Peacock Pose at 83

Grandma Still Teaches Yoga at 83

(April 23) - Bette Calman is 83, but she has no trouble doing a headstand or sitting in lotus position. Downward dog is no stretch for her.

A grandmother who lives in southeastern Australia, Calman has been teaching yoga for 40 years -- and it shows. The octogenarian is more limber now than many people in their 20s.

"You're never too old," Calman told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper. "The body is a remarkable instrument," she said. "It can stretch and stretch, and get better all the time. Forget age."

Calman was a yoga pioneer in Australia in the 1950s. She has written three books on the discipline, including one called 'Yoga for Arthritis.'
"Even a basic posture, or just going to a window and breathing deeply, can have big benefits," she told the Mail.

Calman teaches as many as 11 classes a week and has no plans to cut back her schedule.

"Yoga keeps you young," she said.

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