Awakening the Sage Within is a program that serves as an excellent intro-duction to Sage-ing’s core topics (Images of Aging, Life Review, Forgiveness, Facing Mortality, Legacy, and Service). It provides the tools and resources needed to explore the aging years in order to navigate our lives with greater understanding and purpose.

During these highly interactive workshops, we will introduce Sage-ing concepts including life review, forgiveness work, and issues surrounding mortality. We will explore images of aging and the role of spiritual development in the capstone chapter of life. Finally, we will begin the development of a personalized plan for our own eldering, including service to others and leaving a legacy.

In his 1995 book From Age-ing to Sag-ing, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the most influential Jewish change-maker of his generation, created a new way of looking at aging in the second half of life called “Sage-ing.” Instead of seeing this stage of life as a time of loss and diminishment, Sage-ing affirms the importance of aging as a time for deep reflection, continued learning, and spiritual growth. All are welcome to attend. For those who are interested in the Sage-ing Leader Certification Program, this DSW qualifies as a pre-requisite workshop.

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 Older by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. This workshop takes place on 4 consecutive Tuesdays in March.