Ellen McNally
Ellen McNally is an E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher and certified Trauma Sensitive Yoga instructor. Ellen took her first yoga class in 1975 and in 2002, found two special teachers who inspired her to practice regularly and to study at the Himalayan Institute, where she now has a home in the Sri Vidya tradition.
Ellen teaches classes for cancer survivors at Smilow Cancer Center in New Haven and has worked extensively with veterans at the local VA. Ellen currently teaches at Your Community Yoga Center in Hamden, CT.
Ellen’s work outside the studio includes Peace Corps service in Senegal. West Africa, family mentoring through the Connecticut Tibetan Resettlement Project, and working with Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven to recruit volunteers and support Habitat families.
Her personal motto: “It’s all yoga practice.”