Lição 1
Introducing the Rhythm of the Crone
Hello and welcome.
In this opening session, you will hear a broad outline of what is being suggested by the rhythm of the Crone, illustrated by examples. The intent is for you to identify how rhythm impacts your movement through life, and to ponder how rhythm showed up in your foremothers. It is a useful modality through which to explore your personal path.
We will then share a guided practice, the Butterfly meditation, to create a notion of how you would like to flow into and through your next Age, with grace, humor, and confidence, and to recognise your place in nature, as a woman of age and wisdom.
This session is a short talk with examples and stories, followed by a guided practice.
Lição 2
The Magnificent Crone
Magnificence takes many forms. When we are Crone, we take our place as an elder, a universal figure found in all cultures through time and place. As elder, we can be as active as we choose, as sedate as we choose. Within, without or despite limitations, there is choice. The crucial thing is to find the energy of your authentic self and do so with heads held high, heart beating to the rhythm of your soul, feet pointing in the right direction.
The session will complete through sharing strong affirmations to go large and claim your magnificent selves.
Lição 3
Unconditional Love, the Gift of the Crone
One of the joys of later years is the ability to share, a joyous gift, the capability to love, unconditionally. Unconditional love is a wondrous state to know, to live, to acquire and to share. As mature women, you have wisdoms to share, and the quality of unconditional love is a baseline from where you are most likely to be heard. In this session, you will explore what it means to share unconditional love, both to give to others and receive into yourself.
This session is a reflection moving to full participative meditation.
Lição 4
Dancing to the rhythm of your drum.
Movement is an animal part of our being. Your personal rhythms, your pace, is reflective of who you are and enables or restricts the senses of authenticity and adventure.
In this talk and interactive practice, you will be encouraged to find your own rhythm. You will distinguish the pace at which you like to live life, the preference, the variation. You will be invited t, literally or metaphorically move to recognise any small changes you may wish to make to your daily life to suit you better. The intention is to appreciate and maximize your personal energy flow.
Lição 5
Lighting up a Room
Sometimes, older women feel as if they have lost visibility, as if they are not quite sure ‘how’ they can show up in the world. In this session, you will explore how you wish to manifest your presence from the inside out and become comfortable to know and integrate your style as a daily habit. To celebrate your older self is to hold your head up high and to feel certain of what you wish to transmit from the inside out.
Interactive session with reflection.
Lição 6
Calm and Convivial
There are times when all you wish to do is relax, rest the inner soul, slow down the heart and the mind, and chill out. As we get older, the benefit of relaxation becomes ever more important, and is a full part of celebrating who we are.
Calmness and relaxation takes many forms, and the experience of flow leads into a certain peacefulness with self which lowers stress and increases happiness. This session will take the form of various gentle instructions to the mind and heart to help to feed the soul and encourage the convivial life. It is both interactive and meditative.
Lição 7
Ageing as a Zen like process
In this session, we reflect on what it means to be ageing, and what it means to adopt a Zen like philosophy, noting the compatibility. I will share some stories of my own insights, and invite you to reflect on how you integrate the notions of ageing as a continuous spiritual path.
Lição 8
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is a cross cultural metaphor through different ages, a beautiful reminder that we all come from roots, spread our seeds, and pass through the seasons. In this session, you are invited to create your own version of the Tree of Life relative to your presence and lifetime. This is an active talking mindful practice in which you are guided to draw whatever comes through as you listen to the words and ideas, and reflect within your being on the origins and legacy that you might enjoy.
Lição 9
The Glorious Potential of the Next Chapter
The future is both to be planned, yet always unknown. Some aspects are beyond our control, while it is within our gift to influence others.
In this final session, you will gather the resources that are available to you and use them to draft the shape of the next chapter of your narrative. Focusing on what you can control, you will create the first mental steps for the next part of your life, aligning to your hopes, your wishes, your values, in a way which celebrates your future as a glorious opportunity.
Thank you for enjoying this far, and wishing you well into your futures.