Welcome to the Team: Tracy Ligon

Welcome to the team, Tracy Ligon, Program Director,  Tavarua Senior Apartments, Carlsbad, CA, and Assistant Director, Cotton’s Point Senior Apartments, San Clemente, CA!

Tracy spent her youth in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has lived in the San Diego area for over 30 years. She has a Master’s degree in Social Work and has worked in the Foster Care arena for nine years throughout Southern California. She has also led a support group for Seniors with Diabetes to improve their outlook and personal habits in order for them to live healthy and long lives. Four years ago, Tracy landed a job working with seniors in low-income housing and has enjoyed working with this population, assisting to improve their everyday experiences. Tracy is a mother of twins and enjoys her time with family and friends.  She likes to stay active and has an interest in healthy living which she hopes to bring to her seniors.

 

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News from Riverview: “Exploring Our Mark” Art Show 5/12

Mark your calendars! Residents from Riverview Apartments will be exhibiting work from their latest class offered in partnership with EngAGE Heartland at the Landmark Gallery of Schmidt Artist Lofts.

 

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News from 808 A Street: EngAGE Programming Launch

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808 A Street Apartments, Hayward, CA

At the EngAGE introductory event at 808 A Street Apartments in downtown Hayward, CA, 30 residents were in attendance to meet the EngAGE team: Nancy Goodhart, EngAGE COO; Program Director Meloney Morse; new Program Director Robbin Johnson; and EngAGE Meditation/Yoga teacher Charla Jean.

Also in attendance were Winda I. Shimizu, Executive Director of the Hayward Arts Council and Art Curator at the John O’Lague Galleria, Hayward City Hall; and artist and secretary of the HAC board of directors, Jeanne Bertolina , who will be the exhibiting artist for the Grand Opening of 808 A Street Apartments in late summer.

808 A Street residents are excited to begin their discovery of “their artist within” with the start up of EngAGE programming on May 1st. They are also looking forward to a Memorial Day BBQ scheduled for May 24th.

Getting acquainted, building community with everyone, surveying interests – engagement!

~ Nancy Goodhart, EngAGE COO

 

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News from Cotton’s Point: Young Visitors Bring Joy to Residents

Community Outreach Alliance (COA) of San Clemente, CA, and the youth group from Mariners Church of Mission Hills in San Juan Capistrano, CA, visited Cotton’s Point last Saturday. The kids served a yummy brunch, played the piano, and shared stories with the residents. EngAGE is looking forward to future events with both of these organizations.

~ Jennifer Fallon, Program Director

 

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Experience Talks 5/6: Govind Das and Raghu Markus

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Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:30 PM PDT on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online, and now syndicated on up to 100 Pacifica Network stations! Experience Talks is produced by the non-profit EngAGE, Inc.

 

Experience Talks - EngAGE, Inc.Miss the show? You can always hear it as a podcast on our website! You’ll also find an archive-in-progress of all of our previous shows there for you to enjoy. New shows are usually posted within 48 hours after broadcast.

 


MAY 6, 2018 @ 5:30 PM PDT
GOVIND DAS
RAGHU MARKUS
with host DR. CONNIE CORLEY


GOVIND DAS (Ira Rosen) found his yogic “home” after years of different practices (vinyasa yoga, ayurveda, buddhist meditation, etc.), in the path of Bhakti Yoga: the “yoga of the heart” or “the yoga of love and devotion.” It is in this tradition of “Bhakti/Devotion” where Ira was given his spiritual name, Govind Das, which means “servant of the Divine.” Through his journeys to India, the “motherland of yoga,” Govind Das has enjoyed the company of many yogic teachers, and it is from these transmissions that Govind Das shares the authenticity of the Bhakti and Yogic path.

Govind Das and his wife Radha (Jacqueline Maxwell) co-founded Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica in 2009, where yoga classes, workshops and kirtan take place daily, on a donation basis. Govind Das notes, “Now is the time burst out of limiting and fear-based social/family/cultural and environmental conditionings and live a fully empowered and creative life centered on love and truth.”

SHAKTI FEST • MAY 10 – 14, 2018 • JOSHUA TREE, CA


RAGHU MARKUS, Executive Director of the Love Serve Remember Foundation, spent two years in India with Maharaji and Ram Dass. He has been involved in music and transformational media since the early 1970s when he was program director of CKGM-FM in Montreal. In 1974 he collaborated with Ram Dass on the box set, Love Serve Remember. In 1990 he launched Triloka Records and Karuna Music in Los Angeles, California. Triloka established itself as a critical leader in the development of world music and for 17 years was home to such artists as Krishna Das, Hugh Masekela, Walela, Jai Uttal, and transformational media projects that featured Ram Dass, Deepak Chopra, and Les Nubians. Raghu also spearheaded the BE HERE NOW Network of podcasts on mindfulness and spirituality. He owns Yatra Media and lives with his wife in Asheville, NC.

 

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Helpful Facebook Groups for People Aging Alone

Many articles have been published about “elder orphans” – people who are aging alone – which includes a large segment of our population. The AARP article, “How to Plan for Aging without a Family Caregiver,” addresses the primary issues faced by people in that situation. Here’s a recent article from the NY Times offering practical information and here’s one from Psychology Today in which the author states that the term, “elder orphan,” is not only stigmatizing and ageist, it also doesn’t take into account that many older people are quite content to be aging alone.

If you are on Facebook, there are groups that offer support and information for solo agers (perhaps a better term). They all stress privacy and security, offering “a SAFE and stress-free place to come and relax and make new friends.” Here are a few examples:

Elder Orphans – The group is restricted to individuals over 55 who live without the help of a spouse, partner, and children. If you feel you’re aging alone, with little support, you belong.

Aging Alone – This group is a place for individuals to seek and offer support regarding growing older in our society and sometimes finding the path bumpy or lonely.

Women Over 60s Friendship Group – “This LADIES CLOSED friendly group is a group for those who are coming up to 60 (59 plus) and those fortunate to be 60 or over. :))” Affiliated with Over50shub.com: “A GLOBAL friendship networking site for over 50’s, where you can come and MAKE FRIENDS in your local area and chat via Blogs/Groups/Messenger/Forums, we have just started meetups too.”

 

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Tim Carpenter Speaks in Ireland at Headspace 2018

EngAGE CEO/Founder Tim Carpenter was a featured speaker at this event which was held on April 27th and 28th in Dublin, Ireland, sponsored by Creative Aging International.  Tim’s appreciation of the experience and of Ireland shows in these photos he took. Click on any of them to enlarge. See the entire album of photos here on Facebook.

In Dublin:

My 88 year old friend Liam in Dublin. I feel blessed for the wisdom and history lesson, and most especially for the fun sense of humor of this great man. ~ At Searson’s of Baggot Street.

The train north to Belfast:

Belfast. Tim: “Black Taxi Political Tour with Walter, one of the original 3 tour drivers, doing it for 23 years, amazing city and history.”

At Headspace 2018 in Dublin at Trinity College.

Tim: “Performance by Joyful Noise at HeadSpace 2018, a program of Dublin’s Culture Connects, of young adults with developmental disabilities, amazingly inspiring.”

 

Tim: “Favorite line of the day about the arts at HeadSpace 2018, Senator Marie-Louise O’Donnell: ‘When you’re in trouble as a teenager, I doubt you’re going to turn to algebra.'”

Tim: “Things to do when the sun surprises.”

Tim: “More fun to be had in the surprising sun with Dominic Campbell and Bea Kelleher, rooftop style.” Dominic and Bea are co-founders of Creative Aging International.

Tim: “Walking on the water, last day in fair Dublin town.”

Tim: “‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’
Samuel Beckett. Bye for now, green isle….”

 

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