In this retirement book, author and mindfulness expert Nathalie Martin shows how to plan a meaningful, purpose-driven retirement at any income. "In The Inspired Retirement , Nathalie Martin creates a strategic plan to make retirement your greatest adventure." —Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard professor and #1 New York Times bestselling author People plan for the financial side of retirement, but few give thought to what activities, joys, and purpose will fill their days. With the perfect balance of information, exploration, and wide-ranging interviews, this retirement planning book offers a holistic guide to help readers live a strong midlife and create the joyful, healthy, and meaningful retirement they deserve. Nathalie Martin is a certified mindfulness teacher, yoga instructor, and chaired professor of law at the University of New Mexico School of Law. In this unique retirement gift book, Martin brings her professional experience and expertise on contemplative practices directly to retirees. Inside this life purpose book about aging well, find: retirement planning that focuses on planning your day-to-day life, not your finances, - planning that delivers increased mental, emotional, and physical health, - interviews that will show you what is possible at any income, - keys to aging upward so your retirement is a great and productive adventure, and - methods to ensure you contribute meaningfully to family, self, and society. Fans of Learning to Love Midlife and How to Retire will love Martin's uplifting, holistic approach to retirement. Retirement can be anything you want it to be, but you need to figure out what you want it to be. The Inspired Retirement will show you the way. "Both practical and philosophical, this book will help bring purpose, joy, and good health to your post-retirement years." —Chip Conley, founder of the Modern Elder Academy and #1 New York Times bestselling author Midwest Book Review The Self-Help/Self-Improvement Shelf The Inspired Retirement Exceptional well written, impressively organized and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in presentation, "The Inspired Retirement: Purpose and Passion in Your Next Adventure" by Nathalie Martin is the result of meticulous and detailed research into the subject of retirement -- especially with respect to having a successful and fulfilling one. The eighteen informative chapters comprising "The Inspired Retirement" are deftly organized into six major sections: Preparing for Adventure; Emotional Barriers to an Inspired Retirement; , Creating and Maintaining Well Being in Mind, Body and Spirit; Creating the Inspired Retirement Life; Your Money and Your Inspired Retirement; Conclusion. It should be noted that "The Inspired Retirement" is informatively enhanced for the reader's benefit with the inclusion of a ten page Introduction; fourteen pages of Notes, and a five page Index. Critique: Back in the 1950s it was an observation that a substantial percentage of the men who had worked factory jobs all their lives and then retired at age 65, never saw 70. The reason, it was commonly held, was that change from having an established daily routine to not having a daily routine was hard when there was no or very little planning ahead on how to fill their day, how to still feel useful, how to have purpose. It was also considered a factor for women's longevity compared to men that back then the women were never retired from their daily routines of homemaking, friendships and family responsibilities that had always given them their sense of value and purpose. Today we have an aging workforce (both male and female) as the BabyBoom generation has reached retirement age. That's why "The Inspired Retirement: Purpose and Passion in Your Next Adventure" by Nathalie Martin is such a timely and unreservedly recommended addition for personal reading lists, as well as community and college/university library collections Self-Help/Self Improvement collections about dealing with retirement after five and six decades of working for a living. Inspired and inspiring, replete with numerous examples of successful retirements, "The Inspired Retirement" should be considered essential reading, not only for the newly retired, anyone approaching retirement, but also for their friends and family members looking to support someone in retirement. Editorial Note: Nathalie Martin is professor, a yoga and meditation teacher, and the author of several books on mindfulness, yoga, and professional life. She recently spent a year traveling the country and talking to people from all walks of life about what brings them happiness and purpose post-career. Jim Cox Midwest Book Review Reader's Favorite Review: Five Star Review, by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite Financial security isn't the only thing people need to look out for after retirement. Aging brings unique emotional and physical challenges. According to Nathalie Martin, retirement planning involves three interrelate