Encore Life
“The demand for an additional performance, usually expressed by applause.”
“Come, said my soul,/Such verses for my Body let us write, (for we are one).”
Walt Whitman wrote these words near the end of his long life capturing what I believe is the essence of the Encore Life. Our lives are the poem that emerges from the unity of our bodies and our souls, minds, spirits. That unity, however fragile, is all we have, all that we are. We must celebrate it.
Encore-Life.com provides information on how adults may live an Encore Life, that is, a life in which everything we do is a performance to top all the others in our lives. Encore-Life believes that the trajectory of life can be steadily rising in satisfaction and fulfillment all the way to the end.
Living an Encore Life is
- Experiencing and cultivating the integrity and wholeness of body/brain, body/mind, body/spirit
- Experiencing an increase in wisdom, health, and satisfaction throughout life
- Thriving on change and innovation as well as understanding the place of routine and pattern
- Recognizing opportunity and creative challenge in adversity and distress
- Enjoying brain/body acuity (the definition of vitality) throughout life
- Living with purpose and self-worth
- Recognizing the opportunity every day to achieve more fully one’s potential
- Living every day of adult life as one to look forward to with a sense of excitement and adventure
Sam Gill Founder of Encore Life
Sam Gill (PhD University of Chicago), the creator of Encore Life, has enjoyed a rich life as academic, parent, writer, traveler, and dancer. His academic research as well as his dancing and dance teaching have led to his creation of Encore Life where he will share his interest and engagement is this style of life. For further information about Sam see www.Sam-Gill.com
The Encore-Life.com website contains information (videos, podcasts, and PDFs), discussion (blog and forum), and activities (dance class information).
The centerpiece of Encore Life is the movement/dance form, Encore Dance, a form of group salsa that is mentally and physically challenging while offering a high energy social fun group experience. Sam has done significant research demonstrating the many advantages of Encore Dancing to promote brain/body acuity and health fundamental to living the Encore Life.
Sam presents “Encore-Life: An Introduction” in a 30-minute podcast also available as a PDF.