The Soul of Aging
With Diane MacCormack
August 24 - 27, 2023
The “Soul of Aging” is for people that want to explore their aging process within a spiritual community. This retreat will address many of the spiritual aspects of aging, including questions of forgiveness, where are we in our spiritual development, what aspects of ourselves are still yearning for expression, our relationship with time, how to love and serve others, and the notion of befriending our own deaths.
This program is based on the pioneering work of Dr. Parker J Palmer, in an approach called the Circle of Trust, which was developed through the Centre for Courage and Renewal that is designed to create a safe, confidential, and sacred space where participants support one another in accessing the voice of their soul.
During this retreat, we learn how to listen deeply to one another, and how to create spaces that are safe for honest sharing and self-discovery. There is a takeaway of a self-created collage of your intended future and a workbook.
Session#1 – Calling in the Ancestors: Visions of Aging
Session#2 – Spiritual Formation Across the Lifecycle: Living Into the Soul’s Calling
Session#3 – The Courage to Name and Claim Your Unlived Life
Session#4 – Pathways to Wholeness
Session#5 – Truth & Forgiveness: The Call to Completion
Session#6 – Enlightenment in Slow Motion
Session#7 – Stories of Divestment: The Foreign Currency of Change
Session#8 – The Wisdom of Living In Deep Time
Session#9 – The Final Stage of Growth
Session#10 – Generativity, Legacy, and Harvesting Our Lives
Teacher
Diane MacCormack is trained and experienced in “Soul of Aging” facilitation. She is a retired public health nurse and a spiritual seeker who found the “Circle of Trust” approach helpful in her own growth. After the life-changing diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer in April 1999, Diane’s entered spiritual exploration, which began in the United Church to deepen her understanding of Christianity. From there, she continued her growth through practices like centering prayer and contemplative practices. She found meaning in pilgrimages, Celtic Christianity, Taize, visiting cathedrals, attending hermitages and walking labyrinths around the world, including right here at Bethlehem Centre. Through nature…
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