Medical Benefits Of Yoga

WOODBURY —  Woodbury Yoga Center will host a free Sunday evening program on June 27 with Mary Ellen Porrata, a nurse practitioner and a certified yoga instructor, on how to benefit from the medical application of yoga and meditation.

Ms Porrata is a nurse practitioner with personal interest in mind-body medicine, and certified yoga instructor. Her interest in yoga goes back to her teenage years when she learned postures from a book. During the past few years her dedication to yoga has deepened and includes a daily meditation practice.

Ms Porrata’s program will begin at 6:45 pm. After the discussion there will be silent group meditation and a tea reception.

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