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Soulful Grieving: The Healing Power of Love

By |2024-03-08T02:21:46+00:00January 6th, 2024|, |

Grief is one of life’s universal experiences that has the power to silence us. Living in the shadow of grief can be tough. We live in a culture that disdains grief and sadness. But the fact is we all grieve. After teaching about grief to others for years as a healthcare educator and chaplain, Richard Groves had to face grief in a deeply personal way following the death of his wife, Mary. Tapping into the wisdom and experience of cultures that deal more courageously with the soulful dimensions of grief, Richard discovered the healing path that can be learned from other great wisdom traditions—and confirmed by the latest scientific research as well.

A Ritual of Remembrance: Honoring Our Losses

By |2023-10-02T17:53:11+00:00October 2nd, 2023|, |

Every one of us has suffered personal, communal, and planetary losses over the past year. We, as individuals, and We, the global inter- connected web of life, benefit when we come together to create Sacred Space to honor our losses. You are invited to join the Sage-ing Community in this ritual for remembering, sharing, and transforming our collective grief.

The Call to Elder Service

By |2023-09-13T06:47:24+00:00March 17th, 2022|Blog post|

"The Call to Elder Service"Adapted from The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul During this time of deep disturbance in the Force that we all feel, I’m reflecting on a phrase from the Talmud: “Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. . . You are not required to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.” The teaching of service appears in every religious tradition: In Judaism, tikkun olam means “repairing the world,” or gathering the holy sparks that are scattered in creation through generous acts of [...]

Chapters

By |2022-10-28T15:54:31+00:00March 8th, 2022|

Sage-ing Chapters Sage-ing International members in many areas of the US and Canada have established Sage-ing Chapters to facilitate SI members getting together. Sage-ing Chapters have meetings of SI members in the area in order to network, plan activities and share their sage-ing journey. Sage-ing Chapters may also host sage-ing workshops and other special events in their communities. The Conscious Aging Network of New Mexico is one example of an active Sage-ing Chapter. Formed about 12 years ago by conscious aging enthusiasts in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, CAN-NM became a Chapter of SI in 2013. They currently sponsor three workshops a [...]

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Rituals

By |2023-01-30T18:26:43+00:00February 25th, 2022|

Rituals What is a Ritual? Rituals bring a heightened sense of awareness and reverence of the Sacred Presence within all of life. They connect us to the sacred depth in ourselves and our ordinary life experiences. Rituals also help us to connect with all of the human family and all the natural world. Beginning Rituals can be simple or more elaborate. They can be done individually or in a group. To begin , they invite us to designate a space as sacred and to set an intention, such as to be grateful, to celebrate, to forgive, to grieve, to [...]

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A Love Letter From SI – July 2020

By |2022-04-07T08:02:59+00:00July 22nd, 2020|Love Letter|

  An important message to our membership Third Series - Issue 1 A Love Letter from Sage-ing International Era of Awakening Transformative Power of Love All around the globe, we continue on an unpredictable journey. During this disconcerting time, the Executive Circle of Sage-ing International wishes to continue connecting with our beloved community in a spirit of support and encouragement. We aim to explore gems of wisdom, and foster hopefulness in ways that offer mental, emotional and spiritual sustenance along the way. Every day is a new day and often a confusing one. It is not easy to find balance between [...]

A Love Letter From SI – June 2020

By |2022-04-07T08:16:33+00:00June 6th, 2020|Love Letter|

  An important message to our membership Second Series - Issue 3 A Love Letter from Sage-ing International Era of Awakening Seeking a New Path The Executive Circle of Sage-ing International continues to send love to our beloved community. As in past months, we remain mindful in upholding your welfare, the well-being of our global neighbors and the healing of Earth. As many communities begin to envision a new path forward in re-opening, re-connecting and re-discovering, there is dense grief and unrest that prevails. This season of the COVID-19 has brought us to our knees—in our individual lives, societies and countries. [...]

A Love Letter From SI – April 2020

By |2022-04-07T08:21:32+00:00April 7th, 2020|Love Letter|

  An important message to our membership A Love Letter from Sage-ing International The Executive Circle of Sage-ing International sends our love and sincere hope that you—our beloved members, your families and friends remain safe and healthy during this time of rapid change and uncertainty relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of our communities are facing great challenges—complying with daily mandates, coping with outbreaks, and providing necessary care. We encourage you to continue upholding each other as a community of elders and sages, as well as those who are placing their lives on the line for the best interests of our [...]

A Love Letter From SI – March 2020

By |2022-04-07T10:50:34+00:00March 30th, 2020|Love Letter|

  An important message to our membership A Love Letter from Sage-ing International The Executive Circle of Sage-ing International sends our love and greetings to you once again—our beloved members. We hope for your safety, your wellness and your well-being. With an outpouring of appreciation for our Love Letter sent last week, we have decided to send three more letters to share encouragement, and invite you to uphold each other as a community of elders and sages.  We recognize more deeply our interrelatedness and need for one another in these uncertain times. Love, compassion, gratitude, and courage are genuinely needed. In [...]

On Cancer and Inner Work By Connie Zweig, Ph.D.

By |2019-07-11T16:44:07+00:00July 11th, 2019|Blog post, Uncategorized|

On Cancer and Inner Work By Connie Zweig, Ph.D. We are told to think positively about health, and the idealist in us wants to comply. Yet, in late life, we are surrounded by reminders of illness in both ourselves and others. How do we hold a positive vision and hold the possibility of death? A positive attitude simultaneous with mortality awareness? Nature has not planned unending well-being for us, as expressed in contemporary notions of health. Rather, health and illness, birth and death are inextricably linked in the natural, organic cycle of life. One of our constant reminders is the [...]

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