SECOND ANNUAL GOOD LIFE THROUGH THE LIFESPAN EVENT

Saturday, August 15th, Afternoon

What does it mean to live a good life in midlife and the “third act”?

By popular demand, Seguinland Institute is once again offering an afternoon of contemplative reflection on the big questions of the good life geared toward people 50-ish and older! 

Seguinland is known for its immersive programs for college-age students, but with each program that we run the parents and grandparents of the students ask us: when are you going to run a “good life program” for people who are in mid life and beyond?

Join us for an afternoon that entails all the pillars of our regular programs, but designed for an older crowd: spacious reflection on the good life in “the third act”, immersion in the natural world, mindfulness practices, the creative arts and a back to the land ethic.

RSVP to attend | Suggested Donations Go to Seguinland Scholarship Fund

Our 2025 Program:

  • Engaging small and full-group conversation led by Seguinland’s Founder and Executive Director, Philip Francis, PhD

  • Panel discussion with

    • Glenn Cummings, PhD is Maine’s first Green Schools Director. Prior to this, Glenn served as university president within the UMaine System, Deputy Asst. Secretary at the U.S. Dept. of Education under Obama, and Speaker of Maine House of Representatives. He just returned from biking the Camino de Santiago.

    • Loring Conant, MD is a retired physician and pioneer in hospice and palliative care. Among his accomplishments, Loring was medical director of the first residential hospice in Massachusetts and served as faculty at Harvard Medical School.

    • Shelley Randall was recently ordained as an interfaith minister. She spent three decades working with individuals facing mental illness, substance use disorder, and generational poverty, including as a child protective lawyer. She has taught yoga and Qi Gong and traveled to sacred sites globally.

  • Live visual illustration (see images below) of our afternoon of conversations and insights by Seguinland’s Creative Director, Marsha Dunn, MSW. More about her visual work here

  • Poetry reading, mindfulness moments, connection to the natural world

  • Closing reception

Note: Last year’s event was held on Friday, August 22, 2025 1pm-5pm,