BRIDGTON — Deborah Ripley has opened a new wellness consulting and program planning business, Women in Balance, at 82 Main St.

The business offers services  for individuals, businesses and communities. Ripley offers prevention educational classes on smoking cessation, breast health, heart disease awareness and other types of prevention education. She also assists business owners in developing wellness teams for their employees to be more productive and healthier individuals. She also collaborates with not-for-profit agencies and for-profits to produce wellness programs such as, “It’s a Wise Woman Who Stays Safe.”

Ripley is a graduate of Springfield College School of Human Services with a bachelor of science degree in 1996 and a master of science degree in 1998. She has participated in a variety of women’s summits.

She lives in Denmark with her husband and their daughter.

For more information, call Ripley at 802-2292.