Writing Retreat Day 1: Exiled from the City of Poems
“But poetry — which awakens our senses, frees us from the tyranny of literal meaning and assures us of the credible reality of emotional truth — puts us in touch with something bigger than language, …
All Together Now
Notes on dreaming together As a professional dreamworker I talk to people about how to use their dreams for personal growth and development. But that’s only one part of what I hope people will do with …
Q&A: What if My Dream Says I’m Sick?
Q: Help! What to Do When A Dream Offers a Diagnosis? I just had a scary dream in which I heard a voice tell me that I should see a doctor because I have something wrong in my heart. I trust my …
Losing Sleep Over Dreams
Hold fast to your dreams? On the first night of a weekend Dream Poetry workshop I offered to a group of writers, I suggested the participants try to remember their dreams. I offered them my standard instructions for improving …
Your Sleep Deficit is Bigger than You
Not alone in the dark If you’ve been beating yourself up about your inability to sleep well or to log enough hours on the pillow, I invite you to ease up on yourself. For starters, …
Don’t let dreams slip away down the drain
Dreams are a Terrible Thing to Waste When we do dreamwork, (meaning we pay attention to our dreams, learn to understand what they are saying to us, and we do the emotional homework that they …
Dreams Aren’t Winning Any Popularity Contests…Here’s Why
“One does not become enlightened by imaginary figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” CG Jung Dreams: What’s not to love? When a …
Offsetting Your Sleep Deficit
3 Tips for Getting the Rest You Need When Sleep Won’t Come We love to be informed, in charge, and in control. Okay, so maybe I’m projecting my own issues onto everyone else. But really, …
That Was Weird! (And Other Things Not To Say When Someone Tells You a Dream)
Lessons in Listening to Dreams The first time it happened I was about 5 years old. I woke one morning from a dream, in which I’d tiptoed through the house in the middle of the …
Joy is Not a Luxury
Are you feeling happy? Is that even a relevant question these days? Here’s what I’ve been thinking: Just two days before the election (the one that changed everything) I’d been reading a piece the New …