The International Sage-ing® Conference, “Wisdom Speaks: The Art of Aging,” will be held Oct. 11 to 14, at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center.

The Sage-ing® Guild invites people of age to expand inner growth, develop spirituality, offer service to community and cultivate the value of elders as mentors and wise counsel in communities.

Online pre-registration is required and registration is closed Oct. 10. Visit www.sage-ingguild.org/2012conference. Attendees may come for a day, or the entire conference.

Speaker Christina Baldwin is an author, World Café Facilitator and workshop presenter, for the conference.

“We believe elders are a global force with power to re-direct and influence our societies,” said Baldwin.  “Our inner work prepares us to take soulful action with generational ...