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The Sage-ing Guild Communicator
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August 2008 |
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In This Issue Conference Report Of Interest Other Resources Membership Ideas Web News Merchandise E-Letters Coordinating Circle Carol Bourne, ChairMichele Baldwin Gary Carlson Judy Charlick Lorri Danzig Judith Helburn Trudy Medcalf Sandy Sabersky Paul Severance Contact Us www.sage-ingguild.orgMembershipWisdom Circle: Key figures who have made significant contributions for elders in the world and who share our vision of "changing the paradigm from aging to Sage-ing®." We are honored to have the following sages in our Wisdom Circle: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Angeles Arrien, Robert Atchley, Connie Goldman, Richard Leider, Wendy Lustbader, and William Thomas. Professional members: As of early March, we had about 115 professional members which include both Certified Sage-ing Leaders and Sage-ing Circle Facilitators. Our trained Professional Sage-ing Guild members who by supporting the SG have access to the members-only website and receive discounts for SG events and merchandise among other advantages. Associate members: As of early August, we have about 60 Associate members. Benefits of Associate membership include:
Please see the Sage-ing Guild website for details including membership forms. In response to those who find the membership dues too dear, we will honor any Sage-ing Leader who sends what s/he feels is appropriate with membership. Ideas
Web NewsWe are always looking for ways to make using our own Sage-ing Guild website easier (suggestions welcome). On our Professional Members only site we now have a heading, "Teaching Opportunities", in which we invite experienced Certified Sage-ing Leaders to consider giving a 2-5 day training prerequisite Intensive. Under that heading we have the agreement between the leaders and the Sage-ing Guild, the budget for the Intensive, a summary of what is to be covered, and forms to be used in the Intensive. Contact Intensive Workshop Coordinator, for more information. You can now find Professional Sage-ing Leaders on our open website, listed both alphabetically and by state/province. Check out the information on our Wisdom Circle members You now can send us money for membership or merchandise via PayPal.com Hints on making the site more accessible: • if something is underlined on the webpage, it is a link to more details—click it! • have questions about the website? need help finding something? contact the . Merchandise
The Sage-ing Workbook previously published by SEI has been revived by Bahira Sugarman, Reb Shaya Isenberg and Lynne Iser (which they originally compiled in 1996). It now is in a beautiful new 83-page format for the Sage-ing Guild, with 35 photographs that greatly enhance its appearance and its effectiveness. The Sage-ing content is not changed, just its appearance, which adds a deeper meaning to the words. We now have a variety of Sage-ing materials on the Guild website. From Age-ing to Sage-ing is also available from our website, as are audio and video tapes. E-LettersIf you are a member of the Sage-ing Guild, please feel free to contribute to this occasional e-letter. Send material to . Anyone may subscribe to The Sage-ing Guild Communicator by sending an email to .
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Welcome! To the Sage-ing Guild's e-letter. Our vision is To change the paradigm from aging to Sage-ing. You are receiving this because you have expressed interest in Sage-ing or conscious aging. If you do not wish to continue receiving this newsletter, planned for three or four times a year, click to unsubscribe. The Sage-ing Guild Communicator is open to anyone who is interested in conscious aging. One may sign up by sending an email to . Mission Statement: To change the paradigm of aging by building a community of leaders to transmit the wisdom of Sage-ing. OUR TEACHERS ARE THE THREADS WHICH WEAVE THE SAGE-ING GUILD TOGETHER! Conference ReportChanging the Paradigm from Aging to Sage-ing-ing: One Story at a Time, by Pat Lewis Many dreams came true on June 13th in Dayton Ohio at the first National Sage-ing Guild Conference so aptly chaired by Carol and Jerry Bourne with the tireless help of the education committee and the Guild Coordinating Circle [CC}. I want to share my perspective of not only the conference but all that the Guild (and in particular the CC) has accomplished in the 3½ years of its existence. Having been on the first sage-ing coordinating circle and rotating off last December, I have a perspective of the Guild that not everyone has had the opportunity to share. The CC has done an incredible amount of work to bring the dream of the Guild to fruition. After setting up initial structures and recruiting membership, the Guild had to deal with the dissolution of the Spiritual Eldering Institute and all that was entailed with that bankruptcy. (It was so good to have former SEI board chair, Bob Atchley, with us who took on so much work that came with the dissolution of the Institute.) Another critical piece that had to be attended to immediately was to certify a group of about 15 people who were in the midst of their Internship. A process for that was worked out and Rosemary Cox and William Cox generously donated their time and talent as faculty for the final training weekend. A major decision then had to be made: Would the Guild be a professional organization only, or would it also be a body to train and certify new leaders. Since it was important that the work of Reb Zalman not be lost, it was determined that the Guild would take on the task of certification even though it would mean much more work and structures. The Education Committee worked diligently to develop the training, keeping it in line with the training that had been established by Reb Zalman and subsequent faculty. In the past three years there have been a number of Intensive weekend workshops offered regionally. We have Certified our first class and another is in process. This has taken much behind the scene's work as well as the coordination of the Mentors and Interns. We also applied for and became a 501(c)(3), a time consuming issue and process. We divided the Guild into regions for the purpose of networking and a wonderful website was created. These are just a few of the major accomplishments of the Guild in addition to visioning and creating a national conference. (See the Guild website for other pieces of history.) Out of this, the Dayton conference evolved. The conference more than met my expectations as I gathered with 75 other Sage-ing Leaders as well as other participants. The spirit of all these people as well as the inspiring workshops and ritual, led by Sage-ing leaders, truly proved that Sage-ing is ALIVE and WELL. I experienced my colleagues deepening the concepts of Sage-ing and offering workshops that take the basic Sage-ing concepts into even greater depth. One example of this is what Judy Steiert from Calgary, has created using movies as a way to teach Sage-ing. We were privileged to have Richard Leider, one of our Wisdom Circle Members, share with us from his new book, Something to Live for: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life. To me this was confirmation that indeed there is a need to help to our aging and mid-life population find meaning and new purpose through Sage-ing. Another highlight was our teleconference with Reb Zalman on Sunday as he shared with us his developing thoughts about some of the needs in our world for extended consciousness and the work of elders. I came away from the conference filled with new energy for the important work of Sage-ing, and indelible images from Saturday night when so many gathered to drum and dance in a circle. In looking around the room at the faces of my colleagues, I was filled with a deep sense of well-being and I knew that Sage-ing is in good hands and that we are indeed changing the paradigm from Age-ing to Sage-ing . Many of these were people I was in training with 8 years ago, others who I worked with and got to know through my time on the coordinating circle, people from my Northwest region who had had a local gathering a few years ago, as well as many new faces who are now a part of my growing Sage-ing community. I am certainly hoping that people will be willing to work on another national conference as well as regional gatherings like the northwest one a few years ago. Do you have a Sage-ing Story? A Sage-ing question? Send it to . Other Sage-ing and related Events
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