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Program
Director, Spiritual Director
Hospitality, Interim Director, Spiritual Director
Addictions and Recovery Program
Coordinator
Margaret Barragato is both a Zen Buddhist teacher
and priest and a Roman Catholic. She has been practicing meditation in both
traditions for more than thirty years. She currently teaches at Treetop Zen
Center in Oakland, Maine. Janet Blakeley has been a staff member of Living
Water Spiritual Center since its inception. Janet earned a certificate in
spiritual direction from the Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, MA,
and her Master's degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling from Emmanuel College,
Boston. Connie Caron, NDS drums and chants as part of her
spiritual discipline, and to honor her Native American heritage. Sr. Connie, of
Our Lady of Sion, has also taught bead working workshops, specializing in wall
hangings and pendants. A Montessori teacher for over 20 years, Sr. Connie is
also known as the clown "Bonne Nuit." William Clark, SJ is
a central Maine native and ordained member of the Society of Jesus. He teaches
theology at the College of the Holy Cross and holds advanced degrees from the
Weston Jesuit School of Theology. He has extensive retreat experience both in
the U.S. and internationally, and is also active in music ministry. Bill
is the author the book, A Voice of Their Own: The
Authority of the Local Parish, and a CD of original music, entitled And I
Will Praise You. . Fr. Brian Clary has been a Catholic priest since
1997. He is Rector of Saint Anselm Church in Sudbury, MA and also the Director
of the Priests' Recovery Program for the Archdiocese of Boston. Sober since
August 3, 1998 he is an alumnus of Guest House in Rochester, Minnesota, which
specializes in the treatment of addicted clergy. He has been leading retreats
for several years. Claudette Darisse, SASV served as interim
Director at Living Water Spiritual Center during 2008-2009. Now enjoying a
mini-sabbatical, Claudette has the leisure to engage in more personal
high-interest areas: writing, teaching/translating Spanish and French, digital
photography and watercolor painting. Her approach to all of the above is laced
with a deep sense of gratitude to creator God and an eagerness to share that
with others on this retreat.
Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club Band is the
improvisational performance troupe of Different Drummers Drum Circle of
Yarmouth, ME, one of the most creative community drum circles in New England.
The 6 to 12 member troupe attempts to recreate onstage the best moments of their
freestyle community drum circle. Founded by Rick Cormier in March 2003,
Different Drummers community drum circle has grown to nearly 400 drummers, from
novice to experienced. The performance troupe has performed at the Yarmouth Clam
Festival, the Common Ground Fair, countless benefits, coffeehouses, church
services and, in 2008, was the subject of an hour-long episode of "Maine Social
Justice" on CATV. Rev. Karen Lewis Foley is a Unitarian
Universalist minister, spiritual director and retreat leader who served
congregations for eighteen years in Massachusetts before moving to Maine, where
she focuses on spiritual direction, retreats and writing poetry and prose. She
completed the Shalem Institute's spiritual guidance program and is currently
enrolled in Shalem's program for retreat and group leaders. Her reflective
writing has appeared in the Portland Press Herald's Religion and Values section,
various denominational publications and the journal of Spiritual Directors
International. Yolande Gay is a Healing Arts Practitioner. She
draws from the fields of Polarity, Massage, Astrology, Wildflowers and the
energy of the Four Elements to gain access in understanding the language of the
heart. Rev. James Gill, L.M.F.T., retired Episcopal
priest, is a trained facilitator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Family-to-Family Course, and lectures at the University of Maine in Augusta (UMA)
in the Community Mental Health course on "The Partnership Model" (including
family in the treatment team). Jennifer Kiersted is an artist, writer and
business woman. She is a two-time Small Business Innovation Research award
winner and mother of two daughters, who started developing her artistic skills
more mindfully three years ago at the age of 51. Her undergraduate degree is in
Science, Technology and Society: Program in Critical Thought, Vassar College.
She wants to share her knowledge and excitement about what she is learning about
the human brain, getting older and making art. Jeannine Levasseur, csj holds an M.A. from St.
Rose College in Albany, N.Y., a Certificate of Biblical Studies, and a
specialization in prophets from the Center of Biblical Studies in San Paulo,
Brazil. She holds a certificate in spiritual direction and retreat ministry from
the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, MA. Susan MacKenzie, Ph.D. is program director at
Living Water Spiritual Center. She earned her doctorate in natural sciences at
the University of Michigan and created EarthWorks, a ministry of ecology and
spirituality for youth of all ages. An ecumenical retreat leader and spiritual
director, she is also a registered Maine Guide and leads indoor and outdoor
retreats throughout New England. Kay Mann has been dancing since the age of 4. She
has studied, performed, and taught Modern Dance, Authentic Movement (also called
Contemplative Dance), clowning, and mime. Authentic Movement was developed by
Mary Whitehouse, a student of Jungian psychology, as a means to access our
collective unconscious and to reveal our bodies' innate knowing. Kay finds
Authentic Movement a very practical and helpful tool for meditation. Sheila McCarthy, Ph.D. earned a B.A. from
Emmanuel College, an M.A. in Russian Studies from Harvard University, and a Ph.
D. in Russian Literature from Cornell University. She has taught Russian
language, literature, and culture for 40 years at Antioch, Grinnell, and Colby
colleges and has been traveling to the Soviet Union/Russia since 1964 to conduct
research and to coordinate study abroad programs in Russia for American college
students. Sheila served as Project Scholar and Lecturer for the Maine Humanities
Council Winter Weekend, which featured Leo Tolstoi's epic novel War and Peace.
Michael Naylor, M.Ed, CCS, LADC is the Clinical
Director of Serenity House, a residential treatment facility for men recovering
from addiction. He also runs "Courageous Men's Intimacy Groups" at Health
Education and Training Institute in Portland. He is an Authorized Enneagram
Teacher from the Enneagram Institute in New York. He teaches meditation and
techniques for deepening conscious contact with one's divine guidance and
presence. He assists individuals in their spiritual unfolding by understanding
the dynamics of their personality Type. David Peloquin has been a consciousness and
meditation teacher for over 15 years. He is an author, illustrator, and
internationally known folk musician and recording artist. He lectures on many
subjects, including Ken Wilber, Eckhart Tolle, and Spiral Dynamics. Betsy Quinn watches with awe at the action of God
in each person. As retreat leader, she brings the deep trust to the group that
"God is more available than we dare believe." Wife and mother, she is dedicated
to communication with God in the "fast lane" of lay life, setting aside moments
to rest awhile in the soul's grace where God and spirit commune. Trained at
Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, Betsy belongs to Spiritual Directors
International. Line Rioux, CSJ holds a Certificate in Spiritual
Direction and Directed Retreats from Creighton University, and a Masters degree
in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University of Chicago. Sr. Line has more than 20
years of experience in parish ministry, including at the Parish of the Holy
Spirit in Waterville, and most recently at Our Lady Star of the Sea on Staten
Island, NY. Jack Seery is a member of Unity Church of Greater
Portland. He has been a spiritual director and retreat leader for 35 years.
While in Boston, he was part of the Catholic Worker community, serving the
homeless and engaging in acts of non-violent resistance to weapons of mass
destruction. He presently lives in Waterboro, Maine. Rev. Levering Sherman is an Episcopal Priest in
central Maine, and has been a counselor and practitioner of dream-analysis for
over thirty years. He received graduate training in Developmental Psychology (Eriksonian
and Freudian models) at Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary.
After graduate school, he worked for mental health systems in Massachusetts and
North Carolina. Martin Steingesser is Poet Laureate of Portland
Maine. A poet and performer, Martin has presented programs of his poems
throughout the state and taught poetry workshops for over 25 years. Harry Vayo has played hammered dulcimer for more
than 20 years, and has developed a unique playing style, with a particularly
strong emphasis on harmony which he applies to a wide variety of music including
Celtic tunes, Beatles' songs, Latin American tunes, and even an occasional
classical piece. Harry performs at coffeehouses, church services, benefit
concerts, festivals, and other venues throughout central Maine. He has recorded
two CDs. Rhoda Neshama Waller, has a home in Freedom,
Maine. A mother and grandmother, poet and storyteller, she has published widely
and is listed with the Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. She
holds a master's degree in comparative literature and has taught creative
writing through New York State Poets-in-the-Schools; as Central Park
Poet-in-Residence; and at universities, libraries, senior centers and other
public forums. A lifelong student of comparative spirituality, she has been
practicing Hatha yoga and meditation for thirty years, first studying with Swami
Satchidananda at the Integral Yoga Center in New York. An initiate in the Sufi
Healing Order, she has studied with Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, has practiced zen
meditation at the Zen Mountain Monastery, has taken retreats at the Himalayan
Institute, and has studied with Twylah Nitsch, a Wolf Clan Elder at the Seneca
Reservation in upstate New York. Rhoda is a Certified Seminar Leader of the
Spiritual Eldering Institute, founded by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and has
offered Spiritual Eldering presentations at Maryknoll Sisters Convent in
Ossining, New York, at the Bronx YM-YWHA Senior Center, at New York City
recreation centers, and at Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County. She is
Founding President of Timelines Community, Inc., a not-for-profit organization
celebrating the wisdom and creativity of elders. Timelines Community publishes
Traces, a journal of elderwriting. Paul Weiss, therapist and teacher, and a longtime
student of zen and tai chi, has directed The Whole Health Center in Bar Harbor
since 1981. Out of his deep experience with spiritual disciplines and with
therapeutic processes, Paul teaches a cross-cultural, practical, and integrative
spirituality, including his weekly class, The Practice of Presence. Lee White LMSW has been in recovery for 27 years.
She served in Lazarus Ministries, an addiction outreach ministry, in New York
City. She is part of the effort to make recovery visible as a member of BARCC -
Bangor Area Recovering Community Coalition and the Hammond Street Congregational
Church's Addiction Team. |
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