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All Things Bright & Beautiful

Weekend SoulCollage Retreat



April 10-13, 2008
Essex Conference
Retreat Center
Essex, Massachusetts


Join us for three days of self-expression, community, and playing with
our Animal Companions
as we explore the depths of SoulCollage at
Essex Conference Center and Retreat,
located in the lush forests of Essex County.

There will be lots of time for card making, sharing our cards and stories, and readings with our decks. There also will be a Blessings Bonfire (with singing and drumming!) on Saturday night, and lots of activities guaranteed to put you in closer contact with your chakras AND your Animal Companions.

All sessions will be optional. You are always encouraged to relax and renew in whatever ways speak most deeply to your soul.

We'll be focusing on the Companions Suit of the SoulCollage Deck. If you have discovered none of your Animal Companions, all of your Animal Companions, or somewhere in between... you will be blessed and uplifted by attending this KaleidoSoul Retreat.

NOTE: If you're a KaleidoSoul Kindred Spirit Member, you have the valuable option of spreading out the cost, with several smaller monthly payments instead of taking a big chunk out of your checkbook at once. Click here for more information about becoming a Kindred Spirit Member.



At this women-only retreat, you'll...

  • Spend three days/nights at
    Essex Conference Center and Retreat, a beautiful retreat center surrounded by trees (and only one mile from the ocean) in Essex, MA (about 45 minutes north of Boston). As soon as you drive through the gates, you'll breathe a deep sigh of relief as peaceful energy envelops and awakens your soul. This is time for you!

  • Enjoy hours and hours of sifting through images and making SoulCollage® cards to your heart's content.

  • Dive deeper into your SoulCollage® practice by participating in activities and guided visualizations designed specifically to put you in touch with your own Animal Companions

  • Discover how the Animal Companions are connected to your body's seven energy centers (chakras)

  • Get to know others who are embracing SoulCollage® as a spiritual practice and tool for self-expression.

  • Get back in touch with your inner child with a fun, lively Kripalu Danskinetics experience (optional).

    • Previous Retreat Participants Are Saying:

  • The experience was more powerful than I could have imagined. The connections to everyone, the songs, the dancing, the creating- it was truly a magical experience I will never forget. My creative fire has been stoked and I will keep on creating! -- Amy Menard, Andover, MA

  • I loved it! You gave me the space to discover what has been a talent long tucked away because I did not give it space. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!--Pat Izzi,
    Cranston, RI

  • The loveliness of the whole weekend has really stayed with us...especially how taken care of we felt by your generosity...the abundance of gifts and images, the delicious food, and the beauty of the area. --Cynthia Shaw and Laina Leckie, Nyack, NY

  • It was food for my soul... It was a glorious, enlightening, heavenly, soothing, creative, fun, relaxing, and emotional experience. I feel immensely blessed to have been able to participate.
    -- Cheryl Finley, Oak Park, IL AcapellaSoul

  • I went to the retreat expecting one dimension to my experience, but found a sense of self and community that was totally unexpected. -- Sue Ferrell, Westford, MA

  • What did I gain from this retreat? A whole community! Inspiration! Images! Pure joy! -- Anne Boedecker, Bow, NH
    Art Heals The Soul

  • This is one of the most rewarding retreats I have ever been on! I found a new expression for my own voice. I also found a way to touch my soul and experience the wisdom that I have for myself. I have discovered how much I have to say.
    -- Pattie Mosca, Rochester, NY Artfully Yours

  • It was like diving into a well of synchronicity. -- Stephanie Harkness, Winthrop, ME

  • Anne Marie is a gifted facilitator and is able to create both a sacred and safe space, and to both nurture/affirm and stretch others to explore more and go deeper.
    -- Lis Gordon, Beverly, MA

  • My expectations were not grand but I never could have expected what has happened. Transformations happened right before our eyes! It was a wondrous and exciting weekend. -- Joyce Hokans, Shrewsbury, MA

  • The pace of the retreat was perfect and responsive to the needs of the group both individually and corporately.
    -- Paula Tanzi, Osterville, MA

  • Anne Marie's presentation style and leadership was very good. She gave us clear, concise instruction interwoven with acceptance and encouragement that made me want to risk trying new things. -- Janet Waggoner, Shelton, CT

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    If you've been practicing SoulCollage® on your own, this is a tremendous opportunity to experience the powerful energy that comes from creating SoulCollage® cards in community.

    If you've practiced SoulCollage® in a group already, this is a great way to expand your circle of SoulCollage® sisters while growing closer to your own beautiful Self.

    Meet Your Retreat Facilitators


    Anne Marie Bennett is a freelance writer, self-taught artist, and experienced SoulCollage® facilitator who has trained directly with Seena Frost, SoulCollage's creator. She has a BS degree in Education from Southern Connecticut State University and has taught children, teens and adults throughout the East Coast. Her workshop and retreat participants flourish as she gently guides them through the process of self-discovery while encouraging playful, creative self-expression with a joyful, open heart. Anne Marie lives, laughs, writes, sings (and makes her own SoulCollage® cards!) in Beverly, MA. She is also the creator of the KaleidoSoul website, and has been working with her own Animal Companions for two years.


    Anne Boedecker is a psychotherapist, collage artist, and SoulCollage Facilitator who uses expressive art for spiritual growth and healing. Her passion is the creative care of the soul through art, music, writing, meditation and movement. To read more about Anne's background, philosophy, and workshop offerings, click here.



    PAYMENT INCLUDES:
    • 3 nights at Essex Conference Retreat Center (choose single or double room options, see below)
    • 9 healthy, delicious, home-cooked meals
    • daily nourishing snacks
    • participation in all SoulCollage® activities
    • access to thousands of new magazine images, and magazines to enhance your card making
    • optional Kripalu Danskinetics class to stretch your body as well as your soul
    • a Blessings Bonfire on Saturday night (drumming and singing and roasting marshmallows!)
    • use of the conference center's 18 acres of woodland and hiking trails
    • a KaleidoSoul gift bag packed full of complimentary goodies and gifts

      • All of this is yours for the great price of....
      $499 (shared room- two or three twin beds)
      or...
      $559 (single room)

      NOTE: You'll save $50 if you're a KaleidoSoul Kindred Spirits Member.



      PAYMENT OPTION #1

      Pay in full now!

      $499
      double or triple room
      NOTE: If you're a KaleidoSoul Kindred Spirit Member, you'll SAVE $50... PLUS have the valuable option of spreading out the cost, with several smaller monthly payments instead of taking a big chunk out of your checkbook at once. Click here for more information about becoming a Kindred Spirit Member.






      $559
      single room      NOTE: If you're a KaleidoSoul Kindred Spirit Member, you'll SAVE $50... PLUS have the valuable option of spreading out the cost, with several smaller monthly payments instead of taking a big chunk out of your checkbook at once. Click here for more information about becoming a Kindred Spirit Member.



      PAYMENT OPTION #2

      Please email annemarie*at*kaleidosoul.com if you would like information regarding
      paying in full with check or money order.





      Your Companion Animals Are Waiting For You!


      Sign up today!



      OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION
      • This intimate retreat is limited to 20 SoulCollagers only, so sign up soon!Your space is reserved as soon as you make your first payment.

      • Check-in begins on
        Thursday April 10 at 5 pm.
        Dinner will be served at 6 pm
        followed by a Sharing Circle and Opening Activities
        from 7-9 pm.
        The retreat will end on Sunday April 13
        after lunch at 2 pm.

      • The Essex Conference & Retreat Center gladly accommodates special dietary needs. We will be sending you a questionnaire sometime in March for you to let us know this information.

      • The full amount is nonrefundable after March 1 , unless we can fill your space with someone from our waiting list.

      • If you are following the convenient,easy 8 month payment plan, the amount indicated will be automatically deducted from your credit/debit card each month.

      • Directions to the Essex Conference & Retreat Center can be found here.

      • If you are flying in to this retreat, you can choose to fly into either Boston's Logan Airport, or the Providence Rhode Island airport. You won't need to rent a car unless you really want to, because one of us will be happy to come and pick you up and drive you to Essex on Thursday, and back again on Sunday afternoon. Just let us know your flight arrangements ahead of time so we can arrange this for you.



        SoulCollage® is a trademarked process
        created by Seena Frost. For more information on Seena, the origins of SoulCollage, or SoulCollage Facilitator Training please visit her website www.soulcollage.com.

        All articles on KaleidoSoul.com
        are copyrighted by Anne Marie Bennett, 2006,
        unless otherwise noted.
        Articles may be reprinted by permission only.