At the Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation, we believe that healthy ageing begins with empowering individuals to care for themselves, their health, and their communities — regardless of age. This vision is shared by Haleon, a global leader in everyday health. Over the past year, our organisations have come together in a meaningful partnership to promoteContinue reading “Promoting self-care and combating ageism: Hekate and Haleon join forces for a healthier, more active ageing Europe”
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Fostering Mental Health and Well-being with Social Permaculture: The Social Peas Project of Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation
Between 2021 and 2024 the Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation (HCAF) together with the Erasmus+ project partners has made significant strides in addressing social isolation and mental health among ageing and elderly individuals through its social permaculture project called Social Peas. By integrating principles of permaculture, the project has successfully created a multifaceted approach to enhancingContinue reading “Fostering Mental Health and Well-being with Social Permaculture: The Social Peas Project of Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation”
Navigating Conscious Ageing in Relationships
Conscious Ageing is my profession, and that brings a wonderful benefit; my own life has become my primary research field. While a surgeon can never operate on themself, I have the opportunity to examine my own life situations, viewing them through the lens of Conscious Ageing. What greater art could there be than nurturing meaningful,Continue reading “Navigating Conscious Ageing in Relationships”
Community check – this how well we are digitally
In Hekate we’re strongly focusing on the digital aspects of the different areas of life, too. We approach ageing, mental health, work, personal fulfilment, social life and community, and even sustainability through our digital lenses. Why? Because we do live in a digital era that requires us to intentionally and critically reflect on and actContinue reading “Community check – this how well we are digitally”
How to support mental health with (social) permaculture (online event)
We are currently facing turbulent times marked by numerous crises, including those related to care, climate, housing, ecology, and mental health.
Hekate Garden in Janoshida, Hungary
Our foundation and the Municipality of Janoshida (in Hungary) started a strategic cooperation in 2020. It is a complex, care and permaculture-based village development process. The title of the cooperation is JANOSHIDA2030 (see link for more info). Part of this cooperation is the development of an educational and community space for promoting (social) permaculture asContinue reading “Hekate Garden in Janoshida, Hungary”
Redefine Ageing with Unfolding – Your Journey to Conscious Ageing
Embark on a transformative journey where you’ll explore new paths to design your landscape of conscious, active and meaningful ageing. From the moment of our birth, we are in the process of ageing. The UnfOlding program is dedicated to shaping the second half of life, embracing and nourishing the knowledge, wisdom, and resources acquired inContinue reading “Redefine Ageing with Unfolding – Your Journey to Conscious Ageing”
Empowering through training: bridging the digital gaps with the UnfOlding project
In our rapidly advancing digital age, where technology permeates nearly every aspect of our lives, it is crucial to address the digital divide that persists among vulnerable and/or ageing adults. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected through digital platforms, those who are not digitally literate risk being left behind. It is also important to recogniseContinue reading “Empowering through training: bridging the digital gaps with the UnfOlding project “
Technology: blessing or curse? 1 question, 5 opinions!
As part of our DigInclude project, we have initiated exciting club discussions, which have now become quite a tradition. Our first discussion was an introduction to the digital society, Artificial Intelligence and the changing world, with the help of four knowledgeable panellists and a moderator. In this article we want to present the general viewContinue reading “Technology: blessing or curse? 1 question, 5 opinions!”
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”
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