Profiles in Creative Aging

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.

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.

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Profiles in Creative Aging

October 24, 2023 @ 2:00 pm 4:00 pm

Profiles in Creative Aging – Thomas Cole and the Voyage of Life


Profiles in

Creative Aging

featuring Thomas Cole


Tuesday,

October 24th


2:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CT

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm MT

11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT

Find the time in your region HERE

Closed captioning is available

Join Sage-ing International to learn about the work of influential American artist Thomas Cole and then reflect on your own life sparked by the art. A fresh and fun way to conduct a ‘Life Review,’ Cole’s art serves as a metaphor for learning about ourselves and inspiration for our own creative choices as we age.


No knowledge of art or art history is needed — please come prepared to look, see deeply, and think about your own life as a work of art.

Like any good hike or visit to a favorite park, landscape paintings open up the vast world of nature. But more than a pretty picture, Thomas Cole’s paintings are coded with a plea for preserving wilderness while growing a country that co-exists in harmony with the land. Influential today as well as 200 years ago, this 19th-century American painter became our first conservationist. He also recognized how important the vast expanses of land were for shaping American identity. His followers, forming the Hudson River School of Landscape Art, built on Cole’s legacy and used their works for political persuasion.

After our introduction to Cole’s landscape art, we take a close look at four paintings and turn our gaze inward. Becoming a wise elder involves looking through our life experiences, reflecting on lessons learned, and applying those as we move forward. Cole brought these reflections to the canvas with his four-painting series The Voyage of Life.

Now, you have the opportunity to examine your own voyage of life. Bring a journal or some paper and something to write with; be prepared for some quiet reflection. You will be thinking about your own life using the framework of Cole’s four paintings. We build on the introduction to the artist by focusing on the specific symbols and meaning embedded in each painting–all to deepen your own thinking.

Come learn about Cole’s painted arc of lived experience, and use his model to consider your own journey on the river of life.

Facilitators

Rena Tobey, PhD, Rena’s greatest passion is making art accessible, invigorating, insightful, and fun. She has taught art history at NYU’s School for Professional Studies and at Southern Connecticut State University. Rena provides talks for New York Adventure Club and New York Public Library, as well as many community organizations.


Rena conducts lively, interactive tours of museum collections, now via Zoom. Just for fun, she has created Artventures!® Game –a cheeky party game on the adventures of art and art history. With “Profiles in Creative Aging,” Rena combines her passion for art and artists with her PhD in Human and Organizational Studies and her work on personal integrity.



To learn more about Rena’s programs, click HERE.

To learn more about Rena click HERE.


Jerome Kerner, Certified Sage-ing Leader, has received advanced certification in Gestalt psychotherapy from Southern Connecticut University and the Transgenerational Family Systems Hellinger Institute D.C.  As an Octogenarian and a great-grandfather, Jerome loves sharing the purpose, passion, and meaning he has discovered through the Sage-ing world. 

Registration

Tuesday, October 24th


2:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CT

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm MT

11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT

Fees on Sliding Scale:



$40 Supporter

$35 Basic

$25 Reduced


Click here for more information and/or to Register.
Program information or
to request one of a limited number of scholarships contact:
Education Coordinator Rosemary Cox, r.cox@sage-ing.org
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