Needed:

Elder Sages  

    For tens of thousands of years, men and women elder sages were the wisdom-keepers in human societies around the world. Elders took special responsibility for the welfare and development of young people, and played the special role of ensuring that tribal decisions took into consideration the welfare of future generations.

    Largely lost in our youth-oriented culture, the powerful voices of elder sages are desperately needed.  Reclaiming Our Elders Voice workshops and this website are devoted to encouraging elders to reclaim our elders voice – to intentionally become sages; to leave a legacy through our contributions to our community, nation, and world; and to speak powerfully on behalf of generations to come.

Use This Website For:

Role of Elders: A discussion of the role of elders in human societies, and an image of elders for our time.

Developing Our Inner Elder:  Tools we can use to develop the qualities of an elder sage.

To Serve Future Generations:  Ideas for enhancing the legacy we each can leave through service to future generations.

Reclaiming Our Elders Voice Workshops, Resources you can use, Opportunities to Get Involved

Elders Forum:  Be involved in an on-going discussion of eldering in today’s world.

What’s New

Positive Aging Conference

    The University of Minnesota Center on Spirituality and Health is hosting the 2nd Annual Positive Aging Conference on Wednesday, November 12th.  The all-day conference will feature an outstanding line-up of leaders and best-selling authors in this field.

    For the agenda, click on: PAC Agenda 

    For information and registration forms, go to:

http://www.med.umn.edu/csh/programs/The_Purpose_Project/csh_pp_event_PAconf.html

Remote Sites

    The Positive Aging Conference will be made available by webcast at sites around the country.  For a listing of these sites, click on: PAC Sites. 

Positive Aging Conference in Indianapolis

    Reclaiming Our Elders Voice has teamed up with the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging and Community to offer an opportunity to participate in the 2nd Annual Positive Aging Conference via live webcast in Indianapolis.

    The conference will be on Wednesday, November 12, 9:00am - 5:30pm.  The $29 per person registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.  Participation is limited to the first 30 persons who register.

    For more details on the Indianapolis program, click on Positive Aging Conference/Indy.

Elder Circles

    See our new Elder Circles section for ideas and resources for forming an Elder Circle. An Elder Circle can be a great way to forward each of our conscious eldering journey.  All it takes is a handful of people who agree to meet on a regular schedule.  Our Elder Circles section provides a great deal of information and ideas for successful Elder Circles. 

    And the opportunity to contact an expert: Reclaiming Our Elders Voice partner Del Jones of Tucson, who has initiated and inspired a number of Elder Circles in Arizona.

Webcast with Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

    Second Journey is offering a free (donations encouraged) audio conference on Coming Home to Who We Really Are: Spirituality in Later Life, featuring Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, author of “From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision For Growing Older.”

    The audio conference will be held on Thursday, November 20th at 1:00 pm Eastern.  To register, click on www.secondjourney.org/webinars/spirituality_prog.htm

Article On Sage-ing Leader

    Speaking of Sage-ing, The Austin (TX) American-Statesman recently ran an article on the immediate past Chair of the Sage-ing Guild, telling about her sage-ing journey.  Read it at: www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/faith/10/11/1011words.html

New Book and Film On Wisdom

    Writer and Director Andrew Zuckerman has produced a new book and a film on wisdom, comprised of 50 interviews with wise people throughout the world.

    A brief video preview of the film is available at www.wisdombook.org

    The book is available at Amazon: www.amazon.com/Wisdom-50-Unique-Original-Portraits/dp/0810983591/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225301351&sr=8-1