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Sage-ing International empowering elders

Are you in the second half of life and wondering what’s next?

Has a life transition left you wondering “what’s next”?

Sage-ing may be your answer!

Conscious Ageing Conscious Living

Sage-ing® International is recognized globally for helping elders embrace their role as leaders, sharing wisdom and spirit essential for empowering individuals and communities through turbulent times to create a better world for, and with all generations.

Sage-ing is a way of living the second half of our lives that is joyful, fulfilling, and beneficial.

Sage-ing means living our later years creatively and with purpose; it means harvesting the accumulated wisdom of our years and sharing it with all generations.

Sage-ing means enriching the lives of others as we expand and inform our own. Sage-ing can empower you to add more years to your life and more life to your years!

Sage-ing International is a community of elders around the globe whose mission is to create a world that respects and honors elders, helping them grow into the role of sage or a wise elder.

OUR VISION & MISSION

Vision

Sage-ing International transforms the second half of life into a new and dynamic way of growing older –Sage-ing– a time filled with grace, wisdom, resilience, and purpose. We create a better world for current and future generations.

Mission

Sage-ing International redefines aging as a vibrant time of life. Through educational programs, service, and community, we chart a path that helps to turn a lifetime of experience into spiritual growth and wisdom for this new chapter of life.

How We Realize Our Vision and Mission

Learning: We offer the opportunity to experience the journey of conscious aging through workshops, conferences, webinars, and publications. The Sage-ing Leader Certification Program creates a network of Sage-ing Leaders throughout the world to share the Sage-ing philosophy and approach.

Service: We embody the Qualities of a Sage. We support elders in doing their own spiritual work to serve their families, their communities, and the planet. We encourage and invite volunteer service to Sage-ing International.

Community: We provide opportunities for individuals on their Sage-ing journeys to share and connect with others. We build community, both in-person and online, through workshops and webinars, wisdom circles, intergenerational relationships, volunteer projects, and partnering and collaborating with organizations that share our vision.

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Wisdom from The Elder Corner—Series 3 by Stan Paine

Wisdom from The Elder Corner—Series 3 Stan Paine, CSL Gratitude In this month of Thanksgiving, our attention turns more intentionally and more prominently to gratitude.  In a spirituality of elderhood, gratitude offers us a “blessing place” throughout the year—even from day to day.   Mindfulness about the many ways in which we are blessed each day opens our hearts and [...]

Immortality Complex by Felice Rhiannon

Immortality Complex Felice Rhiannon In conversation with a friend a few days ago she dropped a phrase...”immortality complex”. She claims to have it, this dread dis-ease. While she and I do devote some time to the usual banter about aches, pains, and increasing attention to various diminishments, the bulk of our conversation is always about our inner life. So [...]

Wisdom from The Elder Corner—Series 2 by Stan Paine

Wisdom from The Elder Corner—Series 2 Stan Paine Respect “Are we being good ancestors?”—Jonas Salk “…(A)s we seek ways of giving forward to the next generation, we travel home to revisit the anchoring values into which we were socialized.”—Sarah Lawrence Lightfoot One of the most common ways in which we think of respect in our society is in terms [...]

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