IASD Regional Conference
Exploring Dreams Through Dreamwork:
A Day-Long Journey Discovering the World of Dreams

Saturday, April 18, 2009
9a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

PRESENTERS

Jacquie Lewis, Ph.D. teaches psychology and dream analysis at California Southern University. She also teaches at Argosy20University, Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, where she is the Interim Co-Director of the Dream Studies Certificate Program. She also serves on the board of directors and is the E-News editor for the International Association for the Study of Dreams.

Wendy Pannier worked with Dr. Montague Ullman from the early 1980s until his recent death, completing many of his leadership workshops and publishing a newsletter, Dream Appreciation, with him from 1996 through 2002. She has spoken about dreams and led dream groups for diverse audiences internationally for over 25 years. She has been a board member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams since 1999, and served as President in 2005-2006.

Robert Waggoner serves on the Executive Board of International Association for the Study of Dreams, acts as co-editor of the quarterly publication, The Lucid Dream Exchange, and recently released his first book, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self. He served as guest lecturer on a course in dreams and consciousness at Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA., (summer 2007) and gives presentations on lucid dreaming at various venues. Robert graduated summa cum laude from Drake University with a degree in psychology.

Bob Hoss, M.S., author of Dream Language, is founding Director of the DreamScience Foundation for dream research grants, and Director/past President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. Recently Host of DreamTime Radio and a frequent guest on radio and TV, he has been an internationally acclaimed lecturer and instructor of dreamwork for over 30 years.

Sheila McNellis Asato, M.A. (USA), www.monkeybridgearts.com, is the founder of Monkey Bridge Arts, a center dedicated to the growth, transformation and healing of individuals and the community through art, dreaming and creative development. She also provides customized training in cross-cultural communication, with an emphasis on Japan, for Family Guidance International.

SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS

9:00am – 9:30am - Dreams 101 - Jacquie Lewis, Ph.D.

Slide presentation with overview of the types of dreams people experience.

9:30am –11:30pm - Appreciating Dreams: The Montague Ullman Group Approach - Wendy Pannier

This experiential workshop demonstrates Dr. Montague Ullman’s dynamic four-step group process that he developed. The group will work on a participant’s dream using the Ullman method. This approach helps people tap the potential of their dreams – and also shows how dreams connect us, one to another. Safety of the dreamer is a primary tenet of this process, and the dreamer remains in control at all times.

11:30pm – 12:30pm - Lucid Dreaming As a Gateway to Inner Awareness - Robert Waggoner

Lucid dreaming, or the ability to become consciously aware in the dream state, has been scientifically proven since the late 197 0's. Since that time, many have learned to experience this unique state of conscious awareness. Conscious dreaming provides an incredible opportunity to explore the nature of the subconscious. Aware in the dream, the dreamer can converse with dream figures, receive information about dream symbols, learn the principles of the dream environment, and even seek out conceptual information. & nbsp;Participants will learn how to address questions to their inner awareness and receive information and experiences beyond the waking ego's ability while in the lucid dream state. This presentation will examine the various responses and rebuttals about making inner awareness accessible while conscious in the dream state.

12:30pm – 2:00pm - Lunch

2:00pm – 3:00pm - Image Activation Dreamwork - Bob Hoss, M.S.

Dreams picture our feelings. While some dreams contain archetypal imagery, personal dream imagery contains powerful associations with feelings and situations that the dreamer faces in waking life. These feelings and associations are unique to the individual dreamer. To understand them requires an approach that elicits meaning from within. By simply “letting the dream imagery speak” the dream itself quickly reveals the feelings and associations that created the imagery. Participants will learn a Gestalt based technique called the “6 magic questions.” This method of dreamwork is designed to reveal emotional perceptions, conflicts and motivations behind the waking life issue the dream is presenting. Attendees will also learn how color paints dreams with emotion, and how to work with color in dreams. This workshop will also present a closure technique which uses the dream to help define next steps toward progressing in life.

3:00pm – 5:30pm - Healing Collage – A Visual Approach to Dreamwork - Sheila McNellis Asato, M.A.

Participants must bring old magazines to create collages. Explore the visual and spatial genius of the dream as it reveals itself through the practice of Healing Collage. As we allow images to move freely about the paper, we will see how the dream artist in each of us works through our hands to create its own unique compositions. Finally, we will see how particular images and themes tend to cluster in specific areas of the collage, revealing an underlying visual structure20not readily apparent in other forms of dreamwork.

REGISTRATION

THIS CHICAGO-AREA REGIONAL IASD EVENT IS CO-SPONSORED BY
THE INFINITY FOUNDATION www.infinityfoundation.org 

REGISTRATION FOR THIS REGIONAL WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE INFINITY FOUNDATION IN THEIR UPCOMING REGISTRATION CYCLE. CHECK THIS PAGE OR THE INFINITY FOUNDATION WEB SITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

REGISTRATION FEE: $85 (There will be a $10 Early Bird Discount when Registration begins.)