Our Approach

“Aging is not a process of inexorable decline, but a time for the progressive refinement of what is essential.” - C. G. Jung

In Wisdom Care we believe in a world where old age is viewed as a time of meaningful growth, where the importance of Elders for our society and culture is recognized.

We envision empowered self-aware women embodying with dignity their elderhood, finding peace in the present moment and awakening to the need for their gifts and guidance for the benefit of themselves, of younger generations and of the Earth.

We believe that the approach to dying and old age should be radically changed in facilities for the elderly.

Our approach to caregiving focuses on the improvement of quality of life and self-worth through the honoring and compassionate understanding of old age, and through explorations of how to inhabit the aging body, emotions, mind and spirit. We take care to bring back the importance of open-hearted presence, beauty and creativity, as well as non-judgmental awareness of thought and feeling patterns, to ease suffering, pain, and feelings of isolation in elders despite their living situations and physical circumstances. 

Our methodology is grounded in our awareness that Elders, including those who are cognitively or physically challenged, carry both an invaluable wisdom within and ‘an eagle view’ perspective gained from their broad life experience that as younger generations we must acknowledge and respect. For this reason our approach to our work comes from recognizing the abilities of each unique individual and not from a frame of mind that amplifies what is ‘lacking’ or ‘needs to be fixed’. We focus on accessing these abilities and expanding upon them to encourage active engagement, reclaiming a sense of agency in one’s life.

Our work integrates a variety of practices, elements and tools to access unconditioned consciousness through all the senses. This allows us to create an inspiring space where the focus is shifted from mind faculties towards the heart and senses and from an outward to an inward experience of the self.

The sessions we offer are prepared and customized according to the needs of participants and facilities, and based on our evaluation of previous sessions. Whenever possible, experienced facilitators, teachers, guests, and medicine-women are invited to share their expertise, either directly in a session or by strengthening the design of a session through their work and knowledge.

WE BELIEVE IN

  • Meaningful Engaged Life
  • Growing old gracefully and with dignity
  • The Power of Sound
  • Non-denominational spirituality
  • Interdependence
  • Celebrating and Awakening the Divine Feminine

OUR INTENTIONS ARE

  • Changing how we think about aging by honoring elders as wisdom carriers, including those living with mental and physical challenges.
  • Creating an inspiring space to go on an inward journey to find peace, strength, and dignity and to ease the suffering and pain caused by sickness and the loneliness experienced when the elderly in nursing homes become separated from those close to them.
  • Practicing a person-centered approach to care-giving that supports quality of life, recognizing the inherent value in old age.
  • Cultivating compassion, kindness and balance between women in facilities and their caregivers.
  • Contributing to a radical change in the approaches to dying in facilities for the elderly.

  • Offering a secular approach to sacredness and spirituality and bringing contemplative practices to nursing homes and assisted living facilities through which we can all come together, despite different religions, to experience spirit and heart, celebrate the beauty of our bodies and feminine wisdom, and reconnect with our cores, each other and the Earth.
  • Researching what’s truly beneficial to address the challenges that come with old age (including dementia), to allow for graceful, dignified, non-medicated aging without numbing drugs whenever possible.
  • Raising awareness of the importance of old age for our society and culture, of intergenerational relationships, and of community and family in old age.