international seniors

Start Here: The Longevity Framework

Longevity Healthy Living Series 28 Mar, 2026
Start your journey into the Longevity Framework. Discover how the world’s Blue Zones-Okinawa, Sardinia, Nicoya, Icaria, and Loma Linda - reveal structured pathways to healthy ageing, purpose, and long life.
IAFOR Accepts Dr. Mariza Lendez's "Beyond Longevity: Ikigai-Bayanihan Framework" for Presentation at EGen 2026 London
Media/Press 20 Mar, 2026
IAFOR has accepted Dr. Mariza Lendez's Ikigai-Bayanihan Retirement Model for presentation at the 6th European Conference on Aging & Gerontology (EGen2026) in London under the Entrepreneurship/Silver Economy track.
Rethinking Retirement in the Longevity Era: What Ikigai and Bayanihan Can Teach the World About Purpose After Retirement
Mindful Aging 09 Mar, 2026
As people live longer than ever before, many retirees struggle with a loss of identity and purpose. The Japanese concept of ikigai and the Filipino ethos of bayanihan offer valuable cultural insights into how meaning, contribution, and community can shape a fulfilling life after retirement.
Rewriting the Change: Your Menopause Roadmap to Balance and Vitality (Part 4 of 4)
Menopause Healthy Living 02 Nov, 2025
An evidence-based exploration of menopause as a life transition, encouraging informed awareness, careful sourcing of information, and thoughtful engagement with professional guidance.
The Okinawa Longevity Model: Purpose, Social Bonds, and the Architecture of Healthy Ageing
Longevity Healthy Living 01 Nov, 2025
A research-backed exploration of the Okinawa longevity model, revealing how purpose (ikigai), lifelong social bonds (moai), and mindful living shape healthy ageing-and how these principles inform the IKIGAI Retirement Model for a rapidly aging world.