Tips, Tools, & Techniques for Dream
Group Leaders
Gary Goodwin has taught at
the local Jung Society for nearly ten years. He has been a dream
group leader for six years, and has recently formed a center that
provides a home for teachers of the “inner arts” (journaling, art
for reflection, dream work, active imagination, and other related
topics).
Rita Dwyer, Vienna, VA is a
former research chemist, co-author of papers and patents in the
aerospace field, IASD Founding Life Member, Past President
(1992-‘93), Executive Officer (1993-‘99). Rita is also a founder
of the Metro DC Dream Community, a writer, lecturer,
workshop/retreat leader and certified pastoral counselor.
Tjitske Wijngaard, MA, is a
psychologist and hypnotherapist in private practice in the
Netherlands, specializing in working with dreams. She talks and
writes on dreams and dreamwork, and conducts dream workshops and
classes. She is a Board member of IASD.
Layne Dalfen, founder of
The Dream Interpretation Center in Montreal, and Board member of
IASD, is a writer, lecturer and regular guest on radio programs in
the U. S. & Canada. She provides tools to decode & understand why
we have certain dreams on a particular night, and how that
knowledge can enrich our lives.
Abstracts
Although all panelists will
participate in a robust discussion of this important topic, each
will also present material from their own studies and experiences.
The abstracts of each presentation are included below:
Summary of Rita Dwyer Presentation: In 1983 I founded and
facilitated a local (Metro Washington DC) dream study group which
has continued monthly, never interrupted until a summer break in
2005. It is the longest running dream group in the USA, open to
the public, with no fees nor any obligations other than
confidentiality and respect for all dreamers who come to share.
How does this work?
Summary of Gary Goodwin Presentation: My early days as a dream
group leader were frequently filled with anxiety about my fear of
failing people or failing to produce the effect I had seen other
dream group leaders deliver. I finally undertook a process to
understand where my anxiety was coming from, what other dream
group leaders did about, and what I could learn from other
presenters/leaders.
Summary of Tjitske Wijngaard: This presentation will look at the
advantages of using a variety of techniques to facilitate
dreamwork. Different categories of techniques will be explored and
the presenter will share ways in which to devise your own
techniques or adapt existing ones.
Summary
of Layne Dalfen:
There are a host of different techniques and tools that group
leaders use in a group setting. I have discovered that
implementing some of those approaches “as if” in a group setting
but used in a one-to-one experience can work very well. I plan to
share some of my favorites, the order in which I like to choose
them and why.
