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Mailer 15a


        Issue # 138                                                                  November 17, 2008


Quotation of the Week


 

In thislife we will encounter hurts and trials
that we will not be able to change;
weare just going to have to allow them to change us. 
--- Ron Lee Davis
 







 

SoulCollage Expressions
  Ideas and Challenges to Spice Up Your SoulCollage Practice


Challenge of the Week


A Faith Card
 

Makea card for your Deck that expresses the part of you who has faith and/or trusts in a powergreater than yourself.

 






Kindred Spirits Member News
     Making the Most of Your KaleidoSoul Membership



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If you've forgotten your Members' Password, please send a reply to this email and request that we re-send it to you.




Welcome to Our New KaleidoSoul
Staff Member


I'd like to welcome KaleidoSoul's new Virtual Assistant, Mary Hicks, from Worcester, MA.  Mary is now responsible for Membership processing and renewals, as well as processing and shipping all orders.   You can read Mary's story on this KaleidoSoul page.



Wanted: One More KaleidoSoul Staff Member

I'm looking for one more Virtual Assistant, to take over the production of our monthly newsletter Soul Songs, and our Members weekly newsletter, Soul Treasures.  If you are familiar with autoresponders like Aweber or Constant Contact, and are interested in working for KaleidoSoul, please let Anne Marie know by responding to this email.
 
 
2009 KaleidoSoul Desk Calendars Are Here

Nice things DO come in small packages!  Check out KaleidoSoul's very own 2009 Desk Calendars. They are bright, colorful, inspiring, and created with joy and love by Anne Marie Bennett.  Each month features a full-color reproduction of one of her original mixed media collages, along with a specially chosen quotation that will keep your soul singing all year long.


  • I love collage and I love quotes. How wonderful to be able to see both when doing something as mundane as checking the date.
    --- Lisa, Virginia


  • I have enjoyed both of my calendars. They were made with love and light, and that is reflected on each page. --- Ann, Georgia

  • Read more of what previous purchasers have said, and find out more on this KaleidoSoul page.

    This year the Soul Colors Calendars are $12 each, or $20 for 2.  Plus, there are bigger discounts if you buy 5 or more.

    Remember, we have a limited quantity and will only be selling them for a limited time. Get yours soon!



     

    Our Next Tele-Class is This Week

     

    Witness and SoulEssence Cards:
    Unraveling the Mystery
    with
    Mariabruna Sirabella,
    SoulCollage Facilitator in California



    Two of the often misunderstood and under-appreciated cards in the SoulCollage Deck are the transpersonal cards: Witness and SoulEssence.  Thisevening, Mariabruna will help us to decipher and live with the Mysteryof these two very special cards.  If you are curious about the meaningof these cards, or why they don't "have voices," or how to go aboutmaking them and using them in your deck, this is the class for you!



    Note: The card above is Anne Marie's Transpersonal Witness Card.  You can see Mariabruna's Source, Witness and SoulEssence Cards (along with many others) on her website, Sirarte.

    Mariabruna Sirabella, MS, LMFT, has a Laurea in Communication and Performing Arts from Bologna University, Italy and a Master in Counseling from CSUS,California.In her first career as a researcher in Theater Anthropology, she spent many years in the tribal areas of Southern India studyingeastern spirituality, traditional theater, tribal rituals, andhealing trance dances. Mariabruna has a holistic psychotherapy practiceinWatsonville,California,is Adjunct Faculty at JFK University,CA,and is a SoulCollage®Facilitator and Trainer. She teachesinternationally in English, Italian and  Spanish.  You can read the restof Mariabruna's bio on this page.



    Date: Wednesday November 19

    Time:
    9:00 pm Eastern, 8:00 pm Central, 7:00 pm Mountain,
    6:00 pm Pacific, 4 p.m. Hawaiian,
    Thursday 2 a.m. in London,  Thursday 3 a.m. in Rome,
    Thursday 1 p.m. in Melbourne Australia
    and Thursday 3 p.m.  in

    New Zealand

     
    Phone number to call: 1-218-936-4700
    Access code to use:  90388#

     


    Save the
    datenow.

    Allof our tele-classes are FR*EE for members, always!
    And remember, don't worry if you can't attend...
    we'll be recording it and you can listen to it anytime in your
    Member's Only Audio Library.
    We will give you the phone number and access code
    to call in that week's issue of Soul Treasures
    .




    Upcoming Tele-Classes and Presenters:

    December 16, 2008 (Tuesday, 8 pm EST)- Eckhart Tolle's A NewEarth and SoulCollage, with FranCherlow.

     
    January 4, 2009 (Sunday, 4 pm EST)- SoulCollage Rituals for the New Year, with Jeanne Marie Merkel, SoulCollage Facilitator in New York

    February 2009 (Time and Date TBA)- How To Lead a SoulCollage Group if You're Not a Facilitator, with Imelda Maguire, SoulCollage Facilitator in Ireland. Also welcome are SoulCollage Facilitators with ideas to share on this topic!






    Kindred Spirits SoulCollage Retreat



    Come As You Are:
    Nurturing Self-Acceptance with SoulCollage,
    A Weekend Retreat

    Save the dates June 25-28, 2009 for our next three-night KaleidoSoul SoulCollage Retreat.  It will be held at Rolling Ridge Retreat House in Andover, Massachusetts

    There are lots more details on this KaleidoSoul page.

    As a Kindred Spirits Member, you have the opportunity to pay in several smaller monthly payments because we're committed to making this fun, unique experience affordable for everyone.



    New England SoulCollage Facilitator Training

    April17-19, 2009 inLitchfield,Connecticut. Ifyou've been longing to take your SoulCollage practice out into the world bybecoming an "official" Facilitator, then please join us for abeautiful spring weekend at Wisdom House.  There's more information onthis KaleidoSoul page


     
    Soul Nourishment-

    Websites, Music and More...

    SpiritWear- Wearable art for your soul, from Maine artist Lizzy Derecktor.  Scarves, vests, dresses, skirts, and tops... all handpainted individually based on your requests.  I have just ordered a vest to wear for my soul work and am eagerly looking forward to receiving and wearing it.

     

    Comfort Queen- Pop on over to the colorful, creative siteof best-selling author Jennifer Louden (that's my SoulCollage to honor her onthe right).  You will indeed be comforted by the wide array of tools andresources for anyone interested in self-care of the sweetest kind!


    SoulCollage Australia-  Brand new in-depth resource for SoulCollagers in Australia. 



    Wordle- Create awesome "word clouds" with this online toy.  Try it and see!






    Secret Life of Bees, featuring Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keyes.  Absolutely beautiful rendition of Sue Monk Kidd's best-seller book of the same name.  For anyone interested in feminine spirituality.  In American movie theatres now.


     




    Inner Surprises- Anne Marie's blog with an intimate look into her SoulCollage Deck.


    Soul Songs- Complimentary monthly newsletter. Each one has a theme, something to do with SoulCollage, plus an article by Anne Marie Bennett, and Karen Mann, SoulCollage Facilitator in Australia.
    The November issue is all about the Witness Transpersonal Cards.


    KaleidoSoul Community Yahoo Group-  This is a safe space where you can connect with other SoulCollagers, post your cards (only if you want to) and ask your questions. 

    Soul Nourishment- Books



     

    TheLife Organizer: A Woman's Guide to a Mindful Year.   Personal Time Management fromthe Inside Out.  If you're looking toorganize your life in a way that is deeper and more soul-full than an ordinaryOrganizer, then you might want to take a look at Jennifer Louden's newest book. It's a creative, intuitive way of looking at and organizing your time.
     
     

    The Instruction Manual for ReceivingGod, by Jason Shulman.  Thishelpful book contains 108 "seed passages" which are insightful statements thatare meant to unlock your mind and open your heart. Based on the author's beliefthat we don't need to seek God, we simply need to make ourselves available toreceive God, who is always present and awaiting us.  Learn practical ways to connect to the Divineevery day.  "Feel the constant rain ofcompassion washing over your spiritual life and receive the sacred blessingsthat are endlessly offered by reality itself." 

     

     

    Radiant Body, Restful Mind: A Woman'sBook of Comfort, by Shubhra Krishan. Hundreds of simple ideas to help even the busiest woman create ease andcomfort in her life every day.  Dividedinto sections on the following topics: joie de vivre, nourishment, beauty,sanctuary, love, repose, and bliss.  Verypractical ideas, and ease to incorporate into your life.

     

     

    Breakfastwith Buddha, by Roland Merullo. What our world needs ismore novels like this one!  It is timely,intuitive and wise without being pretentious or in-your-face with its spiritualconcepts.  Ride along with uppermiddle-class editor and family man Otto as he drives across America with aSkovorodinian monk named Volya Rinpoche. I found myself laughing out loud many times, and also many timespondering the essence of life and love and happiness.   It is a story told so well that severaltimes I had to check the book jacket to be sure it was fiction and notnon-fiction. The story seems that true. I borrowed this one from the library, but I will be adding it to mypersonal collection and re-reading it many times in the years to come. 

     

     
     


    Soul Treasuresis brought to you by
    KaleidoSoul.com,
    Spinning thefragments of your world
    intowholeness and beauty
    through SoulCollage.

     
    SoulCollage® cards aremade either from one's own art or from images found in materials which havebeen bought by or given to the SoulCollage card maker.
    These collaged cards areused only for the cardmaker's own inner exploration.

    SoulCollage cards are not sold, traded, bartered, or copied (except as aback-up for the card maker's own use) as is stated in the Principles of SoulCollage.

    Where SoulCollage cards are availableto be seen by others, it is for the purposes either of demonstrating theSoulCollage process or of sharing the card maker's inner process in the contextof community. 

    SoulCollage is grateful to the artists and photographers who make this deepawakening process possible and in all ways SoulCollage seeks to be respectfulof their rights.


    Soul Treasures is published by
    KaleidoSoul.com and Anne Marie Bennett.
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