Leadership Training

Sage-ing
Certified Sage-ing Leader Class of 2008 (graduates in bold)
Center: Jo Lessner, honored elder
Second row (l-r): Sr. Jeanne Rollins, Janet Helfand, Parker Trostel, Davida Gendel, Lorri Danzig and Edna Ross
Back row (l-r): Sr. Julie Boehnlein, Paul Severance, Carol Scott-Kassner and Gary Carlson, trainers (Please click here for the SL training brochure [pdf file])

"I am enjoying my internship and feeling as passionate as when I started...I've learned so much through my reading and other forms of study and especially by facilitating groups..."

Sage-ing® Leadership Training

The Sage-ing Guild offers two programs of leadership training for persons interested in being certified to work professionally with our Sage-ing® materials. Certified Sage-ing Leader training is a one-year program for persons who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of sage-ing that can be used not only in their personal lives but also to develop programs, including lectures, workshops of various lengths and study groups, to carry their sage-ing work into the elder community. Sage-ing Circle Facilitator training is a three-day program designed to help the student understand sage-ing principles and utilize a prescribed set of materials for teaching elders. Completion of either program qualifies one to become a Professional Sage-ing Leader member of the Guild. Details of each program are given below.

•Certified Sage-ing® Leader Program

  • Year-long intern training program
  • Two weekend class sessions plus 10-month internship
  • Work one-on-one with CSL Mentor during internship
  • Prerequisite requirements:
    • Attend an Intensive workshop. Workshop attendance is not required for persons who have previously completed Sage-ing Circle Facilitator training.
    • Read From Aging to Sage-ing by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ron Miller
    • Read and complete specified exercises in The Sage-ing Workbook (given to each Intensive participant)
    • Complete an application and interview
  • CSL's must have previous experience and skill in group facilitation and contemplative practice
  • Applications are currently being accepted for the 2008 class.
  • Tuition is $1800, which includes the Sage-ing Curriculum Resource Guide and all materials.
  • For more information, contact .
  • Intensive Workshops:
    Jan 21-Feb 25 (Wednesdays, 12:30-2:30pm)
    "Ohio Intensive"     		Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning, University of Dayton, Dayton OH
    Feb 27-Mar 1
    "Becoming a Sage": a California Intensive     		Mary & Joseph Retreat Center, Rancho Palos Verdes [LA area] CA and .
    Cost: $250. For more information, (512-454-7229).
    Mar 28-29, 9am-4pm
    "Reaping the Harvest of a Lifetime: the Path of the Sage": an Indiana Intensive     		Benedict Inn Retreat Center, Beech Grove IN [near Indianapolis airport] & .
    Cost $250. For more information, .
    Apr 3-5
    "Becoming a Sage": a Colorado Intensive     		Longmont Senior Center, Longmont CO Maureen Dobson and .
    Cost: $250. For more information, (303-819-2588).

•Sage-ing® Circle Facilitator Program

  • Three-day (one long weekend) training program
  • Training at Memorial Hospital, Leighton Center, South Bend Indiana
  • Tuition is $500, including all materials
  • About Sage-ing® Circles: The concept of a Sage-ing Circle has been modeled after Native American Elder Circles—a gathering place for adults of the tribe to listen, reflect and bring life experience to issues at hand. A Sage-ing Circle is a group of adults in the second half of life who meet regularly to address issues of spiritual and personal growth from a perspective of spiritual maturity and wisdom.

    Sage-ing Circle Facilitator training is held once a year at the Leighton Center in South Bend, IN. The fee for the three-day training is $500. All materials are provided, including an extensive Sage-ing Circle Curriculum Guide. For more information, contact .

  • Sage-ing® Circle Facilitator training (qualifies as a Certified Sage-ing Leader prerequisite Intensive)
    Oct 10-12 Memorial Leighton Center, South Bend IN Instructor: , 574-647-6632
    Cost: $500
    See brochure (pdf) for more information.

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