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Monica Eastway
Eco Gerontologist





Innovating A New Model of Living and Care
Connecting All Ages to the Goodness of Our Shared Home

Age-Integrated ~ Community-Based ~ Resident Sustained ~Nature Connected
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Green Care 101: Ever Try AWE Walking?
Awe: inspires feelings of boundless wonderment Finding something to Awe about while walking in Nature, Does your Body and Brain good! Awe...

Monica Eastway
Jun 24, 20222 min read


Eco Gerontology: Caring In, For, and With Nature
Eco Gerontology Supports A Relational Approach to Caring "provides a lens to understand caring beyond the provision of well-being...

Monica Eastway
Jun 18, 20221 min read


Cycles of Life and Death: The Awesome Graduation of Lawn Boy
It's Graduation Season, and I have been thinking a lot about Lawn Boy. My dear friend and neighbor held the philosophy that we do not...

Monica Eastway
May 27, 20226 min read


Unlock Your Vitality Potential! 12 Seeds Nurturing The Art of Eco Aging
1) Optimize with Optimism! A healthy perspective ignites resiliency. Research has shown a positive attitude and positive age beliefs can...

Monica Eastway
May 12, 20224 min read


240 Years: Want to Leave a Powerful ECO Legacy?
It's Simple- Be a Good Ancestor. Can we, people of all ages, dedicate our life course to being what philosopher Roman Krznaric calls 'the...

Monica Eastway
May 2, 20222 min read


Urgent! Do You Offer People You Care For Work Opportunities?
Contribution Generates Vitality Leanne longed for more than 'activities' and often shared how she felt like a prisoner, housed in a...

Monica Eastway
Apr 13, 20223 min read


Growing an Eco Revolution for Healthy Aging: Are you an Eco Ager?
Just another day in the life of our climate-changing world; increased frequency of extreme weather events like droughts, mega-fires, and...

Monica Eastway
Apr 6, 20224 min read


Green Care Practice: Sitting Meditation
After you watch this video, you can practice Sitting Meditation anywhere, always. You will receive wonderful benefits's practicing...

Monica Eastway
Apr 4, 20221 min read


What is an Eco Gerontologist?
Oh wait, you might be wondering, what is gerontology? Ok, let's start there. According to the Gerontological Society of America:...

Monica Eastway
Mar 30, 20226 min read


ECO Gerontology: An Emerging Field for Harmonious Longevity
Our ability to age optimally is directly associated with our social and physical environments (housing and community characteristics),...

Monica Eastway
Mar 13, 20224 min read


ECO Revolution: The Green Care Farm
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” – Khalil Gibran As I sit nestled...

Monica Eastway
Feb 26, 20225 min read


ECO Generation Park: A New Model of Living
ECO Generation Park: The Vision Older adults 65 and over are the fastest-growing segment of our nation’s homeless, and the...

Monica Eastway
Feb 2, 20228 min read


"In almost every garden, the land is made better, and so is the gardener." Robert Rodale
When I was a live-in caregiver for my great-grandmother, I was always amazed by her tenacity in tending her gardens. Tending her gardens...

Monica Eastway
Jan 17, 20222 min read


ECO Generation Park: THE VISION
"a vision that is unshared and does not echo into other people is not a vision. A vision needs to be believed, nurtured and followed in...

Monica Eastway
Jan 3, 20223 min read
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