September 2024 ~ Aging Resources and Webinars

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Hi AgeDoc Readers, my colleague and friend, Dr. Harry "Rick" Moody, has compiled an abundant list of resources for aging-related topics. Every month, I post his list on this blog, and I hope you are enjoying them as much as I am. Thanks again, Dr. Moody! Your generosity and expertise are SO appreciated! AgeDoc

 

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGING

 

Elders are more vulnerable but we’re also more responsible for what’s happening to planet Earth. At age 79, I’m more responsible than my 8-year old granddaughter for the world we’re leaving behind. The message is clear: It’s not too late and you’re not too old.

 For more on the subject, send a message for a sample copy of my newsletter, “Climate Change in an Aging Society” (hrmoody@yahoo.com)

 

 

 

WEB SITES TO SEE

 

CREATIVITY & DEMENTIA. Anne Basting received a MacArthur Award

for innovations in aging.  For more about her Creative Care approach see:

https://www.anne-basting.com/creative-care-1

 

MEMORY.  “The Wall: What remains when the mind goes?” by Douglas Penick (TriCycle, Fall, 2024) A Buddhist perspective on memory loss and what endures.

https://tricycle.org/magazine/douglas-penick-memory/

 

GEROTRANSCENDENCE. Transpersonal gerontology is needed more than ever:

https://esoftskills.com/transpersonal-gerontology/

 

SPIRITUALITY & RETIREMENT. “5 Spiritual Benefits That Can Redefine Retirement In The Post-Biden Era” at:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jannfreed/2024/08/13/redefining-retirement-in-the-post-biden-era/

 

 

 

BOOKS OF INTEREST

 

THE GIFT OF A LONG LIFE: Personal Essays on the Aging, by Emma Fulenwider, with Foreword by Sari Botton (Editor of The Oldster) (2024).

 

STAGE (NOT AGE) by Susan Golden (Harvard Business Review Press, 2022). A deeper approach to marketing in an aging society.

 

CRITICAL HUMANITIES AND AGEING: Interdisciplinary Dialogues,

edited by Marlene Goldberg, Kate de Madeiros, & Thomas Cole (Routledge, 2022).

 

 

 

COMING EVENTS

 

AGING WITH INTENTION. (Sept. 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2024, at 3 pm CT).

Conscious Aging through a free weekly community Zoom drop-in. Details at:

https://www.courageus.org/products/aging-with-intention-a-weekly-community-zoom

 

BODY TALK: “Our Physical Selves: Changes, Challenges, Losses, & Opportunities” (Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET). From Sage-ing International:

https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/Our-Physical-Selves--Changes--Challenges--Losses---Opportunities.html?soid=1105697167603&aid=wb-krkNn5kQ

 

LEADERSHIP: “Envisioning Your Leadership Role in Creating a More Beautiful World.” A Creative Expression Series for Women. Six First Thursdays (Sept. 2024 through Feb., 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET). Presented by Rev. Dr. Mary Francis Drake, DMin, Director of Doctor of Ministry Program at Ubiquity University; hospice worker; and psychospiritual counselor. Author of four books. Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details at:

https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/Envisioning-Your-Leadership-Role-in-Creating-a-More-Beautiful-World.html?soid=1105697167603&aid=kfmoFAy96mE

 

WISE AGING. Monthly events beginning Sept. 8, 2024, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Inspired by teachings of Rabbi Rachel Cowan, Abraham Joshua Heschel and others.

A program of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality in Washington, DC. Details at:

https://www.adasisrael.org/event/wise-aging-2024-2025.html

 

POWER OF PURPOSE: A Global Dialogue (Zoom on Sept. 9, 2024, 9 am PT). Barbara Greenspan Shaiman. founder of Champions of Caring for empowering individuals to be leaders of social change, and Joyce Cohen, founder of My Future Purpose. Hosted by the Pass It On Network. Registration at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdOqpqz4jH9KyjDW-NhU4IIqRRYAIOB_j#/registration

More about Pass It On at:     https://www.passitonnetwork.org/

 

AWAKENING THE SAGE WITHIN. (Sept. 10, 17, 24, and Oct. 1, 2024, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm ET). In-depth exploration of From Age-ing to Sage-ing, by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Sponsored by Sage-ing International.  Details at:

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xcvaqph/lp/37a1fd41-2e6b-4435-85b2-9c2a154882a1?source_id=326d96f9-7710-4a59-9614-0047a48a5d2e&source_type=em&c=

 

POSITIVE AGING Lunch Group (Sept. 10, 2024, 1 pm ET). Differences between antisemitism and anti-Zionism are explored by Mordechai Liebling, Senior Advisor for POWER Interfaith, the largest faith-based community organizing group in Pennsylvania. On Zoom at:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88294936333?pwd=QqQEhVPtEDr0F0Xnkj5doFpo4uRa6B.1

 

CLIMATE CHANGE in an Aging Society. (Sept. 11, 2024, 10 – 11:30 am, PT) How can elders respond to the climate crisis with wisdom and right action?  Webinar with H.R. Moody, climate activist and elder. In the face of wildfire, flood, and heat waves, we can respond to anxiety by action.  From Sage-ing International. Details at:

https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/Climate-Change-in-an-Aging-Society.html?soid=1105697167603&aid=WB3bIE8KmNs

 

NEURODIVERSITY. (Sept. 12, 2024,  5:30 to 6:30 PT) A conversation interdisciplinary artist Rowena Richie to break down aging and dementia stereotypes. Sponsored by At Home, On Air from At Home With Growing Older. Details at:

https://support.athomewithgrowingolder.org/event/at-home-on-air-or-9-12-24-or-a-conversation-with-rowena-richie/e605462

 

COMPASSION. A new episode in the “Fruits of Conscious Aging” series

(Sept. 18, 2024, 9 to 10:30 am, MT). Led by David Chernikoff, meditation teacher who worked with Ram Dass. Sponsored by Sage-International. Details at:

https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/The-Fruits-of-Conscious-Aging--Compassion.html?soid=1105697167603&aid=WLCAb1v23gE

 

FROM AGE-ING TO SAGE-ING: Deepening the Sage Within (Sept. 22-26, 2024) Sponsored by Sage-ing International.  Details and registration at:

https://hollyhock.ca/programs/6782/

 

MIDLIFE TRANSITION. “In Tandem: Pedaling Through Mid-life on a Bicycle Built for Two” (Sept. 24. 2024, 12 noon ET).   Szifra Birke and Jay Livingston, both Executive Coaches will talk about themes in their book, including creating a joint life on the “ruins” of divorces and the death of a spouse along with wisdom, assumptions, pitfalls, and tolerance from life experiences.  Sing up begins Sept. 17 at www.revolutionizeretirement.com. Participants will receive a recording link after the call. Direct questions to Dori Mintzer at dorianmintzer@gmail.com

 

TURNING POINTS: Five Seats of Power (Sept. 25, 8:30 am, PT). With yogic healer Raghu Ananthanarayanan. Facilitated by Katia Peterson and Ron Pevny. Sponsored by Sage-ing International.  Details and registration a:

https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/Turning-Points---an-Interview-w-Raghu-Ananthanarayanan.html?soid=1105697167603&aid=y8a4ZMlwYGI

 

WOMEN: The Wisdom of Elderhood (Sept. 30 to Oct. 28, 2024, 5:30 - 7 pm, MT).

On Zoom for a new group for women in their fifties. 5 sessions each 1.5 hours  led by Ruth Neubauer, MSW, facilitator and psychotherapist. No writing experience needed.  Zoom link sent upon registration.  For details and registration see:

https://mailchi.mp/9d4f3669ef7f/women-50s 

 

POSITIVE AGING. “Age-Friendly Eco System Summit” (Oct. 8, 9, 15, and 16, 2024). Sponsored by George Washington University's Center for Aging, Health and Humanities. Details and registration at:

https://nursing.gwu.edu/aging-events

 

WOMEN OVER 70: Symposium: (Oct. 19, 2024, Plymouth Place, LaGrange Park, IL). “Aging Reimagined: Celebrating Who We Are As We Age.” Featuring Ashton Applewhite and others. Sponsored by the Aging Reimagined Circle. Details at: https://womenover70.com/events-2/

 

 

 

“Don’t try to be young. Just open your mind… There are so many things I won’t live long enough to find out about, but I’m still curious about them.” 

Actor Betty White, (d. 2021, age 99)

 

           

 


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