Recently I had the pleasure of participating in two dream workshops: "Lucid Dreaming" with Christine Boyer and "Dream Yourself Awake" with Jeremy Taylor. As always after attending an event ofthis type, I left feeling creatively inspired, spiritually nurtured, zinging with energy and excitement, and reconnected with a community of fellow dreamers. The effects infused both my waking life and dream life for weeks! Aside from the chance to get away, I feel there are many benefits in immersing oneself in a workshop or conference specifically devoted to dreams and dreamwork:
It reinforces the value of dreamwork, and gives one an opportunity to meet and work with other dreamers; to share experiences and support.
It often brings immediate results, or intense breakthroughs, which can be slower in coming when one works alone on their own material.
Personal contact with the instructor (often an author and always a highly experienced dreamworker) allows room for asking questions, clarifying concepts, and generally tapping into the knowledge that person has to offer.
Working in large (or small) groups reinforces dream community and affords practice or experiments in new techniques.
The Value of Dream Workshops
Recently I had the pleasure of participating in two dream workshops: "Lucid Dreaming" with Christine Boyer and "Dream Yourself Awake" with Jeremy Taylor. As always after attending an event ofthis type, I left feeling creatively inspired, spiritually nurtured, zinging with energy and excitement, and reconnected with a community of fellow dreamers. The effects infused both my waking life and dream life for weeks! Aside from the chance to get away, I feel there are many benefits in immersing oneself in a workshop or conference specifically devoted to dreams and dreamwork:
If you have yet to give yourself a chance to try this kind of process, plan on doing so in the future you’ll be glad you did! For a great opportunity to work with many people in a variety of workshops, consider attending the International Association of Dreams annual conference coming up in June 2010.
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