Carole Collins This is Me

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1. 1. HM - Feature

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   Published on: 2/6/2007   Last Visited: 12/2/2007

   Carole Collins transforms into her therapeutic clown character Lavender.
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   It is this loving care that attracted Lavender, (also known as Carole Collins), to the profession when she became a clown in 1999 and co-founded the Saskatoon Clowns with Heart Association. She explains that anyone can be a therapeutic clown, but that being sensitive and silly are job requirements. She begins visits with patients in a hospital or long-term care home by blowing bubbles into the room and then introducing herself. "That takes their pain or discomfort away for that moment or second," she explains.
   
   Collins is good company for people like Tina Vetter who live in long-term care homes and don't get many visitors outside of family.
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   Other times, patients aren't in the mood for company, and Collins always feels out the situation before jumping into her routine. She describes a time when she visited a patient who had just had surgery and quickly knew that he wasn't in the mood for company. Another time, a little boy simply wanted to touch her face. "It was such a novelty for him." But her favourite places to visit are long-term care homes because her mother lived in a home and Collins can relate to the loneliness often experienced by those residents. "They only have family to visit and there isn't always enough time for staff to organize other activities. I feel for them." Many times while visiting either a long-term care facility or a hospital, Collins brings her young grandson with her. She notes clowns can be any age and older people especially like children. She says children are natural at "being in the moment" and are instinctively sensitive to people. She is inspired by her grandson and through him realizes how important it is to be childlike and playful. In this way, it isn't only the patients and residents who benefit from clowning, but also the clowns themselves. "For me personally, just to touch someone's heart and to know that for a few minutes you have uplifted them is worth it," says Collins. And she has no plans to stop in the near future. "I just don't plan on ever growing up," she says in her special Lavender voice.

2. 2. Carole Collins

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   Published on: 10/31/2004   Last Visited: 11/21/2006

   Carole has 14 years experience in her clinic as a Remedial Massage Therapist, Aromatherapist, Wholistic Health Practitioner, Lifestyle Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Author and Metaphysician.
   
   Her company, The Fragrant Garden Essential Oils, is committed to supplying only the finest essential oils and aromatherapy products. She offers a number of classes to assist everyone in using essential oils and aromatherapy in their homes. She has written three books for the beginner, "Aromatherapy for Home and Personal Use", "Essential Guide to Animal Aromatherapy", and "Fifty Two Ways to Use Aromatherapy". To reach more people and meet the demands of those choosing a toxic-free environment, Carole is continually developing new products and teaching tools.
   
   A humanitarian, Carole is an educator, helping people develop a better lifestyle. Based on her life's experiences and hope for a better tomorrow, she has a passion for learning and sharing her knowledge with others.
   
   Carole holds her diploma in remedial massage therapy from the Western College of Remedial Massage Therapies (Regina, SK), and The Northern Institute of Physical Therapies (Blackpool, England), Advanced Counselling Hypnotherapy, Bachelor of Metaphysical Science, Touch for Health, Emotional Polarity Therapy, Certified Aromatherapist, Certified Life Coach, Certified Laughter Leader.
   
   Carole has studied aromatherapy from Dr. Phillipe Goeb (Physician, Director - Medical Research) and Jacqueline Azemar (Pharmacist) of the Institute of Aromatherapy Ramashanti.
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   Carole writes a regular aromatherapy column in The Neighbourhood Express, a local newspaper in Saskatoon.
   
   She is involved in her community and has co-founded the Saskatoon Clowns With Heart Association, a movement of caring clowns who visit nursing homes, private care homes, and hospitals; and go wherever they are needed in the community. She became involved in the caring clown movement in 1999. Her clown name is Lavender.
   
   Carole has been involved in Toastmasters International for seven years, and received the Toastmaster of the Year Award from her club.

3. 3. www.carolecollins.ca

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   Published on: 12/28/2007   Last Visited: 12/28/2007

   My family shares my passion for using essential oils to improve and enhance the quality of life for humans and animals alike. -- Carole
   
   Carole Collins
   
   Carole has 16 years experience in her clinic as a Remedial Massage Therapist, Aromatherapist, Wholistic Health Practitioner, Lifestyle Coach, Educator, Speaker, Author, and Metaphysician
   
   Carole holds diplomas in:
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   Carole offers a number of classes to assist everyone in using essential oils and aromatherapy for personal use, for animals, and professionally. She has written three books for the beginner, Aromatherapy for Home and Personal Use, Essential Guide to Animal Aromatherapy, and Fifty Two Ways to Use Aromatherapy.
   
   Carole is in the fourth year of writing a regular aromatherapy column in The Neighbourhood Express, a local newspaper in Saskatoon, SK.