Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008

Embracing "The Second Half of Life" with Angeles Arrien

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Learning "how to live our greatest hour" is what graceful ageing is really about. In an age with a preponderance of information and a derth of applied wisdom, how timely it is and blessed are we to have Angeles Arrien, author of "The Second Half of Life: 8 Gates of Wisdom" winner of the 2007 Nautilus Award for the Best Book in the category of Ageing, greet Our Greatest Hour Train!
Every culture speaks of the thresholds of initiation at different stages of life and as a social anthropolist, Angeles breaks it down for us in a meaningful manner.
She is the author of The Four-Fold Way™: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary, published by HarperCollins, San Francisco and Signs of Life: The Five Universal Shapes and How to Use Them, winner of the 1993 Benjamin Franklin Award. In addition, she has written numerous articles and teaching modules on a variety of topics and has received three honorary doctorates.
Founder and president of the Angeles Arrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research, and a Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Dr. Arrien’s research and teaching focuses on values and beliefs shared by humanity cross-culturally, and on the integration and application of multi-cultural wisdoms in contemporary settings. She teaches universal components of leadership skills, communication, health care, and education. Her work reveals how indigenous wisdoms are relevant in our families, professional lives, and our relationship with the Earth.
For more information, visit www.angelesarrien.com and BE Blessed!

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