The health benefits of stress-reducing meditation will be the subject of a three-session class next month at the Shambhala Meditation Center in 'Aikahi.

Dean Nelson, a longtime Windward resident who has studied the integration of mind and body medicine, will lead the class sessions on May 13, 20 and 27.

The free classes will focus on the transformation in health that can occur when medical treatment includes mind training.

The Shambhala Meditation Center is above the Aikahi Theater at 25 Kane'ohe Bay Drive.