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What does it take to live well in this coastal place? These conversations explore what daily practice can do, for attention, for the body, for the harder work of recovery, and for the small daily decisions that change the texture of a life. You'll hear from a teacher who treats attention as something trainable, a public health leader who frames optimism and stress as forces as real as nutrition, a yoga teacher whose work supports trauma recovery after combat, an Ayurvedic practitioner reading the seasons, and a creative practitioner working at the intersection of expression and mental health.
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Featured · Episode 277
Elizabeth Ross, founder of Art of Being, discusses attention as a trainable practice. The conversation cites Dr. Jud Brewer's functional MRI research on short daily breaks and qigong teacher Master Mingtong Gu on sensory intelligence.
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Featured · Episode 273
Brett Aldrich on Ayurveda and seasonal health: daily breathing practices, constitution, and the relationship between climate and living well in a coastal place.
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Featured · Episode 227
Dr. Rebecca Boulos, executive director of the Maine Public Health Association, on how place shapes health. The conversation frames public health as the small daily shifts that change wellbeing over time.
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February 1, 2026
founder of the Electric Cottage Collective in Brunswick, Maine, joins Dr. Lisa Belisle on Radio Maine to explore a new model for creativity, wellness, and community connection. ...
January 11, 2026
founder of The Art of Being and a longtime leader in wellness and population health, joins Dr. Lisa Belisle on Radio Maine to explore what it truly means to pause, pay attention...
December 7, 2025
an Ayurvedic counselor, breathwork practitioner, and founder of Seed the Spirit, joins Dr. Lisa Belisle on Radio Maine to explore how ancient healing practices can help us navig...
July 19, 2025
Michael Keighley, Chief Yoga Officer of Archangel Yoga and former Army helicopter pilot, shares a powerful and deeply personal journey from war zones to wellness. Originally fro...
June 22, 2025
Executive Director of the Maine Public Health Association, brings an extraordinary blend of academic insight, personal experience, and deep-rooted commitment to her home state. ...
Books, organizations, teachers, and projects mentioned across these conversations. A starting point for following a thread further.
Art of Being · Maine Public Health Association · George Washington University · Greenhut Galleries · Sherman Books · Tufts University Friedman School · Yale School of Public Health · Electric Cottage Collective · Seed the Spirit
In Episode 277, Elizabeth Ross, founder of Art of Being, describes attention as trainable rather than fixed. She cites Dr. Jud Brewer's functional MRI research suggesting that short breaks distributed across the day matter more than a single long meditation session, and qigong teacher Master Mingtong Gu's work on the sensory intelligence the body retains.
Episode 273 with Brett Aldrich walks through Ayurveda and seasonal health, including daily breathing practices and the relationship between climate and constitution in a coastal place.
Episode 231 with Mike Keighley describes yoga as part of a trauma-informed recovery path after combat. The conversation connects embodied practice to the specific work of nervous-system regulation.
Episode 227 with Dr. Rebecca Boulos, executive director of the Maine Public Health Association and host of the Healthy Maine Talks podcast, frames public health as small daily shifts in optimism, stress, and attention. Dr. Boulos earned her PhD in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from Tufts University.