There’s Always Hope

Learning for a lifetime

 

Events in the Bay Area

  1. •Free classes for baby boomers and older adults

  2. •Please check back for more events.


Events Outside the Bay Area

  1. •2012 Aging in America Conference

    March 28 - April 1, 2012, Washington, DC


Health and Wellness Education Resources

  1. •Why Self-Compassion Trumps Self-Esteem

  2. •The Center for Mindful Eating

  3. •Dr. Maring’s Farmers’ Market and Recipe Update


Life Review Resources

  1. •Life Review Resources

  2. •The Birren Center for Autobiography and Life Review

  3. •The Illuminated Life Workshop

  4. •Ethical Wills: Preserving Your Life and Values

  5. •Getting to Know the Life Stories of Older Adults: Activities for Building Relationships by Kathy Laurenhue

  6. •StoryCorps; Our mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening.

  7. •LifeBio-Sharing Stories...Building Relationships

  8. •Autobiography in Five Short Chapters (pdf)


Cognitive Vitality Resources

  1. •Mental Exercises Can Boost Brain Power CBS 5, 6 O’Clock News, (3/9/10)

  2. •Brain Aerobics Helps Slow Memory Loss (SF Examiner (1/12/10)

  3. •Memory Enhancement Resource List

  4. •Interested in participating in memory research? See the Gazzaley Lab website

  5. •The Nun Study

  6. •Sharp Brains

  7. •Mycoted puzzle page

  8. •Wiser Now, Inc.

  9. •Senior Center Without Walls: a free telephone program connecting California elders through activities, friendships and community


Other Resources

  1. •American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

  2. •American Society on Aging (ASA)

  3. •AuthenticHappiness.com

  4. •Creative Quotations Finder

  5. •There’s Always Hope Workshop Offerings flier describing program offerings for community organizations

  6. •Coming of Age Bay Area: Capturing the talents, energy and expertise of people 50+

  7. •The Transition Network (TTN) San Francisco Bay Area Chapter: an inclusive community of professional women 50+ whose changing life situations lead them to seek new connections, resources and opportunities


Just for Fun

  1. •TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

  2. •Backseat Bingo by Liz Blazer, 2004, U.S.A., 6 min.




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