10/02/2026
She started yoga at 50. Now she’s 102 now and going strong (and might we add, survived a car crash at 100, but was back on the mat teaching yoga in just 3 months!)
So what’s her secret to staying young? 💫
Turns out, it’s not just movement.
It’s her students. The community. The connection.
Science backs all this up too, showing strong social ties reduce stress, protect the brain and strengthen the immune system—all key drivers of longevity. Social isolation on the other hand? That’s associated with a 32% higher risk of all-cause mortality.
So let this be the lesson. Social connection doesn’t just add years to life, it adds life to your years.
Source:
Wang, Fan, Yu Gao, Zhen Han, Yue Yu, Zhiping Long, Xianchen Jiang, Yi Wu, Bing Pei, Yukun Cao, Jingyu Ye, Maoqing Wang & Yashuang Zhao. “A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 90 Cohort Studies of Social Isolation, Loneliness and Mortality.” Nature Human Behaviour, vol. 7, 2023, pp. 1307–1319. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01617-6
