As part of its “Power of She” campaign, activewear retailer Athleta has created an incredibly inspiring video featuring 98-year-old Täo Porchan-Lynch, who is the world’s oldest yoga teacher.
Porchan-Lynch is partnered on many of her activities with Dr. Terri Kennedy, a yoga and mediation teacher, and together they travel the world and provide education on yoga. Kennedy also authored a biography on Porchan-Lynch, titled, Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master.
Porchan-Lynch is not new to the spotlight and was described in an ABC interview in 2015, as “the real Forrest Gump” because of the number of well-known people she’s met and historical events she’s participated in.
Of French and Indian descent, Tao was born in India where she first developed an interest in yoga. Tao is a lifelong activist and marched with Mahatma Gandhi twice. During World War II, her family helped harbored refugees on the run from German invasion during World War II.
Read more about this wonderful duo at athleta.com.
