Dreamguider: Open the Door to your Child’s Dreams
Denyse Beaudet, PhD
ISBN: 1571745939
Have you ever wondered what the dreams of your children (or those of others) means? Or have you thought about the value of encouraging children to remember and share their dreams? If so, Denyse Beaudet’s new book, Dreamguider, is for you.
Written in an easy-to-read style, Dr. Beaudet takes us through the developmental stages of childhood and shares the types of dreams common to each, along with the beliefs children have about their dreams and where they come from, including whether dreams are inside or outside of themselves.
Many adults rarely think about dreams as anything other than oddities of the night, yet, to our children, dreams are so real as to often be indistinguishable from waking reality. Dr. Beaudet offers a series of activities, from helping a child establish a dream journal to creating nighttime rituals aimed at encouraging restful and relaxed sleep, which will allow both parents/adult friends and child to enter into a journey where dreams can be a source of learning, challenges faced constructively, and dream experiences enjoyed rather than feared.
Integrating dream life with waking life not only helps to validate both, but assists us in connecting with our creativity and deeper selves. Helping a child to understand and value the gifts that dream awareness can bring aids in their maturation process in a way that creates greater bonds between parent and child.
This book is rich with perspective, advice, and engaging activities which can be used by any adult who has caregiving relationships with children to foster a fearless and rich connection with dreams.
Radical Intercourse
Connie Caldes and Kellie Meisl have written a new book, which is a collection of personal stories shared between two women, which span a decade and weave friendship, cycles of birth and death, breast cancer, inter-generational healing, instruction, teaching and recovery together through dreams, art, shamanic practice and imaginative writing. Connie Caldes is a shamanic practitioner, dreamworker, Reiki master and chemical engineer. She is a breast cancer survivor who diligently promotes awareness in her community. Kellie Meisl is a teacher, artist and shamanic dreamworker. She teaches DreamArt in her community and is a committed volunteer in the local public schools. 
