LIFE-STAGE COMMUNITY

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Life-Stage Community

Every month, Life-Stage hosts a discussion Forum about a topic connected to 'conscious ageing' and well-being in retirement. Over the last three years some wonderful, life-changing connections have been made through sharing and listening. There has been laughter and tears as our expert facilitators encourage a supportive and safe exploration of some of the key issues around conscious ageing. Next scheduled discussion Forum

Nicola Glinwood

I really enjoyed the event. This is such a rich community you are creating and I'm very pleased to be part of it.

Lina Clerke

What a great sharing group! This is really special service that you are doing by creating these forums.

David Pugsley

It's hugely important for me as an older man to re-engage with my peers, and with this time of life, positively. Life-Stage offers me a creative, safe and beneficial way to do that."

WHAT'S THE BIG PICTURE
in later life?

Can we consciously expand our perception of life as we grow older? Are we still in a youth-orientated mind-set. Do we see ourselves as separate and independent? How can we engage with our community as an elder regardless of our circumstances ?

WHAT HOLDS US BACK
in later life?

It's because of our age (rather than despite it), that we have enormous inner potential. Now that the storms of youth and middle age are behind us, there's the opportunity to find out what we really want from life. So, what holds us back?

DO WE HAVE TO SUFFER
in later life?

By the time we reach the second half of life, we have known considerable loss. Whether that's friends or family or the loss of youth, hair or skin elasticity, there is much to grieve. Can we share a sense of loss? Are joy and grief connected?

HOW DO WE DEAL WITH FEAR
in later life?

It is natural to have concerns about growing older and the end of life. But how do we respond to our fears? Do we bury our head in the sand or can we use the energy of fear to create connection and purpose?

WHAT'S CREATIVE AGEING
in later life?

Creativity is a frame of mind that can serve us well in later life, so how do we stay curious, engaged and playful? How do we stay alive to the present moment. As George Bernard Shaw said “We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing”