A three workshop series designed to develop healthy aging with purpose. Co-sponsored with and presented at the JCC East Bay. Feel free to attend any one or all.

The Wisdom Path: How do we become more conscious, awake and alive in our daily lives as we age?

Joining in groups, large and small, participants  will explore some of life’s larger issues and deeper questions including  issues of aging, health and end of life, solitude, loneliness and community, memory, vision, and having the courage to dance with the unknown. By the end of this day, we will have some answers to the following questions: what is wisdom? Having reflected on our life experience,  can we now begin to harvest our wisdom—?  How as the wisdom keepers can we mentor future generations?  How can we utilize our experience and wisdom to articulate a vision of the future?  How can we ignite our fire and passion as elders?  We will end with a ceremony for those who wish to take on the mantle of the wise elder.  Sunday, September 21, 11 am – 4 pm

Championing the Future:  A call for activist elders who wish to be a bridge between past and future generations.

During this workshop participants will explore images of the future and their part in creating it.  Sunday, November 16, 11am – 4 pm.

Community and Celebration: Creating Lives That Are Worth Living and Well-Lived

Participants are invited to celebrate the “new elders” as pioneers of cultural change, revising and recreating the role of the elder as a vital and contributing member of society. Sunday, December 14, 11am - 4 pm.

Each workshop will include guided meditation, personal reflection, movement, storytelling, poetry and music.  *Each workshop is $35 for JCC members, $45 general, sliding scale available. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided. Please bring a bagged lunch.

Barry Barkan (r) and Bob Berke(l) (co-founders of Live Oak Institute) sharing a booth with JCC East Bay at Oakland's Honoring Seniors Day.