Training



Embodied

Imagination® Training



Study the cutting edge in working with dreams, memories and health issues. This 3 year training program, offered by the International Society for Embodied Imagination®, Australian training, leads to certification as an Embodiment Practitioner™. Join the only comprehensive and in-depth training in working with dreams available in Australia.

Gain an understanding of relevant research and associated theories informing Embodied Imagination® (EI). Acquire practice skills in individual and group work using Embodied Imagination® in a supportive learning environment that emphasizes modelling and practice. Learn how to apply the method to the development of creative ideas.

Academic Areas

Covered in Training


The neuroscience of dreaming
C.G.Jung and James Hillman and their influence on EI
The scientific study of the placebo effect
Complexity theory
Phenomenology
Alchemy as a metaphor system of EI
A study of mimesis
A history of dream incubation and intentional dreaming
Trauma and disassociation studies
Dreaming and the Australian landscape
Imagination and spirit
Embodied Imagination® and creativity
Psychotherapeutic and dream groups
Relational Fields

Additional Training



Brief and in-depth Exploration: Combined with incubation techniques, participants will have two sets of approximately eight individual sessions of EI with course trainers. Each participant will be assigned a partner every three months on a rotating basis. Partners will arrange to meet and work on each other’s dreams.


The Course



3 four day intensives are held per year. These will alternate between Melbourne and Sydney. Experiential teaching methods are incorporated with more traditional didactic approaches and self-reflection.

Trainees will be encouraged in the practice of the method from the outset and will receive supervision and feedback on their practise in a supportive learning environment. Some written work will be required.