Happenings

As someone who finds great meaning in connection, I cherish gathering with big-hearted seekers and souls, even if it is only with one other person. Whether in small or large groups, the opportunity to be in community with like-minded others offers all of us all needed nourishment and encouragement. And learning together enriches our experience so much. How wonderful to have so many good reasons to connect and gather! I would welcome the chance to see/meet you. Please join me — and a host of other good souls — at the following events:

Aging Gratefully:

The Power of Appreciative Presence

This workshop will be offered again in 2026.
Stay tuned to my monthly musletter and website for updates and new information.

“Poignant. Powerful.”

“Inspiring and joyful”

“An experience of unconditional acceptance”

“Just outstanding”

“Transformational!”

“A reminder that aging is a gift”

“It is so stunningly humbling and awe-inspiring to be alive every day that I cannot help but think that having the opportunity to age and grow older is a privilege worth celebrating.” ~ Kristi Nelson

Description: In our youth-obsessed society – with what defines youthful getting younger by the year – it’s hard not to feel like getting older somehow relegates us to the margins. Yet, if we are lucky, we will get to spend many, many more years as “elders” than we will spend fitting into youth’s narrow confines.

Aging is not a problem that needs to be defied or denied. Growing older offers us the chance to actually grow into our more intentional and authentic selves as we age. Buying into messages that keep us quarreling with getting older reduces our ability to be present and actively engaged in the precious, unpromised, passing moments that we are actually alive. While grieving our inevitable losses is important, doing so exclusively keeps us from the sense of aliveness that comes from noticing and celebrating all the wonders of our lives, exactly as they are.

Let’s age more gratefully.

How could we befriend getting older to notice the opportunities available to us in life, exactly as it is?
How might we cultivate perspective and practices to help us treat the miracle of our aging selves with the unconditional appreciation and regard we so often crave from others?
How can we celebrate what is actually true, possible, and even enhanced as we grow older every day?
How can we feel more at peace as we age, even — and especially — in the face of all that is, and always will be, unknown and beyond our control?

Join me for a spirited yet practical weekend exploration of aging that will help you engage with life more fully and gratefully. This experiential offering will make use of short meditation, poetry, video, reflective writing exercises, dyads, dialogue, and a variety of practices to enrich your learning journey. Together, let’s come to experience aging as the opportunity and privilege that it is.

“Essential, awesome, re-awakening.”

“…both profound and fun.”