Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com KaleidoSoul Recommended Resources For SoulCollagers Volume 2: MUSIC & WEBSITES Compiled by Anne Marie Bennett, SoulCollage® Facilitator & Facilitator Trainer, Massachusetts, New England, the Internet, & Beyond 1 Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com KaleidoSoul Resources for SoulCollagers- Volume 2: Music & Websites , copyright 2010 by Anne Marie Bennett. All rights reserved. Please do not copy, forward, give away or reproduce this material in any manner without written permission from the author. Hundreds of hours (and much creative energy) were devoted to the creation of this e-book. Your purchase supports the continuing efforts of KaleidoSoul.com in its mission to make SoulCollage available to people around the world. To give feedback or to contact the author, please email [email protected] . SoulCollage® is a trademarked process, created by Seena Frost. For more information about Seena, SoulCollage®, and Facilitator Trainings, please visit www.SoulCollage.com . This e-book is brought to you by ….......... www.KaleidoSoul.com Spinning the fragments of your world into wholeness and beauty through SoulCollage ® 2 Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com Introduction I really love my dual roles as Editor and Writer of Soul Treasures , the KaleidoSoul Kindred Spirits Members’ Newsletter. And one of my favorite jobs in those roles is seeking out resources for SoulCollagers to enhance their practice. It’s a pleasure to stumble across a website or CD that I know will resonate with you. I often wander around the web searching for sites that have potential to enhance our inner wisdom and outer knowledge. And I am pretty much addicted now to seeking out music in many genres that will lift our minds, bodies and spirits. It’s true that each of the resources included in this e-book have appeared in a previous issue of Soul Treasures already. My hope in compiling them into this one volume is that you can keep it on your shelf or in your computer as a permanent colossal SoulCollage® reference. Several of the categories overlap, so please be sure to look at all of your favorites! Thank you so much for your interest in our KaleidoSoul resources. May these books and movies serve to enhance your SoulCollage® practice for many years to come. Peace, joy and blessings, Anne Marie Bennett Beverly, MA December 2010 P.S. If you have additional music and websites you’d like to share with us, please send an email to [email protected] and be sure to put “SoulCollage Resources” in the header. 3 Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com Table of Contents Music Holidays 6 Instrumental 7 Spoken 12 Vocal- Words & Lyrics 13 Vocal- Soothing 18 World Music 22 Websites Art & Images 24 Chakras 39 Committee Suit/Inner Voices 40 Community Suit/Relationships 41 Companions Suit/Animals/Nature 41 Council Suit/Archetypes 43 Creativity/Self-Expression 44 Death/Dying/Grief 51 4 Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com Journaling/Writing 52 Just For Fun 53 Meditation/Guided Visualization 59 Miscellaneous 61 Personal Growth/Authenticity 71 Poetry/Quotations 77 Shadow 79 SoulCollage® 79 Spirituality 90 Women Only 95 Editor’s Note: I hereby verify that all links are valid and working properly, as of December 22, 2010. If you find that a link is broken, please let me know as soon as possible so I can update this e- book for future releases. --- Anne Marie Bennett And Another Note: If you have music or websites you’d like to share with our KaleidoSoul SoulCollage® Community, please send an email to: [email protected] Thanks! AMB 5 Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com Music Holiday Long, Long Ago: A Jazz Celebration of Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa , by Lynette Washington. Brought up in the Gospel tradition, Lynette is a New York native who sings an admirably ecumenical variety of seasonal songs from many traditions. oel , by Joan Baez. Excellent addition to any holiday collection. Listen to samples from all tracks. oel , by Josh Groban. Oh, if you like this artist as much as I do, you will love his holiday CD. Just beautiful! Winter Reveries , by Farr Horizons . This group has performed for Oprah Winfrey! It's not your ordinary holiday album, but I think you'll enjoy the interweaving of Celtic, classical and traditional styles. Beautiful background music (listen for yourself!) for gift wrapping, holiday baking, yoga, meditation, and yes... SoulCollage® card making! Silver Solstice , by the Paul Winter Consort. A celebration of the Winter Solstice (the shortest day & longest night) with soulful, fiery melodies from Turkey, Ireland, and Brazil. Still, Still , by Michael Czermak. Mostly European Christmas Carols, flavored with jazz, blues, reggae and Latin. The kind of Christmas music you can enjoy in the middle of summer! Listen to several of the tracks and see if you don't love this album too! 6 Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com Instrumental- Soothing 11:11 Piano Meditations for Awakening , by Richard Shulman. Awakens conscious presence and brings spiritual awareness back to us in ways that most music cannot. Clear, meditative, melodic piano gifted to us with warmth and freshness. Bamboo , by PC Davidoff. Soothing, quiet music with Eastern overtones. Excellent for meditation, reading, and working with your SoulCollage® cards. Being Peace , by Marina Raye. I love all of Marina Raye's music. A unique blend of handmade flutes accompanied by cello, this music will lead you to your own peaceful center. Excellent choice for meditation and guided visualization as well as creative projects and SoulCollage® card making. 60 minutes. Listen to samples of all the tracks from this cd . Chakra Suite , by Steven Halpern. Peaceful, clean, purifying. Anything by Steven Halpern immediately puts me into a relaxed and calm state of mind, body and soul. Recommended by Kindred Spirit Kat in California Christopher Parkening Plays Vivaldi . Classical guitar concertos by one of the best. Sit back and let this passionate music wash over you as you make cards or clean the house or better yet, just sit still and listen. Dream and Variations , by Oceana Orchestra. This is an eclectic collection of musical vignettes performed by Don Harper's Oceana Orchestra, a hand-picked 70-piece ensemble and 32-voice choir. It was recorded at Warner Brothers. Studios' Eastwood Stage, and is a unique blend of instruments, vocalists and musical styles, all within a symphonic framework. Eckhart Tolle's Music to Quiet the Mind: Compilation , Selected by Eckhart Tolle. This beautiful CD is comprised of the bestselling author's favorite pieces of music. Chosen specifically to help us "move out of thinking and into Presence." Following the Call , by Ann Licater. Wood and clay flute music for meditation and inspiration, in the Native American tradition. Original songs, beautiful and mysterious. 7 Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com Four Corners , by Craig Chaquico. During the '70s and '80s, guitarist/songwriter Craig Chaquico played lead guitar with the popular rock band Jefferson Starship, which surprised me as this album is distinctly New Age with a hint of the Southwest. Since the early '90s, Chaquico diversified his music and branched out more into new age or world music, as can be heard in his song "Just One World" and the 1994 album Acoustic Planet, his blend of guitar playing and recordings of African and Native American music. The song became part of NASA's Space Ark project and is now in permanent orbit around the Earth. Chaquico continued to release albums throughout the latter half of the '90s, but it was his charity work that deserved the most attention as he began to play one free hospital concert a week for children. He also encouraged many of his contemporaries and friends to perform similar shows. Recommended by Kindred Spirit Laurie in California. Garden of the Gods , by Deuter. I am listening to this right now and as with everything by Deuter, this one also sounds magical to me. It has the singular quality of being able to slow down my rushing mind. This one also has some ethereal sounding vocals with it. Ahhh… Healing Sanctuary , by Dean Evanson. Soothing, beautiful music that will enhance any healing work that you do with your shadow. I love using this for my own inner dialoguing. It is unobtrusive and healing. The Healing Spirit , by Diane Arkenstone. This is my current favorite "quiet music" to play while journaling with my cards. Soft yet vibrant. I feel like I've "come home" whenever I hear this music. History of My Heart , by Suzanne Ciani. Beautiful piano music, soothing and easy on the ears. Good for background music while doing housework, driving, or creating art. In the Arms of Angels , by J. Michele Bodine. Give yourself the gift of inner peace with this soothing, gorgeous music. Perfect for healing work, meditating, and creating SoulCollage® cards! Inner Peace - by Steven Halpern. Inner Peace is the title, and inner peace is what I receive whenever I listen to this beautiful CD. 8 Resources for SoulCollagers: Music & Websites from KaleidoSoul.com The Journey Home , by Aeoliah. Beautiful, lush, soothing music with dolphins, bells and incredible electronic sound effects. Any music by Aeoliah will enrich and uplift your soul. Liquid Mind III- Balance , by Chuck Wild. Comforting, slow-moving music with many open inviting spaces. I especially love the first piece, Lullaby for Grownups . Mandala , by Kitaro. I love all of Kitaro's music, which never fails to take me on wonderful journeys of spirit and imagination. If you have never experienced Kitaro, this is a good one to start with. Moon on the Water , by Stan Richardson.