Edna Garst Awarded Fred Birchmore Award for Active Aging
Hiker, naturalist, grandmother, yoga teacher--Edna's got it going on in Athens, Ga.!
Edna Garst has received the Fred A. Birchmore Award for Active Aging. Garst, 79, has been teaching yoga since 1997 at the Center for Active Living at the Athens Community Council on Aging. Garst has inspired hundreds of people to pursue yoga and an active lifestyle. “She is always up for a challenge and has a presence about her that inspires you to do something active with your life. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious,” said Jaime Lange, the Center for Active Living Director. Garst specializes in Integral Hatha Yoga. It’s a type of yoga that integrates the body, mind and spirit through gentle exercises. “It’s yoga that deals with your body, mind and your spirit,” she said. “It’s not all these things you hear about hot, and fast and …
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Betsy Sanford
11:50 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012
Edna has been an inspiration to me on so many levels. Congratulations! I cannot think of anyone who deserves this recognition more than you. Thanks for all the years of being my yoga teacher as well as my dear friend. Betsy Sanford more ›