COURSE

Feisty Old Crones: An Affirmative Course For Women Ageing Mindfully

This course is very much about taking charge of your attitude to your own ageing process. While we all get older, we can influence the way that we age - the how. We know that affirmations are a powerful means to carve neurological pathways, helping embed the thoughts and beliefs that you would like to have. Many women feel apprehensive about ageing, and the intention here is to remember that all days are valuable, and within those days, you are valuable, that you can move forward with optimism and a sense of emotional freedom. The course comprises an overview Introduction and follows with five sessions of affirmations, each less than 10 minutes.

Confidence Health & Happiness Resilience Wisdom Secular Mindfulness Secular Mindfulness Concentration Meditation Concentration

Meet your Teacher

Jan Russell

Faro District, Portugal

Dr Jan Russell is a personal coach, trainer and facilitator in development practices, mentor, and crone. Integrating psychology and mindfulness, her empowering courses support you on your journey to a fulfilling and balanced life. She has worked for many years in therapeutic and community approaches, across many cultural contexts, and adopts a philosophy of equality of worth, and accessibility. Jan specializes in working with women through the ageing process, and in the art, science and magic of Neuro Linguistics. These go well together. She has held a Senior Fellowship in Coaching within the UK academic system, while always keeping feet on the ground in her practice. Jan is a well-published writer in coaching and in fiction, a Tarot reader, and an artist. She is compassionate, creative and flexible. Her mottos are to live life with adventure, and a key belief is that there is always more than one way.

6 Days

7.0k students

4.8 stars

5 min / day

Confidence

English

Lesson 1

Affirming Your Presence

This session provides an overview to the course. You will hear the philosophy behind it, the intention, and more about the form of the course and how best to listen to it. You will hear about the most powerful way to talk to yourself, and take away a flavour of what is next to come.

Lesson 2

Finding Your Grace From Within

In this session you will focus on the concept of ageing with grace. The concept of grace is as old as the hills, and can mean many things. You will open your heart to the notion of the grace that you carry within, and can further foster as you age.

Lesson 3

The Wonder Of Internal Wisdom

Wisdom develops as we take notice of, and lessons from, our experiences. In this session, the affirmations encourage you to recognise the different aspects of wisdom that are your deep resources, and begin to harness them into your every day life.

Lesson 4

The Bodily Self

Many women find the bodily changes that come with ageing somewhat uncomfortable or unwelcome, many easily embrace them. In this session you will affirm the wonder of the body at any age, and celebrate the endless interrelationship between body and mind.

Lesson 5

Expanding Horizons Through Bravery

What is it to be brave? Bravery is not about never being scared or apprehensive, it is about finding the resilience and determination to move through that which scares us. In ageing, this is a wonderful ally to have within, and in this session you will talk to yourself into recognising bravery in diverse ways, and connecting to your own ability to be brave.

Lesson 6

Time, As Friend and Ally

Time waits for no one, and we know that now is always the point of power, the kernel of our existence. In this session, you will affirm the importance of your timely presence, reognising impermanence and how such awareness of value as we co-author our way into the future.

4.8 (667)

Recent Reviews

Barbara

November 11, 2025

Many ideas to think about Many inspirational quotes and affirmations.

Liz

October 9, 2025

Great course and teacher. The material was soothing and yet invigorating for my senior stage of life.

Julie

September 26, 2025

Wonderful course!! It reminded me of who I’ve become thru past lessons and to embody what I’ve learned. Sharing with others; inspiring others as I move forward. Thank you.

Kate

September 9, 2025

Lovely and affirming way to start each day, as I approach 75th birthday.

Isabella

June 1, 2025

Dr Jan Russell. Thank you for helping me heal. I recently lost my friend and life sage or as I would now refer to her having completed your course, my fellow crone. She was far more magical and wise than I. Her power was that she always helped me to find my inner crone, my own sense of belief and confidence. I am devastated by her loss. However doing this course has somehow brought me closer to her. I feel I can hold her more strongly within me and that brings me peace. I know I will return to this course time and again. I will go tall, with elegance, wisdom, grace and Jennie in my heart.

Lisa

May 27, 2025

Very positive and thought provoking.I loved it !🙏🏻

Daune

April 13, 2025

Brilliant as always! Keep these courses coming. Those of us in our 60s+ appreciate them - and you - so much!!🙏😊🙏

Susan

April 13, 2025

I am saving these bite-sized and wisely profound messages in my Favorites so I can return to them time and time again. Much gratitude to you for creating this amazing gift that brightens my path to becoming an empowered and graceful crone.

Kristin

April 7, 2025

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Kaytee

April 4, 2025

Such sweet and gentle but powerful reminders of who I am. Thank you for this course, I’m taking these affirmations with me through each day. Be well and kind💕

Chris

April 1, 2025

Thank you. I enjoyed these bite sized, thought provoking pieces. On the whole I am not finding the aging thing difficult. I am looking forward to retiring but realise that I am a doer so must lay some groundwork for smooth transition over the next couple of years. I liked that concept of jumping forward and from there looking back to today and appreciating what I am doing right now.

Janice

March 30, 2025

Wonderful wisdom, strong voice, just right amount of powerful ideas and words. Thank-you!🙏

Sas

March 29, 2025

Made me smile and stand upright, made me feel grounded & strong. A Feisty Crone and Proud of it! Thank you so much for that. 🙏🙏🙏💕

Nell

March 17, 2025

Thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks

Pamela

March 15, 2025

At least his time in my life … this was not what I needed.

CAROLYN

March 8, 2025

Powerful any time of the day. I needed this!

Ann

February 27, 2025

An amazing experience! Encouraging and uplifting. A million thanks.

Michele

February 24, 2025

Enjoyed the course & will probably listen to it again!

Dorothy

February 24, 2025

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