The Sacred Path of Aging
Moving Through the Inherent Challenges and Stepping Into the Divine Purpose of the Elder Years
An in-person, 3-Part Course in Conscious, Inspired Aging designed to transform your experience as you journey through the changes that growing older brings.Part 1 – Stepping on the Sacred Path of Aging
6 weeks of the Foundations for the Journey
The Divine Purpose of the aging process is Spiritual Awakening – it’s built-in to our journey through life. Rather than just suffer through or succumb to the aging process, we can “age with intention” and integrity. Through this intention, the challenges of growing older awaken Divine Qualities when worked with in a new perspective.
Each week, we step into a sacred space that supports each of us in being real and honest, gently held with compassion, supported in inner healing, and becoming more and more of our greatest potential as elders and spiritual beings.
Every session includes:
- Time for heartfelt sharing
- Exploring the challenges and the Divine Qualities that aging awakens
- Practices for experiencing and implementing the Divine Qualities
- Meditations that build and deepen each week
Week 1 – Introduction to Stepping On the Path
- Why Do We Age? What is the Purpose?
- The Unique Challenges and Opportunities of the Aging Process
- Our Primary Spiritual Task as We Grow Older
- Exploring Together Our Challenges and Blessings on Many Levels
- Introduction of the Compassion Basket and Gratitude Practice
Week 2 – The Present Moment
- The Divine Qualities of Acceptance, Slowing Down, and Awareness
- What Presence Is and Why It Is Essential for Conscious Aging
- What Gets in the Way of Presence
- Presence for Self and Others
Week 3 – Compassion and Self-Compassion
- The Divine Qualities of Compassion and Humility
- Supporting one another in a helpful way
- The difference between compassion, empathy, and sympathy
- The practice of Self-Compassion as a healthy and healing way of attending to ourselves
- The Divine Qualities of Kindness and Appreciation
- How to Cultivate a New Relationship with Your Changing Body
- Loving Your Body Without Agenda – Loving the Self
- Embodiment Practices to Become More Present
Week 5 – Shifting Focus
- The Divine Qualities of Gratitude and Vision
- Seeing with New Eyes, Changing Stories
- The Power of Focus and Attention
- Acknowledging Contributions
- Reclaiming Your Power in a New Way
Week 6 – Living in the Hands of Spirit
- The Divine Qualities of Faith and Trust
- Returning to Presence with Self and Other
- Trusting the Process – For You, Not Against You
- Creating the New Story of Your Aging Journey
The Sacred Path of Aging is for you if:
- You’re age 55+
- You struggle with the challenges of aging but have a deep desire to shift your perspective
- You consider yourself a spiritual person (not necessarily religious) and want to deepen your spiritual growth through the aging process
- Are open-minded to perspectives from many spiritual traditions, as well as others’ points of view
About Your Facilitator – Rev. Connie L. Habash
At age 59, Rev. Connie is embarking consciously on this path of sacred aging along with you. She brings over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist, yoga & meditation teacher, interfaith minister, and ecotherapist to this conscious path of awakening through our elder years.
This is not a therapy group, but a small and intimate, in-person course and support group.
Limited to 9 participants; In-person at a private home in Atherton, CA.
Thursday afternoons, 1.5 hours each week (time TBA), 6 week session (January 16th – February 20th)
As the first offering of Level 1 – Stepping Onto the Sacred Path of Aging, Rev. Connie is sharing this course for a special rate of $210/series (regularly $270 for the series after this first offering). All sessions will be recorded for Rev. Connie’s research into The Sacred Path of Aging for an upcoming book.
When you register, Rev. Connie will contact you and have a 15-20 minute call to make sure this is a good fit for you.
