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Institute for Dream Studies

IDS provides training opportunities in dreamwork and dream group leadership through lectures, workshops, and the Dream Certification Program.

The Institute for Dream Studies (IDS) provides educational and training opportunities in dreams, dreamwork and dream group leadership through lectures, workshops, and the Dream Certification Program. The Certification Program provides expertise in dreamwork and dream group leadership for professionals such as psychologists, counselors, health care workers, spiritual directors, social workers, life

coaches, artists, and anyone seeking personal insight. Opportunities for personal growth are also provided throughout the program. Contact IDS for more information or with any questions.

05/21/2026

New Online Course in July! 💫
Dreams and the Body: Dreams as a Somatic Practice
with Linda Mastrangelo & Raashi Bhatia

REGISTRATION LINK HERE:

https://keap.app/checkout/ntm674/dreams--the-body-course

2.5 CEs available
CE Provider: Institute for Dream Studies
IDS is recognized by the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (SCLLR)

Course Description

This course introduces an embodied approach to working with dreams in therapeutic settings. Rather than focusing solely on symbolic interpretation, participants will explore how dreams can be accessed through sensation, movement, and felt experience.

Drawing from somatic perspectives, the session offers practical ways to help clients engage dreams as lived experiences in the body. Participants will learn how to shift from analyzing dreams to facilitating deeper experiential contact, while maintaining safety, pacing, and client-centered awareness. Topics include bodily-based dream practices, the subtle body and chakra system, interpretation of body-based imagery, awareness of bodily openings and constrictions, and engagement of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and proprioceptive channels.

No experience needed, just an open mind and heart.

For more information about this presentation or upcoming events please visit: institutefordreamstudies.org

05/10/2026

New event! 💫 Join Justina, Linda & dreamers from around the world including a few of our incredible IDS graduates at the 2026 IASD Annual International Dream Conference in Ashland, Oregon this June! It’s going to be a spectacular event!

Learn more & register now: https://share.google/PrqVlW6e6niK9p2SS

04/02/2026

Every night, your dreams bring you wisdom, clarity, and inspiration. Are you ready to tap into them?
This spring, join Justina Lasley, founder of the Institute for Dream Studies, in a powerful DreamSynergy™ Online Workshop designed for counselors, therapists, and anyone passionate about personal growth.
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE | 10 CEUs offered
April 18-May 10, 2026
In this interactive program, you’ll:�
✔Discover insights for daily life and relationships�
✔ Expand your creativity and career direction�
✔ Gain tools to support your clients’ growth�
✔ Learn how to capture and apply nightly dream messages
Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your dreams into a roadmap for living with greater purpose and fulfillment.
Learn more and register today: www.DreamSynergy.com/Events
DREAMS + ACTION = CHANGE!

03/25/2026

Want to turn your passion for dreams into a profession? Come dream with us this Fall! 🌀🍁🌙

IDS is now accepting new applicants for our September 2026 cohort!

Join an international community of professionals dreamers spanning 20 years and from over 20 countries! We need dreamwork now more than ever. Be the change!

https://institutefordreamstudies.org/dream-certification-program-details/

03/23/2026

Every night, your dreams bring you wisdom, clarity, and inspiration. Are you ready to tap into them?

This spring, join Justina Lasley, founder of the Institute for Dream Studies, in a powerful DreamSynergy™ Online Workshop designed for counselors, therapists, and anyone passionate about personal growth.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE | 10 CEUs offered

April 18-May 10, 2026

In this interactive program, you’ll:�
✔Discover insights for daily life and relationships�
✔ Expand your creativity and career direction�
✔ Gain tools to support your clients’ growth�
✔ Learn how to capture and apply nightly dream messages

Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your dreams into a roadmap for living with greater purpose and fulfillment.

Learn more and register today: www.DreamSynergy.com/Events

DREAMS + ACTION = CHANGE!

03/12/2026

Every night, your dreams bring you wisdom, clarity, and inspiration. Are you ready to tap into them?

This spring, join Justina Lasley, founder of the Institute for Dream Studies, in a powerful DreamSynergy™ Online Workshop designed for counselors, therapists, and anyone passionate about personal growth.

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE | 10 CEUs offered

April 18-May 10, 2026

In this interactive program, you’ll:�
✔Discover insights for daily life and relationships�
✔ Expand your creativity and career direction�
✔ Gain tools to support your clients’ growth�
✔ Learn how to capture and apply nightly dream messages

Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your dreams into a roadmap for living with greater purpose and fulfillment.

Learn more and register today: www.DreamSynergy.com/Events

DREAMS + ACTION = CHANGE! See less

03/09/2026

New online course in April! 💫
Dreaming with the Ancestors: Three Perspectives

Linda Mastrangelo (Italia Orfica: The Path of Ancestral Dream Mysteries & Initiation)

Alejandra Perez Reguera (Dreams of Ancient Mexico: Working with Ancestral Indigenous Practices)

Sahlah Bilquis (Rooted Healing: Ancestral Dreamwork and Implications for Trauma Informed Care)

2.5 CEs available
CE Provider: Institute for Dream Studies

Dreams have long been a doorway between worlds—a place where memory, spirit, and lineage meet. In this experiential workshop, we explore dreaming as a living relationship with our ancestors, both known and unknown.

Together, we’ll learn how ancestral presence can emerge through dreams, symbols, and night visions, offering guidance, healing, and connection across time. Through gentle ritual, guided reflection, and dream-sharing practices, participants will be invited to deepen their relationship with their own ancestral line while honoring cultural diversity and personal boundaries.

This workshop welcomes all backgrounds and belief systems. You do not need to know your ancestry or have vivid dreams to participate—only curiosity and respect for the wisdom that moves through us.

🕯️🌿🌀

02/11/2026

✨New Course! This presentation explores dreams of the bereaved and the grieving process through the lens of Alan Wolfelt’s Six Mourning Needs and the concept of grief as initiation. Drawing on dream research, case studies, and personal reflection, the presentation will examine several types of bereavement dreams, including visitation, archetypal, and nightmares.

Although this course is designed for mental health professionals, hospice nurses and social workers, chaplains, end of life death care workers, caregivers and professionals working with grief and loss, all are welcome to attend. Registration link: https://keap.app/checkout/ntm674/dreams-of-the-bereaved?inf_contact_key=7caa929783b42e1f4adda7f343d70187

For more information about this presentation or upcoming events please visit: institutefordreamstudies.org or you can email: [email protected]
🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀

10/15/2025

A heartfelt birthday toast to our magical founder, Justina! Thank you for bringing us dreamers together - we love and cherish you! ✨🙏💕🌀🥳🍰🎂🍸🥂🩷🌺❤️‍🔥🌙✨

10/14/2025

Our IDS crew loves Apela and Ernesto! Thank you for sharing your heart and indigenous dream wisdom with us at the IASD Festival of Dreams. A special shout out to Kim Mascaro for coordinating the magic❤️‍🔥🦋🌀🌙

Address

1 Bishop Gadsden Way C-41
Charleston, SC
29412

Website

http://www.institutefordreamstudies.org/

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