Individuation through Dreamwork

An online workshop on sleep, dreams, dreamwork, and individuation.

Dreams, which have famously been called a “royal road” to the unconscious, are nightly portraits of our psyche.  Not only do they reveal our inner life with its complexes and conflicts, its imagination and hidden potential, but they can also act as both signposts and guides on our path of individuation – the journey towards the fullest expression of our whole self and our unique talents.  In this brief introductory course consisting of two live workshops, we will explore the science and art of dreamwork, experientially working with our own dreams and understanding their messages for our individuation process by drawing on the current scientific knowledge and diverse psychotherapeutic methodologies, with a focus on the Jungian approach. 


Workshop Details:

Dates: Sunday the 17th, and Sunday the 24th of November 2024

Times: 1 PM London/ 8 AM NYC (the webinars are recorded for anyone unable to attend live)

Duration: 3-hours long, including a 15-minute break.

Workshop fee: $75


REGISTRATION

For more information contact anja@appliedjung.com

FACILITATORS

This workshop will be led by Byron J. Gaist, PhD, Counselling Psychologist / Psychotherapist, and Byron will be assisted by Stephen Anthony Farah MA, Head of Learning at the Centre for Applied Jungian Studies.

Byron Gaist studied experimental psychology and counselling psychology at undergraduate and postgraduate level in England in the 1990s and has also completed trainings in person-centred psychotherapy and guided imagery work (the Bonny Method of receptive music therapy). In 2009 he completed his PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex, which focused on the relationship between Analytical Psychology, Orthodox Christianity, and the archetype of the Wounded Healer. At this time too, he undertook Jungian analysis with an analyst member of the IAAP.  His thesis was published as a book by the Orthodox Research Institute in 2010. He has been a licensed practicing counselling psychologist and psychotherapist for nearly three decades, and has worked in the areas of gerontology, family violence, addictions, and in general private practice with a diversity of clients. Currently he is the Head of Policy at the Cyprus National Addictions Authority, and continues to work with clients in private practice, both in person and online.

Byron has been facilitating the Jungian Book Club on Facebook for the Centre for Applied Jungian Studies (CAJS) since 2022, discussing key texts in Analytical Psychology.  Since July 2023 he joined the CAJS course facilitator team and is mentoring and guiding students of the Centre on their individuation projects.

Stephen Anthony Farah, MA is the co-founder and Head of Learning and Research at The Centre for Applied Jungian Studies South Africa. He is the past co-Chair of the International Association of Jungian Studies and served on the IAJS Executive Board for nine years. Stephen holds an honours degree in analytical philosophy from the University of the Witwatersrand and a master’s degree in Jungian and Post Jungian Studies from the University of Essex. Stephen’s areas of interest include psychoanalysis, film, psychoeducation, consciousness, individuation, and Future Studies. His published papers include ‘True Detective and Jung’s Four Steps of Transformation’ published in ‘The Routledge International Handbook of Jungian Film Studies’ (2018) and ‘The Freak: in Search of Jung’s second Personality’, in the anthology ‘The Spectre of the Other in Jungian Psychoanalysis: Political, Psychological and Sociological Perspectives’, (Routledge 2022) which Stephen co-edited.

Byron Gaist studied experimental psychology and counselling psychology at undergraduate and postgraduate level in England in the 1990s and has also completed trainings in person-centred psychotherapy and guided imagery work (the Bonny Method of receptive music therapy). In 2009 he completed his PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex, which focused on the relationship between Analytical Psychology, Orthodox Christianity, and the archetype of the Wounded Healer. At this time too, he undertook Jungian analysis with an analyst member of the IAAP.  His thesis was published as a book by the Orthodox Research Institute in 2010. He has been a licensed practicing counselling psychologist and psychotherapist for nearly three decades, and has worked in the areas of gerontology, family violence, addictions, and in general private practice with a diversity of clients. Currently he is the Head of Policy at the Cyprus National Addictions Authority, and continues to work with clients in private practice, both in person and online.

Byron has been facilitating the Jungian Book Club on Facebook for the Centre for Applied Jungian Studies (CAJS) since 2022, discussing key texts in Analytical Psychology.  Since July 2023 he joined the CAJS course facilitator team and is mentoring and guiding students of the Centre on their individuation projects.

Stephen Anthony Farah, MA is the co-founder and Head of Learning and Research at The Centre for Applied Jungian Studies South Africa. He is the past co-Chair of the International Association of Jungian Studies and served on the IAJS Executive Board for nine years. Stephen holds an honours degree in analytical philosophy from the University of the Witwatersrand and a master’s degree in Jungian and Post Jungian Studies from the University of Essex. Stephen’s areas of interest include psychoanalysis, film, psychoeducation, consciousness, individuation, and Future Studies. His published papers include ‘True Detective and Jung’s Four Steps of Transformation’ published in ‘The Routledge International Handbook of Jungian Film Studies’ (2018) and ‘The Freak: in Search of Jung’s second Personality’, in the anthology ‘The Spectre of the Other in Jungian Psychoanalysis: Political, Psychological and Sociological Perspectives’, (Routledge 2022) which Stephen co-edited.