men's groups! Our primary groups are outdoor movement groups, but we are launching virtual groups for the state of Ohio and beyond and the groups will move outside in the spring, creating room for men's groups, women's groups and coed groups all over the country. Read below to learn about our groups and click the links at the bottom to apply. ### **What is an Outdoor Empowerment Group?** Our Outdoor Movement & Community Empowerment Groups are simple, guided experiences designed to help people reconnect with nature, themselves, and others. We combine some form of movement (hike, walk, run, bike, yoga, workout) and meaningful conversation within a simple community circle to create a space where individuals can support each other while prioritizing mental and physical well-being. Whether you’re seeking stress relief, personal growth, or community, our groups offer everyone a unique and welcoming environment. ## **Why Join?** * **Improve Mental & Physical Well-Being** – Movement, nature, and supportive conversations reduce stress and promote balance. * **Feel Less Alone** – Build genuine connections with like-minded people in a safe, welcoming space. * **Gain Clarity & Perspective** – Step outside daily routines and into a space designed for personal growth and reflection. ## **The Ideal Group Leader** The ideal group leader * Has a born-in passion for mental health, movement, connecting with nature and building community. * Has 5 extra hours per week to dedicate to a meaningful cause for at least one year. Yes, you can leave any organization at any time and we can also ask you to leave, but we are building with legacy in mind and we need people who can commit and be ALL IN on this mission to build with us. * Is independently financially stable with the ability to volunteer with no expectation of pay. This is a deeply beautiful journey of service that all participants commit to at Speak Your Mind. * An ability to manage groups with high emotional intelligence and desire for human connection. * An ability to self-motivate and market/promote their group on Facebook and other social platforms. * Nature informed therapy or clinical therapists/psychologists a plus. ## **Our Impact**  Since launching, we have helped thousands find support, connection, and healing through our Outdoor Movement Groups. 100% of participants surveyed have reported: * A noticeable improvement in mental clarity and emotional well-being. * An increase in social connection and a sense of belonging. * Said they would return again. We believe mental health should be accessible, community-driven, and rooted in nature. Join us and take the first step toward a more connected, grounded, and supported version of yourself. ### **Why Our Groups are Donation-Based** Our Outdoor Movement Groups are made possible through a donation-based model. This approach allows us to keep our events accessible to everyone, regardless of financial circumstances, while also ensuring that we can continue expanding our reach. It’s a great way to pay it forward and support the growth of this beautiful mission! Every contribution helps us: * **Cover Essential Costs** – Donations allow us to pay essential legal, marketing, insurance, and admin costs as well as nourish the important people who run the organization. * **Grow Our Mission** – With your support, we can bring these healing experiences to thousands more people in the future and execute our long term plan to expand across the USA, affecting up to 500,000 people per year. By choosing to contribute, you’re not just leading an event—you’re helping build a mental health movement that supports long-term well-being and connection for all during a severe mental health epidemic. ## **Come Join Us!** We’d love to have you be part of this growing community of people prioritizing their mental health, movement, and connection. 🔹 **Visit Our Website to Learn More:** https://speakyourmind.men/joinusoutside 🔹 **Apply Here to Lead Your Own Group!** – https://form.jotform.com/taketimespeakyourmind/sym-group-leader-application 🔹 **Support the mission**: If you resonate with the mission and want to support, feel free to join a group before applying or donate to help us reach our goals to help more people! You can donate here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/angels-for-angels/speak-your-mind Please text Mario with any questions: (808) 855-8831

This is a free, in person meeting. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.