The Elder Creed:
“An elder is a person who is still growing, still a learner, still with potential and whose life continues to have within it promise for, and connection to, the future. An elder is still in pursuit of happiness, joy, and pleasure, and her or his birthright to these remains intact. Moreover, an elder is a person who deserves respect and honor and whose work is to synthesize wisdom from long life experience and formulate this into a legacy for future generations.”
from Age-ing to Sage-ing, Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, ©1995
Growing Elder is a 6-8 session workshop is based on the ground breaking work of R’ Zalman Schacter-Shalomi. It offers both a powerfully individual as well as communal experience, offering tools for gathering and giving expression to the collected wisdom of our lives.
Topics/experiences may include:
• Writing an ethical will
• Writing a vidui (confession)
• Giving yourself the gift of forgiveness
• How you want to be remembered - writing your own obituary
• Healing painful memories
• Practicing socialized meditation
• Philosophic work - how we as individuals fit into the greater story
“An elder is a person who is still growing, still a learner, still with potential and whose life continues to have within it promise for, and connection to, the future. An elder is still in pursuit of happiness, joy, and pleasure, and her or his birthright to these remains intact. Moreover, an elder is a person who deserves respect and honor and whose work is to synthesize wisdom from long life experience and formulate this into a legacy for future generations.”
from Age-ing to Sage-ing, Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, ©1995
Growing Elder is a 6-8 session workshop is based on the ground breaking work of R’ Zalman Schacter-Shalomi. It offers both a powerfully individual as well as communal experience, offering tools for gathering and giving expression to the collected wisdom of our lives.
Topics/experiences may include:
• Writing an ethical will
• Writing a vidui (confession)
• Giving yourself the gift of forgiveness
• How you want to be remembered - writing your own obituary
• Healing painful memories
• Practicing socialized meditation
• Philosophic work - how we as individuals fit into the greater story
