International yoga and health lecturer

Growing old gracefully

Crisis and the Miracle of Love by Mansukh Patel and Helena Waters

written by one of my elder friends...

I am now finding by experience that even though the body may get older and slow down somewhat, life can still be just as fulfilling and exciting as ever! Attitude is the key. In the book “Crisis and the Miracle of Love”, Mansukh Patel and Helena Waters explain how to make every stage of our lives, from youth to old age, an enjoyable adventure.

The book is fascinating! It's full of facts and insights to inspire , and has a great range of practical techniques to help you deal with many of life’s challenges. For example, from time to time we all feel a bit “down” but one of Mansukh Patel’s favourites, the Dru Inner Smile Meditation can, in a few minutes transform a gloomy mood into one of radiant joy!!

And for those of us who now have a lifetime of experience plus more free time, (ie – retired but not retiring!!) there are many opportunities to explore new interests and to appreciate the beauty of life. In the later chapters, Mansukh has added futher contributions based on his parent’s wisdom, giving practical suggestions on how to optimise these later years. Crisis and the Miracle of Love includes some interesting examples of those who have done just that – people as diverse as Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie and Mahatma Gandhi, who all made the most of their mature years!!!

This is a book full of wisdom to savour, whatever age you are.

For more information: Crisis and the Miracle of Love, Mansukh Patel and Helena Waters, Life Foundation Publications

Twisting Cat

The Twisting Cat movement, from the CD Easing Back Pain, by Coby Langford and Mansukh Patel The Twisting Cat – a brilliant posture to practice if you need to clear back pain, balance and tone the hips. In their CD ‘Easing Back Pain’ Dru Yoga therapist Mansukh Patel and Osteopath Coby Langford use the Twisting Cat movement to reduce back pain and restore balance to posture.
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Breath of the Hero

In their book The Dance Between Joy & Pain, Rita Goswami and Mansukh Patel recommend the Breath of the Hero to help alleviate and transform guilt to freedom. Guilt creates a major roadblock to living an authentic life and is a marriage of two emotions, regret and resentment. This is why it can be so difficult for most people to process. Mansukh Patel and Rita Goswami describe the sequence on page 119:

This exposition of the Bhagavad Gita by Chris Barrington, John Jones, Savitri MacCuish and Mansukh Patel is rich in keys to help you access the fascinating messages contained within this ancient scripture. Chris, John, Mansukh and Savitri write in a friendly, conversational style that makes the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita easily available to you and I.
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Believe In Yourself by Mansukh Patel

In this delightful little handbook Mansukh Patel outlines a wide variety of easy-to- implement practical techniques to help you raise your self-esteem, self confidence and to provide you many valuable insights into keeping your self-talk high, positive and empowered. More info: Believe in Yourself by Mansukh Patel ; or Face to Face with Life by John Jones and Mansukh Patel, both from Life Foundation Publications.