Episode 4: Each Character in Your Dream is a Door (a conversation with Sue Scavo)
Sure, it’s a nice door. But are you going to stare at it, or go ahead and open it? In this episode, you’ll hear Sue Scavo describe each character in your dream as a door to walk through. Have you ever been confused or embarrassed about dreaming of a certain person? Thinking, “why is he…
Read MoreAre Your Dreams Speaking this Language?
Your dreams are rich with symbols, even symbols you might never have heard of. This video is an intro to the Five Elements (as used in Traditional Chinese Medicine) and how they show up in your dreams. You’ll learn about each element’s motion, color, season, emotion, and corresponding organ in the body. Grab the free…
Read MoreEpisode 3: Dodging a Bullet By Trusting My Dreams (a conversation with Denise Conner)
Have you ever dreamt you had a serious illness or injury? Maybe it scared you, at first, but then you came to understand the dream symbolically? It can be a relief to realize, “It’s a metaphor.” But sometimes, our dreams truly are about our physical health. For me, that’s one of the greatest gifts of…
Read MoreEpisode 2: Cognition is the Gardening Tool of the Soul (a conversation with Will Sharon)
What can you learn from a kid with nightmares, a young therapist at the VA, a corporate executive, a life coach, and a dreamworker? Everything in this episode! Will Sharon has been in all of those roles, and his combination of education, experience and care for people shine through in this conversation. I think you’ll…
Read MoreEpisode 1: Uplifting Gifts from Unassuming Dreams (a conversation with Melissa Grace)
Melissa’s open-heartedness and deep attention are so welcoming that I spontaneously shared this morning’s dream with her, right after we got on the phone. I share it with you later in the episode. Throughout this conversation, you’ll hear stories from each of us about our own dreams, including a couple of unexpected “transcendent experiences” that…
Read MoreI Can’t See My Own Face: Why I Rely on My Dream Group
I’d say I’m “experienced” in working with my dreams, but I wouldn’t say I’m an “expert.” I’m not sure a person can be an expert on their own dreams. Of course, I say that at the same time that I hold this belief: only the dreamer can know the meaning of their own dream. How…
Read MoreWhy Bring Dreamwork and Chinese Medicine Together?
I’ve had to admit that only certain people lean in and ask for more when I say, “I had such an interesting dream last night…” Others give a vague, “Hm,” or steer the conversation to another subject. And that’s fine. I love talking about dreams – with people who love talking about dreams. When a friend shares a…
Read More5 Ways Dreams Invite Insights About Your Physical Health
You’ve had those dreams, right, that you just know are important? But you have no idea what they mean? In my experience, every dream is significant. But at first glance, I usually have no idea what a dream means either. Stepping into dreamwork is like stepping blindfolded into a space filled with sounds, scents, and textures. Disorienting, mysterious, and endlessly interesting. We…
Read MoreMetal Element Imagery In Dreams
Yes and no. The radiance of sound and light. Poignancy. Grief. In the cosmology of Chinese medicine, these resonate with the Metal element. This means they also resonate with the Lungs – think of an inhale, discernment of what stays (oxygen) and what goes (carbon dioxide), then an exhale. The Large Intestine is our other “Metal…
Read MoreHeart Imagery in Dreams: Wildfires of Anxiety & Soothing Water
How does this wildfire come to rage out of control? One stray spark… a forest of parched trees… a wild wind? If I see this in a dream, I might wonder, how can I douse the wildfire within me, that out-of-control spreading, that flaring of panic and anxiety? Water, would be my first instinct. Then,…
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