Aging & the Body
in the Realm of Body Intelligence
1: Celebrate your body with rituals like daily gratitude, writing letters to your body, positive affirmations, art, and self-love mirror work.
1: Celebrate your body with rituals like daily gratitude, writing letters to your body, positive affirmations, art, and self-love mirror work. Books / Journals 📚
- Mirror Work – by Louise Hay: 21 days to heal your life. Mirror work – looking at oneself in a mirror and repeating positive affirmations—was Louise’s powerful method for learning to love oneself and experience the world as a safe and loving place.
- Body Love – Audiobook by Kelly LeVeque: attuning ourselves to our bodies needs, and freeing ourselves from food drama in this essential wellness guide.
- My Daily Journal of Gratitude – by Ryan Puusaari: we like this approach of more prompts, day and night entries, plus the challenge of 90-day practice guided by the journal.
- 5-Minute Gratitude Journal – by Sophia Godkin: structured prompts guide you to reflect on what you appreciate in your life.
- Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal – by Lori Deschene: Questions, Prompts, and Coloring Pages for a Brighter, Happier Life
Podcasts 🎧
- Body Positivity Podcast: Self Love/Self-Hate, Self Acceptance/Shame, Respect/Setting Boundaries, Toxic Messaging in the Media, + The Intersection of gender, race, and culture with Body Positivity. For Body, Self and Others, Love, Inclusivity and Respect.
- Flipside of Midlife Podcast: short episodes that fit into your busy life and get you thinking about your well-being.
- Huberman Lab – The Science of Gratitude Episode: Build a gratitude practice.
- Gratitude Journal Podcast – with Matthew Stark: short musings designed to help become more grateful for the things present in life.
Courses 📝
- Free 40 Day Mindfulness Daily Course by Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield: excellent way to establish a meditation practice – try it!
2: Reflect, journal, and meditate on shifting goals, celebrating the wisdom of age.
Books / Journals
- Wise Aging – by Rabbi Rachel Cowan: Wise Aging provides the roadmap for the journey we are all on: achieving a fulfilling older age. No subject is off limits.
- Ageless Advantage – Native American Wisdom Journal: This journey promotes mindful aging and encourages deep self-reflection on topics such as resilience, community, spiritual connection, and the cyclical nature of life.
Websites / Organizations 🌐
- The Age Well Project: really diverse and interesting resources on this topic.
- Age Well Project article on the power of journaling
Podcasts 🎧
- The Aging Well Podcast: A ton of great information. Episodes meet at the crossroads of wellness and aging in smart ways.
GRACEFUL AGING – Try a restorative, yin yoga, or Yoga Nidra class in person or online for help with deep stretching and quieting the mind.
Videos 🎦
- Yoga Nidra & Meditation with Kristyn Rose – YouTube Channel: a quality channel with great Yoga Nidra and meditation content for sleep and rest.
- Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond – YouTube Channel: another quality channel for Yoga Nidra and diverse meditation content.
- Yin Yoga with Annie – YouTube Channel: Lovely! Hours and hours of quality simple & relaxing yin yoga.
- Yin Yoga with Matt – YouTube Channel: thanks Matt! A diverse collection of great Yin Yoga videos.
Podcasts 🎧
- The Yoga Nidra Podcast: Yoga Nidra means “yogic sleep” and is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. A powerfully restorative practice to restore your mind, body, and soul.
- Yoga Nidra and Beyond Podcast: Here, you will discover the REST you deserve and need to RESTORE your nervous system on the road to a better sleep and life.
- Somatic Healing Meditations Podcast: Every episode contains a guided meditation specifically designed to help you be more present in your body (and your life) by connecting to your physical sensations and awakening your inner knowing in a gentle and healing way.