At almost one
hundred years old, the dean of yoga teachers is a true model of life and
spirituality. Portrait of an eternal soul who drinks life as a source of joy.
Her name is Tao.
She is the oldest yoga teacher in the world. At the height of her 98 years,
this woman with incredible destiny continues to inspire more than one. Its
motto ? "Everything is possible, nothing is impossible". And when we
see his energy and his thirst for life, we say we should perhaps apply the same
modus vivendi.
Equilibrium model
Inhale, exhale ...
without trust in appearances! Under her air of a puny grandmother, Tao
Porchon-Lynch is a true peaceful warrior. When she is not in New York where she
gives her yoga classes (six to eight times a week), she goes out to the four
corners of the globe to participate in yogis retreats. High in color and always
coquettish, she combines her teaching with her spirituality. His path, crossed
by Gandhi and Marlene Dietrich, reveals an atypical destiny punctuated by rich
encounters and success. Because if Tao is so full of life, it's mostly thanks
to his faith. An attentive listening that she gives to the "life force
that is in us". A great admirer of nature, it is at the foot of trees that
she finds refuge and privileges her moments of prayer. "I have always
believed in nature, in breathing. I did not want to pray something or someone
out of space, I wanted to pray something that was in me, "she explains.
A destiny
Born in India on
August 13, 1918 on a boat at the end of the First World War, this orphan mother
is raised by her uncle in Pondicherry, the former French colonial counter. Very
early, she learned French and Hindu and went to discover the world. At 12, she
meets Gandhi with her uncle, whom she describes in her memories as "a
funny little man in glasses sitting on the floor, in front of which everyone
lowered their heads". Later, she will follow the steps of the guru in what
will become his "Salt March", a prelude to the independence of India.
From her travels she says she has learned "the sense of world unity"
and "never despise anyone".
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