Vision Statement

"""We have come together to Dream together, To Weave Dreams that will serve the world and allieviate suffering. To Heal. To remove all obstacles to love.

Bloom Our intent is to guide you through Personal Growth & Healing; Wilderness Rites of Passage; Nature Awareness & Stewardship; Intuition & Creativity; Multicultural Community Building; World Peace & Compassion,	Wild Exhuberance For some, Soul Encounters occur during a period of time known as "The Dark Night of the Soul". For others, it is when people begin to trust and love themselves enough to let themselves "run wild". We at the School of Living Dreams are dedicated to honoring the "Four Directions": the East, the South, the West and the North. Fun, laughter & Healing are as valuable as grief, tears & deconstructing the Ego. We celebrate "Soulfulness" & "Spirituality" equally. Our ultimate aim is wholeness.	Great Depths & Heights At the School of Living Dreams, we know that wisdom is gained from experiential learning, from open and courageous communication & from expanded awareness, not through drugs but through healthy, time-tested conscious altering practices. This is what & how we teach. We understand that we can only take our students as high & as deep as we are selves have gone or are willing to go, and therefore must be willing to jump into the abyss again & again, & fly out on the wings of dragons & songbirds.
Transformation Transformation is a natural part of human development. We help people blossom and grow wings by serving as protective guides and creating safe contrainers for students to explore and fly higher and sink deeper than ever before. We lead you to the trees where you can carve your own drum, then we follow your unique drum beat: We don't push those who are not ready, but our invitations are seductive.	Creativity Creativity is our ability to be God-like. We honor all Gods, and One God: the Great Spirit that moves in all things. All acts are creative when done intentionally & with presence. We explore using art, poetry, woodworking, music, dance, authentic movement, sculpture & any form an image can take. We give birth in multiple ways. We are the Mothers, the Fathers, the infants, the Grandfathers and Grandmothers that share wisdom, and the life force that moves through all of us.	Unique Gifts All life is sacred, interconnected; every living creature,no matter its shape, color, size, number or uniqueness is deserving of love, dignity and the freedom to blossom into the fullness of its being. The School of Living Dreams is dedicated to helping all who seek to flower into the beauty of their own souls and open to their higher, deeper, truer, wilder, more authentic, passionate, creative and powerful Selves.
Tranquil Forest We serve as the humble, healing ears of Spirit, deeply listening to the hidden messages whispered, screamed, sung sublimely by your voice, in your dreams, your metaphors, your laughter, your sacred wounds and in the natural world you channel: the extension of YOUR being.	One Among Many Run Wild; Run Free, but we always ask, 'Does this serve our community?"	Climb Trees We believe in climbing trees (when they give us permission) putting our toes in the sand (when the sand offers to massage our feet) tending the gardens of our homes and our souls, when the invitation arrives. Respectful re-connectiion with the Earth is the only way to save the Earth; save our Souls. All living creatures are deserving of respect. Until we learn to love and respect ourselves, there is no hope for humanity.
Shadow Work, Shadow Play We embrace shadow; dance with it, bring it out to the light of day & seek to integrate all the lost pieces of the soul by co-creating a safe container for exploration. Shadow is that which we do not know about ourselves. Our greatest gifts & powers are born of it. Those who aren't brave enough to dance with theirs will be overshadowed by others. The untended shadows of nations lead to war; the untended shadows of individuals wreak havoc on everyone. Shadow play is warrior work; light work.