Aging, itself, as a Spiritual Retreat

Want to take an advanced spiritual retreat for free? Aging is the retreat leader and the only requirement for entry is to grow old.

Carol Orsborn makes her pitch for the free organic aging retreat on this edition of Facebook Live. Here are the benefits:

  1. EROSION OF EGO. Why meditate or pray to see the divine being you are behind the masks when aging reminds you every day that you’re not who you used to be, guiding you to disidentify with your ego.
  2. SIMPLICITY. Why buy another self-help book on letting go of the clutter in your life when aging strips so many of your worldly possessions away organically. Beyond addiction to materialism: gratitude for having enough.
  3.  RELISHING THE MOMENT. Prerequisite for the advanced course: the slowing down that is a natural part of aging.
  4. ACCEPTANCE AND HUMILITY. Aging is the master at teaching us we are not the ones calling the shots. It takes growing very old, indeed, to finally give up believing that this is your show.
  5. FORGIVENESS. It takes every one of those years to accept your and the world’s imperfections and limitations and taste the freedom of life on  the other side of regret.

This is an experiential retreat. Carol Orsborn, who is NOT the retreat leader, spells it out for you more fully at Facebook Live. To view, click

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About Carol Orsborn

Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. has written over 30 books including her critically-acclaimed Older, Wiser, Fiercer: The Wisdom Collection and The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker’s Guide to Growing Older with Dr. Robert L. Weber, which was awarded Gold in the Nautilus Book Awards in the category of Aging Consciously. She is founder and curator of Fierce with Age: The Archives of Boomer Wisdom, Inspiration and Spirituality housed at CarolOrsborn.com. She is host of the 2 leading book clubs in the field of conscious aging: Sage-ing International's live, virtual The Sage-ing Book Club and the in-person Conscious Aging Book Club, sponsored by Parnassus Books, Nashville. She received her doctorate in the History and Critical Theory of Religion from Vanderbilt University with specialization in the areas of adult spiritual development and ritual studies.