Spirited Ageing: cultivating the art of renewal

Preparing for ageing is as important as preparing for childbirth, yet most people enter into it without a clear intention. In this book you will learn how to embrace your ageing so that it lifts you into a whole new stage of growth. Instead of it being a descent, you will discover how it can be a path of joy and inspiration. Your will learn about * The three practical supports for each aspect of ageing * The energy of the inner body and its power of renewal * The 'Star' model of spirited ageing * How to shift to an energy source that is fuelled by passing, creativity, optimism and love

Touching Snow: A Taranaki Memoir

A memoir of childhood that evokes how the author developed a spiritual connection with the land during her early years growing up in Taranaki, New Zealand. A Maori teacher played an important role, as did a river and a mountain. The story tells of the child’s struggle to overcome bullying at school and home, and to reach the seemingly unattainable snow-capped mountain peak. It’s a story that will inspire many, and also create a vivid sense of a passing era.

Dancing with the Seasons: inspiration and resilience through times of change

A rich collection of practical ideas, insights, myths, rituals and other resources for anyone seeking contentment and strength in times of change, and inspiration for living with nature as a great and constant teacher. This book is a sequel to the well-known and popular title, Celebrating the Southern Seasons.

Celebrating the Southern Seasons: Rituals for Aotearoa

Celebrating the Southern Seasons brings together Maori, Celtic, Ancient European and Christian traditions for the eight seasonal transitions of the year. This book has become a classic text and is used in schools, theological colleges, by celebrants and any reader who wishes to create meaningful celebrations through the seasons of the year. It was originally published by Tandem Press in 1995 and reprinted by Random House in a revised edition in 2005.

A Cup of Sunlight: discovering the sacred in everyday life

Find guidance and practical help for discovering a sense of the sacred in the midst of daily life. ‘A Cup of Sunlight’ will open you up to creative renewal, better relationships, improved health, spiritual growth and a deeper sense of meaning. The author relates her personal quest for the sacred, as well as bringing in examples from many other people. She covers subjects as diverse as how to create sanctuary, connection with others, and ways to restore hope when catastrophe strikes. A Cup of Sunlight won the Ashton Wylie award for the body-mind-spirit genre in 2005.

Growing into Wisdom: Change and Transformation at Midlife

Growing into Wisdom explores important questions regarding midlife and discusses the many aspects of ageing from the physical to the psychological and spiritual. It provides guidance and direction for the challenges that midlife brings. Published by Tandem Press in 2000. Reprinted a number of times and still selling well. Clearly a book with a long life.

A Bach for All Seasons: a love story

The author's answer to a challenging request leads to a year of surprises as a dying bach is transformed, memories loosened, and the pattern of a life revealed. This is a memoir rich with reflections on youth and maturity, nature and survival, creativity and resilience.

Sun, Moon, and Stars: seasonal celebrations for children and families, tamariki and whānau

A guide to creating seasonal rituals for your young ones and growing earth connection in their lives.

The book that parents, grandparents and educators have been waiting for!

• Stories to inspire
• Practical steps to show you how
• Conversations to delight

The Pōhutukawa Journal: Finding solace in nature through all seasons

The Pōhutukawa Journal completes the 'Seasons of Life' trilogy.

The book begins with the author's attempt to gain access to a regenerating bush block. An ancient pōhutukawa guarded the easiest point of entry. Then she had to apply to the Council for resource consent.

The first level of this book describes her battle against bureaucracy. The second describes a deepening connection to the pōhutukawa, which became a gateway to all of nature: other trees, birds, flowers, and insects.

The third level dives into memories of environmental activism. It includes themes of passing on a legacy, spiritual resourcefulness, sensory/indigenous awareness, and the value of eldership.

'A wise, poignant book.' — Kathryn Rountree

The Pomegranate Journal: The art of getting older, one day at a time

Juliet Batten takes you into the intimacy of her own experience of ageing from seventy-five to seventy-seven. Along with the challenges, she shares the gifts and surprises of growing older, all beautifully held by the unfolding metaphor of the pomegranate.

A book for anyone curious about what lies ahead and seeking to be companioned along the way.

‘A gentle and bravely honest record of one woman’s experience of “getting old”. With an artist’s eye and a psychotherapist’s insight, Juliet Batten creates a work that is part-journal, part-guide book and part-poem as she seeks out the solace of nature.’

— Fiona Farrell, author

The Persimmon Journal: The art of getting older through lockdown, loss, and release

How do you deal with the inevitable losses of ageing while remaining open to new life?

‘With each wave of grief released, I feel lighter, and even younger. I will step more lightly into old age because of this.’

The Persimmon Journal will resource you to move through resistance to release, through clinging to clarity, and through grieving to harvesting.
 

The Persimmon Journal is the second in the 'Seasons of Life' trilogy.

‘A warm and uplifting book about loss, grief, and the many gifts that await the curious mind and heart. Juliet writes with both tenderness and toughness.' — Jane Duncan Rogers