Tag Archives: successful aging

Taking Up Yoga Late in Life

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Bob Ritzema

  For most of my adult life, I had no use for yoga. I have always exercised regularly and have been fit, so I didn’t need yoga for that. I also didn’t need the calming effects, since I could deal … Continue reading →

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Retirement: “Do we have to do what we want to again today?”

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Bob Ritzema

I’ve recently been reading Learn to Grow Old, published in 1971 by Swiss physician Paul Tournier. Dr. Tournier practiced what he called the medicine of the person, an integrative approach to care of body, mind, and spirit that now would … Continue reading →

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