Sacred Space #13

Sunday, December 11, 2011

We all have the potential for creating “sacred spaces” in our lives: whether these are the spaces in which we dwell, or spaces within our souls. Creating these spaces not only leads to bountiful living but also to better health! We also have the chance to help create sacred spaces for others who might not have the same opportunities we do. Listen to our “Sacred Space” show this week and be inspired!

Guests include Angie Arndt of the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME), Cyrus Hagge, innovator and change-maker and Dave Holman of Safe Passage.

Guests

Angie Arndt

Angie Arndt is of the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME).

Rev. Angie Arndt, M.S., graduated from ChIME in 2007 and has been serving as Dean and Faculty member ever since. In addition to teaching a number of classes for ChIME, she also facilitates Houses of Healing at the Maine Correctional Center and is a trainer at The Center for Grieving Children. She enjoys performing ceremonies in community. Angie is married and has two grown sons and is a member of the First Universalist Church in Yarmouth.

Cyrus Hagge

Cyrus Hagge, innovator and change-maker, attended Hebron Academy, received a Construction Technology Certificate from Central Maine Technical College and completed a BS and MBA at the USM School of Business Administration in 1985. His business interests include owning Project Management, Inc., a construction and property management company he started in 1986, and commercial real estate. In 1994 he started acquiring and renovating old warehouse buildings on the Portland waterfront. He has over a hundred thousand square feet of office, residential and retail space under management.

Cyrus volunteers as Chair of the youth leadership organization Rippleffect, Past President of the Portland Downtown Improvement District, Treasurer of Space Gallery a non profit arts organization, Past President of the Cumberland County YMCA, member of the University of Southern Maine Foundation and Vice President of Portland Rotary. Cyrus lives on scenic Munjoy Hill in Portland, and is married to Patricia Dodd Hagge and they have three grown children. His hobbies include snowboarding, sailing, scuba diving and ripping apart old houses.

More from the Show

Our “Give Back” segment features Dave Holman of Safe Passage. Dave Holman has lived, worked and traveled in Latin America for many years and works for the non-profit organization Safe Passage as the Outreach and Communications Coordinator. He first visited the Guatemala City garbage dump in 2003 where he met young children picking through trash. The experience of seeing young children not only out of school but engaging in dangerous work involving hazardous materials in the Guatemala City garbage dump left a lasting impression on him that has influenced his work on issues of poverty and social justice. Working with Safe Passage has been a particularly gratifying experience, enabling him to be a part of the educational facilities rising like oases out of the edges of the garbage dump slums.

Our financial wellness tip of the week is brought to you by Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial. While Dr. Lisa Radio Hour business advisor, Marci Booth of BOOTH Maine, offers better business tips, Ted Carter of Ted Carter Inspired Landscapes shares important talking points, and Black Bear Medical covers health and fitness updates.