Aging Comes Naturally?

A recent article from the Washington Post focused on an important topic, whether aging comes naturally to us. I don’t mean physiologically, because as we all know, we age without any conscious effort on our parts. Instead, Aging doesn’t always come naturally. Classes are teaching boomers how. focuses on a program on how to age successfully. Is there a need for a program to tell us how to do well something that just seems to happen?  “[B]oomers tend to see themselves as forever young and have sometimes been reluctant to embrace the last stage of life with the same gusto as their youthful activism, said Lylie Fisher, director of community development at Iona” (a non-profit that runs the programs). Iona offers a Take Charge/Age Well academy which according to the website, teaches students  “how to navigate the opportunities and challenges of aging through presentations from Iona’s aging-in-place specialists. The specialists offer expert advice, wellness coaching, guidance on critical decision-making, and information on planning for the future. ”  The Post article also mentions co-housing, which is covered in one of the programs.

Check out the article, as well as the program’s website. Very interesting!