The idea of aging with grace has multiple definitions. It’s different for everyone: presence, elegance, refinement, and ease are a few qualities associated with aging. To achieve a state of grace is to achieve a healthy, well-balanced life full of joy and respect. Sounds simple, yet, aging gracefully is a learning process, or a re-learning […]
Anxious About Aging? Get Rid of the Fears
Are you anxious about aging? Don’t be. I recently read David Bowie’s quote and smiled: “Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.” I’m being mindful of that mantra every day of my life since the age of 50. We all know that age is more an attitude […]
Stay Resilient As You Age
Your ability to stay resilient, visible and relevant as a sentient and powerful being in the world around you as you is the key to aging. But have you ever wondered what it was like to be invisible? I have, and maybe you’ve even felt invisible yourself from time to time. I had an experience […]
Aging: Reduce Stress and Find Balance in Life After 60
I’ve spent a lifetime aging. And, if you are part of the boomer generation, you know what I mean. Sometimes the decades go by and you wake up and you’re 64! How did that happen? Where did the time go? And, sometimes, you slog through the years and are overly conscious about adding another year, […]
5 Ways to Reframe Aging With Subtlety and Grace
As published in The Huffington Post: 5/16/2005 The ageless Cher just turned 68. She recently was seen attending the Met Gala in New York City. The theme of this year’s gala was everything Chinese and those in attendance wore costumes to reflect an aspect of the museum’s exhibition. Cher wore a long gown of bended […]
5 Ways to Modify Your Yoga Practice as You Age
As published in The Huffington Post, March 25, 2015 I had an epiphany moment over a year ago concerning my yoga practice and aging. I was teaching one of my many yoga flow classes during the week, still in great health and physical shape for 70 and thinking how grateful I was that I didn’t […]
Could Mindfulness Be The Key to the Fountain of Youth?
As published in the Huffington Post: 12/1/14 I had an experience 10 years ago that I still think about when I go into a department store. My best friend and I were at the makeup counter and no one would wait on us. “It’s our age,” she said to me with disdain. “Our age? We’re […]
You’re The One That I Want
You’re the one that I want! For those of you who don’t know (but who doesn’t know that), it’s a song is from the movie, Grease. Danny Zuko loves Sandy: she’s the one that he wants. Ah, young love and all that jazz. How many times a day do we say: that’s what I want; that’s what I […]
Happy Birthday to Me
Hi, Boomers, I’ve been obsessing for a month about my birthday. Sunday is my birthday. I’m leaving my 60s next year, and although I know it’s still a year away I’m in preparation. I believe in planning ahead. I don’t want to be trumped up by an emotional release that may turn ugly. The day […]