Association for Growth and Education

10/02/2026

We’re excited to celebrate Michelle Hafford, the winner of the 2026 AGE Summer Sweepstakes.

Michelle received a complimentary MEA Core Workshop Experience, giving her the opportunity to choose from available three-, four-, or five-day workshops at MEA’s Baja or Santa Fe campuses.

We’re thrilled to help open that door for Michelle, and grateful to everyone who participated in the sweepstakes and helped power the scholarship fund.

09/30/2026

Midlife can be a natural time to pause and take stock.

The life you built earlier on may still fit, but sometimes your priorities, relationships, work, and sense of purpose begin to shift. Taking time to reflect can help you recognize what you want to carry forward and what you may be ready to reconsider.

Here are four questions worth sitting with:

• What still feels meaningful to me?
• What am I ready to let go of?
• What have I learned that I want to carry forward?
• What do I want to make room for next?

You don’t need to have all the answers. Sometimes the questions are a good place to start.

09/28/2026

Looking for a little more clarity during a time of transition?

Check out this post from MEA about their free Transitional Intelligence Guide, a resource designed to help you better understand the changes you’re navigating and find a clearer path forward.

Inside, you’ll find practical tools, language, and a 360° framework for making sense of big life transitions, especially those that can arise in midlife.

Take a look at the post and download the free guide here: https://hubs.ly/Q04ysMQL0

No matter what you may be going through right now, there is a way through it – and it's more navigable than it may feel right now.

The Transitional Intelligence guide gives you the tools, framework, and language to move through big life changes with greater clarity, less overwhelm, and more trust in where you're headed.

Inside, you'll discover:

- Why the changes that hit hardest in midlife are often the hardest to see, and what to do about it.

- The crucial difference between change and transition, and why it matters for how you move forward.

- A powerful 360° framework for seeing the full picture of what you're actually navigating.

Download the free guide here: https://hubs.ly/Q04ysMQL0

09/22/2026

What if getting older isn’t about slowing down, but about growing in new ways?

AGE founder Chip Conley has spent years exploring what it means to age with curiosity, purpose, and possibility. His philosophy challenges us to rethink what midlife and beyond can look like, and to see this stage of life as an opportunity to learn, evolve, and repurpose what we’ve gained along the way.

Watch Chip share his perspective on aging and discover more about the philosophy behind AGE!

Recently, I was being filmed at my home in Galisteo, NM, near our n...

09/18/2026

We’ve given the AGE website a fresh new look! ✨

If it’s been a while since you’ve visited, now’s a great time to take a look around. We’ve refreshed the design, reorganized content, and made it easier to explore what AGE is all about and how we’re supporting growth and repurposing in midlife and beyond.

Take a look and let us know what you think: https://bit.ly/3UUOxXO

08/27/2026

We’re down to the final stretch of the AGE Summer Sweepstakes!

If you’ve been thinking about entering, this is your last chance to put your name in the running for a complimentary MEA Core Workshop Experience in Baja or Santa Fe. Imagine having a few days set aside to pause, reflect, connect, and explore what’s next, all while knowing your participation is helping make that experience possible for someone else, too.

Entries close August 31, and the winner will be announced September 1.

Whether you’re hoping for a return to MEA or simply want to help open the door for someone else, every entry supports the MEA Scholarship Fund. And with 100% of proceeds going toward scholarships, your participation helps expand access to transformative midlife learning.

ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES: https://bit.ly/4g3vZN6

We’d love to see you take your chance before the sweepstakes closes. Good luck!

07/27/2026

A personal note from our founder, Chip Conley.

In this video, Chip shares why he and Dr. Caryn Lerman created the Cancer Thriver Workshop at Modern Elder Academy's Rising Circle Ranch near Santa Fe. Together, they guide participants through a transformative experience designed to help cancer thrivers move forward with greater meaning, resilience, and hope.

Many who would benefit from this workshop are also carrying the financial burden that often comes with a cancer diagnosis. That's why AGE is raising scholarship funds to ensure cost isn't a barrier to attending.

A gift of any amount helps open the door for someone seeking support during one of life's most challenging transitions.

Please take a few minutes to watch Chip's message. If it speaks to you, consider making a tax-deductible donation or sharing this post with someone who may benefit from the workshop.

❤️ Donate: https://bit.ly/4fPgfNv
🌿 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bePVd8

07/08/2026

Alongside our sweepstakes, we wanted to share another cause that is close to our hearts.

As many of you know, our founder, Chip Conley, is in active treatment for Stage 3 prostate cancer. He knows firsthand the questions a diagnosis like this brings... Who am I now? What comes next?

You may know someone in exactly that place: a cancer thriver in your life who has come through the hardest part and is quietly wondering, now what?

From September 6-10, MEA Wisdom will host From Survive to Thrive: Cancer as a Catalyst for Deeper Meaning & Purpose, a four-day workshop at Rising Circle Ranch in Santa Fe, led by Chip Conley and Dr. Caryn Lerman, Director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Together, they offer four intimate days among peers rather than patients, turning hard-won experience into clarity, connection, and renewed purpose for the life ahead.

But the challenge MEA is facing isn't interest. It's access.

Cancer often leaves people with overwhelming medical expenses, putting an experience like this out of reach. That's why we're raising scholarship funds. So that cost is never the reason a cancer thriver misses the room where they begin to find their way forward.

A gift of any size helps open that door.

If you would like to help fund scholarships, AGE is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so your gift is tax-deductible. Donate here: https://bit.ly/4vnmcG7

P.S. If someone came to mind as you read this, feel free to share it with them. Sometimes simply knowing a workshop like this exists is its own kind of gift.

07/02/2026

We're curious... if your name were drawn as the winner of the AGE Summer Sweepstakes, where would your next MEA experience take you?

Would you spend a few days reconnecting with yourself in Baja? Explore new perspectives in Santa Fe? Dive deeper into a topic you've been curious about for years?

The winner of the AGE Summer Sweepstakes will receive a complimentary MEA Core Workshop Experience and may choose an available 3-, 4-, or 5-day workshop in Baja or Santa Fe.

As you consider entering, we invite you to browse MEA's upcoming workshops and imagine what experience you'd be most excited to attend.

Explore Workshops: https://bit.ly/447NB3A

At the same time, every sweepstakes entry helps support the MEA Scholarship Fund, creating opportunities for others to experience the transformative power of MEA.

Enter sweepstakes: https://bit.ly/4gSv5DI

06/22/2026

If your name were drawn as the winner of the AGE Summer Sweepstakes, where would your next MEA experience take you?

Would you spend a few days reconnecting with yourself in Baja? Explore new perspectives in Santa Fe? Dive deeper into a topic you've been curious about for years?

As a reminder, the winner of the AGE Summer Sweepstakes will receive a complimentary MEA Core Workshop Experience and may choose an available 3-, 4-, or 5-day workshop in Baja or Santa Fe. Enter here: https://bit.ly/4ox3BWj