The ART of Change.

Hello and thank you for calling by my page.
My name is Carol Omer I am an Artist, Writer and Certified Life Coach living in Adelaide, South Australia.
I am an Australian for Reconciliation and acknowledge that I am living and creating on traditional Aboriginal Land & pay my sincere respects to the Kaurna people, the Elders and the Ancestors as the traditional owners of the Adelaide Plains. I would also like to acknowledge the Aboriginal women who have trusted me with their stories, created a space at the table, and welcomed The Art of Change into healing and creative spaces. Thank you for your patience with me, while I was learning and for believing in our shared vision for a more peaceful world for families and communities.

I have worked in homeless and domestic violence shelters and community health & human service’s settings for over 35 years and I create women’s personal development art and life coaching programs.

I specialise in the Mandala art form & have facilitated the ART of Change, a creativity based life coaching program since 1997.

The ART of Change is delivered in a variety of ways. As one on one Life Coaching programs and in group settings in  domestic violence shelters  and women’s groups, as staff training and via zoom.

Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning Circle & after reading Carl Jung’s first hand experiences of the power of Mandala as a tool for healing and transformation I began to study them as a possible tool for my women’s personal development programs.

I quickly saw how the Mandala engages people on many levels as they generate restful thinking and deep breathing that is a form of open eyed meditation.

The Mandalas are portable, they can be coloured around the communal table or on long flights, outdoor picnics or whilst propped up in bed on a sleep in day. Many women enjoy creating Mandalas together for Saturday Crafternoons or colouring in a Talking Circle, format whilst sharing food and stories.
My Core Values are to create Mandalas that are meaningful and can make a difference in womens lives. I receive feedback that they have travelled into hospitals and cancer wards, accompanied women on retreats and during overseas travels, have formed the creative content for in-house programs in refuges whilst others have been shared between mothers and daughters and created a space for deeper communication to unfold.

I am honoured to create interactive art work that has been inspired by both ancient & contemporary traditions.

Indigenous cultures have used the circle as both a ceremonial & creative tool for thousands of years & contemporary psychology recognises life coaching as a significant tool for self development & goal setting.

The Big Girls Little Colouring Book has been designed to let our hands do the thinking and allow our mind to rest and play for awhile.
The Art of Change life coaching and staff development program takes hands on training to a new level.