#aging
https://theuniversaldancerpodcast.my.canva.site/
The Universal Dancer #Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFPyI4Fgiq0
#Aging Gracefully: The #Healing Journey of #Dance
"Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking roundtable #discussion on The Universal Dancer Podcast, featuring Claudia Moore, Mary W Kamp, and Megha Nancy Buttenheim, three exceptional individuals who have devoted their lives to the beautiful and transformative art of dance. Claudia Moore, a stalwart in the Canadian dance scene since the late 1970s, has made an indelible mark in the field of dance. She founded the internationally acclaimed Moonhorse Dance Theatre, a platform she created explicitly for mature dance artists to showcase their talent and unique perspectives.
Mary W Kamp, a seasoned teaching artist, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in ballet and choreography. Her wisdom and maturity infuse her work, from dance in worship services to concerts and workshops, enhancing each experience with a depth of understanding only years of practice can bring.
Megha Nancy Buttenheim, the Chief JOY Officer and Founding Director of Let Your Yoga Dance®, takes a holistic approach to dance. She seamlessly blends yoga, dance, and positive psychology in her teachings, creating an experience that nourishes the body, mind, and spirit.
Each of these remarkable women shares their experiences with dance and aging, opening up a dialogue about dance's physical, mental, and emotional benefits. They delve into how dance can not only be a source of joy and self-expression but a tool for maintaining agility, strength, and balance as we age."
A person who lacks the means, within himself, to live a good and happy life will find any period of his existence wearisome. But rely for life’s blessings on your own resources, and you will not take a gloomy view of any of the inevitable consequences of nature’s laws. Everyone hopes to attain an advanced age; yet when it comes they all complain! So foolishly inconsistent and perverse can people be.
[Quibus enim nihil est in ipsis opis ad bene beateque vivendum, eis omnis aetas gravis est; qui autem omnia bona a se ipsi petunt, eis nihil malum potest videri quod naturae necessitas adferat. Quo in genere est in primis senectus, quam ut adipiscantur omnes optant, eandem accusant adeptam; tanta est stultitiae inconstantia atque perversitas.]
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
De Senectute [Cato Maior; On Old Age], ch. 2 / sec. 4 (2.4) [Cato] (44 BC) [tr. Grant (1960, 1971 ed.)]
#quote #quotes #quotation #aging #contentment #oldage #complaint #humannature #life #nature #self-sufficiency
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Hmm... A Sunday reverie - for some who were there, are there, or nearly there...
#Seventy #70s #hippies #aging #time #perspective #humor #generations #FlowerChild
Something different...
I began by looking for a video clip of a performer I was reminded of by a recent Jethro Tull concert.
It was his falsetto I recalled with 'Tull's' "Mine is the Mountain" (the refrain sung by Ian Anderson).
Meanwhile the Tull vid is drawing all sorts of discussions, Anderson should give it up, what's a Jethro Tull, give them a break, respect the legend, people age, parallels to Robert Plant and others ... OK, so this is for all the old folks still bogeying away, be it on stage for generations of fans, or on the couch or rocking to oldies or tuning into the current decade's music.... This is for those who can and do.
Little Feat: Old Folks' Boogie
Old Folks Boogie
Off our rockers, actin' crazy
With the right medication we won't be lazy
Doin' the old folks boogie
Down on the farm
Wheelchairs, they was locked arm in arm
Paired off pacemakers with matchin' alarms
Gives us jus' one more chance
To spin one more yarn
And you know that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill
Doin' the old folks boogie
And boogie we will
'Cause to us the thought's as good as a thrill
Back at the home,
No time is your own,
Facilities there, they're all out on loan
The bank foreclose, and your bankruptcy shows
And your credit creeps to an all-time low
So you know, that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill
Try and get a rise from an atrophied muscle,
And the nerves in your thigh just quivers and fizzles
So you know, that you're over the hill
When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill
~~
Little Feat - song by Paul Barrere
#music #musica #musique #musik #LittleFeat #OldFolksBoogie #aging
One of the main #arguments from #government for mass migration into the #UK is that we have an aging population that requires care we can't provide ourselves. This is only partly #true & is being used as #false justification.
While we do have an #aging #population, the #percentage of population that is most likely to require care, the 85+ population, only comprises around 2.8% of our current population & by 2092 will comprise between 4.9% to 6.1% of our population.
This means we currently have ~97.2% of our population below 85 & we will have around 94.5% of our population below 85 by 2092. Sufficient to #care for our own aged population without mass #migration.
#massmigration #immigration #statistics #data #massimmigration #elderlycare #ons #replacementmigration
The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation.
Plato (c.428-347 BC) Greek philosopher
The Republic [Πολιτεία], Book 1 (c. 375 BC) [tr. Jowett (1871)]
#quote #quotes #quotation #aging #conversation #enjoyment #henoed #oldage #pleasure #sex
Sourcing / notes: https://wist.info/plato/62615/
A reduction in the amount of time spent physically active when adults are over sixty years old is linked to lower quality of life, a new study of almost 1,500 adults has shown. The same was also true for increases in the amount of sedentary time, such as watching TV or reading. The researchers say this highlights the need to encourage older adults to remain active.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230704110923.htm
