Sage-ing Circles – Gatherings for Conscious Aging
With Barbara Richards
February 19 - April 16, 2025
Online
Date and Time Details:
Three Wednesdays Feb 19th, Mar 19th, Apr 16th, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT
Location: Online - Zoom
Contact: programs@naramatacentresociety.org
Ages: 55+
Bursary Available: The Naramata Centre Heartwood Bursary is available for most programs, based on financial need. If cost is a barrier to participating in this program, please consider applying for the bursary. Click here to apply
Price: .
- CAD $73.00 – Standard Fee
Are you yearning to continue in meaningful and uplifting conversations about aging?
These gatherings are open to those who have attended The Possibility of Age: Discover Aging as a Spiritual Path or a Spiritual Eldering Retreat at Naramata Centre
Winter/ Spring Series – Flourishing as We Age
“We do not suggest that all is bright and beautiful in the second half of life. But even the darkness has a certain “luminosity” about it. The darkness can be held more creatively and with less anxiety.”
~ Richard Rohr
Many of us long to live more authentic and fulfilling lives. Yet aging brings challenges—decline and loss, both for ourselves and our loved ones. So, how can we truly flourish as we grow older?
In three monthly sage-ing circles, we will:
- Gather practices that nurture spiritual resilience in the storms of life
- Explore decline and loss as invitations to soul growth and transformation
- Discover the new expressions of our love and creativity that are emerging this year
Flourishing as we age isn’t about avoiding hardship; it’s about embracing life’s experiences as pathways to spiritual awakening. Through reflection, dialogue, and group conversation, we will open ourselves to healing, guidance, and inspiration that will empower us in living with deeper peace and joy.
What are Sage-ing Circles?
Aging consciously and becoming a wise elder is a process that can be greatly enriched by the company of like-minded companions. But in our youth-based culture it is not easy to find a community of people willing to talk about life and death, aging and meaning, beginnings and endings, and all of the letting go that is part of aging. To help create and nurture community, we are offering this series of Sage-ing Circles which will empower you to embrace both the challenges and opportunities of life’s third chapter. We will explore principles and practices that cultivate wisdom, peace, gratitude, and the unfolding of your full potential.
These live, online gatherings will blend:
- Slowing down, reflecting, and listening to your inner wisdom.
- Exploring ideas and practices of transformative aging.
- Engaging in dialogue with others about things that matter.
- Learning from and be encouraged by the wisdom of the group.
- Reflecting and taking action between sessions
This event is offered through the partnership of
Pacific Jubilee and Naramata Centre
Bursary funds are available through Naramata Centre.
About the Program Leader
Barbara Richards
Barbara Richards first awakened to the possibility of aging as a spiritual path in her late fifties. It was life transforming. She is passionate about guiding others in living a vibrant, creative and fulfilling third chapter of life. Barbara is a life / work coach with over two decades of experience in private practice (visionworkcoaching.com). […]
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