{"id":28743,"date":"2017-01-09T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=28743"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:45","slug":"meet-tao-porchon-lynch-the-worlds-oldest-yoga-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/meet-tao-porchon-lynch-the-worlds-oldest-yoga-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Tao Porchon-Lynch, the world\u2019s oldest yoga teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tao Porchon-Lynch, at the age of 98, is the world\u2019s oldest yoga teacher, and she\u2019s been practicing for over 70 years.<\/strong> Meet this unusual elderly woman, an inspiration for people all over the world&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/a-healthy-mind-in-a-healthy-body-stay-physically-active\/\">Read more: A healthy mind in a healthy body: stay physically active!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28744 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yoga-Sports-Tao-Porchon-Lynch.png\" alt=\"Yoga - Sports - Tao Porchon Lynch\" width=\"505\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yoga-Sports-Tao-Porchon-Lynch.png 637w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yoga-Sports-Tao-Porchon-Lynch-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yoga-Sports-Tao-Porchon-Lynch-600x336.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>At 98 years old, Tao Porchon-Lynch is the world\u2019s oldest yoga teacher<\/h2>\n<p>At 98 years old, Tao Porchon-Lynch is the world\u2019s oldest yoga teacher, and an inspiration for people.\u00a0When Dr. <strong>Terri Kennedy<\/strong>, a yoga &amp; meditation teacher, met Tao in a yoga class, she knew she\u2019d found a spiritual soulmate. Now, the two travel the world together to inspire and impact the lives of women across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><em>Watch a video story about the Power of Positivity:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CBfslZKi99c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tao Porchon-Lynch<\/strong> explains to athleta.net: <em>&#8220;When I started yoga in 1926, \u201cgirls didn\u2019t do yoga.\u201d I said, \u201cIf boys can do it, I can do it!\u201d Years later, I convinced BKS Iyengar to start teaching women. Now, there are many more women who practice than men \u2013 though I love to see men in my classes.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Anything is possible. Nothing is impossible. When you wake up every morning say, &#8216;this is going to be the best day of my life&#8217;. And it will be&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/they-finished-the-cork-city-marathon-at-age-80\/\"><em>Read more: They finished the Cork City marathon at age 80<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Tao has over 70 years of yoga practice and more than 45 years of teaching yoga students<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tao Porchon-Lynch synthesizes the most positive aspects of Indian, European and American thought.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28747 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yoga-Sports-Tao-Porchon-Lynch-2-300x166.png\" alt=\"Yoga - Sports - Tao Porchon Lynch\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yoga-Sports-Tao-Porchon-Lynch-2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yoga-Sports-Tao-Porchon-Lynch-2-600x333.png 600w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yoga-Sports-Tao-Porchon-Lynch-2.png 631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Tao is uniquely equipped to spread Yogic insights, originating in India, to Westerners seeking enlightenment. She has trained and certified hundreds of yoga instructors, since founding the Westchester Institute of Yoga in 1982. Tao has over 70 years of yoga practice and more than 45 years of teaching yoga to students in India, France and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nBefore teaching yoga, Tao had a long and varied career.<\/strong>\u00a0She was an actress in England, France and the USA in the 1940\u2019s and 50\u2019s, wrote screenplays and made documentaries in the 60\u2019s and 70\u2019s. Her life in India encompasses many historic events. There aren\u2019t many people still alive who witnessed first-hand some of the events Tao has.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/sports-and-the-elderly-benefits-and-advice-for-a-completely-safe-practice\/\">Read more: Sports and the elderly: benefits and advice for a completely safe practice<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><small><em>www.athleta.net<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tao Porchon-Lynch is the world\u2019s oldest yoga teacher, and she\u2019s been practicing for over 70 years. 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