Creative Wellspring Program –

Dream A Little Dream

Anita Hall, a highly respected psychotherapist who specializes in dream therapy, will enlighten the Creative Wellspring group on February 8 on the value of dreams.

The group, facilitated by Ginger Humeston, will meet at 9:30 am in the meeting room of the C.H. Booth Library.

The idea for the series evolved from a program Ms Humeston originally presented for the Bridgeport Diocese. She feels that women of all ages need to come together to learn from each other because they all share a common thread: How do we keep centered?

Ms Hall encourages participants to keep a pad and pencil by their bedsides for several days before the workshop, and at the moment they wake up, to write down what they were thinking about, because they are asked to bring a dream to the session.

Dreams bring out creativity, help solve problems, and enable people to make decisions, according to Ms Hall. During the process, you will learn your own “dream language,” and dream themes such as being chased or coming to an exam unprepared.

“Since 1958, extensive research has been done validating dream therapy and the value of our dreams,” Ms Hall said.

Ms Hall, MA, is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Rhode Island. A longtime practitioner of dream work, she has studied with many notable theorists. She has been in private practice in Westport since 1985.

Her clients include celebrities, business people, youth group teens, therapists, and many soul-searching individuals. As a member of the Association for the Study of Dreams, she has traveled internationally to its conferences, keeping abreast of the latest dream research and applications. She is editor and publisher of “Dream Weaver,” a newsletter devoted to the realm of dreams. For the past ten years she has led spiritual journeys to Arizona where she facilitates self-awareness dream seminars.

Ms Hall enjoys getting out of her office and doing programs like this so she can present her ideas to a wider audience.

Participants are asked to bring along a journal to keep a record of their experience.