Latest Past Events

The Healing Value of Personal Narrative: How Writing One’s Memoir Facilitates Individuation

First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland

It is well known that self-disclosure in journals and autobiography in general promotes emotional and physical health. On Friday evening, Dr. Rosen will illustrate the healing value of writing a personal narrative in the form of autobiography with a single case-study: himself. He will demonstrate the process of writing a memoir as a "haibun"-a combination ... Read more

Dream Tending

Unity of Portland 4525 SE Stark, Portland

In the Saturday workshop, Dr. Aizenstat will expand upon the concepts presented Friday night. He will further elaborate on the idea that images are alive and, at root, elemental – part of Nature’s Dreaming. Participants will learn methods of phenomenological dream animation and tools to work with the "indigenous image." Attending to these potent "seed" ... Read more

Dream Tending

Unity of Portland 4525 SE Stark, Portland

The "heartbeat" of DreamTending, Dr. Aizenstat’s orientation to dreams, is the recognition that dream images are alive. In his Friday night lecture, he will describe his unique approach to dream work and invite us to experience dream images as living, embodied beings — engaged in their activity, not ours alone. DreamTending will be introduced as ... Read more