Sage-ing Guild

The Sage-ing® Guild

Changing the paradigm from Aging to Sage-ing®

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"Changing the Paradigm from Aging to Sage-ing®
...One Story at a Time"
A Sage-ing Guild National Conference / June 13-15, 2008 / Dayton, Ohio

Program

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Friday, June 13, 2008

  • 9:00-10:00 Welcome
  • 10:00-10:15 Break
  • 10:30-12:00 Sessions:
    • Session 1: Becoming a Storykeeper: Julia Balzer-Riley
    • Session 2: The Long Story: The Threads of Heritage: Edna Groves
    • Session 3: Capturing Elder Wisdom on Silver Screen: Judy Steiert
  • 12:30-1:30 Lunch
  • 1:45-3:15 Sessions:
    • Session 4: Facing Our Mortality through Creative Expression: Pat Hoertdoerfer
    • Session 5: Marketing as Relationship and Networking: Rosalie Muschal-Reinhardt, Judy Charlick
    • Session 6: Sage-ing as a Way to Heal Spiritual Pain: Pat Lewis
  • 3:15-3:30 Break
  • 3:30-5:00 Sessions:
    • Session 7: Older Women's Legacy Circle: Ways of Reminiscing: Judith Helburn
    • Session 8: Investing in Your Spiritual Retirement Account: William Cox
    • Session 9: Stirring Hearts through Rituals: Carol Bourne and Team
  • 6:30 Dinner: for Friday participants
  • 7:30 Reception/New Horizon Band: for all participants

Saturday, June 14, 2008

  • 8:45-9:30 Welcome Session/Gathering Ritual: Julie Mitchell, University of Dayton Special Programs/Continuing Education
  • 9:30-10:45 "Something to Live For": Richard Leider
  • 10:45-11:00 Break
  • 11:00-12:30 Sessions:
    • Session 10: Our Amazing Brain: The Story of the Future: Rosemary Cox
    • Session 11: Spirituality and Dementia: Sandy Sabersky
    • Session 12: 70 x 7: A Call for Forgiveness: Mary Hallinan & Carol Bourne
    • Session 13: Growing Spiritually: Resources for a Spiritual Journey: Bob Atchley
  • 12:30-2:00 Box Lunch: Regions/Interest Groups meet
  • 2:15-3:45 Sessions:
    • Session 14: Responding to the Invitation of Midlife: Carol Scott-Kassner
    • Session 15: Changing the Culture of Aging: One Conversation at a Time: DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr.
    • Session 16: Intergenerational dancers explore Aging in the film, "Moving Together": Trudy Medcalf
    • Session 17: Reclaiming Our Elders Voice: Paul Severance
  • 3:45-4:00 Break
  • 4:00-5:00 Fireside chat with Wisdom Circle members Bob Atchley, Connie Goldman, Richard Leider
  • 6:30 Banquet Celebration

Sunday, June 15, 2008

  • 8:45-9:10 Gathering Ritual
  • 9:15 - 10:45 Sessions:
    • Session 18: Late Life Love: Romance and New Relationships in Later Life: Connie Goldman
    • Session 19: Into the Wild: Going Outside to Meet the Elder Within: Ron Pevny, Anne Wennhold
    • Session 20: The Conscious Aging Network of New Mexico: An Elder-Focused Organization: Gary Carlson
  • 10:45-11:00 Break
  • 11:00-11:10 Plenary Gathering
  • 11:10-12:15 Teleconference with Reb Zalman
  • 12:30 Lunch and Blessings for the Journey

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