If it Were Our Dream
A Dream Workshop
with the Institute for Dream Studies and Third House Moon
If It Were Our Dream:
Examining and Experiencing the Collective Nature of Dreams
With: Tzivia Gover
Friday, October 16, 2026
1:00 PM- 3:30 PM EASTERN TIME
$55
ZOOM LIVE ONLINE
Course Description
It is common in group dreamwork to offer guidance to the dreamer using the phrase, “If it were my dream.” But what if dreams belonged both to the one who dreamed them and also spoke to issues that affect the wider community? While Western psychological approaches to dreamwork tend to approach dreamwork as a way to resolve individual complexes and heal personal wounds, traditional dream practices across cultures often embrace the collective nature of dreams to connect us with ancestors and offer information and warnings to help communities survive and thrive.
In this participatory workshop, we’ll start with the premise that dreams know no boundaries; they come to people across every border of geography, language, culture, socioeconomic condition, race, and religion.
In this workshop you will:
- Discover howto connect healing imagery in dreams to personal and relational themes.
- Use dreams as a resource for coping with grief and anxiety related to climate change and other global concerns.
- Examine how dream content can support healing and evolution, including growth within individuals, relationships, and broader community contexts.
- Learn to recognize opportunities in dreams for personal and relational growth, for both self-use and client work.
- Explore cross-cultural approaches to dreamwork, including how different cultures use dreams to support communities.
- Evaluate how dreamwork can enhance clinical and personal practice, including fostering openness to diverse perspectives, building empathy for people who differ from us, and supporting shared learning and growth.
Appropriate for people with a casual interest in dreams, as well as for therapists, counselors, spiritual leaders and more. 2.5 CE Credits are available.
Tzivia Gover, MFA, certified dreamwork professional, is the award-winning author of Dreaming on the Page: Tap into Your Midnight Mind to Supercharge Your Writing and other books on sleep, dreams, and writing for adults and children. She is a graduate of the Institute for Dream Studies (IDS), and former education director. Tzivia founded 350 Dreamers: An international network of people dreaming together for global healing and serves on the executive committee of IASD. Learn more at https://thirdhousemoon.com/ and This Dream is a Poem.
CE Provider: Institute for Dream Studies
IDS is recognized by the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (SCLLR) to offer continuing education credits to counselors, marriage and family therapists and psycho-educational specialists. Students throughout the US have been successful in using our credits, but we would encourage each participant to check with one’s regional or professional organization, as regulations vary.
This presentation is hosted by the Institute for Dreams Studies and Third House Moon. For more information about this presentation or upcoming events please visit: institutefordreamstudies.org or you can email: info@institutefordreamstudies.org