“For many centuries human beings have explored the mysteries and meanings of dreams, most often imagining ourselves as center and source of the dream.When we listen to dreams in a different way—when we tend to their living presence, something quite extraordinary happens. Dreams come alive and tell their stories.Our perception changes, our intuition opens, and we hear and learn from the timeless intelligence of Nature as well as our own deeper sense of well being.”                                                              —Stephen Aizenstat

In this introductory workshop, Dr. Aizenstat offers both traditional and emerging methods of dream work that explore common dream themes, nightmares, archetypal images, and the recurring dream.

PERSONAL-DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACHES: Dreamwork methods drawn from Freud and the post-Freudians assist us in hearing the voices of the dream in relation to personal history and experience.
ARCHETYPAL APPROACHES: Methods of dream analysis based on the work of Jung, Hillman,Woodman, Lockhart, and others aid in reconnecting to the dream in light of the shared stories and archetypal images of the collective human psyche.
EMERGING ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES: Dr. Aizenstat’s Dream Tending methods animate the images of dreams honoring and joining with the living ecology of the wider landscape, reconnecting us to the realm of imagination and nature.
ONGOING DREAM COUNCIL: Participants will meet daily in ongoing dream councils of four persons to apply material learned in the seminar. This provides an opportunity for each member to work with his or her own dreams.

Stephen Aizenstat, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, marriage and family therapist, and the founding president of Pacifica Graduate Institute. For more than 35 years he has explored the power of dreams through the study of depth psychology and the pursuit of his own research. He has collaborated with many masters in the field, including Joseph Campbell, Marion Woodman, Robert Johnson, and James Hillman; as well as native elders worldwide. Dr. Aizenstat has conducted hundreds of dreamwork seminars throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is the author of Dream Tending.

General Information

Location and Accommodations
This seminar will be held at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Ladera Lane Campus. Located on 35 acres in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this residential retreat center provides a unique and peaceful environment for these events. The campus has lodging, dining facilities, and parking onsite.

A limited number of rooms are available for participants at special rates at the following locations.

Accommodations are simple, dormitory-style rooms with shared bath and shower. Single (twin or double bed), double (two twin beds), and couple (one double bed) rooms are available. Reservations for rooms must be made through Pacifica’s Public Program’s office.

Additionally rooms are available at the Best Western Carpinteria Inn, 4558 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013; tel. 805.684.0473 for $109 per night single or double occupancy plus tax. Be sure to mention PACIFICA PUBLIC PROGRAM to receive the special rate. These rooms are held for our group at this special rate until 30 days before the beginning of the program. After that time, rooms will be charged at the special rate only if available. Please note that Pacifica shuttles do not provide service to and from the Ladera Campus and the Best Western for public programs.

Meals
Meals are provided to encourage ongoing dialogue and community exchange throughout the programs. Meals included are Friday breakfast, lunch and dinner; Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and Sunday breakfast and lunch. For those with late departure, the following meals are available for an additional fee and must be ordered in advance: Monday continental breakfast ($8), lunch ($16.50) and dinner ($20).

Travel
Major airlines provide service into the Los Angeles International Airport located 90 miles south of Santa Barbara and into the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, approximately 18 miles from the Campus. Information on ground transportation will be included with your confirmation letter.

Registration and Cancellation 
Space is limited in all events. Register early!
To register, please complete the form online or return it to Pacifica Graduate Institute, Public Programs, 249 Lambert Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013; fax to 805.565.5796; e-mail to publicprograms@pacifica.edu; call 805.969.3626, ext. 103.

To obtain a refund on your registration fee, send a written cancellation request postmarked no later than thirty days before the event. Tuition less a $50 processing fee will be refunded. No exceptions will be made. For refund on accommodations at the Ladera Lane Campus, cancellation with full refund will be accepted up to 5 days before the event. Cancellations made 1-4 days before the event will receive a 50% refund. There will be no refund for cancellation on the day of the event.

Scholarships 
A limited number of partial scholarships are available to those who find it prohibitive to pay the full cost of the programs. To apply, send a letter of request with your registration and payment. Please be specific regarding your financial circumstances. If accepted, you will be contacted to approve processing payment.    

Continuing Education Credit 
15 hours of continuing education credit is available for RNs through the California Board of Registered Nurses (provider #CEP 7177), for MFTs and LCSWs (provider #PCE 2278) through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, and for National Certified Counselors (provider #5436), through the National Board of Certified Counselors. Pacifica adheres to NBCC continuing education guidelines. A $15 processing fee will be charged for each certificate requested.