Dreamwork
Learning the the Language of the Unconscious
An evening of slowing down, entering the world of our dreams, and listening for what they may be asking of us.
What you’ll experience
Dreams speak in a different language than our waking minds—through images, sensations, emotions, strange encounters, and stories that rarely make complete sense.
Rather than trying to decode a dream or figure out what it “means,” this evening is an invitation to approach dreams as living experiences: to return to them, become curious about their images, and discover what begins to emerge when we give them our attention.
Together, we’ll explore our dreams slowly and experientially, allowing their images and felt sense to lead us somewhere we might not have arrived through thinking alone.
No experience with dreamwork is needed, and you don’t need to be someone who remembers dreams regularly.
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Who This Is For
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You have a dream—or even a fragment of one—that has stayed with you
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You’re curious about your dreams but aren’t interested in reducing them to simple interpretations or symbols
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You want to develop a deeper relationship with your inner life and imagination
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You’re interested in what can emerge when you slow down and stay with an image rather than trying to understand it
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You’re drawn to exploring the less familiar, less rational parts of yourself
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You don’t remember many dreams but are curious about beginning to listen for them
What to Expect
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A small, intimate group (limited to 8 people)
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A guided exploration of dreams as living experiences rather than puzzles to be solved
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Time to slow down and return to the images, feelings, and moments that remain with us from a dream
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Opportunities to explore a dream from the inside rather than only talking about it
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Attention to what happens in the body and imagination as we stay with particular dream images
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Opportunities to witness and learn from the dreams of others
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A grounded, non-performative space—no pressure to understand your dream or share more than you want
Workshop Date & Time
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Tuesday August 25th
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7pm-9:30pm
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Held at 5249 College Ave, Oakland CA
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Snacks and tea will be provided
What You’ll Walk Away With
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A different way of listening to dreams — approaching them with curiosity rather than trying to immediately interpret or explain them
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A deeper connection to your inner life — greater attention to the images, feelings, and quieter movements that dreams can reveal
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A way to stay with the unknown — allowing meaning to emerge rather than needing to figure it out
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A personal experience of dreamwork — an opportunity to discover what can happen when you return to a dream and engage with it more deeply
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A practical guide for working with your own dreams — you’ll receive a simple outline you can use to begin exploring dreams on your own
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Something to carry forward — a dream image, question, or thread you can continue listening to after the evening ends
Cost + Registration
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$40 suggested donation—no one turned away for lack of funds
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Space is limited to 8 participants
About the Facilitator
Grady M Fort, LMFT
I’m Grady. I’m a psychotherapist and group facilitator, and much of my work is about creating spaces where we can slow down enough to listen to what’s happening beneath the surface.
Dreamwork has become one of the ways I most love doing this. I’m less interested in telling someone what a dream means than in helping create the conditions for the dream to come alive again—through its images, emotions, sensations, and the unexpected places it can take us.
My hope for these evenings is to create a warm, grounded space where we can become a little more curious about the inner life that continues unfolding while we sleep.
Grady Fort, LMFT
Certified Hakomi Therapist · Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist & Supervisor
Founder, Bay Area Couples Collective