In this issue:
BOARD NOMINEES: TIME TO VOTE
JUNE 2012 CONFERENCE PROGRAM NOW ONLINE
2012 CONFERENCE: NEW DISCOUNT HOTEL OPTIONS
OFFSITE HOTEL OFFERS DEEPER DISCOUNT
PLACE YOUR ADS IN CONFERENCE PROGRAM
CARL JUNG AND NEUROSCIENCE: POST-CONFERENCE EVENT
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS YOU CAN USE
Also in This Issue
MEMBER EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
THE STREETS OF DREAMING – PIEDMONT, ITALY
IN THE MEDIA: IASD MEMBERS OUT AND ABOUT
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: DREAM SURVEY
SMART PHONE APPS FOR DREAMING: THE NEXT BIG THING!
DR. ANDREW WEIL PROMOTES DREAMS
DREAM-LAG-EFFECT STUDY GEARS UP
APRIL MEMBERSHIPS – APRIL TOTAL: 68
TALES FROM THE LOONEYVERSE
Contact: IASD Office
office@asdreams.org
209.724.0889
Jacquie Lewis Dream-News Editor
jacquie@asdreams.org
Janet Garrett Dream-News Editor
IASD MEMBER EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD - Click here
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THE STREETS OF DREAMING – PIEDMONT, ITALY
In the medieval town of Costigliole Saluzzo, at the foot of the Alps in
Piedmont, Italy, the initiative “The Streets of Dreaming” is
taking place. The goal of the promoters is to transform the small town
into an open-eyed dream: school children, elderly people, all citizens
are building dream catchers that will be displayed on the streets.
Writers have created dream-related stories. And on the 20th of May, with
the help of musicians, storytellers and peddlers, everybody will dream
and imagine how to further transform and improve the beautiful town.
Because, in the words of the promoters, “dreaming is the first step to
concrete changes.” Massimo Schinco discovered this notable
initiative, which fully reflects the IASD spirit and has received IASD’s
support. The IASD logo will be on the online advertising of the event,
and its flyers and brochures will be at the public’s disposal.
IN THE MEDIA: IASD MEMBERS OUT AND ABOUT
Garfield Interviewed by BBC Patricia
Garfield, Ph.D. enjoyed being interviewed by BBC's Kath
Melandri for her radio show on Easter Day, April 8th; she made an encore
appearance on the 15th.
Premier of Hoffman’s Dreams - in Music! The
Bridgewater State University’s Chamber Chorale performed two movements
from Curt Hoffman’s Gilgamesh Cantata at their Spring
Concert on April 13th. The text of the cantata is translated from Jung’s
Red Book (into the language of the Gilgamesh Epic, Akkadian) and all of
the themes were derived from Curt’s dreams. This was the world premiere
performance and is available by
clicking here.
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Hear Dr. Marcia Emery on her radio program The Partnership of
Intuition and Dreams Thursdays, at 5pm (PT) or 8pm (ET) on Voice
America, 7th Wave Channel. The show will be archived on the website
following the program. Go to
www.drmarciaemery.com to hear past programs and see the lineup
for upcoming shows.
May Lineup:
May 3 Sandra Mussey Intuitive Studies in Europe
May10 Craig Webb Dream Inspired Music
May17 Robert Hoss The Color in Your Dreams
May 24 Richard Russo Cultural Dimensions of Dreaming
May 31 Scott Blum Winter Moon Rises Dreams
SF Weekly Gives Dreams Cover Story
Stanley Krippner
was interviewed for a cover story in the SF Weekly News (4/25/2012).
(Stanley mentioned IASD but, unfortunately, the media cut it).
http://tinyurl.com/7l4esxs
An addendum to the story (published online only)
http://tinyurl.com/87wamwn
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Film Focuses on Dream Circle On April 23, San
Jordi’s Day, Joaquin Oristrell started shooting his next film, a comedy,
which focuses on a dream circle, provisionally entitled “Volare” . Jordi
Borràs has collaborated in writing the script with Yolanda García
Serrano and Oristrell.
Among the protagonists there are
well-known faces in Catalonia such as Joel Joan, Úrsula Corberó, Ramon
Madaula, Carmen Balagué, Marina Gatell, Dolo Beltran and others. The
dream circle involves a group of people who gather together to share and
explore their dreams, a scenario some IASDers know well! There will be
some very special things happening in this Circle.
“Volare”
invites everyone to integrate dreams in their daily life and we believe
that when people view it they will have much fun.
Korea Welcomes Krippner Dr. Stanley Krippner offered
to come to Korea from May 25 through May 31, 2012 and lead dream groups,
some in conjunction with his colleague Steve Pritzer, also representing
IASD.
Three days of lectures and workshops, on the topics of
Personal Mythology, Trauma and Nightmares, and Dreams and States of
Consciousness, have been arranged through the Institute of Dreams and
Mythology in Seoul, South Korea, headed by Dr. KohHea-Gyong.
Other presentations will be held at Yonsei University in classes for
Logic and Creativity (Creativity and Dreams), Social Documentary (Trauma
and Dreams of Vietnam Veterans) and Social Biography (Q & A about
dreams). By Jeremy Seligson
“Boundaries in
the Mind” Seminar in Milan, Italy
On April 14, the seminar
“Boundaries in the Mind” led by Ernest Hartmann, M.D., was held in
Milan, Italy at the invitation of the Milan Centre of Family Therapy, of
which Dott. Massimo Schinco is co-director. In the morning Dr. Hartmann
presented his theories and research on the subject of boundaries, the
role of the central image in dreams, the hypothesis of the waking to
dreaming continuum and the relationship of dreams to poetry and other
arts. In the afternoon an intense exchange took place involving Ernest
Hartmann, Massimo Schinco, the students and some faculty members of the
Milan Centre’s School of Systemic Psychotherapy. They discussed and
compared the basic assumptions of psychotherapy as practiced at the
Milan Centre with those of Hartmann’s models of dreaming and mind. This
seminar, attended by more than 200 participants, was a memorable event
that demonstrates once more the capacity of IASD to create new
connections between both people and institutions throughout the world.
As a consequence of Hartmann’s visit, it has been decided to establish a
permanent study group on dreaming and systemic family therapy at the
Milan Centre.
CALL FOR
PARTICIPANTS: DREAM SURVEY
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I am conducting research
trying to link dreaming, personality, art (poetry) and other important
factors. You (anyone over 18) can help me by filling out a
brief dream
survey.
Thank you for your help, Ernest Hartmann
SMART PHONE APPS FOR DREAMING: THE NEXT BIG THING !
Smart phone apps for dreaming are becoming quite popular and spreading
rapidly. There are a few main categories of apps, most of which are
either free or only a few dollars each. These main categories include
binaural beat apps, hypnosis apps, educational or informational apps and
apps that attempt to directly influence a dream while the dream is still
in progress. Recently such apps have made news, including an April, 2012
report by FOX news about an app developed by Professor Richard Wiseman
of the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield, southern England. This
particular app is a large-scale experiment whereby results from users
can be tracked and studied. The website is
www.dreamonapp.com. Many other
apps have unsubstantiated claims outside of user testimony. Whatever
your opinion may be of these apps, with a substantial library of them
available at a very low cost and with the convenience of instantly
downloading them, there is no doubt they are here to stay.
DR. ANDREW WEIL PROMOTES DREAMS
Alternative
medicine guru, Dr. Andrew Weil is promoting dreams as healing on his
website:
http://tinyurl.com/7ymsf5o
DREAM-LAG-EFFECT STUDY
GEARS UP Dr Jean-Baptiste Eichenlaub has joined the Swansea
University Sleep Lab
www.swansea.ac.uk/sleeplab for a post-doc position to
undertake four studies on the dream-lag effect, in collaboration with
Matt Walker at Berkeley. Jean-Baptiste was previously working with
Perrine Ruby at the neurosciences institute in Lyon. By Mark
Blagrove
APRIL MEMBERSHIP TOTAL:
April New Members: 25 Rosa Anwandter Lori Appelbaum William
Beaver John Bingham Deborah Borek Valerie Boschetto Bonnie
Bright Krisi Brunson Jennifer Choate Kate Czekala Pamela Del
Franco Miriam Ezraty Laura Grace Nicole Hall Molly Hess
Marcus Kuchenbecker Ilana Laps Julieta Leon Cheri Lynne
Margaret McGill Ania Mikolaiek Anonymous - 3
April Renewing
Members: 43 Adam Ancyk Jordi Borras Garcia Kirsten Borum
Joseph Braun, Jr. Janis DeLuca Ted Esser Marty Gegner
Christian Gerike Dale Graff Daniel Gronwald Robert Haden
Deborah Hickey Curtiss Hoffman Marsha Hudson Roger Knudson
Athena Kolinski Milton Kramer Helen Landerman Charles Laughin
Laura Lefelar-Barch Alfio Maggiolini Chandra Marks Frieda
Mehrtens Meredith Moon Luciano Morselli Robert Moss Sany
Prins Virgina Quinn Lisa Rigge Joan Robinson Sanford
Rosenberg Laura St. Clair Massimo Schinco John Shaw Jo
Stiller-Polinsky Bonnelle Strickling Gunnar Sundstrom Gordon
Toombs Jason Tougaw Carol Warner Bernard Welt Linda Yates
Marco Zanasi
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BOARD NOMINEES: TIME TO VOTE
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The
2012 IASD Nominating Committee has invited the following eight members to
run for the five three-year board positions that will be vacated as of the
June board meeting: : Mark Blagrove, United Kingdom;
Laurel Clark, USA; Jordi Borras-Garcia, Spain; Janet Garrett, Spain;
Curtiss Hoffman, USA;
Tracey Kahan, USA; Linda Mastrangelo, USA;
Robert Waggoner, USA.
The Committee members worked long and hard to arrive at a slate of board
nominees that reflected gender and geographical diversity, a s well as a wide
range of skills and knowledge. To cast your vote please visit:
https://asdreams.org/vote/
The committee also arrived at a slate of executive officer nominees for
2012-2013, which is as follows: Robert Gongloff, Board Chair;
Scott Sparrow,
President; Laurette Dupuis, Vice-President; Tracey Kahan, Secretary, and
David L. Kahn, Treasurer.
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JUNE 2012 CONFERENCE PROGRAM NOW ONLINE
The initial list of presenters, presentations, abstracts and the preliminary
conference schedule are now available for viewing. The program may change
slightly if any last minute conflicts are determined. There will be three
world-renowned keynote speakers, over 160 presenters from around the globe,
plus a chance to network or relax at our many evening receptions and social
events including: the Dream Art Exhibition; the costume Dream Ball; the
annual Dream Telepathy Contest; a dream hike along the Bay; and a sunset
sail on the “sea of dreams” - a special dessert cruise of the San Francisco
Bay.
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Go to www.asdreams.org/2012 and
click on the “Program” menu link. The conference program offers
something for everyone with Morning Dream Groups plus sessions organized in
tracks around the following disciplines and themes: Dream Research and
Theory; Clinical Practices; Dreamworking Practices; Spiritual and Religious;
Arts and Humanities; Cultural and Anthropological; Extraordinary, PSI and
Lucidity; and Education. Our keynotes include: Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D.
aka Dr. Quantum™, “The Dreaming ‘I’ in Universe”; Patricia
Garfield, Ph.D., “Dream Amulets Around the World: Ancient and
Modern”; and Tracey Kahan, Ph.D., “Self-reflective
Consciousness in Dreaming: An Adaptive Edge?” Up to 25 CE credits will be
offered for selected conference events. IASD is approved by the APA to
sponsor continuing education (CE) for psychologists.
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2012 CONFERENCE: NEW DISCOUNT HOTEL OPTIONS
Go to www.asdreams.org/2012 for information on the conference, hotel and
restaurant options and to register. Due to higher attendance than expected,
the discounted block of rooms at the Doubletree has been exceeded. However
we have negotiated two more options:
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• The Doubletree Berkeley
Marina Hotel (conference site) has provided an additional 40 rooms at a
discounted rate of $139. • For those with transportation or willing to
stay off-site (about 2 miles away) we now have a discounted rate at the
Hilton Garden Inn of $119 per night for 30 more rooms. • Details can be
found at the IASD conference site on the “Accommodations” page. Rooms must
be booked directly with the hotels. Contact the Doubletree at 510-548-7920
(800-559-4655 for national reservations) and request the IASD conference
discount group code IAD. Contact the Hilton Garden Inn at 510-658-9300 and
ask for the IASD discounted block rate (or group code SOD). Our
“Travel/Venue > Local Hotels/Restaurants” page also contains a map showing
various local hotel and restaurant locations within a 3 mile radius.
OFFSITE HOTEL OFFERS DEEPER DISCOUNT
For those who have transportation we have reserved a limited block of
discounted rooms at the Hilton, which is 2.6 miles down the
acces s road along the same shore as the Doubletree. The rate is $119
per night. Please book your room directly with the hotel and check
on any reservation details by contacting them at (510) 658-9300 and asking
for the IASD or International Association for the Study of Dreams discounted
block rate (or group code SOD).
The location information is: Hilton Garden
Inn San Francisco /Oakland Bay Bridge; 1800 Powell Street; Emeryville,
California 94608. The block is only available until May 28 so act quickly,
although they may provide discounted rooms after that on an availability
basis. Go to www.asdreams.org/2012
and click on the “Accommodations” link for more information and a web based
registration option.
PLACE YOUR ADS IN CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Highlight your presence at the 2012
IASD conference by adv ertising in the annual conference program.
Do
you have a product or business to promote? Do you host a dream group? Are
you an artist who would like to reach out to an international audience? Do
you offer ongoing workshops? IASD currently boasts more than 90 published
authors among its members. Is your ad included? Provide IASD with
camera-ready artwork, or let us create your ad for you, for a nominal fee.
The IASD annual conference program is distributed to every attendee; it
contains key information on events, a schedule of sessions and much more.
Attendees constantly refer to the program on-site and save it for future
reference, generating multiple impressions for advertisers. Not all
conference attendees are IASD members, so advertising in the conference
program increases your exposure.
IASD Member Discount! Don't delay - the deadline for ads and payment is
May 10, 2012! For more information please visit:
https://asdreams.org/2012/buyanad.html
Exhibitor Space Unavailable at 2012 IASD Conference
Due to space considerations, there will be no exhibitor tables available at
IASD 2012 conference. We appreciate your interest and would like to
recommend two possible alternatives:
Advertising space is available
in the conference program at
https://asdreams.org/2012/buyanad.html Most conference attendees look at
this program many times each day. Make sure to provide a link to your
products or services, especially since many attendees now bring their
electronic devices to the conference.
Along with the conference book
store, the conference recording studio, and the IASD products table, the
conference will provide a literature table on which printed materials can be
displayed. You are welcome to make use of this space.
CARL JUNG AND NEUROSCIENCE: POST-CONFERENCE EVENT
Sponsored by the Asheville Ju ng
Center in conjunction with IASD, June 28, 2012: IASD and the Asheville
Jung Center are pleased to announce a joint Internet symposium on “Carl
Jung and Neuroscience.” This event will feature Murray Stein
(President of the International School of Analytical Psychology)
presenting from Zurich and Margaret Wilkinson (member
of the editorial board of the Journal of Analytical Psychology)
presenting from London, as well as presenters from the 29th Annual IASD
International Conference held in Berkeley California (June 22 - 26,
2012). The IASD presenters at this point include Ernest
Hartmann, David Kahn, and Stanley Krippner,
with moderator Robert Hoss and Sonoma State University
host, Laurel McCabe. The seminar will be five hours in
duration with a one hour break (11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Eastern time).
Other partners in this event include Sonoma State University, the
International School of Analytical Psychology and the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology. For information about this joint event please
visit http://tinyurl.com/88qs3oy
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Spotlight on BC, Canada “It’s placed all its
goodness into its seeds” (dream fragment heard).
At the
age of 14 I awoke from a dream thinking how strange it was to
leave this profound world for the m undane world. The dream world
seemed, in my view, to be the primary world of existence. This
vivid memory continues to inspire contemplation of world belief
systems and cultures as well as dreams.
Walking the path
of the visual artist has opened fascinating doors of perception.
Dream symbols and narratives serve as the roots of many image
concepts for my paintings, drawings and most recently a public
art mosaic.
Since 2009, dreams have given my life a new
dimension for exploration through the vehicle of co-creating a
dream group. All participants maintain an open attitude toward a
variety of interpretation tools from embodiment to art
expression of dream characters. This dream sharing process has
developed trust, bonding and personal growth for all.
Dream elements are interwoven within the group. For example,
roses, a black dog or a name, was found in two members dreams
the same week. As the group progresses, not only the personal
but also timely calls from the collective consciousness are
surfacing simultaneously.
Recently my dreams have been
populated by the animal kingdom. The dreams promote learning
about the creatures. From the Neolithic to the present day
cultures, animals have been integral to our world. Through
creative expression, my compassion deepens.
By Deborah Putman
From Membership Chair, Diane Rickards
Welcome to new IASD member Deborah Putman, visionary artist, f or
contributing to the Membership News this month. Dreams have been
influencing Deborah from an early age, giving inspiration and
messages that have deeply influenced her craft. Most recently,
she is deepening her connections to the animal kingdom through
her dreams. Deborah’s visionary work may be viewed at:
www.deborahputman.com
This year my focus as membership
chair is to bring forward dream news from IASD members who
remind us that dreams are perhaps the most rudimentary yet
elegant way that we have to remember and reconnect with
ourselves, with the world around us and with other dimensions of
existence.
During this season of greening and growth
please encourage someone to join our dream community. Request
brochures from the IASD office (office@asdreams.org) to pass
along to others.
Attending to our dreams encourages an
alignment and congruency of our life’s purpose with our soul.
By Diane Rickards
deg66@me.com
Regional Representatives
Please check the IASD website for up-to-date names and contact
information for the regional representative in your area. The
Regional
Representative webpage is divided into regions, making your search
more user-friendly. If you do not have a regional rep for your area,
consider volunteering to become one! You could serve an important
networking role for IASD.
To volunteer to become a regional rep, contact Jodine Grundy,
grundyj@fuse.net
Join IASD'S Facebook page and visit out new fan page
Be
sure to join our
Facebook group page! We have 507 friends and growing!
Please let your Facebook friends know about IASD’s
group page,
fan page (with 1099 Likes) as well as its
website.
Also, check out IASD’s new page on Google+ by going to
http://tinyurl.com/8yxxxur
Google+ is
growing 10 times faster than Facebook.
Please help us reach a
lot of new people by taking a few minutes to post the urls of
these IASD sites on your Facebook page. When you have time,
please remember to update your IASD member page!
IASD REGIONAL NEWS YOU CAN USE
Bear down - the 2012 IASD Berkeley conference is around
the corner and regional meetings have set sail!
Berkeley Conference Publicity about the
IASD 2012 annual conference in Berkeley, CA will be promoted at
various venues. Regional reps, please let us know if you are
planning a regional meeting before the conference so we can
include the announcement in our June Dream News. The
regional reps annual lunch meeting at the 2012
Conference will be held on Monday, June 25.
Australia: Dreams and Imagination
![](labyrinth.jpeg) A big thank you
to all of our conference participants and presenters for
contributing to the success of the first IASD Australian
regional dream conference, “Dreams and Imagination:
Healing Pathways,” held on the weekend of April 19-22
jointly with DreamNetWork Australia. The conference was lively,
with good conversations, dream sharing and engaging and
thoughtful presentations. We felt and heard from the people
attending that it was a groundbreaking event for this region,
and that there is a real desire to find ways to connect
regionally and globally. The dreaming momentum that was given
birth will continue to grow!
Toronto: Birth of a
Region
![](Toronto%20Regional%202012.jpg) “Whenever we try to create something and
bring it forth into the world, our dreams use ‘the birth
template,’ taking us from the preconception of that idea through
to its infancy. Dreams contain both birth and creativity with
insights on how the dream is birthing and gestating the idea.”
Dr. Christopher Sowton.
Our group is thrilled to announce
the good news! Reading this description was quite timely for me
as we have recently ‘birthed’ the Toronto Region of the IASD.
At our first full day regional meeting on April 29,
Christopher Sowton (2012 Berkeley presenter) facilitated an
optional dream sharing group using the Montague Ullman method.
Mostafa Dini shared his upcoming Berkeley Conference
presentation, “Can Physical Explanations Help to Model the Brain
Functions?” and our members provided helpful feedback. After a
delicious potluck lunch, Carlyle Smith and Donna-Marie Newfield
shared their presentation of ‘Heads-Up’ Dreaming, a fascinating
topic of dreaming about events before they occur. It was a
powerful, fun and engaging experience. Thank you, Claude
Desloges (Montreal IASD regional rep) for your support.
We are committed to support regional members through
opportunities for peer review, learning/honing facilitation
skills, dream sharing and education through ‘already birthed
presentations’. Have you had a birth template dream lately?
By Mara Zadnoff, Toronto Regional Representative
Los Angeles: A Day of Dreaming The Southern
California region of the IASD had a successful conference: “A
Day of Dreaming,” Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the First
Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church in Whittier. This
regional event was planned to give partial answer to the
following questions: How might we build a dreaming community in
the large “megalopolis” in Southern California, an area from
Santa Barbara to San Diego? What would be the feasibility of
small-scale programs, involving 25-50 people, perhaps just half
a day in length?
Rev. Geoff Nelson
coordinated the regional IASD conference. There were workshops
by Walter Berry ("DreamMaps: A Resource for the Understanding of
Dreams."), Barbara Bishop (“Replacing Spirits with Spirit:
Addiction, Spirituality and Dreaming") and Rev. Bonnie Tarwater
(“Honoring Dreams as Sacred Gifts: An introduction to the
integration of religious and psychological practices of dreams
as shown through art work”). Athena Kolinski ("The Mythology of
the Major Arcana: The Journey of the Fool") and Richard Paseman
("Dream Visitations of the Dead: Communion of Souls – Pillar of
Dreams") offered panel presentations. A labyrinth was available
in the large room for those who chose to make use of it.
The evaluations, though not thoroughly reviewed at this
time, were favorable and quite enthusiastic. We have generated
energy towards building the dreaming community in Southern
California. Whether or not people attended this event, they were
reminded of it and notified of other IASD activities, such as
the June conference in Berkeley. And we determined that small,
morning events, with just a few workshops and panel
presentations are feasible. All in all, it was a favorable
continuation of IASD-related activity in Southern California!
By Geoff Nelson
Switzerland: Waking up in
the Bern Dream! This year, the Swiss capital of
Bern can also be called the Europ ean capital of dreams. This
September, Bern will hold the 4th IASD European Regional
Conference. Also, at the end of March, Bern hosted an exciting
workshop on lucid dreaming led by the pioneer and leading figure
in the scientific study of lucid dreams, Dr. Stephen
LaBerge, accompanied by the event host at the
University of Bern and lucid dream researcher, Dr.
Daniel Erlacher, and a lucid dream educator from the
Netherlands, Tim Post.
Over thirty
people with an interest in lucid dreaming gathered from all over
Europe to meet Stephen, a very infrequent guest on the old
continent, to discuss the science and art of lucid dreaming. The
workshop started with a motto “Wake up in your dreams!”,
inviting participants to enhance awareness not only in their
dreaming but also in their waking lives. Dr. LaBerge shared
discoveries, observations and insights from the decades of his
quest to learn more about lucid dreaming. Dr. Erlacher presented
some of his research findings and showed a live demonstration of
an actual sleep recording, while Tim Post provided plentiful
practical advice on how to develop one's lucid dreaming ability.
The informative and insightful two-day event passed like a lucid
flash, yet awakening Europe for renewed awareness in dreams. By Tadas Stumbrys and Art Funkhouser
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Ullman Method Workshop to be Offered in Chicago
The IASD supported event “Use the Ullman Four Stage Method of
Dreamwork” will take place at the Infinity Foundation, Highland
Park, IL on Saturday & Sunday, June 2-3, 2012. Contact
Jacquie Lewis , Ph.D. at
lotusdream@comcast.net
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