How to extend your life

I recently met a 79-year-old man who has been doing yoga consistently throughout his life, visits an ashram in India twice a year and doesn’t look a day over 60!

It was a wild experience; talking to him, and really listening to what he had to say about how he maintains his youth inside and out. I made a point to look him in the eyes the entire conversation… I was drawn in… because you rarely meet someone with such a clear and clean bill of health. He is proof that taking quality care of your body can extend your life.

This fine gentleman has moved his body on a daily basis for the majority of his life, and I could just see and feel his vitality. He lives it. The conversation I had with him has stuck with me. Move your body each day. I love to move. It brings me back to center. I can feel the endorphins about 5 minutes in and know the act of arriving and the first 5 minutes in, are by far, the most challenging. But once I’m in the zone, I can feel the physical and mental unwinding. My mind clears and I can release some of the tension this mama of 2 is hanging on to. The battle always lives in the time it takes us to decide to get up and get it done; we all go through it. Keep reminding yourself what’s on the other side of the push and stay mindful of the type of movement your body needs. A walk, run, a tough class; whatever the case. Check-in and move through it.