By Alison Marks, Director of Summits

I just celebrated my birthday. Well, my HALF-birthday... 49-and-a-half, to be exact. Which means, yes, I’m deeply in the process of pondering what it means to be moving into my 50s... what it means to really no longer be “young” anymore.

And you know what? I’m full-on excited!

This is in no small part due to the fact that last year I got to produce the first ever Thriving in Your Third Act summit, when we brought together 30 amazing women holding the door open for — as our tagline says — “finding fire and fulfillment after 50.”

We’re doing it again a week from now, beginning on August 20 — and this 5-day party has room for you!

Sabrina Chaw, host of Thriving In Your Third Act: Women Finding Fire & Fulfillment After 50, has meticulously curated a program that touches on aspects of life that are important to women in this phase. From finance to spirituality to grief to sexuality to health to sexual identity to emotional and ancestral healing to love to activating your intuition to building a support system — you’ll be hearing her interviews with experts who are talking YOUR talk, whether you’re in your 50s, 60s, 70s, or beyond (or maybe even just 49-½ ;-) ).

Please join us to receive gifts of insight from speakers like Jean Shinoda Bolen, Dr. Judith Orloff, Dr. Joan Borysenko, Annie Kay, Anodea Judith, Yeye Luisah Teish, Grandmother Flordemayo, Cynthia James, Katie Hendricks, Rev. Deborah Johnson, and so many others who will help you expand your wisdom and boost your moxie level!

I hope you’ll register (it’s free!). When you listen in, a clear path may open for you, with easy-to-pick-up-and-run-with tools, tips, and practices that will help you manifest your highest potential… and fulfill your wildest dreams!

And we’d love to hear your answer to the question, What are the gifts of being the age you are? To share your thoughts in our Facebook Page community, click here.
 

The Summer of Peace Letter is a free weekly email through September 20 that features inspiring leaders in the important fields of spirituality, neuroscience, peacebuilding, compassion, and peace education. The letter will provide insights and skills to help you find common ground even in challenging situations — in your family, friendships, business partnerships, and polarized social issues. (In some cases, it may help you gain a better understanding of the obstacles to finding common ground). Contributing partners include, Search for Common Ground, LiveAMoment.com, US Youth Rising, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Metta Center for Nonviolence, Nonviolent Communication Academy, and many more! To find out more and register to receive these weekly peace update, click here.

Hiding in Plain Sight
By Barbara Winter (a featured speaker in the Thriving in Your Third Act summit)

That was the last job I ever had. I decided my next boss would be me.

It was the best decision I ever made. However, having those previous experiences in employment gave me valuable skills and insights that led me to where I am now. Looking back, I can see that each of those jobs gave me a piece of my own puzzle.

To read more, click here.

Third Eye Open
By Rev Deborah L. Johnson (a featured speaker in the Thriving in Your Third Act summit)

Those of us proclaiming to believe in Oneness, in non-duality, often have little evidence of such in the daily trafficking of our lives, especially in matters of interpersonal relationships. In fact, in honest self-reflection, we may see more contradiction of Oneness than congruence. As human beings we have the extraordinary capacity to think, speak, feel, behave, and believe in ways that contradict one another. This capacity for incongruence puts us at cross-purposes in ways that ultimately result in unrequited goals, dis-ease, and inharmonious relationships.

To read more, click here.

Accessing Your Essence to Thrive In the Physical World
By Tomasa Macapinlac (a featured speaker in the Thriving in Your Third Act summit)

In 1996, as a mother of two, I was experiencing extreme fatigue with a compromised immune system while working in a high-stress corporate sales environment. I started exploring the Asian Healing Arts to help myself with a slew of chronic ailments. I started to improve. This led me to delve deeper into how this type of healing worked. It quickly became a part of my daily regimen, and I became a practitioner of these healing arts.

To read more, click here.

It’s Never Too Late to Be Yourself
By Davina Kotulski, PhD (a featured speaker in the Thriving in Your Third Act summit)

I took her arm as we climbed the steps of the Rialto Bridge. She was still getting used to her high heels. It was a beautiful spring evening in Venice, Italy. We sat at a table alongside the Grand Canal, watching the gondoliers beckon tourists to glide across the mirrored water in their shiny black gondolas. She was dressed fashionably in a white blouse, black skirt, tights, and a shimmering pink Venetian scarf.

It was the first time in her life that Patricia had appeared openly as a woman.

To read more, click here.

Matters of the Heart
By Jenny Ruby

My wonderful father passed away in August 2017. The last words he communicated to me, whilst he was still able to whisper from behind his oxygen mask, were, "Do you know what, Jenny? Love is the only reality." This is, of course, a profound Truth and made me feel immensely proud and privileged to have had him as my father.

Dad came from a very impoverished and poverty-stricken area in the North East of the UK. He taught himself to read and paid for his own further education. What he was not taught, but inherently knew, was that Love is who we are, not what we do. The spark of the Divine is in all of us and in all living things, and we would do well to remember this in these dramatically turbulent times. The importance of impeccable integrity and living life from the heart center is vital to all our futures.

To read more, click here.

Inviting Mary Magdalene into the Altar of Your Heart: Insights into a Woman Prophet + Guided Visualization with Mirabai Starr

Why does Mary Magdalene stir such strong reactions in us? Captivating so many hearts and minds thousands of years after she lived...

Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been called many things: Sinful woman, repentant prostitute, the lover and wife of Jesus. However, many of these are distorted or revised truths.

As Mirabai Starr shares in this 10-minute video, Mary Magdalene is “a luminous wisdom being and a kind of ‘heart center’ for Jesus as well as his teaching equal.”

To read more and watch MIrabai’s video, click here.

Why You Need to Be ‘Wisely Selfish’ (The Keys to Creating a Truly Fulfilling Next Phase of Your Life)

All of your experiences have made you the woman you are today: You’re ready to create a fulfilling next phase of your life that embraces ALL of who you are...

Yet, you may sense that what worked for you in your 20’s, 30’s and 40s — as a daughter, wife, mother, friend and career woman — won’t bring you the clarity and sense of fulfillment you’re seeking in your 50s, 60s and beyond.

In this 6-minute video, Sarah Marshank shares how you can create the next phase of your life, by building a relationship with your “many selves….”

To read more and watch Sarah’s video, click here.

Radio Interview with Stephen Dinan

Shift Network founder and CEO Stephen Dinan was the featured guest on the August 7 episode of Steve Bhaerman’s radio show, Wiki Politicki. In the interview, “From Scared to Sacred: How We 'Shift' Our Karma Into Higher Gear,” Stephen suggests that a miraculous spontaneous remission for our species is possible, provided we undertake a "spontaneous re-missioning," as we shift our mission from "everyone in it for themselves" to "we're all in it together.” Click here to listen to the interview.

Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
By Tim Urban

Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the window — and encourages us to think harder about what we're really procrastinating on, before we run out of time.

As a bonus, click here to find out the link between procrastination and perfectionism… and click here to discover the desire that lies at the heart of perfectionism.

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California Vision 2020 (September 20–22, 2018) Shift's most important event of the year brings together spiritual, social change, and cultural leaders to highlight how we can change the world, starting in California.

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Connect with someone in another stage of life than you are in and discuss what it's like being the ages you are in today's world. What are the gifts? What are the challenges? What do you each want the other generation to know?

Discover Medicinal Herbs for Better Brain Health: How to Enhance Your Mood, Memory, and Reduce the Effects of Stress & Aging — A Free Video Event With Herbalist, Naturopathic Physician & Director of Medical Education at Gaia Herbs Mary Bove. Discover herbal brain boosters for improving your memory, slowing down the effects of aging, mitigating stress, and supporting your mood and mental clarity.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 5:30pm Pacific

Liberating Practices to Enliven Your Full, Wild, Radiant Self: Discover Expressive, Subtle & Embodied Meditations for Women — A Free Video Event With Women’s Spiritual Empowerment Teacher, Author, and Speaker Camille Maurine. Experience movement meditation to lovingly nourish yourself and sync up with the healthy balance and flow of your body.
Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 10:00am Pacific

Your Luminous Self: Discover Ancient Shamanic Practices to Activate Your Light Body for Healing, Vitality & Spiritual Awakening — A Free Video Event With Peruvian Curandero, Psychologist, and Author don Oscar Miro-Quesada. Tap into the sacred relationship between the Sun and Moon to more powerfully reflect the light of your own soul into the world.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 5:30pm Pacific

Reclaiming Your Power as an Empath: Discover 5 Steps to Transform Karmic Wounds, Detox Heavy Emotions & Set Healthy Boundaries — A Free Video Event With Author, Trainer & Intuitive Healer Wendy De Rosa. Understand the specific blocks empaths deal with (including karmic wounds and trauma) — and how to clear them.
Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 10:00am Pacific

Quantum Dreaming: Shamanic Dreaming, New Science & Ancient Keys to Healing & Thriving in the Multidimensional Universe — A 6-month Adventure With Dream Shaman & Bestselling Author Robert Moss. Access your own natural psychic abilities for higher wisdom and an ever-expanding awakening in your dreamtime and daily life.
New Audio Training Starts Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Dance of Shiva & Shakti: Ancient Secrets & Meditations for Waking Up in Your Daily Life — With Filmmaker, Speaker, and Spiritual Teacher Raja Choudhury. Take your meditation off the cushion and into your everyday life and Activate your senses as portals to catalyze your moment-by-moment awakening.
New 12-week Live Video Training Starts Thursday, August 16, 2018

More Upcoming Events: (all subject to change)

August
• Sarah Marshank 7-week course
• Mirabai Starr 6-month course

September
• Camille Maurine 7-week course
• Mary Bove 5-week course
• don Oscar Miro-Quesada 12-week course
• Wendy De Rosa 4-month course
• Sera Beak 7-week course
• Qigong Global Summit

October
• Sabrina Chaw 7-week course
• Desda Zuckerman 7-week course
• Global Indigenous Wisdom Summit
• Chloe Goodchild 7-week course
• Daniel Foor 7-week course
• Essential Oils & Aromatherapy Summit

The Taos Healing and Reconciliation Project

Taos, New Mexico is a special historical mix of cultural confluence and conflict, in the heart of the United States. The community has survived not one, but three conquests and a revolution. Three cultures live in open apartheid, each in their own universe, while racial tensions and unresolved grievances fester below the surface. Taos has some of the worst poverty, addiction, violence, and unemployment statistics in the nation.

The Taos Healing and Reconciliation Project uses evidence-based reconciliation tools to help heal these racial divides. A significant part of the project is focused on offering trauma-informed healing services to the community, and, specifically for Taos, New Mexico, a Mesoamerican healing technique called Curanderismo.

Watch brief explanatory videos here, here, and here. Make a donation here.

Kiva

Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. We celebrate and support people looking to create a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Women around the world have much less access to fair and affordable credit for their businesses or basic needs. While 46% of men around the world report having access to formal financial services, the figure is only 27% for women. Support women starting businesses, going to school, leading their communities and building strong families.

By lending as little as $25 on Kiva, anyone can help a borrower start or grow a business, go to school, access clean energy, or realize their potential. For some, it’s a matter of survival, for others it’s the fuel for a lifelong ambition.

Click here to visit the website. Click here to provide loans to women around the world.

Center for Timeless Earth Wisdom

Center for Timeless Earth Wisdom exists to share, apply, and evolve a body of earth wisdom teachings known as The Origin Teachings of the Delicate Lodge, applying them to individual lives as well as to the issues facing us all in this time on Earth. By offering ceremonies, both OnEarth and OnLine, we seek to deepen our relationship with our selves, with one another, and to re-kindle our ancient relationship with the Wisdom of Earth. Along the way, we seek out, engage and link together people and projects that are consciously and firmly in service to all of Life. For more information, click here. To make a donation, click here.

United Religions Initiative

United Religions Initiative is a global grassroots interfaith network that cultivates peace and justice by engaging people to bridge religious and cultural differences and work together for the good of their communities and the world.

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Center for Sacred Studies

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Agape International Spiritual Center

Gaiafield Project

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