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Sage-ing Center

Mission: To cultivate wisdom and contribution at any age.

  • Envisioning a new model for healthy aging
  •  To enable people to nuture their minds, become inwardly radiant, physically vibrant and socially responsible.
  • Cherishing each year of life experience
  • Affirming that your lifetime is a time of continued growth
  • Realizing your potential
  • Reaping the harvest of a lifetime of experiences
  • Recognizing and sharing your wisdom
  • Restoring the health of our families and making an impact on our communities

To fulfill this mission, Memorial Sage-ing Center®

  • Partners with other organizations who would benefit from the volunteer services of  individuals trained in the principles of Sage-ing.  
  • Facilitates workshops designed to meet unique needs.

Programs and Awards

Sage-ing Circle™ Facilitator Training Workshop
This is a training program for professionals and lay leaders that offers practical skills in leading groups and supporting individuals in cultivating their wisdom and identifying their contribution and legacy. Participants receive a manual which provides them with material to teach twelve, 2-hour sessions on a variety of topics including Images for the Second Half of Life, Forgiveness:   A Gift We Give Ourselves, Facing My Mortality, Intuition:   My Illuminated Self, Gaia Consciousness.   The teaching method is based on a body/mind/heart using the multiple intelligences and whole brain learning techniques.   CEU's are available.   Please call Rosemary Cox, LCSW at 574-647-6632 for information.

Mature Media Award Winner
Memorial Sage-ing Center was a winner of the 13th annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, recognizes the nation's finest advertising, marketing and educational materials designed and produced for adults.
The Sage-ing Circle Facilitator Manual received a Silver Award for Total Consumer Education Program in Healthcare.

Sage-ing Trained Volunteer Opportunities
SAGE-ING COUNCIL – Serve on the Council of the Memorial Sage-ing Center to plan the direction of the sage-ing program and to work on special projects that help to strengthen families and the community.
 
GRANDBUDDIES – Mentor and become pen pals with an elementary school student. We also meet with our “Buddies” three to four times during the school year to participate in structured activities.
   
WOMEN WITH WISDOM – Mentor young mothers who are attending high school to nurture identity, role and self esteem development.

Specialized training will be provided for each service area along with promoting self development and educating volunteers about health, brain health and aging. Call Rosemary Cox at (574) 647-6632 for information or an application.

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Certified Faculty Profiles

Rosemary Cox, Coordinator
 
  • Certified Sage-ing Leader, Sage-ing Circle Facilitator Curriculum Developer and Trainer
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
  • BA, Secondary Education, Purdue University ; MS, Counseling and Human Services, Indiana University
  • Wellness Therapist, Memorial's Leighton Center
  • Board Member, Forever Learning Institute
  • Past Experience: Director of Family Financial Services, Family and Children Services; 11 Years Experience with Elder Population
Roger Cox, Volunteer
  • Certified Sage-ing Leader; trained Sage-ing Circle Facilitator
  • Certified Teacher, 35 years
  • BS, Macalaster College ; MEd, University of Massachusetts
  • Fourth Grade Teacher (English, Science, Math), Stanley Clark School
  • Coordinator, Grandbuddies Mentoring Program
  • Past Experience: Peace Corps Teacher and Program Director, Sierra Leone, West Africa; Teacher in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and   Naturalist/Living History Presenter with Shenandoah National Park; Facilitator, Men's Groups
Joan Milani, Volunteer
  • Certified Sage-ing Leader; trained Sage-ing Circle Facilitator
  • Certified Chaplain; Grief Counselor; Two Years Lay Ministry Training, Archdiocese of Chicago
  • BA Secondary Education; MPS, Loyola University
  • Retreat Facilitator (Interest in Quilts and Storytelling)
  • Past Experience: High School Teacher, Parish, Campus, Diocesan Area Hospital Ministries
Ellie Peters, Volunteer
  • Certified Sage-ing Leader, trained Sage-ing Circle Facilitator
  • Certified in Spiritual Formation, The Epiphany Association; Trained Spiritual Care Volunteer
  • BA Elementary Education, History and Speech; MS Special Education
  • Past Experience: Kindergarten Teacher for 20 years; Trained Home Child Care Provider and Author; Developed a Special Education Curriculum Center ; Taught “Grandmother Goose” Class (formation of children through children's literature); Children's Librarian; Facilitator of Spiritual Direction-in-Common Sessions
Ken Peters, Volunteer
  • Certified Sage-ing Leader, trained Sage-ing Circle Facilitator
  • Certified in Spiritual Formation, The Epiphany Association; Trained Spiritual Care Volunteer; Journalist
  • BA Philosophy, Notre Dame University ; Seminary Theology Studies, Holy Cross College, Washington D.C.
  • Past Experience: Former Associate Editor at Ave Maria Press; Editor, Spiritual Books Associate Book Club; Facilitator of Spiritual Direction-in-Common Sessions

Of all the self-fulfilling prophecies in our culture, the assumption that aging means decline and poor health is probably the deadliest. ~ Marilyn Ferguson

Not only is the human brain aware of its own existence, but through it the universe has begun to know itself. Our minds have become the spearhead of evolution, and the degree to which we progress depends upon the degree to which we make use of this most incredible product of nature – the degree to which we use our intelligence and our consciousness to the fullest.   ~ Peter Russell, The Global Brain


For more information contact:

Coordinator, Rosemary Cox, LCSW
Memorial BrainWorks
534 North Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601

(574) 647-6632
fax: (574) 647-6635

rcox@memorialsb.org