The field of ancestry, although universal, is profoundly personal. Therefore, it requires a map and compass, the first to deepen into it and the second in order to get lost within it. Delving into the field of ancestry is, at first, a personal journey, where one looks for answers that are waiting to be found. However, it is also a way to find answers to unresolved and unattended and unredeemed issues in the familial and social sphere, and even within the territorial, cultural, a…

with Connie Zweig, Ph.D.

“Elders are the jewels of humanity that have been mined from the earth, cut in the rough, then buffed and polished by the stonecutter’s art into precious gems that we recognize for their enduring value and beauty.”

— Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi

In the U.S. ten thousand people turn 65 every day. But institutional ageism, a destructive unconscious bias, is rampant in every sector of society. And internalized ageism, which I call “the inner ageist,” …

with Best Selling Author Thomas Moore

Join celebrated author, Thomas Moore, in this four week webinar series, that will help you imagine your life not as a long, steady unraveling of years, but as a series of passages and turning points that demand courage and intelligent compassion. Drawing from the material in his two latest books, Soul Therapy and The Eloquence of Silence, this course integrates depth psychology, philosophy and spirituality to offer specific practice…

Menopause is a time between stories, when the old story fades and a new story is waiting to emerge. It’s a liminal time, when we hover on the brink of the profound transformation which ultimately leads to elderhood, and contemplate the work of gaining new perspectives on our life, of challenging and evolving our belief systems, of exploring our calling, of uncovering meaning, and ultimately finding healing for a lifetime’s accumulation of wounds.

Nevertheless, the second …

with Kyrié Carpenter

The statistics are sobering: more than 6 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s with that number expected to rise to nearly 13 million by 2050.  Alzheimer’s and other dementias disproportionately impact women, Hispanics and Black Americans. Over 11 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an additional 1.2 million additional direct c…

“Spring and Winter are both present in the moment. The young leaf and the old leaf are really one. My feet touch deathlessness, and my feet are yours. Walk with me now. Let us enter the dimension of oneness and see the cherry tree blossom in Winter.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Overview

This symposium is an invitation to look back on our rich, long lives, contemplate our gains and losses, and distill the lessons we’ve learned. It’s also an invitation to look forward to be…