I have been focusing in more on my dreams lately. It seems there is a common thread of different teachers showing up in my dreams to tell me something that I need to know. The something I need to know is not always apparent right away. It takes some pondering and deciphering on my part to figure it out. A little bit of writing, ponder ponder, a little bit of art, ponder ponder a shift in perspective, ponder ponder, and finally an open mind to piecing it all together.

I find it interesting that it is teachers, real and imagined that have been showing up in my dreams as I prepare to teach guide others about connecting with Self through their dreams and art making. These teachers share with me their wisdom in my dreams and I look at their brilliance with awe. “Look at that” (I say to myself while staring at them in the dream) “wow, they know just what to do”.

In one dream I am a bit cocky and reply to another student as if I know what is best for them and my teacher or sense is quick to let me know this is not acceptable. I stand corrected, surprised but in agreement. Who am I to tell others what to do, how to do it? What do I know about them?

I wake recalling that feeling, and that part of the dream and am reminded of what it is I do. I smile.

I see myself as a guide for others, someone who encourages creative expression as a means for inner connection. I am not a teacher. When I am in my therapist role I am learning from my clients. When I am in the role of a mother, I learn from my children. When I am guiding others through my workshops, I learn from my participants.

When I give my workshops my role is more to listen to the needs of those there with me, through my eyes, ears and intuition. The intuition is about timing, sharing and guiding when others are ready. A teacher cannot teach someone something if they are not ready to hear it. Teachers can teach what to do in that moment by rote or repetition. But, the how cannot be taught, that is learned by doing.

My role then is to guide others to the place where they can learn through doing. This is partly the role of art. My role is to help reveal the truth that the teacher is not outside ones’ self but rather is inside. That is my task as an Art Therapist. That is my role when leading workshops or live e-courses.

Just as the characters in my dream reflect back to me my own inner knowledge I guide others to look into their their dreams and art to see what inner wisdom is reflected.

In less than a week My Dream Dialogues eCourse will be starting. I am excited. I am listening to my dreams, reflecting in my art and writing in preparation. Knowing that the answers are inside waiting to be discovered by those who join me in the Dream Dialogues eCourse , I hold the space in anticipation and awe.

There is still time to join in. Registration closes March 20th when the course begins. Be sure to register before the start date so you can get your (How to) Prepare to Follow your Dreams PDF.

Want to be a part of this coming Dream Dialogues ecourse starting March 20th? Well,  I am giving two spots away to two lucky readers. Read below to find out how to enter. (Hint you can enter more than once & daily!)
I’m very excited that the Dream Dialogues eCourse will be beginning in less than one week!  I am so looking forward to guiding the Dream Dialogues tribe through this eCourse and sharing this wonderful inner journey  with kindred spirits.

Yes that’s right! Two lucky winners will get into my March 20^th  Dream Dialogues e-course for FREE.

So here is what you need to do to enter, choose any or all! Remember you receive one entry for each mode of sharing daily (twitter,  Facebook).

•  Join Art Therapist.ca’s Drawing Self-Out e-zine (hey bonus in case you didn’t know this comes with my free 9 day e-course Free your inner child)
• Post a link to this giveaway  post on FB and tag https://www.facebook.com/arttherapist.ca
• Join ArtTherpist.ca Drawing Self Out on Facebook by hitting the “like” button. https://www.facebook.com/arttherapist.ca
• Tweet about the Dream Dialogue’s e-course giveaway and  mention @drawingselfout or include #DreamDialogues for tracking
• Write a short post about the Dream Dialogues E-course Giveaway including the above information with a link to the Dream Dialogues information page http://arttherapist.ca/ecourses/dream-dialogues-ecourse/#.TtOzL2DfO9o I even have a Dream Dialogues FAQ page you can refer to or link to.

And be sure to leave a comment  here telling me a little about why you think this e-course is for you, along with your ways of entering for the day.  Please leave a comment here each day you enter so that each entry(s) is counted.  You can enter daily until contest closes Saturday March 17^th 8pm EST.  The winners will be announced on Sunday March 18th on the ArtTherapist.ca blog.  THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED