As I age, I am aware of the stereotypes I grew up with about elders. As a younger person, I learned and believed that older folks were no longer smart or capable and any intelligence or wisdom they still managed to maintain was inevitably outdated.   Few, if any, of the labels attached to elders were complimentary.  In reality, I am finding that the aging community I am part of is full of talent, wisdom, competency and vibrancy. Even though we are dealing with physical challenges and our stamina has decreased, we are fully engaged in the wonders of our unfolding lives.  The Aging Group is for those of us who are ready to explore our reality that includes the challenges and the vibrancy that come with full maturity.  It is an opportunity to face diminishing capacities and to honor developing ones within a community of support. It is also an opportunity to explore the reality of death as it looms closer.  

The intention of the Aging Group is to provide a supportive space in which we can: 
Recognize and celebrate our intrinsic value
Explore the underlying experience of aging
Express our creative life force
Express our relationship to death
Witness each other’s hearts and souls. 

We’ll explore using:
Inquiry
Interpersonal exercises
Group feedback 
Creative expression

2025 GROUP MEETING DATES & TIMES
TIME: 12 – 2
DATES: 6 Wednesdays, August 27 – October 1
LOCATION: Port Townsend
COST:$180 for 6 meetings
FACILITATOR:Barbara Reiner
TO REGISTER: Call or email Barbara Reiner
510-506-3902
spiritualawarenesscounseling.com

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