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Upcoming Tele-Playshops 

July
Sweet Dreams: Using SoulCollage to Find Meaning in Your Dreams
Presented by Diane Trowbridge:
SoulCollage Facilitator inNorth Carolina

What exactly do our dreams mean?  And how can we delve further into their meaning for us by using the process of SoulCollage?  This tele-playshop will answer these questions, and many more!

Diane Trowbridge has been working with dreams since 1985. She was trained in dreamwork by her husband Bob, and other grass roots dreamworkers in theSan FranciscoBay Area.  As a psychotherapist and SoulCollage Facilitator, Diane loves to hear about the dreams of her clients. She considers dreamwork to be a sacred endeavor where you blessed with the opportunity to be touched by your soul.

Date: Tuesday,
July 24, 2007
Time: 8:30 pm  EST


August
Inner Critic Party
Hosted by Anne Marie Bennett,
SoulCollage Facilitator in Massachusetts

This tele-playshop will give us a chance to listen to our often-despised Inner Critics in a safe and enjoyable setting.  Find out where your Inner Critic came from and learn some of his/her strategies for keeping you small and miserable.  Then... we'll also discover how our Inner Critics can help us, in spite of the bad rap they've gotten in our inner lives.  If you have an Inner Critic card in your deck, please post it to the Inner Critic Photo Album on the KaleidoSoul Yahoo Community Group.

Date: Sunday,
August 19, 2007
Time: 8:00 pm  EST

Save the dates now. All of our tele-playshops are FR*EE for members, always!  And remember, don't worry if you can't attend... we'll be recording them and you can listen to them anytime in your Member's Only Audio Library.  

Upcoming  SoulCollage Retreats 

Reweave Your Life With SoulCollage: July 20-22, 2007 at Adelynrood Retreat Center inByfield,MA (nearNewburyport).  Join us for three days of creative fun as we explore how SoulCollage can help us navigate through life's many transitions. Hours and hours of time for making SoulCollage cards and exploring Adelynrood's beautiful grounds.  There are scholarships available for this retreat... more information here. Please consider joining us. You'll enjoy this retreat if you're fairly new to SoulCollage OR if you're more experienced. 

Just Be...Connected, A Gathering for Creative Bloggers.  October 12-14, 2007 inHyannis (Cape Cod), MA.  Anne Marie will be teaching two SoulCollage workshops, plus there are many more creative, art-full workshops that you can sign up for this weekend.  You don't need to have a blog to attend, but lots of creative bloggers will be leading the workshops you'll be taking.  There's lots more info at the Just Be Connected website.

Books:

Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer, by Maya Angelou.   Slim, elegant volume of some of Angelou's most powerful poems.  Includes: On the Pulse of Morning, A Brave and Startling Truth, Continue, Sons & Daughters, When Great Trees Fall, A Black Woman Speaks to Black Manhood, Amazing Peace, Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me, In and Out of Time, Ben Lear's Bar Mitzvah, Vigil, and Prayer.  Beautiful, graceful, eloquent.
 
All I Want is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power, by Ashleigh Brilliant.  This is just one of Brilliant's many books full of his irreverent yet wise cartoons called Pot-Shots.  Here are a few examples: Not even a great leader can get very far without great people to lead.  I hate arguments, particularly between the watch on my wrist and the clock in my body.  Each is accompanied by a black and white drawing.  You'll read some of them over and over again.  I actually have photocopied a few and propped them up on my desk!

Open Mind: Women's Daily Inspirations for Becoming Mindful, by Diane Mariechild.



Lost and Found, by Jacqueline Sheehan.  If you've ever loved a dog, or if you've ever lost someone you loved, then this novel will touch deep places in your heart.  It's the story of a lost, grieving woman (Rocky) and a wounded black Lab (Lloyd) who reaches her wounded soul with his own being.  Very grounded in reality, this story is also partly a mystery, as Rocky seeks to discover how Lloyd was wounded.  Lost and Found is told from several points of view- Rocky's, Lloyd's (yes, the dog tells part of the story!), and a few characters (also wounded in their own particular ways) they meet along the journey.


Music:

Kidults, by Mandy Patinkin.  This is one of the most talented and versatile performers I've ever heard.  Not only can he act, he can sing up a storm too.  And this particular CD is my favorite... for the child in all of us. Some of these songs will be familiar to you and some will be brand new. But all will tickle your funny bone3 and enchant your inner child. I promise!

Movies:

Bridge to Terabithia, starring Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb. Now on DVD.  I first fell in love with this novel when I was taking "Kiddie Lit" in college as part of my Early Education classes. My good friend Gail used to read it out loud every year to her fourth graders.  That was all a looooong (!) time ago now, and so when I saw they'd made a new movie of it, I quickly rushed out to rent it.  And now I remember why I loved it so much.  It is full of imagination, love, and laughter.... as well as the story of a friendship that was real and special.  I encourage you to buy this or rent it, for the 12 year old who still lives inside of you.


Websites:

Josephine Wall- Fantastical, magical art by visual storyteller artist in England.

All Books For Less- Amazing website for any book lover. They have zillions of books (I'm not kidding!) on any topic you can think of, all at greatly reduced prices.  It's not like Amazon or Half.com where you are buying from individual sellers.  This is a reputable dealer and most of the books are available in quantity, which is great for book clubs as well as gift giving.  Search for your  favorite author or topic and see how much savings you can gather this summer!

Gather the Women- rests in the deep well of grace provided by Divine Source, with the commitment to honoring all the diverse expressions of faith in that One Being. Operates from the belief that when we can bring together a special mass of diverse women of deep faith in a shared understanding of our common beliefs, that is when everything will change.

Blessing Conspiracy-  A public gifting art project; a creative experiment in generosity.

Soul Journey- Discover your authentic self. Experience authentic living.