Navigating the limits, possibilities and paradoxes age brings 

Are you over 55 and sensing that life is asking new questions of you? Join Diana Whitmore and Helen Sieroda to explore the deeper questions this stage of life invites.

Whether you’re navigating retirement, an empty nest, redefining your role in the world, or seeking deeper meaning, this is an opportunity to celebrate how far you’ve come as well as explore the challenges and gifts the future might hold.

As we age, horizons shift bringing a landscape of paradox:

• the pull of activity and the need for rest
• the desire to hold on and the call to let go,
• the push for self-expression and the call of self-transcendence.

Carl Jung urged us to “enjoy the afternoon of life,” that period past mid-life but not yet in extreme old age. He saw this stage as “just as full of meaning as the morning; only, its meaning and purpose are different.” 

This is an invitation to give time and attention to the questions of meaning, identity and presence that often arise in the afternoon of life, and to explore what it is time to let go of, what wants to be carried forward, and how it might be tended in everyday life.

This is not a programme about “successful ageing” or life planning. When roles loosen, something more essential has a chance to come into view. 

This does not mean withdrawing, but engaging differently, with greater honesty about limits, and greater care for what truly matters.

Findhorn is the perfect place to pause, listen deeply, and attend to what is emerging. You’ll have time to:

• connect with your inner compass, 
• consider how living with purpose and satisfaction matter as much as lifespan, 
• and identify practical next steps to sustain you through life’s ‘afternoon’ and beyond.

This non-residential workshop will be facilitated by Diana Whitmore and Helen Sieroda. Together they bring decades of experience in facilitating personal and spiritual evolution. They will weave together practices drawn from psychosynthesis, coaching, and action inquiry. 

This course is for you if…

• are over 55 and sense you are approaching a threshold in life
• are curious about ageing as a psychological and spiritual inquiry
• value depth, reflection and spaciousness over quick answers
• appreciate thoughtful facilitation and time to listen – to yourself, others, and place

This course is especially suited to people who have lived full lives and are now interested in integration, we will be holding a perspective of ageing as a change of horizons and not simply about maintaining function or resisting decline. 

What to expect:

• a calm, unhurried rhythm, with a balance of shared inquiry, small-group dialogue and solo time
• opportunities to explore: 

• identity beyond role – from ‘role to soul’
• shifting horizons as we age
• values and qualities seeking expression now

• time in the Findhorn ecovillage community, allowing place to support reflection
• facilitation that is respectful of participants’ maturity and life experience
• a non-residential format. You can find accommodation options to suit a range of budgets.

Facilitators

Diana Whitmore, MA Education
Diana has practised psychosynthesis (spiritual psychology) for over 40 years and has founded and directed three successful charities. She has designed and delivered professional training in psychotherapy, counselling, business coaching and youth work, and trained directly with Roberto Assagioli. Diana is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Growing2gether Youth Charity and has lived in the Findhorn Ecovillage community for many years. She served on the trustee board of the Findhorn Foundation for over 20 years and is the author of Psychosynthesis in Education and Psychosynthesis Counselling in Action.

Helen Sieroda MSc
Helen is an APECS-accredited Master Executive Coach with over 30 years’ experience working with senior leaders. She is founder and director of Wise Goose School of Coaching, a certified B Corp delivering executive coaching and accredited coach training. Formerly a UKCP-registered psychotherapist, Helen helped establish a psychosynthesis academy in Stockholm and served for over a decade on the Board of the Psychosynthesis and Education Trust. Her work sits at the meeting point of inner and outer change, with a strong commitment to ethical leadership, inclusion and sustainability.

Dates: 3–5 August 2026

Times: August 3 & 4: 10.30 – 5.30; 5th; 10.00-13.00
Location: The Park Ecovillage Findhorn
Format: Non-residential workshop / retreat