Dates: Summer Solstice - June 20th – 22nd, 2024

Times: Thursday and Friday 10am-6pm; Saturday 10am-4pm

Location: Tahquitz Pines Retreat, 55521 S. Circle Dr., Idyllwild, CA 92549

This event is in-person only. 

Throughout human history, people have dreamed, wondering “Why?”  Is it a message from the unconscious?  Is it memory reconsolidation?  Is it a collective call that resounds as barriers of consciousness dissolve?

In this workshop, we will explore a leading-edge approach to working with dreams.  Accessing non-conscious memories and processes involving movement, conscious awareness of sensation, and embodied emotion unlocks the barriers between unconscious and conscious knowing.  

Dreams and even nightmares are gifts that are our inherent drive toward self-regulation. In this workshop, we will practice applied techniques from neuroscience, the field of psychophysiology, and Jungian psychology how to mine dreams for the gems of meaning and healing.

We Will Explore:

Embodied Archetypes: Archetypes are pre-existing patterns and symbols that humans base universal knowing upon.  We may, for example, deny one archetype, one aspect of the Self, and settle rigidly into another for protection.  

Active Imagination: Interact with dream figures, who are all aspects of the Self. You will learn to use direct experience such as repair dialogue, emotional expansion, expressive movement, and conscious awareness of your nervous system to connect to your empowered integrated Self.

Shadow: Underworld dreams or violent frightening dreams naturally process psychological experiences. Drop by drop, they alchemically serve to integrate traumatic memories.  

Collective Unconscious: Dreams can be explored through cross-cultural stories and myths. Humanity’s wisdom offers many dimensions to symbols that are gifted to us in our dreamtime. Also, by exploring our collective through our physiological and unconscious memory, we deepen our connection to Source.

Event Logistics

Please bring a dream or several in mind to work on in the workshop. You can also work with your clients’ dreams.  

The closest airport is Palm Springs. 

Although you can stay at other locations in Idyllwild, we recommend you stay on-site at this retreat surrounded by beautiful trees in this idyllic setting. Restore your imagination, swim in the refreshing outdoor pool, wend your way around landscaped paths and enjoy fresh mountain air.  

There is a group discount if you arrange your room at the retreat center. Please tell the front desk at 951-659-2934 that you will attend the Dream Workshop.

There is another group attending an event this weekend, and rooms are going quickly.  If you know you want to stay on site, consider booking your room now.

You do not need to be somatic experiencing trained to attend the workshop. However, we will be learning how to work with others' dreams. You’ll have an opportunity to work with your own dreams as well. It’s not, however, a group process workshop. It is an educational workshop about dream exploration and how to support healing.

Registration spots are limited!

Please refer to our Cancellation policy.

Important Note: After completing your payment, you should receive an email with a link to the Consent Form and additional information regarding the workshop. The Consent Form is required to attend the workshop and needs to be filled out for your registration to be considered complete. If you do not receive the email, please contact info@abiblakeslee.com

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Hopefully! But dates for future workshops have not been determined.

  • Within a few hours of registration, you should receive an email with additional information and a link to a standard participation waiver form.

    In order to complete your registration and join the first day, you need to review and check off our informed consent.

    If you do not receive an email, please reach out to my assistant at info@abiblakeslee.com

  • Lodging is available at the Tahquitz Pines Retreat in Idyllwild, CA.

    Although you can stay at other locations in Idyllwild, we recommend you stay on-site at this retreat, surrounded by beautiful trees in this idyllic setting. Restore your imagination, swim in the refreshing outdoor pool, wander around landscaped paths, and enjoy fresh mountain air.

    If you arrange your room at the retreat center, you can receive a group discount. Please inform the front desk at 951-659-2934 that you will attend the Dream Workshop

    There are a wide variety of Air B and Bs around. Other lodgings are Silver Pines Lodge and Silver Pines Village. We do, however, recommend the ease and beauty of the Tahquitz Pines Retreat Center. There is a group discount at the retreat center if you call the front desk at 951-659-2934 to book your rooms and mention Implicit Psychotherapy.

  • No meals included or on-site. We will have tea.

    There are fridges in the rooms if you are staying at Tahquitz Pines Retreat. Please request your room to have a refrigerator when registering.

    It is about a 1-mile walk from the retreat center to restaurants in town. We anticipate many participants with cars driving into town and you may be able to join a ride as needed. Idyllwild is a small town that most people can walk throughout. There are no commercial stores. It is quaint and rural. Restaurants and stores close early.

    There are 2 grocery stores in town, but they are more pricey. Cindy and Kevin, who live in Idyllwild, say “Blueberries (in the local grocery) are gold.”

    Favorite restaurants are Ferro, Cafe Aroma, Idyllwild Brew Pub, Idyllwild Pizza Company, La Casita, The Sunflower, Red Kettle, and Gastrognome. Local cafes are Alpaca and Pure Bean.

  • The closest airport is Palm Springs. You can rent a car or take an Uber to Idyllwild. There are no Ubers in Idyllwild. It is about a 1-mile walk from the retreat center to restaurants in town. Many rooms have small fridges, but please check if you want one in your room. We anticipate many participants with cars driving into town and you may be able to join a ride as needed. Idyllwild is a small town that most people can walk throughout. There are no commercial stores. It is quaint and rural. Restaurants and stores close early.

    If you are renting a car or Ubering up you may want to shop in Palm Dessert. There are 2 grocery stores in town but they are more pricey. Cindy and Kevin, who live in Idyllwild, say “Blueberries (in the local grocery) are gold.”

    Favorite restaurants are Ferro, Cafe Aroma, Idyllwild Brew Pub, Idyllwild Pizza Company, La Casita, The Sunflower, Red Kettle, and Gastrognome. Local cafes are Alpaca and Pure Bean.

    The temperature can vary in the mountains. Please bring layers. There are some beautiful hiking trails to enjoy.

  • This is experiential training. It will be professionally informative and aims to support you personally. Please bring things to make yourselves comfortable, such as water bottles, snacks, footrests, pillows, and comfortable clothing.

    A journal and a sketchbook are recommended. If you have any favorite colored pencils, pens, or art supplies we will be using them. Basic art supplies will be offered if you don’t bring any of your own.

    We will have tea available at the workshop. You may want to bring a water bottle with a lid or a reusable mug. If you need snacks feel free to bring them along with you.

    The temperature can vary in the mountains. Please bring layers. There are some beautiful hiking trails to enjoy.