Your Inner Elder Awaits
ENCOUNTER YOUR INNER ELDER, THE RELIABLE GUIDE WITHIN
The Inner Elder is the personal companion no one ever told you about.
A part of your personality reflected in the natural world and ready to welcome you when there’s nowhere else to turn.
In a world that’s constantly calling for you to “do something”, I’m inviting you to slow down, to recognize and attune to your Inner Elder. Your Inner Elder is a little known aspect of personality that holds reliable presence whether you know it’s there or not. With an open line to your Inner Elder, the way through these turbulent times is clearer than you think.
Called by different names across different cultures: True Nature, Still Small Voice, Sacred Heart, Buddha Nature, Atman, Creator, the Inner Elder is a reliable source of companionship and guidance. Grounded and calm – like a tree or a mountain – this part of you is ever present and knows the deepest truth of who you are.
You might think of the Inner Elder as parallel to the Inner Child, the aspect of personality understood by many as the remnants of the child any person carries with them throughout their lives. But, most likely, you’ve never known of your Inner Elder. That’s happened for all sorts of reasons but the tide has shifted. Now’s your time to meet your Inner Elder and cozy up. To do this – to find and fully embrace your Inner Elder – is to tend quite locally to your precious heart, mind and body. To be thoroughly opened to the deep truth of your spirit.
Meet Mary Clare
Mary came up with the Inner Elder idea 30 years ago and shared it with her graduate students. In the development of Full Ecology, she and Gary recognized the vital lessons available to us by ovserving and listening to Elderhood in the natural world. Because of this work, Mary was recently recognized and admitted into the Society – a group of 40+ professionals who have given significant attention to matters of positive aging – from tech interfaces with older people, to medicine, to living circumstances, to exercise, nutrition, mental health, and spiritual development. Many of the members of the Society also engage in intergenerational projects supporting climate repair and social justice.
Alongside researching and writing her book, Dare to be Old – Meeting Your Inner Elder No Matter Your Age, Mary is developing intergenerational groups for discerning together how group members can tap into their Inner Elders to most wisely nurture their communities with a deep sense of interdependence, spiritual vision and integrity.
You can learn more about Mary on the Full Ecology ABOUT page.
“Millions of people are striving to make it – longing to be rich and young forever. Trapped in tired and spun-out lives, they ignore the possibility of living fully and joyfully as a pipe dream. The Inner Elder is the missing piece. Ever present, whether noticed or not, the Inner Elder offers companionship. The quiet confidence and care to right any ship of soul.”
Join us for a free introduction to your Inner Elder
What does listening to your Inner Elder look and feel like – deep down, in everyday living? Choose one of three time slots for your free 45 minute intro to connecting with your Inner Elder. Learn how to build the relationship that will support you with reliable internal trust.
OCTOBER 1, 2025
5 PM Pacific Time
45 minute zoom meeting
NOVEMBER 5, 2025
5 PM Pacific Time
45 minute zoom meeting
JANUARY 7, 2026
5 PM Pacific Time
45 minute zoom meeting
Craving a deeper encounter?
JOIN OUR SIGNATURE COURSE COZYING UP TO YOUR INNER ELDER
This three-session, six hour course guides participants in cultivating a deep and supportive relationship with their Inner Elder, a source of unshakeable connection and guidance. Participants will learn to identify and build trust with this inner aspect, fostering self-love and intuitive listening. The final session culminates in a meditative consultation that emphasizes the practical application of this inner connection for personal well-being and informed action in the world.
SESSION I – Establish
February 4, 2026
5-7 PM Pacific Time
Your Inner Elder guides you in support of yourself so that later, you’ll be far more energized and adept as you support others.
How to find your Inner Elder
How to build relationship – to cozy up with your Inner Elder.
SESSION II – Explore
February 11, 2026
5-7 PM Pacific Time
What does it mean to love yourself, really?
What does listening to yourself look and feel like – deep down and in everyday living?
The Inner Elder and the natural world [the Full Ecology of Age]
How does this inner relationship affect personal, global and cosmic wellbeing?
How do we know the Inner Elder knows exactly who we are?
How does right action follow from this knowing?
SESSION III – Trust
February 18, 2026
5-7 PM Pacific Time
A guided meditation in consultation with your Inner Elder.
What can you rely on?
As you engage your Inner Elder, you may become a true teacher. Because you’ve had it happen, you can help it happen.
How and whether to introduce the Inner Elder to others.
Participants write about and then share their journey so far.
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