With extended longevity comes the opportunity for extended personal growth and spiritual development. You now have the chance to become an elder. Leave behind past roles, shift from work in the outer world to inner work with the soul, and become authentically who you are in this stage of life. Every spiritual tradition teaches that mid-to-late life is the time for contemplative practices.
A shift from role to soul is the spiritual purpose of age.
When significant life changes such as retirement, illness, or loss occur, long-held beliefs can lead to an identity crisis or inner reflection. Spiritual practices help you break through denial to awareness. Move from self-rejection to self-acceptance, repair the past to be fully present, and reclaim your creativity. Discover key thresholds of later life, attune to your soul’s longing, and shift your identity from role to soul, or from ego to Self — from what we do to who we truly are.
The program is based on Connie’s latest book: The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul.