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Tao Porchon-Lynch (born Tao Porchon, August 13, 1918) is a French-Indian yogi, dancer, oenophilist, former model, and former actress. Born in India, she was attracted to yoga at a young age. Before entering the yoga industry, she worked as a model; when World War II struck, she relocated to the United Kingdom and became a dancer. After moving to the United States she became an actor, and in 1967 she became a yoga instructor. Porchon-Lynch also founded the American Wine Society with her husband. She frequently judged at wine competitions throughout the United States and was the editor and publisher of a wine magazine for a period of time. She has continued to advocate and teach yoga actively. In May 2012, ''Guinness World Records'' recognised Porchon-Lynch as the world's oldest yoga instructor at age 93; the previous record-holder was then-91-year-old Berniece Bates of Florida. In 2013, she released a DVD on yoga as well as a book about meditation. In 2015, she appeared on Season 10 of ''America's Got Talent''. ==Early life== Tao Porchon was born on August 13, 1918, in Pondicherry (now better known as Puducherry), which was then colonised by the French powers.〔 Her father was from France, while her mother was a native Indian.〔 Her mother died giving birth to Tao.,〔 Porchon's aunt and uncle raised her. Her uncle, who designed railroads, often brought her along for trips around Asia, travelling to as far as Singapore. The family also owned a strip of vineyards in the wine region of the Rhône River Valley, located in Southern France.〔 At age eight, Porchon witnessed a group of youthful yoga practitioners exercising on a beach. This encounter got Porchon interested in yoga, who stated in an interview with ''Guinness World Records'', "I wanted to do the amazing things that they were doing with their bodies."〔 Going against the advice of her aunt, who remarked that yoga was meant predominantly for males, she started practising yoga, although she did not get involved in it professionally until much later in her life.〔 In her youth, Porchon met the Indian nationalist Mahatma Gandhi, who was her uncle's close acquaintance,〔 even marching with him on two separate occasions.〔 She also participated in demonstrations with General Charles de Gaulle and Martin Luther King, Jr.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tao Porchon-Lynch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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