Dr. Lisa Belisle

Maine YogaFest, #91

Fitness, like many things in life, is all about balance. Though I prefer running above all else—especially at this time of year, when the sun is rising earlier, the air is finally warmer—I like to balance my running with other activities. I've found that the best way to counter-balance the stress of running on the bones and muscles is yoga. It keeps me flexible, and it keeps me calm. 

This week on the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour, tune in to hear guests Justine Carlisle, Dana Gunnerson Woodbury, and Regan Johnson, founders of Maine YogaFest, talk about this inspiring physical event. I will also be speaking with Carissa Ciucca, owner of Breathing Room Yoga, and Melanie Burns of Wicked Good Yoga. 

Listen in on Sunday, June 9, or click the link below.

 

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Justine Carlise, Dana Gunnerson Woodbury, and Regan Johnson are the founders of Maine YogaFest. All three women feel passionately about yoga, particularly the local yoga movement of Portland. Dana was drawn to yoga during a challenging time of her life and was amazed by the many benefits of regular practice. Justine began practicing yoga five years ago to help heal a running injury. As a Registered Yoga Alliance Vinyasa instructor, she hopes through teaching yoga she can help others see the beautiful connection between our physical and mental bodies. Finally, there's Regan. Regan has been managing high profile events since 2001. Planning a yoga festival is a dream-come-true for her. Combining her love of fitness and events is a perfect match. 

Carissa Ciuca is the owner and director of Breathing Room Yoga in South Portland. Breathing Room offers vinyasa yoga, restorative, yin and prenatal yoga. In addition, the studio hosts a variety of respected regional and national guest teachers who enhance the vibrant weekly class schedule. At the studio, Carissa leads a comprehensive yoga teacher training program, the day-to-day studio operations, and several group classes each week. Carissa has been practicing yoga for over ten years and was certified to teach at Flow Yoga Center in Washington, DC. Since then, she’s continued her studies with many knowledgable teachers throughout the country. Carissa moved to Maine from DC in 2010 and lives in Portland with her husband and two small children.

Melanie Burns, along with her husband Paul, owns Snow Squall Bed and Breakfast and Wicked Good Yoga. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist and an E-RYT 200 Hour Baptiste Yoga teacher with a BA in Psychology from Clark University. Through bodywork, yoga, and meditation, she invites you to connect to your breath, your body, to quiet your mind and drop into your source of power, freedom and grace, igniting your deepest healing potential.

 

 

 

Our financial wellness tip of the week is brought to you by Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial. While Dr. Lisa Radio Hour business advisor, Marci Booth of BOOTH Maine, offers better business tips. Also, Ted Carter of Ted Carter Inspired Landscapes  and Jim Greatorex of Premier SportsHealth (a division of Black Bear Medical) share important talking points. 

 Join us next week for our "Father's Day / Sports Medicine" show, featuring Dr. John Herzog, Orthopedic Surgeon at Orthopedic Specialists, LLC., Jared Buzzell & Stan Skolfield of the Orthopedic Associaties Performance Center in Saco, and Mike Chapman & Jim Greatorex of Premier Sports Health & Black Bear Medical.

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Sharing Strength, #90

Strength shared is strength multiplied. We are fortunate to be surrounded by those who share their strength regularly. This Sunday, join the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour for a discussion on "Sharing Strength." Meet four dynamic Mainers who are devoting their energy to helping their fellow citizens. Our guests include Kristin Miale, president of Good Shepard Food Bank, musician Max Garcia Conover, and Chris Kast & Byron Bartlett, participants in the Dynamic Dirt Challenge.

Listen in on Sunday, June 2, or click the link below.

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Kristen Miale is the President of Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger relief organization. Before her role as President, she was the founder and program director of Cooking Matters for Maine, a local chapter of Share Our Strength’s nationally recognized cooking and nutrition education program for low-income families. Prior to her work with food security, she worked for over a decade in the private equity and business consulting fields. After volunteering for hunger relief organizations, she decided to make her passion for ending hunger her occupation. She received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her Masters in Business Administration from Boston University where she studied both entrepreneurship and non-profit management. She served as a board member and treasurer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine and on the board of the Cumberland County Extension Association.

Max García Conover has released two EPs, EP #1 and Birches Lo. In April 2013 he released his first full-length album, Burrow, through Clip Records. His quick-fingered, mostly acoustic songs are grounded in natural landscapes and flicker with revelation. In 2012 he was named Maine’s Best New Act in The Portland Phoenix Music Awards.

Our final guest is a trio: Chris Kast, Deb Ivy & Byron Bartlett, aka "Team Spicy." These three friends are almost fit enough to do the Dynamic Dirt Challenge. They are throwing themselves at this because of the challenge it presents to them physically but more importantly because the event benefits The Center for Grieving Children and Strive. Team Spice believes the physical challenges this race represents to them pale in comparison to the challenges faced by the people who benefit from the help they receive from those two organizations. Chris, Byron & Deb don’t have aspirations for winning the race, they just want to finish with all body parts still in tact.

Our financial wellness tip of the week is brought to you by Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial. While Dr. Lisa Radio Hour business advisor, Marci Booth of BOOTH Maine, offers better business tips. Also, Ted Carter of Ted Carter Inspired Landscapes  and Jim Greatorex of Premier SportsHealth (a division of Black Bear Medical) share important talking points. 

 Join us next week for our "Maine Yoga" show, featuring Justin Carlisle, Dana Gunnerson Woodbury and Regan Johnon, Founders of the Maine YogaFest; Carissa Ciuca, owner of Breathing Room Yoga, and Melanie Burns of Wicked Good Yoga.

Kennebunkport Maine, 2013

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Posted by Lisa Belisle at 07:45:00 AM in Authentic Living, Bountiful Blog, Community, Cultivating Community, Dr. Lisa Radio Hour,Environment, Give Back, Health, Home, Podcasts

Home in Maine, #89

We who live in Maine have accepting and indomitable spirits. We know what we have gotten ourselves into, and we accept equally the challenges and the rewards. Join our Dr. Lisa Radio Hour "Home in Maine" discussion this Sundaywith Chris Lynch, President of Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty & Mike LePage, Agent, RE/Max Heritage; Lisa Medina, Event Manager, Tour de Cure Kennebunks, and Kennebunkport homeowner Rick Taranto.

Listen in on Sunday, May 26, or click the link below.

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Chris Lynch, a Massachusetts native and Bates College graduate, spent the first 17 years of his career working on Wall Street. In 2006, Chris founded Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty. He is the President and Owner of this market leading luxury property company with offices in Portland, Camden, Kennebunk and Brunswick. The company has grown to more than 50 agents and now ranks among the top 10 real estate companies in Maine. Chris holds real estate leadership positions serving on the Board of Directors for the Maine Real Estate Listing System and the Maine Association of Realtors. He also serves on the Board of Corporators for Maine Health and the Board of the Greater Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce. He resides in Cape Elizabeth with his wife and four children.

If you’re looking for a home, Mike LePage's, agent at RE/Max Heritage, role is to understand what you’re looking for and show you all properties in the marketplace that might meet that need. 

Lisa Medina received her bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware and her master’s degree from Emerson College in Communication Management. Lisa ha s spent the last year and half employed at the American Diabetes Association as the Special Events Manager for the Kennebunks Tour de Cure. The Tour de Cure is a fundraising cycling event held in Wells, ME to benefit the American Diabetes Association. The Tour is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for everyone from the occasional rider to the experienced cyclist. The Tour recognizes participants living with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes as “Red Riders” and we encourage those individuals to use their bikes to get healthy and stay active.

A Boston resident for many years, Rick Taranto purchased a second home in Kennebunk in 2010 and began his love affair with Maine. Following a succes sful 15-year career in operations, sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, Rick recently launched Details Event Staging, a provider of unique and stylish furniture, tabletop and accessories for weddings and events. Rick holds a bachelor’s degree in zoology from University of Rhode Island and an MBA from Boston College.

 Our financial wellness tip of the week is brought to you by Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial. While Dr. Lisa Radio Hour business advisor, Marci Booth of BOOTH Maine, offers better business tips. Also. Ted Carter of Ted Carter Inspired Landscapes shares important talking points. 

We'd love to hear from you—so please let us know what you think of the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour. We welcome your suggestions for future shows.

Also let our sponsors know that you have heard about them here: Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial, Ted Carter of Ted Carter Landscapes, Dr. John Herzog of Orthopedic Specialists, Marci Booth of Booth Maine, Mike LePage & Beth Franklin of RE/Max Heritage and Catherine Cloudman of Apothecary By Design are personal friends of mine. I am privileged that they enable me to bring the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour to you each week.

Caring for Community #81

From ‘Raising Readers’ to raising awareness for colorectal cancer, Maine has many innovative wellness programs created with the health of the community in mind. Learn more through our discussions with Deborah Deatrick, Senior Vice President of Community Health Education at MaineHealth and Dr. Kathleen Fairfield of the Maine Center Shared Decision Making Program.