WISDOM CAFE 2026 in Partnership with WeSeniors and Dr. Haidong Liang

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Uncover the Genius Hidden Within Your Life Story!

What if your greatest contributions are still ahead of you?

Join a groundbreaking circle of curious, caring seniors who are discovering how wisdom, neuroscience, gratitude, humor, courage, and meaningful conversation awaken hidden talents and new possibilities for living.

This is not a lecture series!

It is a highly interactive adventure where elders become explorers, innovators, encouragers, and wisdom trailblazers together.

  • Discover strengths you may not know you possess
  • Rewire old fears into new possibilities
  • Spark joy, connection, purpose, and belonging
  • Share life experience that enriches others
  • Build a legacy that matters

Facilitated by Dr. Ellen Weber

12 Inspiring Sessions
Thursdays at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM    Beginning September 17th

Presented by WeSeniors Sherwood Park

Only the first 12–15 applicants will be accepted. Space is intentionally limited.

To apply, email: ewebermita@gmail.com

Exact location in Sherwood park will be provided upon acceptance.

Don’t retire your wisdom. Activate it. Come help create a revolution where seniors are not seen as fading resources, but as society’s most underused source of insight, creativity, and hope.

Based on a desire for more senior voices and much needed wisdom possibilities

The future needs the wisdom only elders can bring.

From overlooked to overjoyed we’ll discover the power of your lived wisdom.

Where hidden talents meet awakened wisdom.

Not a seniors’ program. A wisdom revolution.

Your best chapter may be the one you haven’t written yet.

The Wisdom Café offers 12 sessions to explore how newly developed brain and emotional insights equip us to enjoy more peace and joy and pass along the same to unite a broken world.

Find Related  Article Topics Below Online for all 12 Wisdom Café Sessions. Each interactive session will unpack one word into practical growth mindset actions that open possibilities where problems once existed.

Session 1 – AMYGDALA (the amygdala stores what we practice. When we practice kindness, courage, curiosity, and humor, those become the emotions our brain reaches for when life surprises us.)

Session 2 – SEROTONIN (Serotonin grows and engages when we encourage, include, and uplift one another. Every act of gratitude, hope, and kindness becomes serotonin brain fuel that helps us create calm where stress once lived.)

Session 3 – CORTISOL (Cortisol toxins remind us that stress is a messenger, not a master. When we pause, reflect, and choose wiser responses, our challenges become pathways to resilience rather than roadblocks to growth.Cortisol flees or fades only when serotonin fuels us)  

Session 4– BASAL GANGLIA (The basal ganglia quietly builds and stores our habits. Each small choice we repeat becomes a new neural pathway that shapes who we are becoming and what possibilities we can see tomorrow. )

Session 5 – WORKING MEMORY (Working memory helps us hold new and temporary ideas in small bits and only long enough to connect them with wisdom already gained. When curiosity leads, fresh possibilities often appear where confusion once stood. )

Session 6 – PLASTICITY (Plasticity reminds us that our brains are designed to grow wiser throughout life. Every challenge we embrace, every skill we practice, and every new experience can help rewire what is possible. )

Session 7 – INTRAPERSONAL IQ (Intrapersonal intelligence grows when we understand our own thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and choices. Self-awareness opens the door to confidence, purpose, and wiser decisions. )

Session 8 – SPATIAL IQ (Spatial intelligence helps us see patterns, connections, beauty, and possibilities beyond the obvious. When we learn to view challenges from new angles, innovation often follows. )

Session 9– MUSICAL IQ (Musical intelligence reminds us that rhythm, melody, and harmony can awaken memory, emotion, and joy. Music helps us connect with one another and with the best parts of ourselves. )

Session 10– NATURALISTIC IQ (Naturalistic intelligence grows when we notice wonder in the world around us. Nature teaches us that growth is a lifelong process and every season carries gifts worth discovering.)

Session 11 – INTERPERSONAL IQ (Interpersonal intelligence flourishes when we listen deeply, respect differences, and learn together. Strong relationships expand what any one of us could achieve alone. )

Session 12 –KINESTHETIC IQ (Kinesthetic intelligence reminds us that movement strengthens both body and brain. Every step, stretch, and purposeful action helps us learn, adapt, and thrive at any age. )

Each of 12 sessions form a progressive theme: our brains are not finished products but living systems designed for lifelong wisdom, growth, connection, and contribution. 

1. Ageism or Amygdala Agility? (Session 1)

2. Serotonin-Fueled Choices as Untapped Freedom Seniors Hold Every Day (Session 2)

3. A Guide to Sidestepping Anxiety and Choosing Growth (Session 3)

4. We are Not Our Ruts if We Choose Growth, One Pattern at a Time (Session 4)

5. Working Memory Rescues Creativity! (Session 5)

6. Plasticity’s  Pathway where Our Brains Become Innovation (Session 6)

7. Welcome to The Wisdom Café with Grace and Growth (Session 7)

8. See More Than Meets the Eye with  Spatial IQ as a Pathway to Wisdom (Session 8)

9. Musical IQ Reshapes Our Lives, Enhances Harmony and Helps Unite a Broken World (Session 9)

10. Naturalistic Intelligence Awakens as We Pay Attention to Nature (Session 10)

11. Interpersonal IQ Wins or Conflict Cracks Close Past Ties (Session 11)

12. Bodily-Kinesthetic IQ: Moving Wisdom to Life at the Wisdom Café (Session 12) https://brainleadersandlearners.com/28403