05/26/2026
Free Yoga In The Park!!!🙀 Also A Great Opportunity To See How Darlene Listro Teaches. She Specializes In Brain Health🧠🧘♀️...Give Your Body And Mind A Treat❤️🕉️
This week we introduce…Darlene!
Darlene Listro is a retired Rocky Hill educator whose career in education sparked a lasting interest in wellbeing and brain health. Her curiosity about how the mind and body learn, adapt, and heal eventually led her to the practice of yoga. Along the way, she earned her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), researching how school leadership can better promote teacher wellbeing. After completing her yoga teacher training in 2019, she began sharing the practice with friends in a small home studio and quickly discovered how meaningful it was to help others move, breathe, and reconnect with themselves.
Today Darlene is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) with Yoga Alliance, a certified Brain Longevity Specialist through the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, and the founder of Just Breathe Yoga and Wellness. She enjoys teaching supportive, accessible classes that help students reduce stress, improve mobility, build strength, and develop greater awareness of their bodies. Darlene believes yoga is not a one-size-fits-all practice and strives to meet people where they are, helping them discover movement that feels both beneficial and joyful. In addition to teaching throughout the community—including restorative yoga, Yoga Chi, and chair yoga for seniors and individuals recovering from neurological injuries—Darlene teaches Yoga for Stress Relief on Tuesday evenings with Rocky Hill Parks & Recreation.
When she’s not on the mat, Darlene enjoys starting the day with a good cup of coffee, spending time outdoors walking in nature, and sharing meaningful conversations and laughter with friends and family. She also serves as a commissioner for Cromwell’s Cultural District, supporting community arts and cultural initiatives.
