What’s it all about?
Conscious Aging is not simply about growing older – it is about learning about how we move into eldership rather than just oldership. It is a conscious and deeply human process of becoming wiser, more authentic, and more connected to what truly matters. It is a time where outer roles begin to soften and a deeper calling begins to emerge.
There comes a moment in many women’s lives when beyond achievement, caregiving, productivity, and responsibility, there is often a quiet yearning to ask:
“As I age, what is life asking me to let go of—and what deeper essence within me is asking to emerge in its place?”
Whether you are newly entering this stage of life or already sensing the call toward elderhood, this gathering offers a nurturing space to honour your journey and envision what is still possible
This class is a proposed antidote to all the “anti-aging” messages older women are bombarded with in social media on a daily basis.
It is about embracing the beauty, depth, and power of our later years with awareness and grace.
We carry the stories, resilience, intuition, and lived experience of decades. We are keepers of memory and intergenerational stories.
Eldership is seen as a hard-won spiritual position earned directly through surviving the stormy trials of life.
In a culture that often worships youth, conscious elder women remind us that aging is not a diminishing but an awakening – a return to what is essential and eternal.
What will we cover?
The presentation will include:
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Conscious aging and eldership in the west today
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Who is the dangerous old woman and how is she lived in the world today?
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Gentle reflection, inspiring insights, key questions around your own aging process.
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A short guided meditation designed to help participants reconnect with the deeper essence of what eldership may mean in their everyday lives. Whether you are newly entering this stage of life or already sensing the call toward elderhood, this gathering offers a nurturing space to honour your journey and envision what is still possible
What will you need?
Something to jot down your ideas and notes. Light a candle and bring your journal and pen for us to create a virtual hearth together. A elder circle for open hearted and authentic discussion.
Accessibility
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Discounted Early Bird Tickets
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Free Tickets for First Nations Attendees
Who will be teaching?
Shushann (She/Her) is a highly experienced and mature counsellor, psychotherapist and leader of women’s programs for over 30 years. (MAppSci, Dipl Process Oriented Psychology, Clinical Member of PACFA)
Her own conscious aging journey has been her journey into Eldership.
She has discovered loss as the primary catalyst for becoming a true elder – that as we age our losses become our greatest teachers.
She is the author of best-selling book, Puberty Girl (2004 Allen and Unwin), author of book, Recovering from Betrayal (2018) and co-author of The Soulful Woman Guidance Cards (2016 Blue Angel Publishing).
She has run many online programs for women on the Soulful Woman’s Journey as well the audio program, The Gold Tent on women’s post menopausal journey.
www.shushann.com
Click here to see Shushann’s next 4 week program.
Important info:
Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Unsplash
Questions about the class or other ways we can assist with accessibility? Just email us at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com