Grateful Aging: Embracing Our Wisdom Years

Grateful Aging:

Embracing Our Wisdom Years

Tuesday,

August 15th, 2023

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET

11:30 am – 1:00 pm CT

10:30 am – 12:00 pm MT

9:30 am – 11:00 am PT

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Closed captioning is available

Understanding and managing the process of aging is a central issue in modern society. This is a critical factor given the demographic shift toward an aging population and the negative stereotypes around aging that can limit people’s worldview on aging with gratitude and well-being. This discussion overviews a naturalistic model of aging and transformation.

We will identify a set of steps to promote well-being and to shift the fear of aging into inspiration for living well. The nine steps to Grateful Aging include:

answer the call to transformation,
cultivate curiosity,
formalize a Grateful Aging practice,
set intention for Grateful Aging,
pay attention to the gifts of aging,
build Grateful Aging habits,
find guidance,
move to acceptance,
transform self and society.

Educational programs are described for elderly patients and for the healthcare professionals who serve them. The Grateful Aging Program is designed to expand awareness of healthy, mindful, and meaningful aging; promote individual and social well-being; and facilitate a supportive atmosphere for personal enrichment and shared learning.

Facilitator

Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D., MBA, MA is an acclaimed social scientist, award-winning author, and master teacher. She has conducted clinical, laboratory, and field-based research into consciousness, transformation, and healing.

Marilyn's publications include Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life (with Cassandra Vieten and Tina Amorok); Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine (with Tina Amorok and Marc Micozzi); and Death Makes Life Possible (and companion film by the same title, with Deepak Chopra).

Marilyn has taught at Stanford, Harvard, and Trinity Universities and is currently a Professor of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University. She is also CEO/President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Schlitz has published hundreds of articles in scholarly journals and popular publications and has lectured extensively in diverse venues, including the United Nations, Smithsonian Institution, Commonwealth Club, and community groups across the world.

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