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Spirituality can be an important coping strat-egy in dealing with the challenges of aging. Expectations about spirituality in later life can also be a source of discomfort or distress. With such beneWts and challenges, the experience of aging creates new opportunities for spiritual growth.
Through participant observation, I studied the cultural ethos and uses of meaning in the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, a relatively new religion that displays a syncretistic postmodern assortment of religious traditions and spiritual innovations.
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w. andrew achenbaum is Professor of History and Social Work at the University of Houston and holds adjunct appointments in the School of Public Health, the McGovern School for the Humanities and Ethics, and the Institute for Spirituality and Health at Texas Medical Center. He has written five books and edited eleven others, most recently, Older Ame...
From a faint glimmer in the eyes of the editors a plan was evolved to bring together international experts on ageing and spirituality and provide them with surroundings and a structure sufficient to enable significant discus-sion of their current thinking. The vision gained support, sponsorship and interest in a potential publication of the invited...
We wish to offer our warmest thanks to all who have assisted in the preparation and development of this book. Generous support for the Symposium was provided by two important organisations committed to the spiritual wellbeing of older people: Methodist Homes is a leading provider of care and support to older people in England, Scotland and Wales. I...
Apr 1, 2023 · This article aims to: (1) study on how spirituality evolves among children and adolescents (2) explore how Maslow perceives spirituality is in the developing person and (3) make a critical reflection on Maslow's theory of Spirituality.
Called “the Movement” by its members, the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) teaches soul travel and spiritual transcen-dence. Soul travel can be loosely defined as the ability of an individ-ual’s consciousness to experience other realms of existence through certain meditative practices. The ultimate goal of soul travel is to
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Oct 23, 2017 · Identification of specific spirituality facets that have a crucial impact on late-life functioning would enable a more effective encouragement of the spiritual resources through elderly caregivers in order to improve the well-being of the older individual (Fry 2000).
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The perspective of wholeness developed by Tolle emphasized the shift in consciousness that results in the unfolding of inner spiritual awareness beyond ego projections impacting the outer realm of life. While emphasizing the inner dimension of wholeness, this view of spiritual wholeness sidelines the sociopolitical aspect of wholeness.
