I saw this recently and felt embarrassed by my sometimes week-long bouts of inactivity. This is Bette Calman, the 83-year-old who teaches up to 11 yoga classes a week in Melbourne.
Photography David Caird
Unreal, right? This leads me to believe that age might be largely in the mind. Bette Calman, on behalf of SuperForesters everywhere, I high-five you.
Here’s some of Bette’s wisdom, as told to the Herald Sun newspaper.
I’m proof that if you keep at it, you’ll get there. I can do more now than I could fifty years ago.
You’re never too old. The body is a remarkable instrument. It can stretch and stretch, and get better all the time. Forget age.
Even a basic posture, or just going to the window and breathing deeply, can have big benefits.
Never have I gone to a yoga class and wished I was somewhere else, because I know I’m going to come out feeling on top of the world.”
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