Dream Psychotherapy© daily structures.

Instructions:

The video ends right at the prompt to write letter to Eros.

After you’ve completed the 3 lessons, please send feedback and testimonial to: Dragonfly333@marilynmanzi.com

This is BETA version and offered at reduced price
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I plan to offer support groups in the future. Please let me know if you would find a support group helpful with other participants.

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Ok, on with your personal journey!

Download “Personal Myth” and have document prepared in front of you in preparation for part 2.

Save document and personal myth including date: “12.28.2024 Personal Myth”

Create a digital folder “Dream Psychotherapy Workshop©” to organize your saved documents.

You’ll have multiple versions of this myth in the coming months and organizing now will allow for historic review to measure progress.

  • ESLOR: As you are working through discomfort, please ensure you are staying embodied and not dissociating. 

    ⦿STEP ONE: Emotional Reaction: Recognize that you are having an emotional reaction because you’re ”triggered” or escalated quickly. 

    ⦿STEP TWO: Silence: Set a timer for 10-20 minutes: Allow the rush of emotion, which will allow tolerance for intense emotional states and increase sleep quality. 

    ⦿STEP THREE: Locate: Pay attention to what part of your body is connected to the emotional reaction.

    ⦿STEP FOUR: Observe: Record your thoughts if possible and bring them to your next session. 

    ⦿STEP FIVE: Repeat until your timer stops.

  • Wind Down: One Hour before anticipated sleep time (stay consistent through work week) 

    Example: Sleep time 10pm (wind down begins at 9pm) 

    No digital devices in bed

    No alcohol/sleep aids at least 3x a week, 3 nights in a row 

    Option:Purchase https://www.hatch.co/restore for setting up "Bedroom Routine"

    Hatch Recommended bedroom routine setup: During work/school night (think 80/20 rule for sleep- risk on weekends or when you'd like to have less structure): 

    Fireplace: Reading Light (choose what sound works best for you) 30 minutes 

    Fall Asleep "Unwind" 20 minutes (with blue light) 

    Fall Asleep "Sea Waves" 500+ minutes 

    Dream Recording:

    If using phone for dream recording, place phone in another room away from bedroom if possible (if not possible, place in drawer if in studio apartment for example or away from reach while charging (silence alerts)

    Place dream journal near bed if planning to write dreams

    Progress, not perfection. If you do some of these suggestions, you're on your way. Stay with it until this becomes habitual (at least a month before measuring progress). Take one small step at a time if you're a recovering perfectionist.  

    Many of us wake up from an emotionally charged dream and believe that we are "awake" although actually need more rest to process our emotions. Trust that your body will eventually surrender to sleep

    Document the dream (if you remember a dream, if not move forward to to next step) that woke you up and for the interim until you move along in this course, focus on deep breathing and muscle relaxation through replaying "unwind" through your Hatch.