20th Annual International Conference of the 
Association for the Study of Dreams
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June 27 - July 1,  2003
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Berkeley, California

ABSTRACT


 

Waking Up To Your Dreams


Justina Lasley, M.A.

Justina is a dream specialist who uses her love of art and images in applications of dreamwork. She has led dream groups and workshops over the past twelve years in Atlanta.  She earned her M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology with an emphasis in dream studies. Justina is a member of the Board of Directors of ASD and is the Moderator of the International E-study group for Dream Group Leaders. She has presented numerous workshops and lectures including programs for the ASD International Conferences in Hawaii, Santa Cruz, Washington, and Boston. She is presently completing Honoring the Dream: The Handbook for Dream Group Leaders for publication.

 

Summary of Presentation

Participants will open their dreams through group work moving the unconscious to consciousness. Working each day in a different technique, members of the group will explore a short individual exercise and an in-depth group experience.  We will honor the sacred of the dream and learn to ritualize each dream concretizing the lessons offered.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discovering the benefits of group dreamwork

  2. Uncovering the spiritual message of our dreams

  3. Experiencing various methods of dreamwork

Questions:

  1. What have I learned that will lead me toward my authentic self?
  2. Why do dream groups provide an optimum setting for dreamwork?
  3. What individual or group exercise was beneficial to me in understanding my dream?



Abstract 

I will lead the group so that we respect the sacredness of the dream.  The group opens by establishing trust among the members honoring the integrity of the dream and the confidentiality of the dreamer.  Each day I will use a meditation leading into our sacred space.  We will look at the emotion and energy of the previous day and relate them to the emotion of the dream shared.  Each participant will be able to work though a short personal exercise to help understand a certain aspect of their dream. I will then facilitate the process of analyzing a dream (or dreams) in more depth. I will use different methods of working with dreams so that the participants can gain a wider experience of group dream work.  We will then look at the relationship of the dream to the dreamer. Each dream will be ritualized in a manner chosen by the dreamer. The group will close with a meditation honoring the dreams.

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Program Chair: Alan Siegel, Ph.D.
Program Committee: Mark Blagrove, Ph.D.; Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.D.; Rita Dwyer; Nancy Grace, M.A.; Roger Knudson, Ph.D.; Richard Russo, M.A.; Richard Wilkerson; Lilith Wolinsky; Dave Pleasants
Conference Co-Hosts: Nancy Lund, M.A.; Steven Smith, M.B.A.; M.A.; Bob Hoss, M.S.
Host Committee: 

Host Committee :Marilyn Fowler (Volunteer Coordinator); Emily Anderson

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