Kategoria BISAC: Self-Help >> Aging

Growing Older Can Be a Time of Growing in Depth and Wisdom

"My sense is that the whole journey beyond midlife is a mysterious blend of light and dark, wholeness and fragility . We have a chance beyond midlife to become the person we were truly meant to be. We can draw on everything we have experienced so far to contribute to the people around us and the wider world, and to find strength and resilience amid the challenges."
from the Introduction

Whether you are fifty-five or seventy-five, approaching retirement or age one hundred, growing older brings remarkable...

Nell Smith is the Creator and Founder of Retire to the Life You Design(c) workshops and presentations. As a professional retirement planner and certified career development professional, she has inspired thousands of adults to plan their careers, find work, and prepare for a fulfilling retirement life. Now in her 70s, Nell embodies the Six Circles of Life framework while living in Calgary, Canada with her husband. Retire to the Life You Love invites you to embrace your future from the inside, out. Through its practical tools and real life examples, you gain clarity and confidence to be the...

What if your best days aren't behind you? What if your future holds more than simply watching TV and snacking all day? What if you are still capable of achieving impressive physical feats?

It was questions like these that moved author Joe Sinclair to decide to become a marathon runner-"after" turning sixty-two. He soon accomplished his goal, but was disappointed to find himself an anomaly as an older runner. A firm believer that there is an athlete in all of us-regardless of age, shape, or body type-Sinclair is now passionate about encouraging others to not give in to a sedentary...

Meet Howard Casanova. Labeled and treated as an alcoholic thirty years ago, he has a story to tell.

"Beyond AA" begins with a stunning realization: the nation's premier recovery program no longer has answers for over two thirds of those sent there.

Casanova and his daily experiences with divorce, aging, unemployment, and the effects of ADD, moved beyond AA, which he was taught wasn't something people who followed the program could ever do.

And if AA was no longer the right fit for him, surely there were others whose needs also weren't being met.

Casanova questions whether AA...

You might think preventing the stereotypical decline in old age requires an austere life with hours of meditation every day, along with juice fasts and yoga; or hours of rigorous exercise and a diet of lettuce, carrots, and wheat grass, along with expensive spa treatments and plastic surgery. Or you may believe that your health and longevity are programmed in your genes and there's nothing you can do about it.
Board-certified plastic surgeon and expert in natural health, Dr. Christine Horner, says no matter what you were dealt in the genetic lottery--and no matter what your age--you...

Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller on creativity, The Artist's Way. In It's Never Too Late To Begin Again, she turns her eye to a segment of the population that, ironically, while they have more time to be creative, are often reluctant or intimidated by the creative process. Cameron shows readers that retirement can, in fact, be the most rich,...

Relax into Yoga for Seniors presents twelve principles of yoga practice for seniors, including those with limited mobility. This evidence-based workbook will guide you safely step-by-step, and with posture illustrations on a six-week program for improved balance, flexibility, and overall well-being.

Managing the emotional and physical challenges that come with aging can be difficult. Seniors face a number of age-related issues, such as chronic pain, hypertension, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and anxiety and depression. And while some people may consider yoga...

This literary tapestry of the human experience will delight readers of all backgrounds. Moving year by year through the words of our most beloved authors, the great sequence of life reveals itself--the wonders and confinements of childhood, the emancipations and frustrations of adolescence, the empowerments and millstones of adulthood, the recognitions and resignations of old age. This trove of wisdom--featuring immortal passages from Arthur Rimbaud, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, David Foster Wallace, William Shakespeare, Herman Melville, Jane Austen, and Maya Angelou, among many...

The Creative Landscape of Aging, winner of the 2015 National Mature Media Award, presents compelling essays that explore the power and grace of creativity and aging from an intimate perspective. Includes a series of interviews with successful older visual artists such as Judith Leiber, Nelson Shanks, Isaiah Zagar (and many more) with accompanying full color gallery insert of artist works. Zausner's book is ideal for anyone wanting to explore the insightful world of aging and creativity and read about older adults at different stages in their lives and careers.