Jeanne Marsh & Christina Rogstad: From Aging to Saging - Tapping into the Wisdom of the Generations

Sage-ing is a spiritual practice that involves harvesting the wisdom of our lives and finding ways to transmit that wisdom as a legacy to future generations. In developing an elder spiritual practice we pursue the path proposed by Rabbi Zalman Schacter in his seminal book From Age-ing to Sage-ing which involves, through introspection, the following: Examining our attitudes and fears about aging and our culture's stereotypes and claiming our rights to promoting and practicing a new paradigm Connecting to our inner wisdom through growth techniques of psychology and spirituality including meditation, contemplation, journaling and spiritual intimacy (sharing) Learning to nourish ourselves physically, emotionally, mentally, socially and spiritually Drawing on the wisdom of what we know now, examining our past through a 'life review' process and'life repair' exercises Gaining an understanding that forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves, we learn to forgive those who have offended us, ask forgiveness of those we have offended and practice self-forgiveness above all else We face our own mortality with courage and serenity We identify ways in our own lives toserve as mentors and healers