Meet the Staff
Gayle Worden
Retreat Organizer & Co-host
Yoga Teacher RYT500
Both an art and science, Yoga for well-being requires an “inner listening”, and when practiced with intentional kindness, is a meaningful path to self-discovery. Sharing my love for the practice since 2000, you’ll find my approach heart based and enriching.
My journey of Yoga practice began, as most here in the western world, with the physical benefits of asana(postures), but I quickly discovered that asana is only one of the myriad of benefits that yoga offers. Over my many years of practice I've earned numerous certifications including in-depth teachings with Shiva Shakti School of Yoga & Healing Arts, earning my advanced yoga teaching certifications, and registering with the Yoga Alliance as a CEU provider and 500RYT.
I've also studied Thai Chi, Qigong, received black belts in Shaolin Kung Fu and Hapkido. I am also a provider of Thai Yoga Body Work and Reiki healing.
This combination of mind/body/spirit/healing arts enables me to offer my clients a uniquely intuitive experience.
My study of these arts occurred while simultaneously founding and directing a successful non-profit fitness & community center in rural Guilford, ME. After retiring from my Directorship at Community Fitness in 2020 I’ve devoted my energy to my studio, Center Yoga & Healing Arts.
As I’ve matured, my yoga practice and teachings have grown into a gentle flowing style that nurtures the body while also building strength and enhancing flexibility. Pranayama (breathwork) and meditation balance asana practice and encourage connection to spirit.
kaitlyn (watson) Bouton
Co-host & LMSW-CC CADC
Working with children and families in the foster care system as an Intensive Case Manager & advocate for therapeutic level foster children has given me a fertile ground of experience in the many facets of the human condition. This work has lead me to deepen my studies in an effort to provide support and healing for individuals who are experiencing or have experienced trauma in their lives. With my bachelor's in Mental Health & Human Services followed by a recently earned Master's of Social Work (clinical focus) from UMO, I have continued to strengthen my ability and commitment to be of service to those in need. The master's program has been a period of personal growth and self awareness and I'm excited to put my training into practice in the unique setting of a women's retreat.
My experience also includes being employed as an advocate for domestic violence survivors and crisis helpline advocate, as well as a certified Drug & Alcohol Counselor.
The skills I've gained through work and formal education enable me to offer a variety of creative methods of stress management and relaxation.
terri kelley-palin
Artistic Creative Play
As an artist and wellness facilitator, my personal studio practices and explorations inspire my workshops that cover a variety of topics in the areas of creativity, wellness and personal growth. The healing and restorative qualities of the Creative Process are the basis of many of my programs, offering opportunities and inspiration for stress reduction, personal storytelling and joyful experiences. A life long love for hand crafts inspired me to return to college where I studied Studio Art and Wood/Mixed Media at the University of Maine at Orono and Haystack Mountain School of Craft on Deer Isle. Several years later I trained as a facilitator in the areas of trauma and life stress reduction. This proved to be the catalyst that led me to combine both passions.
Studio TerrKell, is my nest where I build assemblage art and mixed media pieces, incorporating vintage items and discarded objects, that have been shown locally for more than 30 years.
My programs and workshops have been included in Women’s Wellness Retreats and Community Connection Day events through The JD Foundation, Arting Through Grief and Caregiver workshops with Pine Tree Hospice, Artistic Creative Play and Enrichment workshops through Main Street Art Studio, Inc., and collaborations with Center Yoga & Healing Arts. I offer individual and group programs for all ages and abilities that require no prior experience.
In addition to my creative pursuits I’m is currently the Director of Senior Programs at Community Fitness in Guilford, Maine. I’m a Certified Silver Sneakers Instructor, Master, Matter of Balance Trainer, Elder Abuse, Awareness and Response Advocate and have training and a degree in the fields of Aging, Dementia and Developmental Disabilities.
You can find Studio TerrKell on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
marcy king
Crystal Bowl Sound Healing RYT200
Marcy King is the owner of a small fitness center, Millside Fitness 24/7, in Dexter, Maine and is also a Graphic Design instructor at Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter. She has over 20 years of experience in furniture design, business management, and group fitness. In addition to owning the gym, Marcy has taught a variety of group fitness classes including water aerobics, step aerobics, Zumba, Bokwa, Spinning, and yoga. She currently teaches yoga, meditation and Spinning at Millside Fitness. Marcy is Yoga Alliance certified and has led yoga classes for a teacher’s retreat on Burnt Island, taught children’s yoga at the Green Gem, and led special needs high school students through a six week yoga series. Marcy’s interest in sound healing was first sparked during Covid while listening to guided meditations on YouTube, prompting her to purchase her first crystal singing bowl. She slowly has added more bowls to her collection to include the vibrational sound representing each of the seven chakra energy centers. When Marcy is not teaching, practicing yoga, or making jewelry, she enjoys being outdoors, cooking and spending time with her family and four Springer Spaniels. Yes, four!!!
michelle cabral
Wild Thing Yoga, Forest Bathing, Tree Tea , RYT500
Join me to invite the sunshine into your heart and embrace the light of yoga to nurture your mind, body, and spirit. I am a passionate 500 hr Yoga Alliance registered instructor, deeply enriched by over fourteen years of teaching and practicing a gentle Vinyasa Flow. My yoga journey began as a healing path from the impacts of Lyme Disease, teaching me resilience and the profound benefits of yoga. This transformative experience inspired me to share the healing powers of this ancient practice with others.
In my classes, I focus on developing strength, flexibility, and balance, while also addressing ways to alleviate pain from injuries or chronic conditions. I design each session to uplift and inspire by featuring bright music, laughter, breath work, and spiritual meditations. And, of course, saluting the sun!
Dr. wendy weiger, MD
Dr. Wendy Weiger is a former medical researcher who left the hails of academe for the wilds of northern Maine, where she has become deeply involved in environmental advocacy to protect her chosen home. She is the author of Living Every Season: A Mindful Year in the Maine Woods, and is seeking a publisher for her next book, Heaven Beneath Our Feet. Her writing shows the importance of rekindling our intimacy with nature, both for our health and the health of the Earth. Through her nonprofit, Anchor Earth Ways, she offers programs that guide people into deeper, more joyful connection with the natural world.
Wendy will be offering "Going Solo in the Wild" presentation.
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Donna Kraft-smith
LMT, RYT200
Massage, Reiki, Foot Reflexology and more!
https://donnakraftsmith.amtamembers.com
My journey into massage therapy began 38 years ago when I owned a weight lifting gym. I learned that massage could often help avoid injuries, aid recovery, & encourage relaxation. I was hooked!
After 10 years of practice, I founded the "Therapeutic Bodywork Learning Center" & have taught successful massage students for over 20 years. I've also become a NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education provider to bodyworker pros, & also enjoy sharing info thru small workshops & offering retreats for self-care / family wellness.
As a Certfied Kripalu Yoga teacher, I specialize in small, gentle beginner/ intermediate level classes & offer private sessions.
Trained in a variety of bodywork modalities, I usually offer an integrated bodywork session for my clients, combining multiple modalities that best suite them. However, I can do each modality on its own if wanted.
https://donnakraftsmith.amtamembers.com
dolores (dodie) curtis
Crystal Pranic Healing
Dodie first experienced the sensation of life force energy (chi or ki or prana) during routine yoga practice. To gain more knowledge of energy she has attended Qigong, Reiki, Tai Chi Chih classes and has continued practicing yoga for nearly 20 years.
Dodie has received U.S. Pranic Healing Institute for Inner Studies certificates for four levels of in person study: basic prana, advanced pranic healing, psychotherapy healing, and crystal pranic healing. She has also participated in two on line workshops of Cellular Healing and Generational Healing.
Dodie is a retired registered nurse and long time resident of Guilford. She is a promoter of wellness and community service.
Crystal Pranic Healing
Energy Work for One’s Well-Being
Pranic Healing is an ancient art of treating the physical body using vital (life force) energy or prana; the modern form is an art and science systematically and scientifically developed and taught globally by Master Choa Kok Sui.
In Pranic Healing, life force energy is used to cleanse and energize, thus normalize the body and mind energy centers (chakras), and is a non-touch complimentary modality developed through standardized principles and techniques.
Crystals are used to intensify the absorption and projection of energy. The crystal laser/wand concentrates the prana; making the healing process more effective.
The client may choose to sit or lie down to relax. By using hand or hand/crystal movements, the healer projects the energy to the client’s auras and energy centers/chakras.
linda moe
Akashic Records, Mediumship, Card Reading
After working thirty years as a certified psychiatric R.N. and licensed independent social worker in the Berkshires, I retired to my home state of Maine where I have continued to explore my interest in painting and the mysteries of the psyche.
I earned a B.A. in English at U of M, Orono, an A.D. in nursing at Berkshire Community College, and an MSW at SUNY, Albany. I studied art in all of the colleges and with individual artists over the years. The interest in psychic studies started with Sarah Winslow, a known medium in Portland, Maine and continued with Angie Butler Welch in Brewer, Maine for the next six years. Psychic studies and artistic development have evolved together, influencing each other. My interest in the visible and the invisible worlds that we inhabit continues to develop with a focus on assisting others to develop both realms.
"What are the Akashic Records?
The Akashic Records are a dimension of consciousness that contains a vibrational record of every soul and its journey. This vibrational body of consciousness exists everywhere in its entirety and is completely available at all times and in all places. As such, the Records are an experiential body of knowledge that contains everything that every soul has ever thought, said, done over the course of its existence, as well as all its future possibilities."
The practice of accessing the Records is to "receive Divine illumination at a manageable rate and integrate it into our human experience."
A client is expected to bring questions for a reader that may be asked of the Record holders.
Laura Frye
Psychic Medium, Oracle Cards, Akashic Records, Pranic Healer
Laura is a compassionate psychic/medium with six years of eperience guiding and connecting clients with the spirits of their loved ones. She is also a practicing pranic healer with 3 years experience. She loves sharing her healing abilities with others.