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| Tao Porchon-Lynch leads students through a series of gentle stretches
during her class at the Sunken Garden in Hope Gardens on Saturday May 9.
The class was a collaborative effort between the Jamaica Yoga
Association (JAYA) and Afya Yoga. Ms Porchon-Lynch, certified by the
Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest yoga instructor,
was in Jamaica for a week. During her time on the island, she guest
taught a morning yoga class at the Jewel Paradise Cove Beach & Spa
Resort in Runaway Bay. In Kingston, she led one workshop at Afya Yoga
and led JAYA's bi-weekly community class at Hope Gardens on Saturday. |
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| Tao Porchon-Lynch, seen here with Afya Yoga's Sonita Morin-Abrahams
(right), addresses attendees of the open-air yoga class held in the
Sunken Garden at Hope Gardens on Saturday May 9. The class was a
collaborative effort between the Jamaica Yoga Association (JAYA) and
Afya Yoga. Ms Porchon-Lynch, certified by the Guinness Book of World
Records as the world's oldest yoga instructor, was in Jamaica for a
week. During her time on the island, she guest taught a morning yoga
class at the Jewel Paradise Cove Beach & Spa Resort in Runaway Bay.
In Kingston, she led one workshop at Afya Yoga and led JAYA's bi-weekly
community class at Hope Gardens on Saturday. |
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| Musician Jason Worton nails a variation of the dwi pada asana thanks to
assistance from Tao Porchon-Lynch during a yoga class held at Afya Yoga
on Saturday May 9. Ms Porchon-Lynch, certified by the Guinness Book of
World Records as the world's oldest yoga instructor, was in Jamaica for a
week. During her time on the island, she guest taught a morning yoga
class at the Jewel Paradise Cove Beach & Spa Resort in Runaway Bay.
In Kingston, she led one workshop at Afya Yoga and led JAYA's bi-weekly
community class at Hope Gardens on Saturday. |
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| Students during the Tao Porchon-Lynch led open-air yoga class at the
Sunken Garden in Hope Gardens on Saturday May 9. The class was a
collaborative effort between the Jamaica Yoga Association (JAYA) and
Afya Yoga. Ms Porchon-Lynch, certified by the Guinness Book of World
Records as the world's oldest yoga instructor, was in Jamaica for a
week. During her time on the island, she guest taught a morning yoga
class at the Jewel Paradise Cove Beach & Spa Resort in Runaway Bay.
In Kingston, she led one workshop at Afya Yoga and led JAYA's bi-weekly
community class at Hope Gardens on Saturday. |
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| See you later, Jamaica! Tao poses in front of the Terra Nova All-Suite
Hotel sign in the lobby as she prepares to leave the island. Ms
Porchon-Lynch was thrilled to be here and overwhelmed by the natural
beauty of the country and its people. |
My friend Pam McFarlane, invited the legendary 96-year-old Yoga Master
Tao Porchon-Lynch to Jamaica. She was hosted by Sonita Abrahams of AFYA
Studios. When asked if she could remain longer, she explained that she
had to rush back because she was a competitor in a dance event on
Monday! She took up ballroom dancing when she was 85. What an
inspiring lady!
This is an excerpt of "The Power of a Smile" and Tao drew parallels between it and the warmth of Jamaican people and their smiles during her time here: http://yogauonline.com/yogatherapy/1250062013-tao-porchon-lynch-power-smile
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