DREAMSPACE: Experiential & Relational Dreamwork Practices

We all dream, each and every night.

Whether they are recalled or not, your dreams are quietly at work: reflecting your waking life, processing your lived experiences, and offering guidance for what's ahead. DREAMSPACE is a three-session series held in person at Gasworks Studio, Bristol, where you'll learn to work with your dreams directly - through experiential, scientifically grounded, and ancient dreamwork techniques.

Each session stands alone, so you're welcome to join for one session, but together they build a more comprehensive, layered relationship with your dream life: from foundational skills, to a map of your unique patterns, to the future pathways you might take.

1. Dream Skills

Build the foundations. Journalling techniques, dream recall practice, sleep health, and the neuroscience of sleep, understanding how and when dreams actually take place, so you can start working with yours.

2. Dream Maps

Zoom out. Explore the broader perspective of your dreams across your life by noticing the recurring themes, patterns, and the dream signs that reveal what your dreaming consciousness keeps returning to.

3. Dream Pathways

Choose your direction. An exploration of the many ways dreamwork can be approached, such as psychological integration, optimising rest and wellbeing, a source of creativity, exploring lucid dreaming and dreams of clarity as a spiritual practice.

What to Expect

Movement, music and meditation, relaxation, visualisation and connection: each session guides you through restful, restorative exercises that incubate luminous dreams, allowing you to identify dreams you'll take home and keep working with.

Every session moves through three stages:

Preparation
Arrive, settle, and get orientated - a welcome introduction to the practices, where they come from, and how they're used.

Participation
Gentle Qigong movements to warm the body and open the flow of energy, guided Yoga Nidra and meditation for relaxation and visualisation, and a sound journey to explore Active Imagination and experience long-wave brainwave states.

Integration
Reflective space for journaling and recording what came up, guidance on working with what you experienced, and an invitation (never an obligation) to share in an open circle.

Testimonials

★★★★★ "Magic… pure magic. The space, the music, the journey you led us on was all absolutely dreamy!" — Angela

★★★★★ "I'd never worked with my dreams before this, but your explanation and guidance gave me a lot to think about. I'm excited to try the techniques tonight!" — Mark

★★★★★ "I often have vivid, recurring dreams — the same one came back the night after the workshop. I remembered to reality-check, and for the first time I became lucid. It was beautiful — the sunlight on the water, how real it felt to touch. Incredible. Thank you!" — Sophie

Who This Is For

Dreamspace is designed for accessibility and inclusivity, whether you never remember your dreams, you’re already an active dreamer, or you simply want to get a good night’s rest, you are warmly invited. Come explore the role dreams play in your life, build a conscious relationship with them, and practise techniques for inducing intentional, creative and lucid dreams.

If ticket cost is a barrier, please reach out directly. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Come Prepared

Cushions and blankets are provided, but bring what you need to be warm and comfortable while sitting or lying down: a mat, extra layers, cushions, blankets, an eye mask if you have one. Paper and pens are provided for reflection, or bring your own journal.

About the Facilitator

Dan Dala is a Transpersonal Psychologist (MSc) and Art Psychotherapist (MA, in training), with a background as a Visual Artist (BA). His MSc research specialised in the science of dreaming and creativity, drawing on the cultural and psychological range of dream phenomena and dreamwork practice. With over a decade in the Arts & Health sector, Dan brings deep experience facilitating creative wellbeing courses - designed to be engaging, inclusive and accessible for every participant.

Venue

Gasworks Studio, 27 Narroways Rd, Bristol BS2 9XB