FOREVER YOUNG~REMAINING YOUTHFUL AS WE AGE

YOUTHING AS WE AGE

In youth we learn;
In age we understand.

--Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Our company Fresh Beginnings Personal Develop company was approached by Creative Retirement Manitoba to write, produce and present a Youthing As We Age Seminar and we did.  Youthing versus ageing is a timely topic with a generation of baby boomers rapidly advancing towards “the age of retirement.”  The course material explores ideas about ageism and youth. We ask and answer some of the following questions:

How old would you be if you did not know how old you are?
Is youth chronological, psychological or pathological?
Is ageing the same as getting old?
Is it possible to feel youthful and vital into advanced years?
What does one need to do to create and maintain “youthful ageing?”
Is the possibility of life extension probable…or wishful thinking?
These ideas and others are questions numerous mind-body researchers are exploring and they are discovering that longevity is no accident.

FRESH BEGINNINGS APPROACH TO YOUTHFUL AGEING:

Course content is presented in a lively, motivational style with group interaction, handouts, self-discovery exercises and a suggested reading list.
Offers suggestions for a wellness-based lifestyle with balance  in the physical, nutritional, environmental, emotional, social and spiritual.
An emphasis is placed on knowledge, realistic and implementable action plans and self-responsible choice-making.
Offers practical ideas that can improve the quality of life…at any age.
Presents a  variety of “self-health” modalities including the benefits of humour, healing attitudes and creative visualization.
Growing older is mandatory…getting old is an option
During one of our seminars an active person of advanced year observed  that all too often age leads to the deterioration of enthusiasm, faith and a will to live and progress. When there is more of that in life coupled with a good sense of humor life is worth living…at any age. 
This approach is being confirmed in research in the mind-body field. Evidently, every experience in life changes the brain’s anatomy and emotional biochemistry.

Candice Pert’s (http://www.candicepert.com/biography.htmlwork)  in the biological responses to emotion and others in this field conforms that we cannot be anything different than what we believe ourselves to be. These findings could explain why there is such a dramatic difference in the way many health-conscious people age and what youthing versus ageing addresses.