What’s important is taking the first step in moving from aging to sage-ing. 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.
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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.
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From Sightseeing to Soul-seeing: Exploring the Spiritual Possibilities of Travel
February 20
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12:30 pm
From Sightseeing to Soul-Seeing
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For older adults, travel is often one of their greatest pleasures. As people shift into a new chapter in their lives, many have more time, fewer personal responsibilities, and greater disposable income, all of which makes it easier to hit the road.
But while a stay in an exclusive resort is one way to satisfy that wanderlust, author Lori Erickson argues instead for more soulful types of travel. In doing so she draws inspiration from arguably the oldest form of travel: pilgrimage. In cultures across the world and throughout history, trips to sacred sites have been a central part of the process of growing older. From Christians traveling to Rome and Muslims making the Hajj to Mecca, to Jews visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem, these journeys can be profoundly transformative.
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In her presentation, Erickson will expand the traditional view of pilgrimage to talk about life-changing journeys for people of faith, no faith, and maybe-sometimes-sort-of-faith. Even as houses of worship decline in membership, she argues that pilgrimage is thriving. People walk the Appalachian Trail, visit ashrams in India, delve into family genealogy in Italian villages, spend three weeks in silence in mountain monasteries, and visit the childhood home they left at the age of five. All of these can be pilgrimages, which Erickson defines as a trip in which the inner journey is as important as the outer one. | |  |
The impulse to go on such journeys often comes at significant transition points in life. A death or divorce upends your world. A serious health diagnosis has you asking existential questions. A decade birthday makes you realize that if you’re ever going to make that trip, the time is now. Or maybe a book jumps out at you from a library shelf or you overhear a conversation at a coffee shop. The call to pilgrimage can come in many ways. | | |
If you want to deepen your travels and explore the spiritual possibilities of pilgrimage, join Lori for insights, suggestions and encouragement. If we travel soulfully, our journeys can be truly life-changing. | |
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About Lori Erickson: From a childhood on an Iowa farm, Lori Erickson grew up to become one of America’s top travel writers specializing in spiritual journeys. She is the author of The Soul of the Family Tree, Near the Exit and Holy Rover. A native of Iowa City, Iowa, her work has also appeared in publications that include the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler, Travel + Leisure, and Better Homes & Gardens.
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Erickson’s newest book, Every Step Is Home: A Spiritual Geography from Appalachia to Alaska, is about sacred sites and experiences in the United States. From the redwoods of California and the Serpent Mound of Ohio to the volcanoes of Hawaii, Erickson travels in search of the holy. Each chapter reflects on a different element or theme, including sacred air, sacred water, sacred animals, and sacred caves. While all of her books explore the intersection of travel and spirituality, her newest one most clearly expresses the themes of her talk.
To find out more about Lori CLICK HERE.
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