October 3 & 4, 2017 - The iconic 99-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch joined The James Hotel NoMad in their wellness activation initiative. As a boutique hotel, James Hotels in New York and Chicago are making healthy living is a big part of the brand offering yoga mats and a meditation cushion in every room among other things.
April 27, 2017 - A gorgeous New York apartment and a great crowd was the setting for a very special book party for 98-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch hosted at the home of jewelry designer and philanthropist Joan Hornig and her husband George. Tao and I met Joan at the United Nations for Women's Entrepreneur Day in November 2016.
April 25, 2017 - Designers, technology executives and other creative leaders gathered for the LX 2017 Conference in San Francisco and were treated to 98-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch as the closing speaker. I moderated our new talk, "It's A Beautiful Day, Isn't It?", which touches upon Tao's insights on optimism, mindfulness, leadership and resilience. We received a standing ovation - a testament to Tao's power to inspire.
February 11 to 14, 2017 - Dubai has become a favorite place for 98-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch and myself. After the official programs at the World Government Summit (see Part 1), Tao had a series of media interviews. She started off with three scheduled and then more requests kept coming in...
May 19, 2016--It was a perfect day for the Spring Luncheon at the beautiful Wainwright House in Rye, New York. 97-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch was one of the honorees for their annual fundraising event and I was delighted to accompany her. Wainwright House is the oldest non-profit, non-sectarian holistic learning center in the United States.
May 10, 2016-- 97-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch can add another accolade to her name, “award-winning author,” demonstrating once again that it is never too late to realize your dreams. She graced the windy city of Chicago to receive a 2016 IPPY Award for her book, Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master.
New York, NY, April 13, 2016 – 97-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch can add another accolade to her name, “award-winning author,” demonstrating once again that it is never too late to realize your dreams. Her book, Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master, tied for a Silver Medal in the Autobiography/Memoir II (Coming of Age/Family Legacy/Travel) national category for the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards.
October 9, 2015--In 2012, Tao was named Oldest Yoga Teacher by Guinness World Records, and she still regularly teaches six to eight classes a week in addition to her dance lessons and other activities. Therefore, the trip to Slovenia would not be complete without yoga! So, on our last day, Tao taught two yoga classes--one at 7am and the other at 11am.
October 8, 2015--After a morning at the Slovene Coast, we returned to Ljubljana in the early afternoon just in time to get a quick bite of food and freshen up for another media interview. We went up to the Presidential Suite at Hotel Slon with Jan Pinteric and Til Lajovic. Apparently, President Bill Clinton had stayed in that spacious townhouse-like suite.
October 8, 2015--Our hosts wanted us to experience more of Slovenia so for the first part of Day 3 Breda Bozic and Sebastjan Mislej from AvantCar whisked us away from the rain in Ljubljana and we headed to the coast. Tao was delighted by the prospect of some sun since she does not like the cold!
