Would you like robots to care for and look after you in your old age?

That is one of the questions that often arises in our communities. Yes? Why? No? Why not? Nursing and caring robots…?! Is this a curse or a blessing? Let’s think about this together a bit! Sophia, the humanoid robot, which the Hong Kong company Hanson Robotics promised to start mass-producing in 2021, can provide elderlyContinue reading “Would you like robots to care for and look after you in your old age?”

UnfOlding – The current (toxic) narrative of ageing

Everyone wants to live long… but no one wants to grow old. Since conscious ageing and shifting the narrative of ageing became my life mission and my main professional occupation 8 years ago (at the age of 42), I have never had any problems with starting a conversation with people I didn’t know. People ofContinue reading “UnfOlding – The current (toxic) narrative of ageing”

Conscious Ageing Club – Will robots care for us?

After the summer holiday, we are eager to continue our Conscious Ageing Club (online). Last time, we began a conversation about AI and digital solutions, as well as their impacts on conscious aging. (If you missed the conversation, you can read some of the insights here: https://hekate.foundation/2023/06/05/conscious-ageing-club-we-kicked-it-off/). It became apparent that this is such aContinue reading “Conscious Ageing Club – Will robots care for us?”

One wholesome response to the mental health crisis

Among many other crises (climate, care, housing) we also face a mental health crisis. While mental health cases and issues quickly rise, available support, staff and funding are in decline. According to Martin Price, vice president of Health Economics, Market Access and Reimbursement in Europe: “The OECD estimates that mental health disorders cost Europe overContinue reading “One wholesome response to the mental health crisis”

Digital Inclusion – a professional forum in Hungary

As part of our DigInclude project, we are organising a professional forum in Budapest. Our aim is to create dedicated time and space for quality professional discussion, networking, preparing for joint work – in the spirit of inclusion. We will discuss, among other things, whether digitalisation is dividing or bringing us together, and what opportunitiesContinue reading “Digital Inclusion – a professional forum in Hungary”

P-AGE / Intergenerational and Age-Friendly Community Platform

The P-AGE project (Pécs* Intergenerational and Age-Friendly Community Platform) has been launched through a partnership between the Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation and the Pécs Community Foundation. For the first time in human history, 4-5 generations are living together on Earth. Europe has never had as many people over the age of 75 as it doesContinue reading “P-AGE / Intergenerational and Age-Friendly Community Platform”

UnfOlding / conscious ageing and conscious living in a digital society

To equip for conscious ageing and conscious living in a digital society The UnfOlding project has distinct focuses: Creating a dedicated community of adult learners from The Netherlands and Hungary, fostering ongoing dialogue, long-term community learning, and co-creating progressive community initiatives. Strengthening the strategic cooperation between Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation and Jánoshida Municipality in promotingContinue reading “UnfOlding / conscious ageing and conscious living in a digital society”

Conscious Ageing Club – we kicked it off!

Celebration time: last week we successfully kicked off our Conscious Ageing Club with its first English speaking episode (after a couple of episodes in Hungarian)! It’s nice, isn’t it? You might wonder though what our Conscious Ageing Club is exactly, so let us tell you! During one of our projects, co-founded by the European Commission,Continue reading “Conscious Ageing Club – we kicked it off!”

Our free online course on Digital Readiness: Consciously Digital

Although the digital age has been here with us for decades, societies and individuals have taken technology as an eventual alternative. When the Covid 19 pandemic hit, we suddenly had no choice: technology and digital, as only alternatives, ceased to exist and we needed to rely on technology more than ever before. The forced shift to more dynamic digital presence left us no time to really consciously shape how we work, learn, communicate, cooperate and exist as individuals and communities in the online spaces. So the question arises: are we ready?

Ageing consciously in a digital and AI driven world?

Our World is changing at an unexpected speed. Digital solutions are replacing services previously provided by humans. Many of us do banking, shopping, and working online. As a result, post offices, bank branches, and even pubs are closing down in many cases. Healthcare and elderly care are more and more digitalized. AI is now usedContinue reading “Ageing consciously in a digital and AI driven world?”