SoulCollage® is
both an intuitive personal art form and a spiritual process. It is a gentle, playful way of exploring one’s
life, recognizing and honoring the different aspects of the authentic self and giving
voice to the soul through collaged
images. Through a simple process of cutting and pasting images
from magazines, participants create cards that will help them access their
inner wisdom, quiet their thinking mind, allowing intuition and the work of the
Spirit to have a voice. All facets of our personalities, gifts, challenges,
dreams—have wisdom and healing to impart. Over time, participants
create a deck of SoulCollage® cards that
facilitates self-exploration and encourages self-acceptance.
Once images have been created, participants are guided through an exploration of what they have created through journaling, dyads and small group experiences. Periods of silence, music and poetry support the process of listening to that small still voice within.
No art experience is required and everyone can do it. All materials are provided for participants to create the beginnings of their own personal SoulCollage® deck of cards.
Introductory workshops generally last 3-6 hours. Follow up 2 hour open studio and exploration sessions are recommended to deepen the spiritual practice and allow more time for creative exploration. A 4-6 session series which includes the introductory workshop followed by a series of focused exploration sessions is ideal.
SoulCollage® Facilitators complete an 18-hour SoulCollage® Facilitator Training where they review the basic structure, principles, and guidelines of SoulCollage®. They learn how to make cards, facilitate others’ making, sharing, and reading of cards, and experience how to conduct basic exercises for an introductory workshop. Completion of the Training enables Facilitators to use the SoulCollage® logo, call themselves a “SoulCollage® Facilitator” and call their workshop a “SoulCollage® workshop”. There are now almost 1200 trained SoulCollage® Facilitators offering workshops in 8 different countries around the world.
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