{"id":469,"date":"2011-12-07T12:17:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T19:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innergycorporateyoga.com\/staging\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2021-04-03T21:55:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T04:55:55","slug":"staying-vital-with-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innergycorporateyoga.com\/staging\/resources\/blog\/2011\/12\/07\/staying-vital-with-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Vital With Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-497 lazyload\" title=\"old\" data-src=\"https:\/\/innergycorporateyoga.com\/staging\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/old1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"265\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 190px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 190\/265;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of clich\u00e9s on age and aging. Wrinkle creams are being targeted to 20 year olds.\u00a0 Botox, hair dyes, ointments and all methods of surgery are being used to augment bodies and minds into believing that we are younger (and perceivably better?) than we are. Inspired by the stories of some beautiful yoga teachers; 91 year old\u00a0Bernice Bates 83 year old Bette Bakasana &amp; 92 year old Porchon Lynch \u2013 I took a moment to think about age and getting older as a yogi.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you have ever had a personal conversation with your yoga teacher \u2013 you may be shocked to find out she\/he is 10 years younger than you assumed. How can this be possible you might laugh with some envy?\u00a0 But does it really matter? Being a yoga instructor is a blessing. It means being a yoga student for life.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond aesthetic and age are the lifestyle, laughter and joie de vivre that keep us all vital \u2013 not younger and defiantly no less beautiful. Age is inevitable \u2013 embrace it! As we love ourselves, encourage ourselves to be open and receptive, and learn everyday, we cultivate beauty.\u00a0 Sometimes we practice yoga in the hopes to reverse age. But we can not change time. It is what we do every day that counts. It is the attitude we choose everyday that keeps us vital as we all age. You will never truly be \u201cold\u201d if you open your heart, stay curious and practice yoga.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of clich\u00e9s on age and aging. Wrinkle creams are being targeted to 20 year olds.\u00a0 Botox, hair dyes, ointments and all methods of surgery are being used to augment bodies and minds into believing that we are younger (and perceivably better?) than we are. 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