Director
Sr. Line Rioux, csj     srline@retreatinmaine.com
Sr. Line 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.

Program Director, Spiritual Director
Susan MacKenzie    Susan@retreatinmaine.com
Susan earned her doctorate in natural sciences 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.

Hospitality, Interim Director, Spiritual Director
Sr. Jeannine Levasseur
Sr. Jeannine 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.

Administrative Assistant Web Site   Sharon Campbell Delano  Sharon@retreatinmaine.com	Chef Leslie Peters
Housekeeper Joyce Loubier	Maintenance Jerry Murray

Teresa Arendell, Ph.D. is professor of sociology at Colby College. A diploma candidate in analytical psychology at the C.G. Jung Institute-Boston, she maintains a practice in Portland and Waterville. She earned her doctoral degree at UC Berkeley in 1984. Among her many interests are psyche and nature, eco-psychology, and reflections on sense of place. She thrives on hiking, kayaking, engaging with her grandchildren, and reading.
Ü Psyche and Wilderness: Journeying into the Depths - January 22-24, 2010

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.
Ü Christian/Buddhist Dialogue - March 20, 2010

Pamella Beliveau offers workshops in meditation, finding the holy in the ordinary, and the discernment of spiritual gifts. She is presently engaged in graduate coursework in pastoral ministry and spirituality at Boston College and works as a spiritual director with individuals, couples, and groups. Pamella is co-founder of Movable Feast, a resource for Mainers who desire to seek, share, and encourage others on their spiritual journeys.
Ü Soul Friends: Spiritual Companioning with your Beloved - October 30-November 1, 2009

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.
Ü Directed Silent Retreat - November 20-22, 2009; March 18-21, 2010
Ü Directed week-long retreat - June 21-28, 2010

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."
Ü Drop-by Drum Circle: October 4, December 6, 2009; January 17, June 5, 2010
Ü The Sacred Art of Healing Through Laughter: Become a Clown! - February 6, 2010
Ü Drumming Workshop: Join the Rhythm of Life - May 16, 2010

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.
Ü Men's 11th Step Retreat "Improving our Conscious Contact with God" - Feb 12-14, 2010

Ann Conway, Ph.D. is a writer and sociologist who lives in central Maine. She has been published in Image and has been a columnist for Maine Times. In her work in Maine public health, Ann has created many programs for people with chronic disease and disabilities. Ann has also lived with a disability for sixteen years.
Ü Memories of a Roman Catholic Girlhood - October 3, 2009

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.
Ü Picturing Prayer - April 30-May 2, 2010

Megan Don is a spiritual counselor and lectures and teaches workshops on the Mystical Pathway. She teaches at Esalen Institute, California, Kripalu Institute, Massachusetts, and Unity and Episcopalian Churches in the United States. Award winning author of Falling into the Arms of God: Meditations with Teresa of Avila and Sacred Companions Sacred Community: Reflections with Clare of Assisi, Megan explores the spiritual and transformational process through creativity and mystical experience.
Ü Living the Peace of Clare and Francis of Assisi - September 25-27, 2009

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.
Ü Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club Band - April 11, 2010

Muriel Fish earned her MFA in Creative Writing and Literature at Goddard College and teaches writing and communication courses at Thomas College. She writes, gardens, and rides a tandem bicycle with her husband in Smithfield, Maine.
Ü Autumn Gathering - September 27, 2009
Ü Spring Gathering - September 27, 2009
Ü Winter Gathering - December 20, 2009
Ü Summer Gathering - March 21, 2010

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.
Ü Into the Deep and Fertile - October 16-17, 2009
Ü Gratefulness: Praying our way to Wholeness - February 27, 2010
Ü Into the Lengthening Light - April 30-May 1, 2010

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.
Ü Window to the Heart - May 15, 2010

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).
Ü Befriending Our Losses - March 20, 2010

Mary-Carol Griffin is an ordained Episcopal deacon active in the pastoral care needs of her parish family and the community. She is presently the Bereavement Services Coordinator for Hospice of Hancock County, training volunteers and facilitators in providing bereavement support for adults and children.
Ü Praying with the Saints: A Retreat for Women - October 30-November 1, 2009

Gail Hasey, RN, LADC has facilitated 11th step retreats for men and women in New England since 1989. Besides her own recovery, Gail has worked in the field of Chemical Dependency and family recovery since 1987. In 1990, she began her private practice in Bangor at the Center for Holistic Recovery treating persons suffering from the family disease of Chemical Dependency. She practices through the filter of the 11th Step believing "Bidden or unbidden, God is present."
Ü Women's 11th Step Retreat "Entering the Sacred Room" - October 23-25, 2009

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.
Ü A Mindful Approach to Drawing - November 14, 2009
Ü The Art of Making Life Changes - April 9-11, 2010

Paul Knoll is a former educator with two decades of counseling and leadership experience. Seven years ago, he embarked on a remarkable journey of healing, learning, and spiritual rejuvenation. Paul gained a lot of knowledge and experience about geopathic and energy based stresses that influence our daily health. Paul has received training with Maine Geomancer, JJ Moller. It is from this training and Paul's personal experience that New England Dowsing emerged.
Ü Dowsing as a tool for self knowledge and decision making - November 15, 2009

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.
Ü God's Presence in The Shack - September 12, 2009
Ü Directed Silent Weekend - September 25-27, 2009
Ü Directed Silent Retreat - March 19-21, 2010
Ü Spirituality and World Religions - April 17, May 1, May 15, 2010
Ü Directed Mid-week Retreat - June 23-25, 2010

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.
Ü Monday Morning Book and Coffee Club I - September 14 - October 5, 2009
Ü Directed Silent Weekend - September 24-27, 2009
Ü Learning Circle: Menu for a New World - October 19-Dec 7, 2009
Ü Monday Morning Book and Coffee Club II - February 22-March 15, 2010
Ü Directed Silent Retreat - March 18-21, 2010
Ü Monday Morning Book and Coffee Club III - April 12 - May 24, 2010
Ü Week-long Guided Retreat - June 9-16, 2010

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.
Ü Authentic Movement Day - April 24, 2010

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.
Ü Russian Icons: Art and Spirituality in the Russian Orthodox Church - March 14, 2010

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.
Ü Introduction to Enneagram - February 6, 2010
Ü Men's 11th Step Retreat Weekend "Utilizing the Enneagram as a Spiritual Tool of Transformation and Change" - February 19-21, 2010
Ü Awakening Your Divine Self Utilizing the Enneagram - May 14-15, 2010

Kerri Oliver has been an independent consultant with Creative Memories for seven years. In 2002, the co-founder of Creative Memories personally introduced, trained, and inspired Kerri to teach the tradition of Faith Booking.
ÜScrapbooking Weekend - January 22-24, 2010

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.
Ü Ken Wilber's Integral Life Practice - October 3, 2009
Ü Ken Wilber Part II: Integrating the paths of wisdom and compassion - an integral vision for religion in the 21st century - January 23, 2010
Ü Eckhart Tolle: Deepening the Power of Now - April 24, 2010

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.
Ü Guided Week-long Retreat - August 2-9, 2010

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.
Ü Directed Week-long retreat - June 21-28, 2010

Susan Sargent uses the relaxing, calming qualities of knitting to slow down in a fast-paced culture. Knitting connects her to her thoughts, feelings, the environment, and the world. Susan is a member of the Program Committee at Living Water. She lives in Chelsea.
Ü Mindful Knitting: Inviting Contemplative Practice to Knitting - January 24, 2010

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.
Ü The Dynamics of the Spiritual/Mystical Journey - October 31, 2009
Ü Claiming Your Spiritual Identity - February 27, 2010
Ü The Dynamics of the Spiritual/Mystical Journey - April 17, 2010

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.
Ü Dreams and Revelations - June 4-5, 2010

Peggy Smith is a certified trainer with the Center For Nonviolent Communication. She has been a teacher in Maine for 32 years and now devotes herself professionally to sharing NVC. She is a co-founder of the Maine NVC Network, and NVC For ME. Peggy has a life long interest in compassion and has been a student of Zen teacher and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh since 1991. She is an active member of his Order of Interbeing. Peggy is mother and step-mother to four adults, and greets the day in Lincolnville.
Ü Nonviolent Communication - January 15-17, 2010

Sarah Smith is a fervent art quilter whose extensive life-long travel and love for the diverse peoples and places in the world infuse her art. Sarah uses dyeing, painting, hand and machine quilting, embroidery, embellishment with beads, yarns, and any suitable object, piecing, and appliqué to accomplish her works, which have been displayed throughout the country. Sarah has contributed articles to many quilting magazines.
Ü Journal Quilting Seminar - February 7, 2010

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.
Ü Stepping Westward-Poetry as Cairns - November 14, 2009
Ü Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club Band - April 11, 2010

Elaine Theriault lives in Somesville, Maine near Acadia National Park. Every season finds her outside enjoying the wonders of God's creation and her hobby of photography. She is one of the founders and facilitators of Sisters on Journey, a women's group at Church of Our Father in Hulls Cove, Maine. She is active in lay Episcopal ministry.
Ü Praying with the Saints: A Retreat for Women - October 30-November 1, 2009

Judy Tierney is the creator and host of "Walking in the Air," celebrating poetry and its voices on WRFR, Rockland's community radio station.
Ü Stepping Westward-Poetry as Cairns - November 14, 2009

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.
Ü Spring Trail Maintenance Day - May 1, 2010

Sherri Vigue is a passionate knitter, library volunteer and grant writer, past social worker, and breast cancer survivor. Initially interested in knitting as creativity, she soon discovered meditative qualities within the fiber and needles. Now a fervent practitioner of mindful/spiritual knitting, she invites knitters and knitters-to-be to explore this age old craft and potential prayer form.
Ü Mindful Knitting: Inviting Contemplative Practice to Knitting - January 24, 2010

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.
Ü Your Life is a Poem: Memoir and Poetry Writing - January 16, 2010
Ü Spiritual Eldering: Embracing the Gift of Time - June 5, 2010

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.
Ü A Field Guide to Conscious Loving Presence - March 13, 2010

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.
Ü Women's 11th Step retreat: The Journey of Recovery - May 7-9, 2010