This page is for blogs written by Center for Conscious Eldering retreat leaders as well as individuals choosing to age consciously and willing to share their perpectives and experiences. Please read our submission guidelines.
Our Stories
By Lehua Lopez "Hula tells a story." I was a 4-year-old Kanaka `Oiwi (Native Hawaiian) when I began my hula ...
Wise Woman/Crone/Elder: A Journey
By Barbara Roth As women age, we may feel less relevant. Yet, despite what our culture portrays, we are more ...
Grief as Companion: The Inner Work of Conscious Ageing
By Martina Breen CSL “A threshold is not a simple boundary; it is a frontier that divides two different territories, ...
Navigating The Tipping Point: A Journey into Elderhood
by Anne Wennhold I began entering what I consider the elder years of my life at about 83 or 84 ...
Today’s Fire Carriers
By Dennis Stamper Evolutionary scientists tell us that the control and utilization of fire played a pivotal role in human ...
The Way of the CreativeSage
Consciously Journeying from Wonder to Wisdom by Elsie Wood The Way of The CreativeSage evolved from my personal creative and ...
Reclaiming Your Role as Mentor
by Melissa Richardson As we get older, many of us look for ways to contribute. For elders, mentoring is one ...
Beyond the Ordinary: Journaling as a Tool in the Process of Conscious Eldering
By Jan Flynn I got my first journal as a present from “Santa” when I was nine years old. It ...
Who Am I Now?
By Peter Gibb “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”– Albert Einstein What Appeared to be Happening: ...
An Elderhood Initiation in Greece
by Randy Morris As I entered my 76th year, I was presented with the opportunity to undertake a pilgrimage to ...
