As our roles shift in older age, so does our sense of community, and feelings of isolation often accompany elder life. When I spoke about this to Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Master, he said that despite the information age and advances in technology, which allow us to communicate with each other so rapidly, “one human being can’t be with another human being [through technology].… Read the rest
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Integrative Health on Conscious Aging
Have you ever wondered how you will like to age and have you ever imagined or even remotely thought about how you would like to die? I know these are not easy questions to answer but nevertheless are thought provoking because one day we will all be old and will be nearing death.… Read the rest
IONS on Aging Consciously
Want to practice conscious aging?
The Institute of Noetic Sciences, a member of the Conscious Aging Alliance, has identified nine practices to help people engage in life fully:
… Read the rest1. Reflect on your worldview, beliefs, stereotypes, and assumptions. How might they be limiting you or holding you back?
From Ambition to Meaning
From Dr. Wayne Dyer
The direction we take in life is far more significant than the placeego parks us in, in the present moment.
If we persistently listen to the demands of ego, we move away from our Source of being.… Read the rest
Aging is a Triumph, Not a Tragedy
So spake the great geriatrician, psychiatrist and elder advocate, Robert N. Butler, who died in December 2010. According to his biographer, W. Andrew Achenbaum, he helped
“…to transform the study of aging from a marginal specialty into an intellectually vibrant field of inquiry.”… Read the rest
