June 20, 2005
Bibliography and Links
Fitness and Aging Well
Active Aging Tips and Suggestions. American College on Sports
Medicine Active
Aging Partnership and Strategic Health Initiative on Aging.
Ageless
Body, Timeless Mind: The Quantuum Alternative to Growing Old. By
Deepak Chopra, M.D.. New York, Harmony Books, 1993. Index, 342
pages.
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Aging
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Aging and
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P. Garofalo.
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Aging - Health - DMOZ Directory
Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark
Harvard
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Boston, MA, Little,
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Three separate
groups of 824 persons were studied during their entire lives. Dr. Vaillant
provides
some summary analysis, and provides dozens of detailed case studies to
illustrate
these summary observations. Expanding upon Erick Erikson's Childhood
and Society
(1950) model for the development of individuals, Dr. Valliant proposes that the
six
adult life tasks are: identity, intimacy, career consolidation, generatively,
keeper of the
meaning, and integrity.
Aging
with Grace. What the Nun Study Teaches Us about Leading Longer,
Healthier,
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Aligned, Relaxed, Resilient: The Physical Foundations of Mindfulness.
By Will Johnson.
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American Association for Retired Persons (AARP)
American College on Sport Medicine
American Geriatrics Society Complete Guide to Aging and Health. By
Mark E. Williams,
M.D.. New York, Harmony Books, Crown Publishers, 1995. Information.
American Senior Fitness Association
Links, resources, training, certification.
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Anti-Aging - Health - Seniors
- DMOZ Directory
Anatomy
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pages.
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for
Health, Wellness and Nutrition.
Ancient
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pages, glossary.
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Arthritis Therapy -
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Awakening
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and
Returning to Your Truest Self. By Kathleen A. Brehony. New
York, Riverhead
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1573226327. Encourages
us to work with our dreams, express ourselves in creative ways, enhance
relationships,
meditate and prayer, honor the body, and expand consciousness.
Awakening
the Spine. By Vanda Scaravelli. The stress free new yoga that
works
with the body to restore health, vitatlity and energy. San Francisco,
California,
Harper San Francisco, 1991. Index, 191 pages. MGC.
ISBN: 0062507923.
Lots of encouraging words for senior yogis.
Awareness
Through Movement; Health Exercises for Personal Growth. Easy to Do
Health
Exercises to Improve Your Posture, Vision, Imagination and Personal
Awareness.
By Moshe Feldenkrais. San Francisco, Harper Collins, 1972, 1977. 173
pages.
ISBN: 0062503227. MGC.
Be an
Outrageous Older Woman. By Ruth H. Jacobs. Perennial
Books, 1997.
Revised edition. 320 pages. ISBN: 0060952539.
Breathing Techniques and Exercises Links,
bibliography, quotes, notes, resources.
Bringing
Yoga to Life:The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living. By
Donna Farhi.
Harper San Francisco, 2003. 250 pages. MGC. Notes. ISBN: 0060091142.
Center for Healthy Aging.
Oregon Health and Science University
Center for Healthy Aging Newsletter
Chi Kung and T'ai Chi
Chuan Bibliography and Links
C'hi:
The Power Within. By Geoff Pike and Phyllis Pike. Chi Kung
Breathing Exercises
for Health, Relaxation and Energy. Boston, Charles E. Tuttle Co.,
1993. Index, 272
pages. ISBN: 0804830991. A man in is 50's overcomes poor health and
cancer through
the daily practice of Chi Kung and martial arts.
The
Complete Book of Isometrics: The Anywhere, Anytime Fitness
Book.
By Erin O'Driscoll. Hatherleigh Press, 2005. 200 pages. ISBN:
1578261678.
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Walking for Health. By Erika Peters.
Indianapolis,
Indiana, Alpha Books, Pearson Education Company, 2001. Index,
293 pages. ISBN: 0028640020. MGC.
Concepts of Leisure: Philosophical Implications. By James F.
Murphy. Englewood Cliffs,
New Jersey, McGraw Hill, 1974. 267 pages. ISBN: 0131664395.
Diabetes - Exercise
Therapy: Taijiquan and Qigong
Distance
Learning Resources for Aging Studies
Eight Section Brocade
Qigong Eight Treasures Chi Kung (Energy Exercises for
seniors)
By Michael P.
Garofalo. Instructions, notes, links, bibliography, quotations, and charts.
170Kb+.
Essential
Spirituality: The 7 Central Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind.
By Roger
Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.. New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1999.
Index, bibliography,
306 pages. ISBN: 0471330264. VSCL. The Seven Practices include:
"1) Transforming Your
Motivation: Reduce Craving and Find Your Soul's Desire; 2) Cultivate Emotional
Wisdom: Heal Your Heart and Learn to Love; 3) Live Ethically: Feel Good by
Doing Good; 4) Concentrate and Calm Your Mind; 5) Awaken Your Spiritual
Vision:
See Clearly and Recognize the Sacred in All Things; 6) Cultivate Spiritual
Intelligence:
Develop Wisdom and Understand Life; 7) Express Spirit in Action: Embrace
Generosity
and the Joy of Service."
Exercise: A
Guide from the National Institute on Aging and NASA. An online book
about
exercise for the older person.
Exercise
for Frail Elders. By Elizabeth Best-Martini and Kim A.
Botenhagen-Digenova.
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2003. 228 pages. ISBN: 0736036873.
Exercise
for Older Adults: ACE's Guide for Fitness Professionals. By Richard T.
Cotton,
Christine J. Ekeroth, Holly Yancy, and the American Council on Exercise.
Human
Kinetics Publishers, 1998. 230 pages. ISBN: 088011942X.
Fallproof!:
A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program. By
Debra J. Rose. Human Kinetics Pub., 2003. 299 pages. ISBN:
0736040889.
Fifty-Plus Lifelong Fitness - Senior Fitness
and Health
Fitness Educators of Active Adults
Fitness
for Seniors: Amazing Body Breakthroughs for Super Health. By
Frank K. Wood. FC&A Publishing, 2004. 392 pages. ISBN:
1890957755
Fitness
Over Fifty: An Exercise Guide from the National Institue of Aging.
By the National Institute on Aging. W.W. Norton and Co., 2003. 136
pages.
ISBN: 1578261368.
Five Animal Frolics
Qigong. Energy exercises for seniors. Links, bibliography,
quotes and notes. By Michael P. Garofalo.
Foundation for Health in Aging (American
Geriatrics Society)
Gentle Yoga: A Guide to Low-Impact Exercise. By Eudora Seyfer
and
Lorna Bell. Celestial Arts, 1982. 144 pages. ISBN: 0890876363.
Growing
Old is Not for Sissies II: Portraits of Senior Athletes. By Etta
Clark.
Pomegranate Communications, 1995. 113 pages. ISBN: 0876544782.
Growing
Old: The Ultimate Freedom. By Maxwell Jones, M.D.. New York,
Insight Books,
Human Sciences Press, 1988. Index, references, 116 pages. ISBN:
0898854059.
Dr. Jones, a British psychiatrist, and a leader in developing open-ended,
democratic,
and progressive therapeutic and working groups, wrote this book in his early
80's. In his
later years, he admits to being increasingly influenced by holistic,
synergistic, Eastern,
mystical, intuitive, and open models of life and social relations. He
stresses the need for
older persons to be engaged with others in groups, discussion circles,
therapeutic
communities, continuing education, ashram types of residential retreats, and
spiritual quests.
Grow
Younger, Live Longer: Ten Steps to Reverse Aging. By Deepak Chopra,
M.D.,
and David Simon, M.D. New York, Harmony Books, 2001.
References, index,
289 pages. ISBN: 0609600796. Practical suggestions for
improving your health and
enhancing chances for longevity by changing your perceptions and beliefs,
getting deep
rest, nurturing your body with healthy food, using nutritional supplements
wisely,
using mind/body integration techniques, exercising, eliminating toxins, becoming
more
creative, living with loving-kindness, and maintaining a youthful mind.
"The mind/body
techniques of tai chi and qigong are centuries old. Their graceful slow
movements
improve balance, flexibility and strength, enhancing both physical and mental
well-being.
We encourage you to find a local tai chi or qigong class and use these beautiful
movements
to awaken mind/body integration." p. 123.
The
Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and
Tai Chi.
By Roger Jahnke, O.M.D.. Chicago, Contemporary Books, 2002.
Index, notes, extensive
recommended reading list, 316 pages. ISBN: 0809295288.
Health and Fitness:
Taijiquan and Qigong Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
How to
Feel Good As You Age: A Voice of Experience. By John Barnett.
Acton,
Massachusetts, Vander Wyk and Burnham, 2000. Index, bibliography, 346
pages.
ISBN: 1889242071. Practical advice by a very active senior citizen from
Seattle.
Good tips on planning, positive attitude, assertiveness, lifestyle changes,
communicating
your needs, direct action to improve you life, social relations, spirituality,
and managing
the details or life.
Indoor Cycling,
Stationary Bicycling, Spinning Links, bibliography, resources, notes
International Council on Active Aging
Articles, information, news, links, research,
programs, publications, and resources.
International Longevity Center
International Society for Aging and Physical
Activity
Inventing
the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood. By Suzanne
Levine. Viking Adult Press, 2004. 272 pages. ISBN: 0670033111.
It's
Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now. How to Create Your Second Life
After 40.
By Barbar Sher. New York, Delacorte Press, 1998. 324 pages.
ISBN: 0385315058.
Good advice and practical suggestions from a career counselor and psychologist
on
how to free up time for your new life, examining and actualizing your dreams,
and
creative living.
The Leisure Wasters. By Connie O'Connor. New York, A. S.
Barnes and Co., 1966.
Notes, 174 pages. No ISBN.
The
Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection.
By
David Mahoney and Richard Restak, M.D. John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
272 pages.
ISBN: 0471327948.
Living
Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide for Daily Life. Edited by Georg
Feuerstein and
Stephan Bodian with the Staff of Yoga Journal. New York, Jeremy Tarcher
/Perigree,
1993. Index, 290 pages. ISBN: 0874777291.
Martial
Arts After 40. By Sang H. Kim. Turtle Press, 1999.
352 pages. ISBN: 1880336294.
The New
Anti-Aging Revolution: Stopping the Clock for a Younger, Sexier, Happier You.
By Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman. Basic Health Publications, 2003, 3rd
Edition.
625 pages. ISBN: 1591200695.
The New
Love and Sex After 60. By Robert Butler and Myrna Lewis.
Ballantine,
2002, Revised Edition. 400 pages. ISBN: 0345442113.
The New
Ourselves, Growing Older: Women Aging with Knowledge and Power.
A Book for Women Over Forty. By Paula D. Soress-Worters and Diana Laskin
Stegal.
Illustrations by Roselaine Perkis. New York, A Touchstone Book, Simon and
Schuster,
1994. Index, extensive resources guides, 531 pages. MGC. ISBN:
0671872974.
In cooperation with the Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
The New
Yoga for People Over 50: A Comprehensive Guide for Midlife and Older
Beginners.
By Susa Francia. Deerfield Beach, Florida, Health Communications, Inc.,
1997. Bibliography,
index, 286 pages. ISBN: 1558744533. I have found this book to be
both informative and
inspiring. It includes many good suggestions on using props in Yoga
practice.
Not
Your Mother's Midlife: A Ten-Step Guide to Fearless Aging. By Nancy
Alspaugh and Marilyn Kentz. Andrews McMeel Pub., 2003. 240 pages.
ISBN: 0740735241.
Physical Fitness and
Senior Citizens
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. By Gerald J. Tortora and
Nicholas P. Anagnostakos.
New York, Harper and Row Pub., 1990. Sixth Edition. 956 pages plus
index, glossary,
and appendices. ISBN: 0060467045. MGC. This is a standard
college textbook on
the subject.
Older
and Wiser: How to Maintain Peak Mental Ability for as Long as Your Live.
By Richard M. Restak, M.D.. Penguin, 1999. 272 pages. ISBN:
0425165868.
Pilates: Links,
Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Pumping Iron Keeps
Older Man in the Flow of Youth
Qigong and Taijiquan
Bibliography and Links Gentle exercises for seniors.
Qigong (Energy Exercises) in Red
Bluff, California. Michael P. Garofalo, Instructor.
Senior Fitness Instructors - Certification AFPA,
ASFA, ISSA,
Senior
Fitness Test Manual. By Roberta E. Rikli, and C. Jessie
Jones. Human
Kinetics Pub., 2000. 161 pages. ISBN: 0736033564.
Senior Health - DMOZ Directory
Senior Journal Fitness and
Exercise
Scholar
Warrior: An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life. By Deng
Ming-Dao. Harper
San Francisco, 1990. Index, bibliography, 351 pages. ISBN:
0062502328.
Senior Journal: Fitness and
Exercise Articles, links, information.
Senior YogaFit Teacher Training Manual. Redondo Beach, CA, YogaFit
Training
Systems Worldwide, 2004. 140 pages. MGC.
Sex Over 50. By Joel D. Block and Susan Crain Bakos. Prentice
Hall Press, 1999.
320 pages. ISBN: 0735200580.
A Small
Treatise on the Great Virtues: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life.
By Andre Comte-Sponville. Translated by Catherine Temerson. A
Metropolital
Owl Book, New York, Henry Hold and Co., 1996. Index, chapter notes, 352
pages.
ISBN: 0805045562. A wise and very readable discussion of the great
virtues:
politeness, fidelity, prudence, temperance, courage, justice, generosity,
compassion,
mercy, gratitutde, humility, simplicity, tolerance, purity, gentleness, good
faith, humor,
and love. MGC.
Solo
Training: The Martial Artist's Guide to Training Alone. By Loren W.
Christensen.
Turtle Press, 2001. 304 pages. ISBN: 1880336596.
Staying
Strong: A Senior's Guide to a More Active and Independent Life.
By Lorie A. Schleck. Fairview Press, 2000. 160 pages. ISBN:
1577490975.
Still Doing It. Edited by Joani Blank. Down There Press,
2000. 288 pages.
ISBN: 094020827X. The sex lives of people 60-80 years of
age.
Strength Training for
Seniors Links, bibliography, quotes, notes,
resources.
Strength
Training Past 50. By Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D. and Thomas R.
Baechle.
Ageless Athlete Series. Human Kinetics Publishers, 1997. 231 pages.
ISBN: 0880117168.
Successful
Aging. By Robert L. Kahn, M.D., and John W. Rowe. Dell,
1999.
288 pages. ISBN: 0440508630.
Sun Style of Taijiquan Sun
Lu Tang developed this style of Taijiquan after he was over 50
years of age. This webpage includes links, bibliography, resources,
quotes, and notes.
Tai Chi Exercise Empowers Elders
T’ai
Chi Ch’uan For Health and Self-Defense. Philosophy and Practice.
By Master T. T. Liang. Edited and with a foreword by Paul B. Gallagher.
Revised, expanded edition, 1977. New York, Vintage Books, 1974, 1977.
133 pages. ISBN: 0394724615. A man in his 50's with a grave
illness takes up the
practice of Taijiquan and regains his health and vitality. He becomes a
noted Tai Chi master
and author, and lives to 102 years of age.
T'ai
Chi for Seniors: How to Gain Flexibility, Strength, and Inner Peace.
By Philip Bonifonte. New Age Books, 2004. 216 pages. ISBN:
1564146979.
Includes the Eight
Section Brocade.
T'ai
Chi in a Chair: Easy 15 Minute Routines for Beginners. By Cynthia W.
Quarta.
Fair Winds Press, 2001. 240 pages. ISBN: 193141260X.
The Tao
of Tai-Chi Chuan: Way to Rejuvenation. By Jou, Tsung, Hwa.
Edited by Shoshana
Shapiro. Warwick, New York, Tai Chi Foundation, 1980. 263 pages.
First Edition.
ISBN: 0804813574. Excellent textbook. A Third Edition is now
available. A man in
his 50's overcomes his serious illness through the practice of Taijiquan, begins
on a
rigorous path of self development, becomes a noted Taijiquan master and
teacher, and founds the Tai Chi Farm in the eastern US.
Taijiquan and Qigong
Bibliography and Links
Toward a Psychology of Being. Abraham Maslow. New Jersey,
Van Nostrand,
1962. 3rd Edition, Wiley, 1998. 320 pages. ISBN: 0471293091.
The
Tree of Yoga (Yoga Vrksa). By B.K.S. Iyengar. Edited by Daniel
Rivers-Moore.
Boston, Shambhala, 1989. Index, bibliography, glossary, 194 pages.
MGC.
ISBN: 087773464X. After a long lifetime of yoga practice, yoga
teaching,
and yoga studies the creative yogi, Iyengar, provides some sage advice on
the purpose and practice of Raja Yoga.
29
Physical Fitness Tips for Seniors
Unified
Fitness: A 35-Day Exercise Program for Sustainable Health. By
John Alton.
Hampton Roads Pub., 2002. 436 pages. ISBN: 1571742247.
Valley Spirit Journal
A 60 year old man writes about his daily experiences with
gardening, yoga, taijiquan, qigong, strength training, meditation, and walking.
The
Virtues of Aging. By Jimmy Carter. New York,
Ballantine/Random House,
1998. 140 pages. ISBN: 0345428269.
Vitality
and Wellness. By Stephan Rechtschaffen and Marc Cohen. An
Omega Institute
Mind, Body, Spirit Book. New York, Dell Publishing, 1999. Index,
resources lists, 262
pages. ISBN: 0440508681. MGC. Includes chapters
dealing with techniques for
becoming aware of stress, how to meditate, ideas for changing one's perspectives
about the passage of time, a discussion of retreats and quests, how play and
laughter
are critical to health and well being, and a presentation on developing a sound
fitness
and nutrition program.
Walking: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotations, Notes
Walking: Qigong and T'ai Chi
Ch'uan
The Way
of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing. By Kenneth
S. Cohen.
Foreword by Larry Dossey. New York Ballantine Books, 1997. Index,
notes, appendices,
427 pages. ISBN: 0345421094. One of my favorite books:
comprehensive, informative,
practical, and scientific.
Way of
Walking: Eastern Strategies for Vitality, Longevity, and Peace of Mind.
By Jacques
Moramarco and Rick Benzel. McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2000. 256
pages.
ISBN: 0809225867.
When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple. By Sandra
Martz. Papier-Mache
Press, 4th Edition, 2003. 312 pages. ISBN: 1576010783.
Wild Goose Qigong
Energy exercises (Qigong) for seniors. Links, bibliography,
quotes, notes, movement lists.
Willpower and
Determination: Quotes, poems, links, bibliography
Yang Style of
Taijiquan: Bibliography, Links, Notes, Quotes A gentle
movement
exercise for seniors.
Yoga and You: Energizing and Relaxing Yoga for New and Experienced Students.
By Esther Myers. Boston, Shambhala,1997. Index, 244 pages.
ISBN: 1570623201. MGC.
Yoga
for Men: Postures for Healthy, Stress-Free Living. By Thomas
Claire.
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Career Press, New Page Books, 2004. Index,
262 pages. ISBN: 1564146650.
Yoga for the Young at Heart: Gentle Stretching Exercises for
Seniors.
By Susan Winter Ward and John Sirois. Capra Press, 1994. 103 pages.
ISBN: 0884963764.
Yoga
for Your Spiritual Muscles. A Complete Yoga Program to
Strengthen
Body and Spirit. By Rachel Schaeffer. Wheaton, Illinois, Quest
Books, 1998.
194 pages. Excellent black and white photographys by Adam
Mastoon and David S. Waitz. ISBN: 0835607631. MGC.
Yogaflows:
A Dynamic and Fluid System to Transform Your Yoga Practice.
London, Firefly Books Ltd., 2003. Index, glossary of postures, 144 pages.
ISBN: 1552976874. MGC.
Yoga: Guides,
Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotations, Notes
Yoga, Red Bluff, California
- Michael P. Garofalo
Yoga:
The Path to Holistic Health. By B.K.S. Iyengar. London, Dorling
Kindersley,
2001. Glossary, index, 416 pages. ISBN: 0789471655.
Lavishly illustrated compendium
of essential poses, routines, prop use, and yoga routines to help specific
health
problems. The renowned Yogacharya B. K. S. Iyengar was born in India in
1918. MGC.
Yoga:
The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness. By Erich
Schiffmann. New York,
Pocket Books, Simon and Schuster, 1996. 357 pages. ISBN: 0671534807.
MGC.
Quotations on Aging
Tips for a successful exercise program:
1. Make a realistic assessment of your current physical fitness
condition.
2. Start off slow and be patient.
3. Include exercises for improving your aerobic capacity, your
strength,
and your flexibility and range of movement.
4. Establish and maintain your exercise program. Develop a positive
habit for exercise.
5. Find exercise activities that your enjoy. Vary your exercise
rountines.
6. Enjoy exercise activities with others, but don't depend upon others to
exercise.
7. Be realistic about your exercise goals in the long run.
"But who you are is not a concept in the sky, and it's not a record of
you accomplishments
either. The most original and creative side of you can re-emerge only when
you get time
of your own, free time, wide-open time, uncommitted time, time in which to go
after dreams
or do absolutely nothing if you choose. Without it you can't have a
self."
- Barbara Sher, It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now, 1998, p
228
"America is growing older at an unprecedented rate. The number of people
65 and older is
larger than ever before, and those 85 and older constitute the fastest growing
segment of the
population. When the baby boom generation enters its senior years, between 2010
and 2030,
it is projected that one in five Americans will be over 65."
- American Geriatric Society, What
is Geriatrics?
"Ten Ways to Inspire People to Keep Fit: Be a role model; make
fitness fun; be both active
and productive; make workouts short and sweet; extol the benefits; train for a
charity event
together; set short-term goals; offer to be a workout partner; use inspirational
music; don't
preach, lecture or nag. "
- American
Council on Exercise
"So far as motivational status is concerned, healthy people have
sufficiently gratified
their basic needs for safety, belongingness, love, respect and self-esteem so
that
they are motivated primarily by trends to self-actualization (defined as ongoing
actualization of potentials, capacitates and talents, as fulfillment of mission
(or call,
fate, destiny, or vocation), as a fuller knowledge of, and acceptance of, the
person's
own intrinsic nature, as an unceasing trend toward unity, integration or synergy
within
the person. .. These healthy people are there defined by describing their clinically
observed
characteristics. These are:
1. Superior perception of reality.
2. Increased acceptance of self, of others and of nature.
3. Increased spontaneity.
4. Increase in problem-centering.
5. Increased detachment and desire for privacy.
6. Increased autonomy, and resistance to enculturation.
7. Greater freshness of appreciation, and richness of emotional reaction.
8. Higher frequency of peak experiences.
9. Increased identification with the human species.
10. Changed and improved interpersonal relations.
11. More democratic character structure.
12. Greatly increased creativeness.
13. Certain changes in the value system."
Toward
a Psychology of Being. Abraham Maslow. New Jersey, Van
Nostrand,
1962. 3rd Edition, Wiley, 1998. 320 pages. ISBN: 0471293091.
pp.23-24
Don Miguel Ruiz's " Four Agreements":
1. Be impeccable with your word.
2. Don't take anything personally.
3. Don't make assumptions.
4. Always do your best.
"With 3.3 million residents age 65 and older, California is home to the
largest elderly population
in the United States. This age group is expected to have an overall 112 percent
increase between
1990 and 2020."
- CSU Sacramento Gerontology Program
"An estimated 13.4 million Americans practice yoga or other mind-body
exercises such as tai chi, according to a 2003 survey by the Sporting
Goods Manufacturers Association. Of those, an estimated 1.6 million
were 55 or older."
- Red Bluff Daily News, 8 Feb 2005, 6A.
Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, California
Valley
Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Red Bluff, Tehama County,
North Sacramento Valley, Northern Central California, U.S.A.
Cities in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton City, Orland,
Willows,
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Valley
Spirit Fitness and Well Being Practice and Studies Journal
Paths to Fitness and Well Being
T'ai Chi Ch'uan - Internal Marital Art
© Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California, 2005
Brief Biography of Michael P. Garofalo
Paths to Fitness and Well Being
Alphabetical Subject Index
Cloud
Hands Website
Taijiquan, Qigong, Taoism, Classics,
Weapons: Sword and Staff
Fitness and Well Being Website
Gardening, Meditation,
Walking, Yoga, Strength Training,
Fitness for Older Persons, Aerobics, Relaxation
The Spirit of Gardening
2,700 Quotes Arranged by 130 Topics,
History, Guides,
Psycho-Spiritual Aspects of Gardening
Green
Way Research
Online Publishing, Research, Indexing,
and Services
By Michael P. Garofalo
Red Bluff, California
Web Guides, Bibliographies, Links, Directories, Quotes, Notes
Alphabetical Subject Index
Alphabetical Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Ancient Goddesses - Quotations, Poems, Sayings, Prayers, Songs
Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey
Arthritis Therapy - Exercise: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Chi Kung
Bear, Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan
The Bear: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Blog - Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Breathing Practices: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes
California (Northern) T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Charkas (Energy Centers of the Subtle Body)
Ch'i Kung: Bibliography and Links
Ch'i Kung Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Classes, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Instructional Program
Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung
Cloud Hands T'ai Chi Ch'uan Journal
Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu) (551 - 479 BCE)
Crane - Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Crane, Soaring Crane, Intermediate Program, Level 3, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Cuttings: Short Poems by Michael P. Garofalo
The Deer: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Diabetes Therapy - Exercise: Taijiquan and Qigong
Direction of Movements in Taijiquan and Qigong
Disclaimer of the Cloud Hands Website
Eight Section Brocade Ch'i Kung
Embrace the One - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Entering Tranquility (Ru Jing) Meditation
Exercise - Diabetes Therapy - Taijiquan and Qigong
Feedback, Kudos and Reviews for the Cloud Hand's Website
Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi): Tiger, Bear, Crane, Deer, and Monkey
Five Elements (Wu-Xing) and Taijiquan
Five Stepping Movements of Taijiquan
Five Elements (Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Metal)
Gardening: Quotes, Poems, History, Sayings
Gardening: Quips and Maxims by Michael P. Garofalo
The Four Gates: Grasping the Sparrow's Tail
Michael P. Garofalo's Biography
Michael P. Garofalo's T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice
The Goddess - Quotations, Poems, Sayings, Prayers, Songs
Goose - Bird - Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Green Way Research - Taijiquan and Qigong
Gu Shen (Valley Spirit) Taijiquan Instructional Program
Health and Fitness - T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Instructional Program, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Journal - Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Kudos for the Cloud Hands Website
Kundalini (Coiled Serpent) Energy
Kwang Ping Taijiquan of Kuo Lien Ying
Links and Bibliography: Qigong
Links and Bibliography: Taijiquan
Long Form 108 Yang Style Taijiquan
Master Chang San-Feng (circa 1350)
Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing (1901 - 1975)
Master Kuo Lien Ying (1895-1984)
Master Sun Lu-Tang (1861-1932)
Master Yang Cheng-Fu (1883-1936)
Mastery, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Will Power, Strength of Character
Meditation Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Meditation Methods and Techniques
Meditation - Standing Like A Tree
Meditation - Wu Ji - The Edge of Emptiness
Michael P. Garofalo's T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Practice
Months of the Year: Quotes, Poems, Links
Movement Direction Instructions for Taijiquan and Qigong Forms
Moving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong
Northern California T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Nine Movement Temple Ch'i Kung Exercise Set
Older Persons Exercise and Wellness Programs
Oregon T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Original Waving Hands Like Clouds URL
Photography - Valley Spirit Photography Gallery
Pilates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Pranayama: Breathing Techniques from Yoga
Private Instruction by Michael P. Garofalo, Instructional Programs
Pulling Onions: The Quips and Maxims of a Gardener
Qigong: Bibliography and Links
Qigong, Ch'i Kung - Chinese Mind-Body Exercises
Qigong Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Red Bluff, Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program
Red Bluff, California, Qigong Classes
Red Bluff, California, Yoga Classes
Resolve, Will. Willpower, Self Control, Self Discipline
Reviews of the Cloud Hand's Website
Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Will Power
Senior Citizens Fitness Programs
Senior Fitness - Red Bluff, CA
Sensing Hands: Push Hands - T'ui Shou
Shoong, Sung, Song - Loose, Relaxed, Open, Yielding, Responsive
Short Form, Yang Style, Beijing Simplified 24
Simplified 24 From, Yang Style
Soaring Crane, Intermediate Program, Level 3, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Speaking to the Spirit Meditation
Staff Weapons: Jo, Bo, Can, Staff, Spear
Standing Bear, Level 1 Ranking, Valley Spirit Taijiquan
Standing Like A Tree - Zhan Zhuang
Stork - Bird - Five Animal Frolics
Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Swordsmanship and T'ai Chi Ch'uan
T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Bibliography and Links
T'ai
Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information, Workshops
Northern California,
Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia
T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Red Bluff, CA
T'ai Chi Ch'uan Short Form, Beijing Simplified 24, Yang Style
T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Links and Bibliography
Taijiquan: Bibliography and Links
Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality
Taijiquan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy
Temple Qigong - A Nine Movement Exercise Set
Thirteen Postures: 8 Gates and 5 Steps
Thirteen Treasures Walking Qigong
The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan
The Tiger: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Tiger, Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Tree Qigong - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Trees - Quotations, Poems, Lore, Wisdom
Trees - Lore, Magick, Myths, Magick
Valley Spirit Fitness and Well Being Website
Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit Photography Gallery
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program
Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Vancouver, B.C., T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools
Walking - General Fitness Exercise
Washington T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Waving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong
Will Power, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Strength of Character
Yoga Class, TFFC, Red Bluff, CA
Yang Style Taijiquan Long Form 108 Movements
Yang Style Taijiquan Short Form 24 Movements
Yin-Yang Sensitivity Training: Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou
Yoga Class, Red Bluff, CA - Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo
Yogalates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A.
Cities and small towns in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton
City,
Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Vina, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber,
Manton, Cottonwood, Olinda, Cloverdale, Dairyville, Bend, Centerville,
Summit City
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Igo, Ono, Redding, Shasta, Colusa, Willows,
Richfield, Fall River, Montgomery Creek, Alturas, McCloud, Dunsmuir, Yreka,
Happy Camp,
Shingletown, Burney, Mt. Shasta City, Weaverville, Williams, Chester, Orland,
Susanville, Weed, Gridley, Marysville, Yuba City, NorCalifia, CA, California.
February 1, 2005
Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung
Older Persons Fitness, Exercise, Strength
Training, Tai Chi, Qigong, Personal Trainer
Senior Fitness, Exercise, Yoga, Taijiquan, Chi Kung, Yoga, Pilates, Meditation,
Walking
Mature Persons Fitness, Exercise, Strength Training, Walking, Meditation, Yoga
Senior's Fitness, Exercise, Strength Training, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, Yoga,
Meditation
Instruction, Classes, Lectures, Seminars, Training, Lessons, Group Instruction
Over 55 Fitness, Over 60 Fitness, Over 65 Fitness, Over 70 Fitness, Over 75
Fitness
Exercise, Strength Training, Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, Meditation, Walking
Grandmother, Grandfather, Older, Elderly, Great Grandmother, Great Grandfather
Aging, Aged, Old, Senior, Seniors, Octogenarian, Old Ones, Elder, Elders, Senior
Golden Years, Codger, Codgers, Old Man, Old Woman, Patriarch,
Matriarch, Oldster, Golden Ager, Old Timer, Geriatrics, Gerontology,
Retired Person's Fitness, Retirees, Retirement,
Retiree Fitness, Senior Fitness, Seniors' Fitness
Easy Workouts, Light Exercise, Mild Exercise, Moderate Exercise
Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Fitness Yoga, Pilates, Mat Exercises, Mindfulness
Exercises
Fitness, Exercise, Strength Training, Tai Chi, Taijiquan, Chi Kung, Qigong,
Yoga, Meditation, Walking
Personal Instruction, Classes, Lectures, Workshops, Seminars, Training, Lessons
Group Instruction
Red Bluff, Tehama County,
North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A.
Cities and small towns in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton
City,
Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Vina, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber,
Manton, Cottonwood, Olinda, Cloverdale, Dairyville, Bend, Centerville,
Summit City
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Igo, Ono, Redding, Shasta, Colusa, Willows,
Richfield, Fall River, Montgomery Creek, Alturas, McCloud, Dunsmuir, Yreka,
Happy Camp,
Shingletown, Burney, Mt. Shasta City, Weaverville, Williams, Chester, Orland,
Susanville, Weed, Gridley, Marysville, Yuba City, NorCalifia, CA, California.