For Elders:

“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.”

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

You have lived many cycles of the sun and moon, and you are still here, wanting to remain relevant as you witness a world in chaos. The birth of a New Age does not come without labor pains, and you carry that knowing inside. You have earned the wisdom to assist in this birth.

By elder I mean “an influential member of a tribe or community, often a chief or ruler; a superior in age and wisdom.“ This workshop is a laboratory in which we become generative with a purpose, by first embracing and sharing the depth and breadth of our years. In our youth-based culture, as people attempt to deny their age, they often forgo their wisdom.

This workshop is for you if:

• You feel it in your bones how all things connect, and that there is a greater purpose to the suffering—-that nothing is random.
• Your head spins at times, at the speed of the world, and yet, you remain a part of it, continuing to learn.
• You have earned the wisdom that allows your heart to break so that you can continue to grow in love.
• You want to teach, share, give to the world in a way that you couldn’t do until know.
• You are ready to create the masterpiece of your life from a place of humility and love.

Together we gather (I was born in 1952) to reveal something ancient within ourselves, for the sake of this planet. We have experienced LOVE NOT WAR, and we know that the one who ends the war is the winner.

We know about the earth and her constant giving, and we want the children to know that this is an exchange.

The younger generations from Gen-X to millennials to my grandson, all have gifts and skills that we will never have. The same is true for us, and we need to support one another as we leave the legacies that will ground future generations in what is essential as humans.

Richard Rohr, in his beautifully written book, Falling Upward: A Spirituality For The Two Halves Of Life, says that we are a “first half of life culture. “ What he means is that our adolescent American culture focuses on the survival dance of building the container during the first half of life—self-confidence, drive, and carving a path forward.   It’s all about insuring that you have enough, and finding a way to hold onto what you have and keep growing. 

In the second half of life we are called to learn the sacred dance of life that we once experienced as a baby, but this time, consciously.  The task is to fill the container—with self-compassion, fulfilling a deeper purpose, and being fully present, as you let go more and more.  Indeed, aging itself is a story of loss and renewal, and each time we come to the crossroads and surrender yet more to the deeper calling of the second half of life,  we choose love, rather than indifference, which builds the power of eros in a person’s life.  Aging offers you the opportunity to get really groovy!!!

Imagine a place where you can get real about what is in your heart as an elder, and be held in a circle of deep acceptance—-actually to have your peers behold you as you are, as you walk your own destiny, with the perspective of a lifetime.

We will use group process and sharing, psychodrama, breath-work and movement, to open our bodies, minds and hearts to the wonder of being who we are at this time in on the planet.

Sharing the teachings from her book, Activating Your Loveseed: Revealing the Blueprint For a Better World, Kathleen will guide you in finding your most eloquent expression of wisdom for the years to come.