Those are the words of one of the most remarkable women living in the world today. Tao Porchon Lynch at 98 is the world’s oldest yoga instructor who has been teaching yoga for more than 75 years. The amazing French-Indian born model-cum-actress-cum yoga instructor is also a ballroom dancer and holds a Guinness record for being the world’s oldest yoga teacher.
Tao Porchon Lynch is a remarkable woman who swears by her own mantras and lifestyle that embraces life for its experiences.
Tao Porchon Lynch discovered Yoga when she was just 8 years old. Born to a Manipur mother and French father, Tao had the privilege of learning yoga with one of the most revered of holy men in India, Sri Aurobindo. Tao has had an interesting life associated with several eminent personalities. As an activist she has marched with Mahatma Gandhi and also taken part in demonstrations with Charles De Gaulle and Martin Luther King.
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As the world’s oldest yoga teacher, Tao Porchon lynch was amused when she first discovered it in 1926. She recalled “I thought it was a game, I saw a group of boys on the beach making beautiful shapes. When I told my aunt, she said: ‘That’s yoga. It’s unladylike.’ I said: ‘If boys can do it, so can I.'”
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Besides Yoga, she has won several awards in competitive ballroom dancing. Now 98 she still teaches Yoga upto 8 classes a week in New York. She has already had 3 hip replacement surgeries but that won’t slow her down.
The world’s oldest yoga teacher is a staunch vegetarian and has also authored a book on meditation titled “The yogic journey of Life”. Watch the video of Tao Porchon lynch in action.