Upcoming Events

All times are displayed in Eastern Time

Roots and Branches: Honoring Our Ancestors – with Al Rider

During this 4-hour online ZOOM Sage-ing event (which will include a substantial refreshment break mid-way),we will focus on recalling our personal memories of the generations just before our own, and distilling theminto a legacy that can color the world our successors will inherit.

Spiritual Aging: Grieving Our Losses

The Year of Reflection is based on the weekly readings taken from "Spiritual Aging: Weekly Reflections for Embracing Life. " The focus for this month's webinar, coinciding with this particular week's reading: We take time torecognize the embers of goodness, hope, and meaning that have persisted despite everything.

Intro to Sage-ing International

Please come to our Introduction to Sage-ing International (SI) Webinar (it’s free) to find out what we are up to and the many ways you can participate.

2025 World Wisdom Series

This 6 session series will have one session per month, September through February, each with a different facilitator. Each session will explore a cultural tradition and perspective on aging and spirituality. Workshop participants have the opton to sign up for the entire series at once or each indivual session that they [...]

An Introdution to Contemplative Photography – with Dave Dupper

Contemplative photography focuses on learning how to slow down and really “see”. Instead of emphasizing technique, contemplative photography encourages an appreciation of our surroundings and finding beauty and meaning in everyday scenes. This course will focus on the basic elements of photography within a contemplative photography framework.

Reclaiming Your Mind in the Digital Age – with Brian Lewis

In a world drowning in disposable content and manufactured fear, Brian Lewis stands as a voice of profound clarity and transformative hope. As the author of the Repairers of Creation series of inspired poetry, Lewis doesn't just write—he excavates the buried truths of our time and polishes them into luminous gems [...]

Ancestor’s Circle

SAGE-ING INTERNATIONAL’s fourth annual ANCESTORS’ CIRCLE is forming now. It’s a gathering of Sage-ing members who focus on techniques for finding their forgotten forebears – people whose lives shaped their own – and honor them by telling their stories as our legacy to rising generations. Registration is limited to 12 people; [...]

Online Awakening the Sage Within (4 part series)

Sage-ing is a model for engaging more deliberately, more joyfully, and more compassionately as we grow older.Together we will create a warm and safe space to share experiences and thoughts on some of the following topics, based on the ground-breaking book: From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing [...]

Whether you do your eldering work alone or in socialized settings at workshops and meditation retreats, or through solo meditation and journal writing, remember that the work of integrating body, mind, and soul requires time and commitment…you can begin shaping your life into a noble masterpiece.”

 – Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

 

To support you on what Reb Zalman refers to as “this pioneering journey into your unmapped potential,” whether you are young or old, Sage-ing® International offers 3 categories of educational programs, each with its own unique flavor.

The Signature Programs

serve as an excellent introduction to sage-ing’s core topics (Images of Aging, Life Review, Forgiveness, Facing Mortality, Legacy, and Service).  They provide the tools and resources needed to explore the aging years in order to navigate the second half of life with greater understanding and purpose. 

 

The World Wisdom Programs

allow participants to explore cultural traditions and perspectives across the globe on aging and spirituality to deepen their understanding of their own aging years and to enhance their “Sage-ing tool-box.”

 

The Enrichment Programs

supplement and broaden SI’s range of educational opportunities by inviting guest presenters who are accomplished authors, innovators, Sage-ing® Leaders and other creative professionals, to facilitate workshops and webinars that reflect their areas of study and mastery of topics related to aging more consciously.

Go to Top