Navigating the limits, possibilities and paradoxes age brings.
“Age helps one to acquire some of the perspectives necessary to create harmony among apparent contradictions.” Roberto Assagioli
Are you over 55 and sensing that life is asking new questions of you?
More Than a Number is for those ready to move beyond the cliché “age is just a number” and explore the deeper questions growing older invites. Whether you’re navigating retirement, an empty nest, redefining your role in the world, or seeking deeper meaning, this is an opportunity to celebrate how far you’ve come, and explore the challenges and gifts the future might hold.
This stage of life brings a landscape of paradox: the pull of activity and the need for rest, the desire to hold on and the call to let go, the push for self-expression and the call of self-transcendence. Age amplifies these inner tensions, surfacing competing needs, values, and identities.
Getting older calls for adjustments, but that doesn’t mean settling for a grey existence. These tensions are not problems to solve; they are invitations to integrate. When we listen deeply to both sides, new possibilities emerge: a creative “third way” that honours the wisdom of each, opening space for wonder, joy, and purposeful living in the years ahead.
Carl Jung urged us to “enjoy the afternoon of life,” a liminal period past mid-life but not yet in extreme old age. He saw this stage as “just as full of meaning as the morning; only, its meaning and purpose are different.” Findhorn Ecovillage is the perfect place to slow down, open up, and notice how age can bring its own form of meaning, beauty, growth, and wisdom.
This non-residential workshop will be facilitated by Wise goose faculty Diana Whitmore and Helen Sieroda. Together they bring decades of experience in facilitating personal and spiritual evolution. They will weave together practices drawn from psychosynthesis, coaching, and action research. You’ll have time to connect with your inner compass, consider how living with purpose and satisfaction matters as much as lifespan, and identify practical next steps to sustain you through life’s ‘afternoon’ and beyond. This is a personal development workshop, open to all, offering reflection, retreat and renewal rather than professional CPD.
We are delighted to be returning to Findhorn Ecovillage for this course; part workshop part retreat, it is non-residential; there are accommodation options to suit a range of budgets.
Travel Insurance: We cannot reimburse travel costs or other losses incurred by you in the event of cancellation by us or you. You are strongly advised to cover potential loss arising from cancellation or other eventuality affecting your booking, including course fees and travel costs. You should check that any policy you take meets your needs.
Spaces are limited, to reserve your place today contact Helen or Diana