Joyous Living and Aging
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AN EXISTENTIAL-HUMANISTIC INSTITUTE WORKSHOP:
Envisioning Eldership: Embracing a Joyous View of Life and Living – An Existential, Process-Oriented Approach
A Day-Long Workshop Developed & Facilitated by EHI Core Instructor Dr. Nader Shabahangi, MFT, RCFE
Date: Saturday, Dec 7th, 2019 Time: 10:15am-4:45pm
Location: The Center SF, 548 Fillmore St., San Francisco
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THE EXISTENTIAL-HUMANISTIC INSTITUTE PRESENTS:
Envisioning Eldership: Embracing the Long View of Life and Living – An Existential, Process-Oriented Approach
A Day-Long Workshop
Developed & Facilitated by EHI Core Instructor Dr. Nader Shabahangi, MFT, RCFE
Date: Saturday, Dec 7th, 2019
Read MoreThis presentation was given at a recent dinner hosted by the Center for Elder Independence and the Fund for Elder’s Independence. This video, from Nader’s recent eldership presentation at CEI, is about changing our perception of aging, reframing the conversation from about getting old to getting mature and opening ourselves up to the concept of Elder as a role and engaging in Eldership practices. Elders of any age can practice the Eldership values of giving back, mentorship and providing guidance to their communities. Eldership Dinner w/ Dr Nader Shabahangi Presentation for the Center for Elders’ Independence(CEI) on exploring our perceptions about aging and eldership. As many a philosopher and sage have pointed out, what is nearest is often the hardest to see. Particularly in our so-called adult life, it is seldom a simple matter to take a step back and evaluate how we are living. How often do we reflect on whether our ways of living are really our choice or are instead heaped on us by external influences, ranging between mainstream values, education, family, social, […]
Read MoreNader Shabahangi shares an op-ed piece on his thoughts about how growing Eldership can have a positive impact in our challenging times. Excerpt from California Voices on California Health Report here: Eldership. Eldership is a role all of us can inhabit when called upon. It is the two year-old at the kitchen table reminding the parents that they are fighting while eating. It is the young adult standing up and letting the manager know workers are hurting. It is the middle adult who calms the temperament of two people about to get into a fight. Since becoming older does not automatically create an elder – it does not automatically create the skills needed for eldership – we often need to acquire them. We learn to understand how people communicate, connect with one another, exchange experience and knowledge, and feel heard. Read the whole piece here at CalHealthReport.org (the California Health Report website.)
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