How Creativity Helped This Amazing Woman to Move from Illness to Wellness
Guests who stay at La Belle Vie B & B and Wellness Studio often say they never want to leave. I’m not surprised after chatting with their hostess, Josée Velsen, who exudes warmth…
Read MoreFeeling Stressed? 19 Lessons to Help You Find Calm in this Crazy World
If you’re feeling a bit stressed, you’re not alone. It seems impossible these days to turn on the news without feeling worse about this crazy world that we live in. So, today, I want to share 19 lessons that can really help you to take back control…
Read More4 Reasons to Move to a Smaller Home in Your 60s (Most Forget #2!)
Owning a home is an essential part of the American Dream. This is especially true for our generation, which grew up at a time when traditional family living, centered around the cozy home with a well-maintained lawn and a white picket fence, was idealized in magazines and on TV…
Read MoreWhat Does It Take to Stay Healthy in your ThirdThird?
There is so much to life and health at any age. It’s not just about our weight or diet or exercise routine. We are much more complex and deeper than that. Staying healthy is broad and deep…
Read MoreAfraid to Begin Exercising? These Tips Will Help You Start Well
Has your doctor told you to become more active and take up some form of exercise? Are you left wondering what type of exercise to do and where to start?
Read MoreLives Well Lived: A Welcome Look at Purpose and Resilience in Later Life
It often seems as if portrayals of older adults in the media, in films, or on TV – when they’re portrayed at all – follow one of two models: frail, doddering, addled, foolish…
Read MoreThe Second Chakra: Connection, Flow, Movement, and Feelings
The seven Chakras provide us with a wonderful road map for how to age gracefully. Our second chakra is Svadhisthana. The color is orange, the element is water, the energy is connection…
Read More6 Super Easy Healthy Aging Tips That Almost Everyone Can Do
My 87-year-old aunt is an inspiration. She’s no Iron Nun, she doesn’t run marathons on the weekend, and thru-hiking isn’t her idea of fun. Aunty Margaret is just a regular old lady who lives her life with purpose…
Read MoreLuxury and Lifestyle for Less – These Are the *10 Best* Places to Retire in 2020! (Get Your FREE Report!)
“Where should I retire?” This is the question we hear most often at International Living, and every January we give you our most definitive answer in the form of our Annual Global Retirement Index. When it was first conceived, our Retirement Index was our special way of coping with an embarrassment of riches. At that stage, IL had […]
Read More4 Reasons You Need a Movement Coach After 60
I’m a movement coach and physical therapist, so obviously my opinion on why everyone needs a movement coach is a little biased. When I first started practicing…
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