Join a Dream Group!
Spring groups are full.
If you would like to sign up for a season of dream exploration, let me hear from you directly at [email protected].
Registration for Fall Groups begins in August.
Summer is time for workshops and other standalone experiences!
The summer dreamwork listings will appear by the end of April.
Let me know what interests you .... I'm considering these:
-Working, Playing and Praying with your Dreams
-Three Ways to Engage with Your Nightmare
-How to Tell a Dream Story
-The Long View: Taking Stock of Your Dreams Over Time
If you are already part of a small group that is interested in doing dreamwork together, let me know and we can arrange for an introductory session any time of year.
Groups are small (4-6 people) so let me hear soon!
$200 for an 8-session season
Here's a blog I published in August 2024 describing what a dream group is all about, plus step by step guide to group dreamwork!
Dream Fishing
It's summertime, and people are out fishing at the local pond. I can smell salmon grilling someplace nearby. A person recently recounted a funny story about deep sea fishing off the Florida coast. And a man shared a dream about how his dad is fishing in the afterlife. Fish fish fish. I think real fish are kind of icky, but in my world, fish = dreams.
Dreamcatching is a lot like fishing: you bait your line with good intentions…you cast it out into the waters of the unconscious…you sink into a dozy, dazey state of minimal consciousness, and then maybe you get a tug that wakes you up and wow, there's a live, glimmering Other twisting in the air.
With fish, whose fate is either A) get eaten or B) survive but with a gash in their mouth, it seems reasonable to avoid fisherfolk entirely. But dreams? They can be elusive, but sometimes they jump in your boat. Or the same fish will bite over and over. They cluster in schools, they glow in the dark, they show you scars of something big and toothy way down in the murky depths of the pond. Something that will probably surface one of these days.
And so – what do you DO about those dreams and what are they FOR and why so MANY and so WEIRD, and what about the PIRANHAS?
Well, we stay with it. That’s why I’m here. I can’t think of any practice besides dreamwork that is more spiritual, more directly connected to the Source, more exciting and challenging and trustworthy and transformational and true to your most authentic Self and the Purpose that summons you. And dreams aren't only about us personally - dreams connect us deeply and instantly with others who fish for meaning, for guidance, for the experience of the Mystery. Dreamwork is wild and sometimes terrifying and sometimes unimaginably beautiful.
Yes, we stay with it. We absolutely stay with it.
Staying with it is easier and more enlightening and truly fun in a dream group, and for that reason I’ve opened more groups in my schedule.
I want to help make dream awareness and dream tending as common as fishing. I want people to understand this natural relationship with the divine within, and I want them to relax into that heartfelt magic of symbol, mystery, and meaning that dreams are full of.
And actually - It doesn’t even matter if you don’t catch many dreams. Someone in your group will show up with a catfish or a net full of shrimp, and that’ll feed everybody including you for weeks. Don’t worry. No dreams is no problem: the psyche speaks all the time and everywhere. You’ll see.
Deep dreams,
Laura
Dream Fishing
It's summertime, and people are out fishing at the local pond. I can smell salmon grilling someplace nearby. A person recently recounted a funny story about deep sea fishing off the Florida coast. And a man shared a dream about how his dad is fishing in the afterlife. Fish fish fish. I think real fish are kind of icky, but in my world, fish = dreams.
Dreamcatching is a lot like fishing: you bait your line with good intentions…you cast it out into the waters of the unconscious…you sink into a dozy, dazey state of minimal consciousness, and then maybe you get a tug that wakes you up and wow, there's a live, glimmering Other twisting in the air.
With fish, whose fate is either A) get eaten or B) survive but with a gash in their mouth, it seems reasonable to avoid fisherfolk entirely. But dreams? They can be elusive, but sometimes they jump in your boat. Or the same fish will bite over and over. They cluster in schools, they glow in the dark, they show you scars of something big and toothy way down in the murky depths of the pond. Something that will probably surface one of these days.
And so – what do you DO about those dreams and what are they FOR and why so MANY and so WEIRD, and what about the PIRANHAS?
Well, we stay with it. That’s why I’m here. I can’t think of any practice besides dreamwork that is more spiritual, more directly connected to the Source, more exciting and challenging and trustworthy and transformational and true to your most authentic Self and the Purpose that summons you. And dreams aren't only about us personally - dreams connect us deeply and instantly with others who fish for meaning, for guidance, for the experience of the Mystery. Dreamwork is wild and sometimes terrifying and sometimes unimaginably beautiful.
Yes, we stay with it. We absolutely stay with it.
Staying with it is easier and more enlightening and truly fun in a dream group, and for that reason I’ve opened more groups in my schedule.
I want to help make dream awareness and dream tending as common as fishing. I want people to understand this natural relationship with the divine within, and I want them to relax into that heartfelt magic of symbol, mystery, and meaning that dreams are full of.
And actually - It doesn’t even matter if you don’t catch many dreams. Someone in your group will show up with a catfish or a net full of shrimp, and that’ll feed everybody including you for weeks. Don’t worry. No dreams is no problem: the psyche speaks all the time and everywhere. You’ll see.
Deep dreams,
Laura
“Amazing, fun, profound, intimate, challenging, deep, and life-changing”
are words dreamers have used to describe their groups.
are words dreamers have used to describe their groups.
Participants will learn to:
- remember dreams
- reconnect with language of image & emotion
- learn basics of Jungian dream theory
- discover links between dreams & waking life
- deepen insight through working, playing, and praying with your dreams
Both daytime and evening groups will be scheduled.
- Groups are small (4-6 people) and run for 90 minutes.
- You may sign up with friends or request to be placed in a group based on your preference for meeting time.
- Cost is $200 for an eight-week series. A copy of my book “A Field Guide to Dreaming” is included, plus art materials and library access. (Covid update: you'll need a few basic art supplies - just some watercolors and crayons are enough.)
- Meet online through Zoom for now.
Laura is the 'dream guru' for Nashville and middle Tennessee. I have been in several dream groups she has facilitated for clergy, and she does an amazing job! She creates a safe space for folks to do dream work in a group experience. Top notch!” - R.R.
“Dreamwork helps me be honest with myself in a loving way. With Laura's expert and creative guidance in our dream group, I am learning to own what the dreamgiver provides and learn how it serves me in healing and wholeness. Being my authentic self, the person God means for me to be, allows me to give back more fully to the world. “
- B.I.
“Laura’s group processes feel safe, intuitive, creative, and bonding.” - B.M.
“Dreamwork helps me be honest with myself in a loving way. With Laura's expert and creative guidance in our dream group, I am learning to own what the dreamgiver provides and learn how it serves me in healing and wholeness. Being my authentic self, the person God means for me to be, allows me to give back more fully to the world. “
- B.I.
“Laura’s group processes feel safe, intuitive, creative, and bonding.” - B.M.
