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Moving in the Wilderness of Dreams: A Nature-based Approach to Soul-oriented Dreamwork
Guided by Gene Dilworth
Join me for an experiential immersion and exploration in the landscape of dreams. This workshop offers an embodied inquiry into the mysterious wilderness of human consciousness and the more-than-human world, and an introduction to a powerful approach to dreams that opens the door to deeply transformative experience.
Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:30 am — 5:00 pm Solstice Center, 302 Pearl St. Boulder, CO $80
In contrast to other forms of dreamwork, this approach does not emphasize interpreting, “making sense” of our night dreams, or otherwise reducing our dreams to some tidbit of insight that might prove useful in our waking lives. Rather, we begin with the premise that every dream offers an opportunity to develop our relationship to Soul — the deepest unique essence of who we are, far beneath our social roles and personalities — and an invitation to deepen into the mystery of our sacred calling and most essential conversation with the world.
In this soul-oriented approach to dreams, we offer ourselves to what the night-world has to reveal — allowing meaning and insight to emerge organically, through sustained encounter with the dream itself. Through a variety of nature-based, body-centered and expressive practices, we respectfully re-enter and re-inhabit the dreamscape so the dream can work on us, allowing ourselves to be changed as a result. We approach dream entities as mysterious Others who — when we relate to them with respect and genuine curiosity — present us with priceless opportunities to move beyond the confines of our habitual identities to see ourselves and the world from new perspectives.
"What is there, after all,
In this workshop, you will learn and practice: ¨ Tips for remembering your dreams upon waking ¨ Techniques for re-entering and deepening your presence in the dreamscape, and for keeping the dream alive in ordinary consciousness ¨ Ways to work with a dream on your own in as little as 10 to 15 minutes at home, or up to a few hours in nature ¨ A radical re-orientation to dreams that offers potential for deeply transformative experience.
And for those who are interested in deepening their dreamwork, this workshop will be followed by an ongoing dream group which will meet Tuesday evenings, February 14 — April 3. (Details coming soon!)
Moving in the Wilderness of Dreams Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:30 am — 5:00 pm Solstice Center, 302 Pearl St. Boulder, CO $80
Call or email for registration and more information: 303-746-3162
Gene Dilworth, MA, is dedicated to the project of rewilding the human spirit as an essential dimension of being fully alive in these times. By nurturing meaningful relationship with the more-than-human world and facilitating deep inquiry into the mystery of one's true nature, Gene supports individuals to discover, re-member and live from the center of their soul-rooted sense of belonging to the world. With degrees in ecology and ecopsychology, Gene has been guiding groups and individuals in transformative nature-based experiences since 1986. In addition to guiding, he teaches and mentors graduate students at Naropa University and Prescott College, and has served in a variety of administrative and leadership roles in environmental and educational organizations. Gene lives with his daughter in Boulder, Colorado, and nurtures his own sense of wildness and wonder by exploring the Rocky Mountain foothills near his home. He is a Soulcraft guide with Animas Valley Institute, and founder of the Wild Heart Center for Nature & Psyche. |
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What to Remember
In that first
What you can plan
What you can live
To become human
To remember
—David Whyte
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