The Sacred Path of Aging
Moving Through the Inherent Challenges and Stepping Into the Divine Purpose of the Elder Years
An Online, 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
7 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
Group sessions are straightforward – be present and open, share what is real and honest for you, explore and practice together. No required readings or extra videos to watch. You’ll receive an email with each week’s focus after the class, and you’re invited to practice what we discover in the sessions during the week in-between. You’ll get more out of The Sacred Path of Aging by taking it into your life.
- 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
Week 4 – Sacred Embodiment
- 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
Week 7 – Putting It All Into Practice
- Reviewing the 6 Practices
- How to move through and transform the blocks
- Reflecting on the insights
- Receiving blessings from the group for your Sacred Path of Aging
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 60, 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 an inspiring online course and support group.
Every experience has blessed me
Every experience of Connie’s spiritual leadership has blessed me, from personal connections to Ecotherapy training to her Spirituality of Aging workshop for the School for Contemplative Living. Connie will bless you with her unique mixture of depth, curiosity, playfulness, and wisdom for living.
~ Willam Thiele, PhD, Author & Founder – School for Contemplative Living
I enjoyed my Sacred Path of Aging
I thoroughly enjoyed my Sacred Path of Aging as I gracefully learned to not fear, but accept aging is the process of life. Connie Habash is a strong and skilled facilitator to the Sacred aging process. In some of the most gentle ways Connie can teach, she impressed the journey is preparing me for something greater to come. I not only trust in the process but, believe in the process daily.
~ Donna Lera
Thursdays – 7 week session (February 5th – March 19th)
1.5 hours each week, 4-5:30pm Pacific time / 7-8:30pm Eastern
Rev. Connie is sharing The Sacred Path of Aging online for 2 options for your contribution. All sessions will be recorded, both for you and Rev. Connie’s research into The Sacred Path of Aging for an upcoming book.
2 price points:
$210 for the 7 week series ($30/session) – for those on limited income who need some financial support to attend, and also historically marginalized communities (BIPOC, LGBTQ+).
$315 for the 7 week series ($45/session) – for those who are blessed with more abundance and can help support others on The Sacred Path of Aging.
