Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories and Teachings
Autor Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle Cuvânt înainte de Larry Rosenbergen Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 noi 2017
How do we find beauty and meaning in old age? How do we overturn the paradigm of ageism? How do we age consciously and cultivate an inner life resilient enough to withstand the vicissitudes of old age? An extended meditation on how to age consciously and embrace life in all its fullness and wonder, Aging with Wisdom answers these questions.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781939681713
ISBN-10: 1939681715
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Monkfish Book Publishing
Colecția Monkfish Book Publishing
ISBN-10: 1939681715
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Monkfish Book Publishing
Colecția Monkfish Book Publishing
Notă biografică
Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle is a writer and dharma teacher. For over forty years she has devoted herself to spiritual practice, primarily Buddhist meditation, which has deeply influenced her professional life, in particular how to integrate psychology and meditation.
After practicing as a psychotherapist with individuals, couples, and groups, she taught in the field of Behavioral Medicine where she pioneered the integration of meditation, yoga, and cognitive therapy with traditional Western medicine. As a Teaching Fellow at the Mind/Body Medical Institute, she developed and taught training programs for health professionals in new approaches to health and healing through Harvard Medical School. During her career, she has introduced contemplative practices in a wide variety of settings: government agencies, businesses, hospitals, organizations, churches, and most extensively in school systems to both teachers and students.
Her first book, "Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s", is an award-winning book that has sold close to 15,000 copies and has been translated into four languages. As mentioned earlier, she has done extensive promotion; many talks, conference keynotes, book events, radio and TV interviews as well as written articles and other pieces (introductions, chapters, etc.) for books and periodicals.
As part of her commitment to contemplative life, Olivia has served on the boards of three organizations whose missions are to encourage Buddhist teachings and practices in the West: Insight Meditation Society, Trijang Buddhist Institute, and Dharma Friends. With her enduring commitment to peace and social justice, she was a founding board member and board chair of the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding. A lifelong educator, she was on the board of the Putney School and the Karuna School.
Now an elder with two grown children and four grandsons, she lives in Massachusetts and spends as much time as she can in Vermont where she grows vegetables, welcomes family and friends, and steeps herself in the glories of nature. She is also an artist committed to exploring the creative, spiritual, and healing dimensions of our lives.
After practicing as a psychotherapist with individuals, couples, and groups, she taught in the field of Behavioral Medicine where she pioneered the integration of meditation, yoga, and cognitive therapy with traditional Western medicine. As a Teaching Fellow at the Mind/Body Medical Institute, she developed and taught training programs for health professionals in new approaches to health and healing through Harvard Medical School. During her career, she has introduced contemplative practices in a wide variety of settings: government agencies, businesses, hospitals, organizations, churches, and most extensively in school systems to both teachers and students.
Her first book, "Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s", is an award-winning book that has sold close to 15,000 copies and has been translated into four languages. As mentioned earlier, she has done extensive promotion; many talks, conference keynotes, book events, radio and TV interviews as well as written articles and other pieces (introductions, chapters, etc.) for books and periodicals.
As part of her commitment to contemplative life, Olivia has served on the boards of three organizations whose missions are to encourage Buddhist teachings and practices in the West: Insight Meditation Society, Trijang Buddhist Institute, and Dharma Friends. With her enduring commitment to peace and social justice, she was a founding board member and board chair of the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding. A lifelong educator, she was on the board of the Putney School and the Karuna School.
Now an elder with two grown children and four grandsons, she lives in Massachusetts and spends as much time as she can in Vermont where she grows vegetables, welcomes family and friends, and steeps herself in the glories of nature. She is also an artist committed to exploring the creative, spiritual, and healing dimensions of our lives.
Cuprins
Introduction
Part I Aging: Reflections, Stories, and Mysteries
Tectonic Shifts
A New Vision
Honoring the Life Cycle
ElderSpirit
The Cycle of Life
Archetypes of Aging
The Mind of Great Compassion
A Grandmother¿s Gift
The Mystery of Time
A Wordless Encounter
Unbroken
All You Need
Part II Wisdom Treasures
Lighting the Way: Personal Weavings
The Sacred Circle
Know Your Refuges
A Jewel of Wisdom
Practices of the Heart
The Moments in Between
With Softness and Ease
Who Are You Now?
How to Dance in the Rain
Compassion for Yourself
Pure Perception
The Old Woman and the Starfish
Memorable Messages
Part III Passages: Dying Into Life
Life, Love and Death: Personal Weavings
Dhumavati: Goddess of Aging and Death
The Five Remembrances
The Ultimate Mystery
Between Realms
The Thin Place
Who Spoke?
The Gift of Death
Bleached Bone
A Gift of Life and Death
Part IV Wayshowers
Personal Weavings
Polly Thayer Starr For All Shall Be Well
Emerson Stamps Brought Here To Love
Stella Fox The Gift of Recognition
Alice O. Howell Living the Symbolic Life
Maud Morgan The Search For Freedom
Father Bede Griffiths Overwhelmed by Love
Conclusion
End Notes
Selected Bibliography
Part I Aging: Reflections, Stories, and Mysteries
Tectonic Shifts
A New Vision
Honoring the Life Cycle
ElderSpirit
The Cycle of Life
Archetypes of Aging
The Mind of Great Compassion
A Grandmother¿s Gift
The Mystery of Time
A Wordless Encounter
Unbroken
All You Need
Part II Wisdom Treasures
Lighting the Way: Personal Weavings
The Sacred Circle
Know Your Refuges
A Jewel of Wisdom
Practices of the Heart
The Moments in Between
With Softness and Ease
Who Are You Now?
How to Dance in the Rain
Compassion for Yourself
Pure Perception
The Old Woman and the Starfish
Memorable Messages
Part III Passages: Dying Into Life
Life, Love and Death: Personal Weavings
Dhumavati: Goddess of Aging and Death
The Five Remembrances
The Ultimate Mystery
Between Realms
The Thin Place
Who Spoke?
The Gift of Death
Bleached Bone
A Gift of Life and Death
Part IV Wayshowers
Personal Weavings
Polly Thayer Starr For All Shall Be Well
Emerson Stamps Brought Here To Love
Stella Fox The Gift of Recognition
Alice O. Howell Living the Symbolic Life
Maud Morgan The Search For Freedom
Father Bede Griffiths Overwhelmed by Love
Conclusion
End Notes
Selected Bibliography
Descriere
The perfect book for an aging population increasingly interested in finding meaningfulness, mindfullness, connection with others, and the inner life