{"product_id":"ageing-upwards-a-mindfulness-based-framework-for-the-longevity-revolution-9781788604338","title":"Ageing Upwards: A mindfulness-based framework for","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCongratulations!\u003cbr\u003e You have been given about 20 more years to live than your grandparents. But does that just mean a longer decline?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerit Lewis shows that the story we so often tell ourselves about ageing – that it’s all downhill from 50 – is simply wrong. In fact, research reveals we are at our happiest aged 80! Combining her extensive experience in teaching mindfulness with her knowledge of how to live and age well, she reveals a simple framework that can help you make the most out of those extra years of living. Rather than wait for society to solve the challenges of longevity, she invites us to explore what each of us can do to take responsibility for our own life and ageing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgeing Upwards\u003c\/em\u003e will help you navigate life after 50 with acceptance, self-compassion and mental flexibility. It’s also invaluable to leaders who wants overcome unconscious beliefs, limitations and discriminations related to age to create more diverse organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book re-frames ageing by applying Mindfulness techniques. It gave me an appreciation that ageing should be seen not as an issue, but as a different opportunity... Lewis provides a set of tools to re-train the mind to explore what each of us can do to take responsibility for our own life and ageing process. \u003cstrong\u003eNetGalley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Netgalley *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is all about dispelling the stereotypes that society has imposed on us regarding the notion of age and aging...Take some time to read this book...If you think that working long hours early in life so you can save sleeping and resting until retirement is what life is all about, take a look at what this book has to say to you. Perhaps a better balance in our lives now is what should be happening to avoid the burnout that eventually will come; sooner than you think if your mind-set is set in the past. \u003cstrong\u003eNetGalley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Netgalley *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat insight and inspiration to help navigate life with acceptance, mental flexibility and self compassion. Highly recommended read. \u003cstrong\u003eLinkedIn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * LinkedIn *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis mind-expanding shift may be exactly what we need to level up our lives after the age of 50. Instead of accepting the popular rhetoric that decline is all we have to look forward to, we can enrich our lives and ourselves by being intentional and practicing acceptance and self-compassion. A wonderfully eye-opening read. This book will appeal to lovers of self-help and psychology. \u003cstrong\u003eGoodReads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * GoodReads *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI just turned 51 and I secretly harboured a helplessness - feeling out of control, that I had so much stuff to do and not enough time. Then I saw this book. The revelation that I’m likely to be happiest at 80 - together with tips on proper mindfulness, Berit’s own experiences...has given me a renewed zeal and zest for the remainder of my life. Brilliant. \u003cstrong\u003eAmazon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Amazon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e...possibly the only mindfulness book you need. I really liked the author's writing style, which is spare, professional, clearly laid out and well researched. There is a easy framework to follow (easy to understand, not so easy to practice!) and a very good website linked to the book which includes further information and some very good meditations. The book is aimed at older adults, but I think it would be very useful for anyone interested in mindfulness related to ageing. \u003cstrong\u003eNetGalley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePROLOGUE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAN EXPLORATIVE STUDY OF AGEING FROM WITHIN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMINDFULNESS . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHOW TO READ THE BOOK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE PARADOX OF AGEING \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAGEING IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR LIVING \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFACING THE MANY ISMS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREPARING FOR THE -YEAR LIFE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAGEING AS A DANCE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI AM NOT YOUNG NOR OLD – I AM HERE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART ; FROM STRIVING TO THRIVING \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER : AGEING; FROM A STATE OF BEING TO A PROCESS OF ADAPTATION \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHY DO WE AGE? 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