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.
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