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Business Profile: Holistic Pathways, Yoga and Healing CenterAre you feeling tired and unfocused, overwhelmed and stressed? Are you coping with body discomfort and pain, low self-esteem, anxiety or grief? The mother-daughter team of Bernadette Curtis and Amanda Curtis Kezal, owners of Holistic Pathways Yoga and Healing Center in Gorham, may be able to help you. Curtis and Kezal take a holistic approach to wellness, helping others to find their wholeness through energy bodywork and yoga. A certified Kripalu Yoga instructor with a B.A. in Holistic Studies, Kezal has been teaching yoga for 15 years. Kezal explained, "Yoga cultivates flexibility, strength, confidence, and a fulfilling compassion within the body-mind and spirit—and we don't need to do pretzel postures to experience the benefits." Besides her ongoing in-studio and USM classes, Kezal teaches yoga at local preschools, senior residences, and other locations. She recently created an eight-week online yoga class for all abilities and levels with professionally filmed, half-hour sessions, allowing students to practice yoga when and where they want. Since the classes build upon each other, clients may use a single session for a half-hour practice or combine two or more sessions to create a longer practice. A new video is available each week, 7 days a week. Class members log in any time, in whatever outfit, without any travel, to start their practice. A five-minute introductory video is available online at www.holisticpathways.com. Curtis began to explore holistic healing methods and first experienced energy bodywork over 20 years ago. After surviving a long-term illness and crediting natural healing methods with her return to health, she changed her Masters focus to Holistic Health and Healing, became a certified and registered polarity therapy practitioner, and earned certifications in other energy bodywork techniques. In addition to working with her clients at Holistic Pathways, Curtis teaches Holistic Health in the College of Nursing at the University of Southern Maine. Five years ago, Curtis experienced the affects of Energy Interference Patterning of DNA (EIP) and trained in this healing modality. "Energy Interference Patterning of the DNA profoundly shifts energy and quickly gets at the real core of an issue," Curtis said. "The sessions work on many concerns, including anxiety, depression, as well as physical and emotional issues. If you've ever said, "Why does this always happens to me" or "I never..." EIP may help you to move past patterns holding you back from fulfilling your life and manifesting how you want to see your world." Holistic Pathways offers "Wellness Wednesdays" once a month. If you're new to their center and would like to learn more, call 839-7192 for a free mini-session, consultation, in-studio yoga class, or just to ask questions. You can also visit www.holisticpathways.com for more information. Of Interest
There will be a Friends of Baxter Memorial Library Fall Book Sale on Friday, Oct. 16 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 17 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Gorham Recreation Department Activities Room in the Gorham Municipal Center. Members may peruse and purchase books on Thursday, Oct. 15 from 5-7 p.m. (Non-members may join at the door for $5). FMI, 839-5031. There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive at Shaw Gym on Friday, Oct. 16 from 1-6 p.m. in honor of Anita Lewis a long-time resident of Gorham and staff member of both Baxter Memorial Library and the USM Library. Lewis, who has been battling cancer successfully for several years, hopes you can help others like her by donating desperately needed blood. Walk-Ins welcome. FMI, visit www.givelife.org or call Pam at 839-5031 for an appointment. The Gorham Times and Baxter Memorial Library will hold an informal opportunity for the public to meet and talk with the candidates on Saturday, Oct. 17, 9-11 a.m. outside the activities room at the Gorham Municipal Center. The candidates' event will run in conjunction with the last day of the Friends of Baxter Memorial Library Book Sale. Gorham students will perform in Portland Ballet's Halloween-themed Spooktacular of Dances on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. All ages are encouraged to attend the performance and to come in costume. A Costume Parade will be held during intermission. Gorham Business & Civic Exchange will meet on Oct. 20 from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Gorham Savings Bank, 10 Wentworth Ave., Gorham. Jon Jennings, Pres. & GM of Maine Red Claws and former Asst. Coach of Boston Celtics, will speak. Catered lunch. GBCE Members $15. Guests $25. Advance registration requested, but not required. www.gorhambusiness.org or 892-5515. The Cressey Road United Methodist Church will host a benefit for Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Sample great local foods from Maine farms while listening to local talent such as Pam Carpenter, West Gorham Union Church Choir, Bob Gauthier, Paul Dufresne, St. Anne's Music Ministry, Praise Band of Cressey Road UMC, Kathy Baker, Gail Ambrose, Rev. Ralph Bedard and special guest performers Choir Of Green Memorial AME Zion Methodist Church. $10/$5 under 12. Sponsored by Gorham Ecumenical Council. FMI, call C. Kimball 892-9437. The October PIE Meeting (Partners in Education) has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the GHS Stickney Library. FMI, call 222-1100 or email ChrisR@gorhamschools.org . Casco Bay Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Peter Martin, will perform on Sunday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m. at McCormack Performing Arts Center, GHS. The program is People, Places, and Things. $7 for Adults/$6 for Seniors/Children & Students Free. FMI, www.cascobayconcertband.org. Project Blessing, an organization that provides household items for those moving from homelessness to housing, is seeking donations of new or used pots and pans. Donations may be dropped off at LifeChurch in Gorham weekdays anytime before 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 7-11 a.m. FMI, 749-8407. The USM Art Gallery in Gorham will display the works of Jennilie Brewster and Honour Mack in an exhibit titled Horizon—Poetics of the Post-Heroic Landscape, Sept. 24-Nov. 8. All events are free and open to the public. FMI, 780-5008 or www.usm.maine.edu/gallery. The Gorham Women's Alliance invites you to join the 2nd Annual Turkey Challenge. Last year GWA raised $500 and donated 12 Thanksgiving dinners to Gorham families. This year we hope to feed 30 families, $5 is all it takes. Help us feed our hungriest neighbors. FMI 232-4803. The Gorham Women's Alliance is looking for new members. FMI, email lizland@roadrunner.com. FREE Harvest Supper at the White Rock Baptist Church, 300 Sebago Lake Road on Oct. 24, 5:30 p.m. Open to the public. Gospel music by the Lighthouse Jubilees, 6:30 p.m., donate as you are able. FMI, www.wrfbc.org. save the date See print edition for more Of Interest items, including photos, Dean's Lists, Graduations, and Milestones. Subscribe here to receive future issues. Gorham Times online is a condensed version of the Gorham Times print edition. To see additional articles, information, photos, and advertising, see the print edition.
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