Conscious Living, Conscious Aging - by Ron Pevny (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In this newly revised and updated edition of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging, you will find an empowering guide with practical tools to help live a passionate, fulfilling, growth-oriented life.

The baby boomer generation is reaching retirement age with unprecedented good health and resources, and is no longer satisfied with their parents' approach to aging. Many older adults are seeking an empowering vision for their future but find that hard to come by in a world that glorifies youth and has largely forgotten the gifts that can accompany the life stage of elderhood. With this expanded and updated 10th anniversary edition of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging, you will find a contemporary manual filled with practices and tools to help you navigate your elder years with purpose and clarity.

Ron Pevny's provocative model of "conscious eldering" opens the door to the rich possibilities of intentionally growing into elderhood, as contrasted with merely growing old. Through advice, practices, and personal stories, this book will help you distill wisdom from your many years of life experience, navigate loss and grief, identify new passions and goals, and remain engaged and relevant as you enter life's later chapters, creating a lasting legacy and a healthier world for the generations to follow. It's time to engage with family, community, your spiritual source, and the world, which needs your talents. Don't just grow old. Aim high and claim the gifts of elderhood.

Review Quotes

"Conscious Living, Conscious Aging fills a conspicuous gap in the literature concerning positive aspects of growing older...The book is well-documented, clearly written, and insightful."--Robert C. Atchley, PhD, author of Spirituality and Aging

"A beautifully written and important book about aging and elderhood. Pevny reminds us that consciously moving into our greater years is a major rite of passage, and he offers skilled guidance through the many questions and challenges, endings and new beginnings, that arise."--Meredith Little, cofounder of the School of Lost Borders

"For those entering the second half of life, aging can be the great unknown. Ron Pevny's book is a much-needed map of the territory and an exciting picture of what conscious aging can be all about."--Harry R. Moody, retired Vice President, AARP and author of The Five Stages of the Soul

"I strongly suggest you explore the gift of aging with the wisdom and insights in this book. Conscious Living, Conscious Aging offers an eloquent road map to begin your journey."--Connie Goldman, author of Who Am I...Now That I'm Not Who I Was? and The Gifts of Caregiving, and former program producer/broadcaster for National Public Radio

"Ron Pevny has articulated the inner adventure available to us all in later life--if we dare. He shows us how to access these realms, without making light of the difficulty that such deep questioning entails. But the rewards are plentiful, and the illustrative stories he provides may just goad you into your most important quest yet."--Wendy Lustbader, author of Life Gets Better

"Ron Pevny's book Conscious Living, Conscious Aging is a unique and valuable resource for those seeking purpose, service, and continual growth in the later chapters of their lives. Its uniqueness lies in its weaving together of Sage-ing and other conscious aging practices, deep wisdom about life transitions and rites of passage, and inspiring stories from those who have chosen to engage in this inner work, all with the goal of supporting the development of the conscious elders our world urgently needs."--Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, co-author of From Age-ing to Sage-ing

"This powerful book helps both women and men age purposefully. Read this book and you will experience aging in a whole new way."--Richard J. Leider, bestselling author of The Power of Purpose, Repacking Your Bags, and Life Reimagined

"Ron Pevny's spot-on wisdom on the elegance of aging is spiritually relevant and deeply useful. His is an inspiring voice for living in greater mindfulness within each present moment."--Michael Bernard Beckwith, author of Life Visioning