Only in Dreams: Dream Tending Workshop

Dream Tending is a spiritual discipline created by Stephen Aizenstat in the depth psychology traditions of Carl Jung, James Hillman, and Marion Woodman. Instead of "Dream Interpretation," which reduces dreams to a specific psychological meaning; this method is a dynamic process that views dreams as alive and reflecting the living soul of dream images including animals, places, the world, and the cosmos. Every dream is a portal to accessing spiritual and emotional growth.

Agenda:

2:00 2:45: Introductions and the welcoming of dream images

2:45-3:15: Overview of dreams and dreamwork in recovery

3:15-3:25 Break

3:25-4:15 Demonstration with a live dream

4:15-4:50 Processing and "Dream Image Cafe"

4:50-5:00 Closing - and 'Sweet Dreams"

Meet Your Presenter- Randal Lea, MA, LADAC, QCS

Chief Community Recovery Officer, Cumberland Heights Foundation

Adjunct faculty, Southwestern College (Santa Fe)

Mentor and faculty, Academy of Imaginal Arts ~ Dream Tending

Randal Lea is a licensed addictions counselor with over thirty-five years of clinical and administrative experience. Lea received master’s degrees in Counseling from Trevecca Nazarene University and in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Mr. Lea has been a frequent presenter on such topics as Assessment, Sexual Behavior in Children, Ethics, and Trauma. He is a certified Mentor of Dream Tending and a Qualified Clinical Supervisor in addictions counseling.

Previous to his current role as Chief Community Recovery Officer at Cumberland Heights Foundation where he oversees outpatient and community counseling, Mr. Lea served eight years as Assistant Commissioner with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. In 2008, he was recognized by the Praed Foundation as a national “Systems Champion” for implementing a statewide children’s assessment for DCS. He also received the “Friend of Children Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2010 from Tennessee Voices for Children and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tennessee Association of Addiction Professionals in 2021. He currently serves as Board President of the Tennessee Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services for fiscal years 2023-2025.

Host or Publisher Cumberland Heights