Your Longevity Lifeplan: Live Better, Longer
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We believe in making personal growth and education accessible to all, which is why we offer financial assistance on a needs-aware basis for many of our programs.
We aim to support individuals facing financial challenges, including but not limited to members of under-represented communities. Our goal is to empower those who may face barriers in pursuing their educational and professional goals. If you're experiencing financial stress that might prevent you from attending our workshops, we encourage you to apply for assistance.
Barbara Waxman
Gerontologist | Master Coach | Stanford Advisor & Longevity Pioneer
Finally, a longevity plan you can live with – evidence-informed and built for you.
The Longevity Lifeplan™ workshop is for people who care about living well now, with impact, joy and energy, while stacking the odds for the decades ahead.
Welcome to the ThirdSpan™, where flourishing isn’t just about living longer or being healthier. It’s about designing a life rich with energy, connection, and meaning.
Metrics are part of your map – you need them to orient yourself – but the real experience is the journey you take and the kind of life you want to lead along the way.
Maybe you’ve tried the protocol life, tracking biomarkers and chasing the latest hacks. Or maybe you’re experiencing well-being burnout from endless advice and guesswork, not sure where to begin.
There is a better way forward.
You’ll work with coach and longevity lifestyle expert Barbara Waxman and MEA’s CEO, Derek Gehl to craft a Longevity Lifeplan that fits your unique lifestyle.
Here’s what makes this workshop unique: the ‘Study of One’ approach cuts through the noise so you can adapt what works, drop what doesn’t, and build lasting energy, impact, clarity, and joy.
You won’t just leave with your own roadmap.
You’ll tap into your inner wisdom and understand the portfolio life worthy of your investment of time, energy, and focus. Most importantly, you’ll know that your best chapters aren’t behind you – they’re unfolding right now.
By week’s end, you’ll hold a Longevity Lifeplan that unites all three spans: years to live, health to enjoy them, and meaning to make them yours.
Meet
Barbara Waxman
Gerontologist | Master Coach | Stanford Advisor | Longevity Pioneer
Barbara Waxman helps people turn longevity science into a life you can live – now and for the long run.
A gerontologist, masterful coach, advisor, and speaker, Barbara has spent 25+ years at the intersection of self-leadership, longevity, coaching, and life design, guiding executives, entrepreneurs, couples, and communities to align everyday choices with the futures they want.
Her mission took root early, in the halls of the Menorah Home and Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, where she saw that purpose fuels longevity – a throughline in all of her work.
Barbara created the Longevity Lifeplan™ and the Seven Lifestyle Levers™ Assessment to translate complex science into clear, personalized strategies. She coined Middlescence, a second adolescence with wisdom, and authored The Middlescence Manifesto, reframing this period as one of growth, reinvention, and flourishing.
She continues to advance the ThirdSpan™, focusing on energy, connection, and meaning – the flourishing factor beyond lifespan and healthspan.
“Lifestyle as medicine is not about avoiding death but about living your best life.” ~ Barbara Waxman
Supported by the MEA team
Derek Gehl
MEA CEO | Biohacker | Wellness Industry Veteran
For 25 years, Derek Gehl lived the biohacker life – tracking, measuring, optimizing everything. Which, as a lifetime entrepreneur, led him to running and growing a natural health supplements company focused specifically on anti-aging supplements. But Derek became disillusioned ...
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MEA Experience Facilitator
Caitlin Allen, based in Baja California Sur, works in wellness, environment, and community sectors as Social Impact Manager for MEA Baja. She co-founded Alianza Cero Basura, championing waste management improvement. Passionate about regenerative living, she also curates transform ...
View BioLee Johnson
Head of Land, Livestock, and Mindfulness in Santa Fe
Lee likes to say that he’s as ordinary as dirt but as complex as soil. A former Course Director for the Colorado Outward Bound School and Certified Holistic Management Teacher, he has managed ranches in Nebraska and Tennessee as well as several ranches here in New Mexico. As ...
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What you'll gain
Become a Study of One
Learn to be a curious investigator of your own longevity. Shift from the one-dimensional aim of living longer to a nuanced pursuit of a life well-lived. Pair the numbers with self-knowledge so agency and practical wisdom guide choices.
Choose Your Own Adventure
Design habits and rituals that are authentically yours. Build daily and weekly rhythms plus flexible “if-then” plans through stages and transitions, so your practices keep serving you, whatever life brings.
Map Your Well-Being
Leverage the evidence-based, practical Seven Lifestyle Levers assessment and unlock new ways of evaluating and optimizing your energy and holistic wellbeing.
Your Well-Being Team
Consciously cultivate the people, professionals, communities, tools (and yes, pets and places) that amplify your efforts with support, accountability, and advocacy.
Your Longevity Lifeplan
Create your Longevity Lifeplan, a dynamic roadmap that evolves with you, capturing what matters most and what’s happening in your life while fueling your momentum. Built to be revisited, refined, and relied on as your life shifts.
Our agenda at a glance
Sunday:
4:00 PM: Arrival/Check-in
5:30 PM: Welcome Reception & Dinner
7:00 PM: Orientation Session
Monday:
7:00 AM: Mind + Body
8:30 AM: Breakfast
10:00 AM: Classroom Time
1:15 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM: Free Time
3:00 PM: Classroom Time
5:30 PM: Free Time
6:30 PM: Dinner
8:00 PM: Free Time
Tuesday:
7:00 AM: Mind + Body
8:30 AM: Breakfast
10:00 AM: Classroom Time
1:15 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM: Free Time
3:00 PM: Classroom Time
5:30 PM: Free Time
6:30 PM: Dinner
8:00 PM: Free Time
Wednesday:
7:00 AM: Mind + Body
8:30 AM: Breakfast
10:00 AM: Classroom Time
1:15 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM: Free Time
3:00 PM: Classroom Time
5:30 PM: Graduation
6:30 PM: Celebration Dinner
Thursday:
7:00 AM: Breakfast
10:00 AM: Checkout/Departure
Friday:
Saturday:
Step into transformation in the high desert
Rising Circle Ranch | Santa Fe, USA.
Our spectacular Santa Fe campus is located on an upscale regenerative ranch featuring traditional Pueblo architecture and nearly 2,600 acres of wildlife, hiking trails in the arroyo, and awe-inspiring beauty. Close to historic Santa Fe, an artisan’s mecca.
PLUS: Gourmet from-scratch meals, snacks, and drinks featuring locally sourced ingredients, made by our in-house chefs
Explore the Ranch
on Horseback
Our Rising Circle Ranch spans 2,600 acres of New Mexico high desert, offering guided horseback riding for all experience levels through diverse terrains under the vast Southwest sky
You’ll experience highlights like:
Horseback riding is an optional add-on activity you can book once you arrive on the ranch. Whether you’re seasoned or brand new to horseback adventures, this guided experience lets you discover the ranch’s natural wonders alongside our gentle horses.
Your workshop also includes:
Your Longevity Lifeplan™ begins here.
Clear. Practical. Ready to live.
In just four immersive days at MEA’s Santa Fe campus, you’ll step away from the noise and leave with clarity, confidence, lasting connections, and a personalized plan designed to evolve with you.
By midlife, most of us face the headwinds of rising challenges, burnout, or a sense that time is slipping. Small, intentional shifts now can dramatically change your trajectory.
You don’t have to figure this out alone. You’ll join a community that sees midlife and beyond not as diminishment, but as the most vital chapters still to come.
During this workshop, you’ll:
Your peak decades aren’t behind you.
They’re waiting ahead – energized, purposeful, and uniquely yours.
Book your spot today
Your Longevity Lifeplan: Live Better, Longer
Is financial aid for you?
We believe in making personal growth and education accessible to all, which is why we offer financial assistance on a needs-aware basis for many of our programs.
We aim to support individuals facing financial challenges, including but not limited to members of under-represented communities. Our goal is to empower those who may face barriers in pursuing their educational and professional goals. If you're experiencing financial stress that might prevent you from attending our workshops, we encourage you to apply for assistance.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from other longevity programs?
Most programs hand you protocols. This workshop helps you design a personalized Longevity Lifeplan that fits your biology, values, and everyday reality. You’ll use Barbara’s Seven Lifestyle Levers self-assessment and the “Study of One” approach to cut through noise, choose a high-impact focus, and turn metrics into decisions you can live. Derek brings practical guidance to make the plan doable and sustainable.
I’m already deep into biohacking. Will this still challenge me?
Yes. If you’re feeling plateaued or overloaded by tracking and conflicting advice, this is where you shift from protocol piles to precision. You’ll refine what actually moves the needle for you, shed what doesn’t, and build a plan aligned to your values so results compound without burnout.
I’m in my 40s and 50s. Is now too early?
It’s the perfect time. Barbara is a lifestage expert – if you’re still raising a family, launching a business, leading a company this workshop is for you. The sooner you align daily choices with where you want to go, the more benefit you bank for later. You’ll build rhythms that support performance now and carry you through seasons, transitions, and pivots, so you’re investing in a longer, better life while thriving today.
Should I attend solo or with a partner?
Both work beautifully. Couples leave with shared language and rhythms they can practice together, while solo participants create a plan tailored to their own priorities. Either way, you’ll learn how to weave relationships and support into your plan because longevity is easier (and more joyful) with a strong circle.
What do you mean by “Third Span”?
The Third Span is Barbara’s framing for what comes after lifespan and healthspan: the flourishing factor. It’s a mindset and design approach – at any age – that prioritizes energy, connection, and meaning. Instead of planning only to avoid decline, you’ll design for a life you want to grow into, through every chapter and change.
I’m managing health challenges. Will this still work for me?
Yes. Your plan starts from your current reality and adapts with you. You’ll set a doable focus, pace your experiments, and integrate input from lab work, wearables, and your care team. This workshop isn’t medical care – it’s a practical, evidence-informed way to tailor everyday choices so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
Still deciding or have questions?
Connect with our helpful team of Advisors
Our Advisors are all MEA alumni who can offer genuine insights into our programs. They’re passionate about helping you finding the right fit to make your next chapter the best one.
Daniel Booz
Lucas Erie
Leslie Bartlett