Waking the Dreamer Within Festival

WAKING THE DREAMER WITHIN FESTIVAL -- A CELEBRATION OF CREATIVITY

                The 2^nd annual Waking the Dreamer Within Festival, an inspirational weekend fostering creativity and authentic expression, will be held from Thursday, October 16^th to Sunday, October 19^th at the Springhill Suites in Longmont.

                Organized by Boulder dream worker Billie Ortiz, the festival will offer workshops emphasizing self-expression in dream work, the written word, storytelling, movement, music, and the arts.

                The festival marks Ortiz’s 11^th anniversary hosting weekend dream retreats with internationally known teacher and author Jeremy Taylor. “My inspiration for creating this festival is to honor the part of us that’s always there to be awakened to imagination,” Ortiz said. “Many of the festival’s workshop leaders and performers developed their talents as a result of exploring their dreams at our retreats. The festival is my way of showcasing these talents.”

                Thursday night’s opening event is “Connecting with the Other Side,” gallery readings by renowned medium Sarina Baptista.

                This year’s keynote address on Friday night, “Dreams, Metaphors and Stories,” will be given by Mary Elizabeth Marlow, an international speaker and seminar leader, transpersonal teacher, storyteller, ritualist and intuitive counselor.

                A dance party is scheduled for Saturday night with “Star Edwards and KingBeat,” offering World Harp Rock, exploring Celtic and world music.

                The festival closes on Sunday with a special event, a large dream circle facilitated by Jeremy Taylor and Billie Ortiz.

                  Some highlights of the festival’s participatory breakout sessions include “Introduction to Archetypal Dreamwork” with  Billie Ortiz; “Listening to the Metaphoric Voices of Your Soul” with Mark Sipowicz; “Juxtaprise Poetry and Creative Writing for Writers, Dreamers and the Curious” with Laura K. Deal; “Tsalagi Dance of Life” with Suzanne Rouge; “The Paradox of Parenting” with Patti Ashley; “Playing with Metaphor through Movement” with Kim Hansen, and “Using Dreams and Active Imagination to Aid in the Dying Process” with Star Edwards.

For the full festival schedule and registration information, go to

www.wakingthedreamerwithin.org