The Secret to Why New Mexico Feels Different

Some of you love the beach which is why you may be enjoying our Summer Immersion Series in Baja, a

Chip Conley

July 8, 2025

The Secret to Why New Mexico Feels Different

 Good Morning, Bougainvillea

I guess I should feel guilty—but I don’t.  I’m in Paradise, and loving every breeze-blessed moment of it. MEA is a

Jim Flaherty

July 7, 2025

 Good Morning, Bougainvillea

Ruminations on my first 6 Podcast Episodes

This is the whole point of my new podcast THE MIDLIFE CHRYSALIS: how can I take relatively famous people into

Chip Conley

July 1, 2025

Ruminations on my first 6 Podcast Episodes

Why I’m Thrilled to Teach with Krista Tippett Next Week

Now, to join her in guiding others through their own transitions at MEA feels like a convergence of everything I

Chip Conley

June 23, 2025

Why I’m Thrilled to Teach with Krista Tippett Next Week

The Ultimate Metric as we Age is not Productivity, it’s Presence

Interviewing an interviewer in front of 400 people isn’t easy, but I experienced that honor last Thursday at our Wise

Chip Conley

June 9, 2025

The Ultimate Metric as we Age is not Productivity, it’s Presence

One Big Rinse

I like aging. There’s great freedom in getting older. Believe me, I have plenty to fret about, but I know

Nancy Scannell

June 7, 2025

One Big Rinse

Is it Time to go to an MEA Workshop in June?

Navigating Transitions (June 2-7 in Baja) with Thérèse O’Neill: This starts a week from today and is our most popular

Chip Conley

May 27, 2025

Is it Time to go to an MEA Workshop in June?

Confessions of a Hot Springs Slut

You know someone is a connoisseur of hot springs when they plan whole vacations around “taking the waters.” I’ve done

Chip Conley

May 26, 2025

Confessions of a Hot Springs Slut

Why Didn’t You Major in Art or Literature in College? Now, Here’s Your Chance

And, then, in midlife, I stumbled upon Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” written 800 years ago as an early precursor to MEA’s

Chip Conley

May 23, 2025

Why Didn’t You Major in Art or Literature in College? Now, Here’s Your Chance

Are You Scared of Eye Contact?

OPIA: the ambiguous intensity of eye contactSo much can be said in a glance. You feel such ambiguous intensity, looking

Chip Conley

May 14, 2025

Are You Scared of Eye Contact?

My Best Years…Right Now

My story is not unique. Like many people who find their way to the Modern Elder Academy, I too had

Heather McLeod Grant

May 10, 2025

My Best Years…Right Now

Why I Love Retreats

I’ve found that some of the most transformative insights come not from pushing forward but from stepping back. Whether I’m

Chip Conley

May 7, 2025

Why I Love Retreats