A Book Study in Four Sessions -1- The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom

4 sessions: July11,18,25, August 1

To honor and celebrate the life of the late Angeles Arrien, interfaith minister Elizabeth River leads a book study based on Arrien’s book, The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom.The book has been called “a wise, unique, and beautifully written guidebook for those who want to live every day of their lives. A book for everyone who plans to grow old” (Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.). Point Reyes Books is offering Arrien’s book at 20% off to participants. Open to all interested in sharing their journey of aging with a small, caring community of others on the same path. A section of the book will be covered in each class, finishing with a plan—both personal and as a group—for how to live in a way that is more nurturing, more meaningful, and includes more joy.

About Elizabeth River: Rev. Elizabeth River is an interfaith minister, ordained by the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary & Community in 2004. She is a chaplain at Hospice by the Bay in Larkspur, and she also officiates weddings and memorial services. Her central spiritual practices include living in gratitude at every moment, spending as much time as possible in nature, and loving and accepting people as they are, helping them connect with one another. She lives in Inverness.