The Sacred Path of the Elder and the Role of Longevity (in-person)

This transformative retreat explores the subtle art of embracing change as we grow older. Often, change arrives suddenly, bringing great loss. We can be unprepared and overwhelmed with suffering. Learning to respond to change from a place of awareness can bring fewer disappointments and more satisfying results. We’ll explore how a quiet mind and open heart can shape our ordinary daily lives in extraordinary ways as we navigate the challenges and tribulations of aging. As an interactive group, we’ll learn everyday spiritual practices that enable us to reflect, explore and share our personal stories about aging. We offer ourselves the gifts of awareness as we practice deep listening, guided mindfulness, silence and joyful perseverance. We’ll define and consider how we might embrace the Sacred Path of the Elder.

Investment: $75, includes lunch.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Carol Kanjin Abrahamson is a Zen Buddhist Priest, ordained in 2007 by Sensei Koan Janka, with whom she co-founded the Santa Ynez Zen Sangha. Carol is a recent La Crosse resident, having moved from Santa Barbara, California. She brings a lifetime of study, training and teaching in the tradition of Zen Buddhism, meditation and mindfulness.

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