• Have you experienced ageism or feel you are seen differently as an older person? 
  • Do you sometimes find it challenging to accept
    your own aging - or to navigate the physical or life changes it can bring?
  • Are you interested in talking with others to better accept the gifts and challenges of old age?

Welcome to the Conscious Aging Community! 

  • “I’m a ‘solo ager,’ one of 15 million older Americans who live alone, many with limited resources. Conscious aging is helping me to meet challenges that arise, especially physical ones, without feeling diminished by them. It has deepened my trust in myself, and my ability to accept change, and life as it naturally unfolds, including the many gifts that older age can offer.” 

  • “As a racialized woman, I’ve had many lived experiences of self-limiting beliefs, self-defeating messages, and othering around my experience. Conscious aging for me has been so meaningful and powerful in recognizing the value of who I am, of my experiences, and of what we bring to this community, in love, in a non-judgmental way, and to make a difference.” 

  • “I used to know everything and trust nothing. Conscious aging helps me to glimpse trust. It helps me to appreciate my own impermanence. It helps me to live life more robustly. Conscious aging helps me to live with intention.”

Welcome to Conscious Aging 

The process of aging brings with it many opportunities not present in earlier decades. Age can free us from old roles and lead us to re-evaluate what truly matters. 

We can see ourselves from a larger perspective, strengthen our compassion, and connect more through the heart. 

Aging can also present a new set of challenges. We may feel anxiety about physical change and potential loss of independence. Many grapple with facing impermanence and end of life. 

Conscious Aging is an honest and loving exploration of this third stage of life and the choices available to us in navigating it. 

The Conscious Aging Workshop

Join us for a six-week, online, “Conscious Aging Workshop.” Each session is co-created within an interactive community of people seeking connection and meaning. The workshops highlight both the opportunities and challenges inherent in our older age, and offer tools to move towards more balance, compassion, and trust.

Topics include:

  • Reframing ageist messages we may have internalized
  • Cultivating self-kindness 
  • Appreciating our resilience and growth through life review
  • Releasing what is no longer needed
  • Understanding that death makes life more precious in each moment
  • Creating a new vision of aging

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What participants have said

  • "I’m not much of a joiner, but being part of the Courageus community is important to me. In addition to delivering online Conscious Aging Workshops, Courageus hosts a free, drop-in Zoom session every Wednesday. Discussion topics range from the practical (giving up those car keys) to the sublime (how can aging unleash human potential?). I appreciate honest talk about vulnerability, and come away challenged, refreshed, and reminded of the beauty of our own impermanence."

    —Ashton Applewhite, author ofThis Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism

  • “This is perhaps the single most valuable workshop I have taken in recent memory. I am grateful that this workshop stepped boldly into the real challenges and opportunities of the aging process instead of glossing over them. This experience for me was moving, meaningful, comforting, and so well-timed. Thank you!” 

    —Barbara

    Online Workshops 

  • "A big thank you for the superb workshop.The time seemed to fly by.  It was food for the soul and very enlightening."

    —Robert
Online Workshops