About Anne Marie Bennett
My passion for collage began in childhood when I spent many carefree hours pasting cut-out pictures and words into handmade booklets for family and friends. This passion moved with me through adolescence and into adulthood. My passion for soul work also began when I was a child and continues to this day. My spiritual journey has taken me from the Catholic Church to the Episcopal Church (and a few more Pentecostal varieties in between!), to 12 Step groups, to individual and group retreats at Emery House (Newbury, MA- run by the Society of St. John the Evangelist, and Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health , to small meditation and yoga groups. When I discovered SoulCollage® I felt like I was in heaven! For me, it is the perfect weaving of spirit, art, and self-expression. I took my first workshop with Creativity Coach and SoulCollage Facilitator
Noelle Remington
in Portland Oregon while attending the
Art and Soul Retreat
in February of 2005. I trained directly with
Seena Frost
, the creator of SoulCollage, in September of that same year, and have led many workshops before and since.
My life journey has taken me down several career paths, including: second grade teacher, program creator for a gifted/talented program, educational consultant/district trainer for Jostens Learning Corporation, and Box Office Assistant Manager at the North Shore Music Theatre. During my time with Jostens, I led motivational workshops for teachers/administrators, and spoke at various regional conferences on creativity, humor and self-esteem. I feel closest to Spirit when I am near the ocean, and when I am writing, creating art, teaching, and sharing the gift of SoulCollage™ with others through small groups and workshops.
Other passions that I celebrate: empty notebooks, self-expression, travel, bookstores, chocolate, cats, theatre, dance, photography, long walks, Native American culture, dragonflies, swans, creative movement, and rainbows. SoulCollage Coaching one-on-one with Anne Marie, please click here. About Mary Hicks Hello Everyone! I am thrilled to be serving Anne Marie in the role of Virtual Assistant, and am even more excited about enriching my own SoulCollage experience through my relationship with all of you. My name is Mary Hicks, and I live in Worcester, Massachusetts.One day in the summer of 2007 I was searching the Internet for retreat centers in Massachusetts. I happened across one on the North Shore that had a SoulCollage weekend scheduled. I’d never heard of SoulCollage, but a little research proved that this was something right up my alley. I am an “artist at heart” so creating beautiful collages fills an inner need. Learning how to dialog with these cards has enhanced my awareness of events in my life…events happy and events not-so-happy, but better understood through the practice of SoulCollage. Sharing this process with others has given me great joy. Because Anne Marie and I both live in Massachusetts, I kind of “latched on” to her and kept in touch. I joined her KaleidoSoul Kindred Spirits group and love receiving her words of wisdom every week. When I saw her email ad for a Virtual Assistant it was very intriguing. I asked my husband if he thought I should apply. His comment was “Well, DUH!” The rest is history! I’ve lived on the East coast just over two years. A Denver native, it’s taken some getting used to! But I love it when I find a new way to get around Worcester! New England is a great place to live, and we love being so close to the ocean. My husband Warren is an Episcopal priest and Rector at St. Luke’s in Worcester. Our son, Jonathan, is 13 and just started Middle School. We are so lucky to have each other, and a solid base of good people who take great care of us. This new adventure with Anne Marie is exciting, and I can’t wait to meet more of you when I am able to assist at workshops and retreats. There are nothing but good things to say about KaleidoSoul and Kindred Spirits and all the parts we each contribute to the big picture called SoulCollage.
About KaleidoSoul
I created this website out of my deep passion for the process of SoulCollage™.
From the time I made my very first card, I have experienced and witnessed its powerful healing in my own life and in the lives of others. This website is called KaleidoSoul because of something I read in Seena Frost's book
SoulCollage: An Intuitive Collage Process It will be as if you took a kaleidoscope full of all the bits and pieces of your life and held it up to the light and there, even as you look, falling into place are the unique patterns and the amazing beauties of your Story.
All of the SoulCollage™ cards you see on this website are from my own deck. You will know it's a SoulCollage™ card because when you place your mouse over it, you will see a brief "I am the one who" statement that tells you a bit more about the card.
The Mission of KaleidoSoul
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Hi there! I'm Anne Marie Bennett and I'm delighted that you've decided to explore our SoulCollage® Playground, otherwise known as KaleidoSoul!
May this website encourage and enable you to bring all the pieces of your soul together, and may you love what you see when you hold it to the Light.
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created by Seena Frost. For more information on Seena, the origins of SoulCollage, or SoulCollage Facilitator Training please visit her website www.soulcollage.com. are copyrighted by Anne Marie Bennett, 2005, unless otherwise noted. Articles may be reprinted by permission only. |