Ms. Chopin makes no claims to be a wellness guru, but people keep asking for her secrets to aging well.

 

Chopin values her breakfast of coffee, toast with butter and honey or jam and sometimes a spoonful of jelly by itself: “Breakfast with honey is the best moment of the day. I’m back on track — I feel good,” she said.

 

But the thing that has sustained her the most, both in her yoga practice and her life, is her students, she said, and the social support they provide. This supports the research. It suggests that people who defy norms of aging place a high value on social relationships.

 

Ms. Chopin has slowed down as she’s moved further into her 100s. While she used to do yoga daily, she now only practices during the three classes she teaches each week. Read the whole story here.