Spirituality and aging a guide for seniors on faith meaning and connection by luke redd vert last updated april 20 2020 a lot of people believe that spirituality and aging go hand in hand and theyre probably right at least when it comes to most of todays seniors after all getting older tends to deepen a persons longing for the very things that a spiritual life can provide things like a sense of comfort meaning purpose and connection. Spirituality and aging research continues to show that older adults experience higher levels of well being and better health when they integrate activities related to mind body and spirit into daily life its not hard to see how intellectual and physical wellness improves life but how does the spirit fit into it all. Spirituality religion aging well being ethics health gerontology geriatrics the author is grateful to shinnyo en the center for information on religion in tachikawa tokyo and especially its research fellow kenta kasai phd who initiated this paper by inviting him to prepare it for the iahr panel on medicines social welfares and spirituality in highly matured society. Interest in spirituality and aging has increased recently owing to overwhelming evidence of positive health outcomes linked to spirituality and religious participation increasing longevity in