The MKP Elders are a part of a broader movement offering a vision of aging as a time of life characterized not by diminishment and decline, but by growth, contribution and fulfillment. This movement is often referred to as conscious aging. The MKP Elder Court initiated conversations with several organizations in the conscious aging arena which produced agreement to support each other, initially by making available on each of our websites information about each other, and links to each other’s websites.
Here are the current members of the Conscious Aging Alliance:
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The Center for Conscious Eldering, based in Durango, Colorado, is dedicated to supporting the development of conscious elders. We do so by offering Coaching for Conscious Eldering, Choosing Conscious Elderhood rite of passage retreats, Conscious Aging: |
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Conscious Eldering introductory workshops, and Meeting Ancient Wisdom pilgrimages to meet indigenous elders. We serve those in and approaching that period of life, sometimes called “The Third Age,” who hear the call to age consciously. An important aspect of our uniqueness is that we use the power of nature to support your growth as an elder. It is in the natural world that we can most easily remember that which is authentic and natural in ourselves, and thus gain an eagle’s eye view of our place and potential in the larger web of life. Our retreats, workshops and pilgrimages all involve significant time spent outdoors in beautiful natural settings.|
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The Legacy of Wisdom project is dedicated to creating a vision of “wise living and aging”. It’s founding was generated through the work of Ram Dass, Rabbi Zalman Schachter, Jay Goldfarb, Tom Valente and Roshi Joan Halifax. Other supporters have been Mary Catherine Bateson, Bob Atchley, Rick Moody, Al Kaszniak and others. Taking advantage of a structured set of questions in five Key areas of life, the Legacy of Wisdom will publish its findings from interviews and from conferences and workshops with inspiring elders which we
sponsor. Global in perspective and multi-generational in reach, we know that living wisely can occur at all ages.
 The children of today are the aged of tomorrow. The five Key Wisdom areas:
By limiting our range of questions, Legacy of Wisdom will provide an easier avenue for understanding – and through that a sense of inspiration and motivation. Links to resources, courses and helpful consultancies will flow naturally from the work. There is a need for both the skill and the emotional will of Wisdom. |
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The Life Planning Network is a community of professionals and organizations from diverse disciplines dedicated to helping people navigate the second half of life. Our mission is to create and communicate knowledge and resources
 that support professionals in their work to enhance people’s later lives and thus benefit society.
There are several ways we support professionals in this field, including workshop leaders and facilitators. Our members can promote their organizations and activities to the public through a directory on our web site. We also list a broad range of resources specifically for our members on our web site. Members gather in chapters as they emerge around the country as well as in regular program opportunities to share and learn. And they collaborate, refer, co-market and partner in other ways to build their respective businesses and to advance the value of the life planning movement for the benefit of all.
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O2e creates the possibility of being an Elder for people in mid-life through a unique educational and training experience that allows them to develop a new understanding of commitment, well-being, happiness, self-expression and being valued throughout the last third of their lives.
 Aging, rather than being something we deny or resist, becomes a gift to be shared with the community. Founding members Shae Hadden, Andrew Mackey, Dr. Marc B. Cooper and Chris Creamer provide programs and coaching to organizations, businesses and individuals committed to transforming the paradigm of aging.
An important part of our offer is the newly released book The Elder, by Dr. Mark B. Cooper and James C. Selman. The Elder is a fable that will transform our view of aging in America forever. It inspires readers in mid-life with the possibility of a future of hope, joy and contribution. A future in which we can contribute the gifts of age — wisdom, perspective and experience — to others in a way that brings out the best in them.
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for a New Vision of Aging |
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Recognition Rites is a program founded by Dr. Tom Pinkson that shifts attitudes about aging and older people to the position of respect and reverence that mature cultures
 demonstrate with theirvaluation and socially integrative use of their elders. It offers a unique blend of ancient and contemporary knowledge that is the result of Dr. Tom Pinkson’s forty years of work bridging cultures, traditions, belief systems and peoples. Recognition Rites offers hope and a call to action, in a most timely and necessary manner. Recognition Rites bring people of diverse background and belief systems together for an event that helps break down barriers of separation between races, ages, religions and social class. They build community. They foster greater appreciation of diversity, of older people, of how love and appreciation enrich all our lives. Recognition Rites serve as a seed and stimulus for others in attendance to create celebrations for meaningful elders in their own lives.
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The Sage-ing Guild is an organization with the mission of helping to change our society’s current belief system from aging to sage-ing—that is, from simply becoming old to aging consciously. We believe that the wisdom and gifts of conscious elders is urgently needed in today’s world, and sage-ing supports the development of such elders.
 Sage-ing is both a philosophy and a set of psychological and spiritual practices, originally developed byZalman Schachter Shalomi, that support living with passion, purpose, inner growth and commitment to service as we age. We train and support a network of Sage-ing Leaders who transmit the wisdom of sage-ing through workshops, elder circles, and other educational and personal growth programs. Through our website, we offer a free six-month Associate Membership which provides access to valuable resources for individuals wanting to do their own conscious aging work while encouraging others to do likewise. We also conduct a robust public education program using a wide variety of social media, and are committed to collaborating with other like-minded organizations.
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Second Journey is among a small number of emerging social-change organizations helping birth a new vision of the rich possibilities of later life…
Captured in the shorthand of our logo….Mindfulness, Service and Community in the Second Half of Life
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