Creating Ripples Of Peace

WOODBURY — Woodbury Yoga Center will host a free Sunday evening program on January 23 with guest speaker Vincent D’Alessio.

Mr D’Alessio’s program, “The Butterfly Effect: Creating Ripples of Peace in Ourselves & The World,” will offer simple and practical ways for anyone to create a more peaceful world.

Mr D’Alessio was certified as a yoga instructor in 1994 by Sivananda and has continued his yoga training in various disciplines including ashtanga yoga with Richard Freeman, anusara yoga with Tod Norian, body mind connection with Donah Farhi, viniyoga with Grary Kraftsow, and restorative yoga with Judith Lassiter. He will soon be certified at the 500-hour level through The Yoga Alliance from his current Advanced Teacher Training at Kripalu.

Mr D’Alessio began teaching at Woodbury Yoga Center in 1995 and has also taught classes for the Southbury Seniors Program, National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and Brookfield YMCA.

The free program will begin at 6:45 pm and is open to the public; free instruction in meditation is provided. After the program there will be a silent group meditation and an informal tea reception.

Woodbury Yoga Center, at 122 West Side Road in Woodbury, can be reached by calling 203-263-2254.