With meetings scheduled weekly at North Avenue Beach pier, Scream Club Chicago is the respite you’ve been searching for. Whether you’re looking to release some tension among peers, or you just want to know what all the hubbub is about along Lake Michigan, keep reading to learn more.

Every Sunday at 7pm, at golden hour no less, a group of Chicagoans meets to practice breathing exercises, culminating with a collective yawp, a howl, bellow, caterwaul, yelp, or whoop along the waterfront. And, as you might imagine, life feels a bit lighter and freer afterward. Is it a quirky endeavor? Yes. Is this out-of-the-box thinking just the prescription you might need for today’s stresses? Maybe. But what do you have to lose?

An initiative started by Manny Hernande, a breath-work coach, Scream Club Chi

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