Her secret to youth: 100-year-old American became a yoga guru

Indian practitioners Tao Porchton-Lynch became fascinated at a child's age - 93 a year ago.

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American Tao Porchton-Lynch leads an active lifestyle, dances and teaches yoga, and also teaches others to love life.

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Despite her advanced age, the 100-year-old woman easily does the birch tree, downward-facing dog exercises and balances on one leg. She has been practicing and teaching yoga for 93 years.

“I was about seven when I was walking along the beach in India and saw some kids doing exercises. I decided to try it myself. My aunt said not to repeat after them because it was not for a lady, but I insisted - if they can do it, then so can I,” recalls Tao.

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Childhood passion for her was a matter of life. In 14 for years, she already taught those who wanted to, told which poses were useful.

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Every morning a woman wakes up with the thought that this day will be better than the previous ones. She teaches the same to her students.

“Her life is yoga, and yoga is her life. That's how she perceives it. This is what she does best. We, her students, try to adopt this and adhere to the same attitude in life,” says long-living student Sylvia Semilton-Baker.

Both young people and aged people come to Tao. She spends several workouts for them weekly, and she goes to dance classes for her soul.

And although in a few months she will be 101, the long-lived woman does not plan to stop.

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