Tao Porchon-Lynch is 98 years old, and she's still practices - and teaches! - yoga regularly. So what's her secret to staying happy and active? "Every morning I wake up and say this is going to be the best day of my life - and it is," Porchon-Lynch tells Well and Good. "My life is my meditation." Porchon-Lynch abides by three simple tips to stay upbeat. The first is to not get fixated on bad things that may or may not happen. "Your mind gets in the way. It plagues you with all of the things that can go wrong," she says.
- 8/31/2016
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
Tao Porchon-Lynch is 98 years old, and she's still practices - and teaches! - yoga regularly. So what's her secret to staying happy and active? "Every morning I wake up and say this is going to be the best day of my life - and it is," Porchon-Lynch tells Well and Good. "My life is my meditation." Porchon-Lynch abides by three simple tips to stay upbeat. The first is to not get fixated on bad things that may or may not happen. "Your mind gets in the way. It plagues you with all of the things that can go wrong," she says.
- 8/31/2016
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
"There is nothing you cannot do," Tao Porchon-Lynch's website reads. And the 96-year-old, who recently competed on America's Got Talent, is living proof of that maxim.
Porchon-Lynch is certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest yoga teacher – she teaches at various studios around her home in White Plains, New York. Yoga is her first love; she "only" took up competitive dancing when she was 84. (She's had three hip replacements and has broken several bones, including her wrist, not that you could really tell.) A devout vegetarian, Porchon-Lynch strenuously avoids medication and supplements.
Porchon-Lynch was born in India,...
Porchon-Lynch is certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest yoga teacher – she teaches at various studios around her home in White Plains, New York. Yoga is her first love; she "only" took up competitive dancing when she was 84. (She's had three hip replacements and has broken several bones, including her wrist, not that you could really tell.) A devout vegetarian, Porchon-Lynch strenuously avoids medication and supplements.
Porchon-Lynch was born in India,...
- 6/10/2015
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- People.com - TV Watch
Need to drum up a little motivation to go to the gym today? Look no further than these two ladies. Edith Wilma Connor is a 77-year-old bodybuilder - and a record-holding one at that. The Denver resident has earned the title of Oldest Living Female Bodybuilder from Guinness World Records. Connor, who calls bodybuilding her "salvation," according to Guinness, got a late start on her fitness regime, entering her first competition on her 65th birthday. She won first place. From there, she was motivated to become a certified personal trainer with an emphasis on training the mature body. With 16 children,...
- 5/16/2012
- by Rennie Dyball
- PEOPLE.com
London, May 16: A 93-year-old woman has been named as the oldest yoga teacher in the world by Guinness World Records.
Tao Porchon-Lynch's age isn't keeping her from striking a perfect pose. The yoga instructor and dance competitor is vibrant as ever and proves that age really is just a number.
She has lived a full life that includes marriage, acting, modelling, performing burlesque and even marching twice with Gandhi.
Now, she has another feather in her cap - Guinness World Records has declared her the world's oldest yoga teacher, and she has no plans.
Tao Porchon-Lynch's age isn't keeping her from striking a perfect pose. The yoga instructor and dance competitor is vibrant as ever and proves that age really is just a number.
She has lived a full life that includes marriage, acting, modelling, performing burlesque and even marching twice with Gandhi.
Now, she has another feather in her cap - Guinness World Records has declared her the world's oldest yoga teacher, and she has no plans.
- 5/16/2012
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
London, Jan 24: A 93-year-old yoga teacher continues to get up at 5 am to teach her students, despite having undergone a hip replacement surgery.
Apart from practicing yoga for over 70 years, Tao Porchon-Lynch also does the waltz, jitterbug, samba and cha cha cha in her spare time.
The former model and actress practiced yoga in her youth in India and moved to the Us when she was in her early 30s. After a career in Hollywood movies and television, Porchon-Lynch began working with UniTel in the 1960s, establishing TV stations in India.
She has since been teaching yoga to students in India, France, and the USA for more than 45 years including certifying 400 other teachers.
"I do yoga before I go to bed and I.
Apart from practicing yoga for over 70 years, Tao Porchon-Lynch also does the waltz, jitterbug, samba and cha cha cha in her spare time.
The former model and actress practiced yoga in her youth in India and moved to the Us when she was in her early 30s. After a career in Hollywood movies and television, Porchon-Lynch began working with UniTel in the 1960s, establishing TV stations in India.
She has since been teaching yoga to students in India, France, and the USA for more than 45 years including certifying 400 other teachers.
"I do yoga before I go to bed and I.
- 1/25/2012
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, Jan 12: Shammi Kapoor's son Aditya Raj Kapoor is following his late father's footsteps…literally. He danced to his father's popular "Baar baar dekho" number from the film "Chinatown" and received compliments from none other than Hema Malini.
"Now I made my debut with the most fabulous Renuka Shahane, in dad's most memorable 'Baar baar dekho'. A Salsa tribute. Like me, Renuka is also a student with Sandeep Soparrkar and we have been rehearsing for the past few days," he said.
Aditya performed at a lounge here Tuesday and added: "We debut with other acts at the Sheesha lounge, Juhu with the worlds oldest dancer Tao Porchon-Lynch..
"Now I made my debut with the most fabulous Renuka Shahane, in dad's most memorable 'Baar baar dekho'. A Salsa tribute. Like me, Renuka is also a student with Sandeep Soparrkar and we have been rehearsing for the past few days," he said.
Aditya performed at a lounge here Tuesday and added: "We debut with other acts at the Sheesha lounge, Juhu with the worlds oldest dancer Tao Porchon-Lynch..
- 1/12/2012
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
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