Saturday 22 August 2015

A Giveaway {Soulful Supplies}




I wanted to express my thanks and appreciation for the lovely connections and friendships I've made through this quiet little corner of the interwebs called "a soulful life."
So I've been collecting treasures and trinkets (or Soulful Supplies) and they became somewhat unweildy so the original idea for a giveaway has actually turned into two giveaways in one. Which is surely a happy accident.

The first is for a box of Traditional Earl Grey tea infused with Bergamot and Cornflowers, a little box of quotes and a bar of Virginia's Artisan Soap made by my friend in real life, Caroline. She crafts her handmade soaps using ethical, all natural ingredients and therapeutic essential oils. They make my bathroom smell wonderful!
Please visit her site and support, local, handmade.



The second giveaway is for a mindfulness Mandala Colouring book {Colour Yourself Calm}



It has a section on the practise of mindfulness and an inspiring quote on every page.


Carl Jung used to draw a Mandala every morning to centre himself before the day.

“My mandalas were cryptograms concerning the state of the self which was presented to me anew each day…I guarded them like precious pearls….It became increasingly plain to me that the mandala is the center. It is the exponent of all paths. It is the path to the center, to individuation. ”

“ The mandala is an archetypal image whose occurrence is attested throughout the ages. It signifies the wholeness of the Self. This circular image represents the wholeness of the psychic ground or, to put it in mythic terms, the divinity incarnate in man.”


 
Mandalas have been present throughout many cultures, traditions and spiritual practices.

In ancient Tibet, as part of a spiritual practice, monks created intricate mandalas with colored sand made of crushed semiprecious stones. 


The creation of a sand mandala requires many hours and days to complete. Each mandala contains many symbols that must be perfectly reproduced each time the mandala is created. When finished, the monks gather chanting in deep tones as they sweep their mandala into a jar and pour it into the down-flow of a sacred river as a blessing to reflect the eternal cycle of life.



Drawing, colouring or meditating on a Mandala can be a therapeutic aid to exploring ourselves, our dreams and our place in the universe that moves around and within us.






To be entered in the giveaways, please leave a comment below and feel free to share, tweet and pin.



27 comments:

  1. such an awesome giveaway, bless you.

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  2. oh Suzy Mae these gifts you have here are exquisite hun!!!!
    Thank you for the opportunity..... - will be sharing you on my facebook page hun xxx
    have a blessed weekend xxx

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  3. Dear Suzy,
    What a lovely thing to do. Thank you so much, and the gifts look wonderful.

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  4. Dear Suzy,
    What a lovely thing to do. Thank you so much, and the gifts look wonderful.

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  5. i'm excited at the prospect that I might will...Thank you!!! Have a grand day!

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  6. love your blog !!!!!
    :0)))
    http://elianeapkroker.blogspot.com.br/

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  7. I think I feel calmer just looking at those lovely things, what a generous give-away. Sue.

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  8. You are so very kind to host such an amazing giveaway and I would love to have my name entered. Thank you so much, not for just the giveaway, but for always touching my soul when I visit here. Much love.

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  9. awesome. I just love the colouring book and the soap. This giveaway is so much part of who you are for us who are blessed by your blog.

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  10. A wonderful giveaway ........... I could certainly do with some calming influences :D Thank you.

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  11. What a great giveaway, I have been meaning to try the colouring books for adults xx

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  12. Beautiful giveaways. Your site is such a balm to my soul. Thank you.

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  13. it's really kind... thank you for letting us enter to this giveaway!

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  14. I really appreciate this giveaway! Thank you so very much. God bless.
    email: grabs64 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  15. Beautiful give aways. thank you for offering these.

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  16. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog the other day :) Your space here is beautiful and I'm looking forward to looking through your beautiful posts! And my very first stop here and there is a giveaway! What luck!

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  17. oh, i love the coloring book and the idea behind it.
    i'm actually not sure if i link my e-mail on my site, so here it is - carlinrae (at) hotimal (dot) com.
    thanks!

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  18. Your blog is a breath of calm in this busy world, it always brings me joy. :) Good luck to everyone who entered (including me, lol)!

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  19. What wonderful giveways! I like Earl Grea tea and I've thought since a few weeks that must be good to have a colouring book (since childhood never had one)...

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  20. that coloring book looks amazing. i'm going to have to get myself a copy. <3

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  21. What a lovely giveaway. Thank you for the chance to win. :)

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  22. I could really see myself drawing Zentangle designs in those mandalas! And the box of quotes catches my eye too. I often like to incorporate quotes into my ATCs, or artist trading cards.

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  23. This really is so kind of you. How lovely. The coloring books out right now are just incredible.

    determineddebby at gmail dot com

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  24. A lovely giveaway, thank you so much for the chance to enter :)

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  25. Lovely stuff! How fun! I like entering giveaways and hosting giveaways on my blog.

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  26. what a lovely giveaway, thanks for hosting.

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  27. I missed your giveaway but good luck to your winner, it's a lovely gift. Thank you for visiting my blog, I am following yours - it's delightful, lovely to have found you. Betty (the wood fairy)

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