Category Archives: Dreams & Dreamwork
Spring into Balance! Changes Await:
Spring! New Growth!
Life is starting to burst from the earth; what new growth arises within you? We have survived the winter darkness, huddled into ourselves, integrating lessons from the past year, building new aspects of Self, gestating new ideas & new ways of being. Spring calls us forth, juices flowing, if we have the strength to break through the surface into the light. The Vernal Equinox — the midpoint between the darkest & the lightest days of the year — is a great time to take advantage of this birthing of new life, both external & internal, to create new balance within yourself.
And you don’t have to do it alone! Get help tilling the soil, from another human or from birdsong. Find an exercise buddy. Join a band. Enter into self-exploration with a therapist. Access the new growth that awaits within!
For a free phone interview to see how Transpersonal Therapy can help you in this process, call Renee Beck, MFT at 510-387-0341.
VI The Lovers: Inner Marriage
We all search for Union with something larger than ourselves. Some of us find this in the romantic other, some in a muse of art. Some find this ecstatic embrace in Nature, some in the relationship with a god or goddess. It can also be found in service, in spiritual practice, or in devotion.
Wherever you find your heart & passion taking you beyond your small sense of self, to being part of something that is great, & good, may you journey a little further on that path today. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Spiral Into Yourself!
The Universe is your Inspiration. Your Dreams are your Guide.
Contact Renee Beck, MFT for Oakland Dreamwork & Transpersonal Therapy
If you treated me as we treat teens, I’d be O.D.D., too!
A colleague on a forum recently asked about the best techniques for working with a teenager diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder. This was my reply:
“Virtually all of the teens I’ve met who have been diagnosed with O.D.D. are only oppositional in certain situations. When they are treated with the same respect afforded adults, treated fairly, have reasonable boundaries set & upheld without judgment, are involved in co-creating future consequences, & do not feel as though they are in double binds, they are not oppositional. You do have to take time to work to develop trust so they can actually believe that you are an adult who will treat them with respect, of course…. I’ve also found that praising the talents they’ve developed (including pushing adults’ buttons) & processing how those skills have served (& hindered) them is pretty helpful. I’ve been working with teenagers in this way for 35 years, & it seems to work well.”
If you’re a teenager interested in exploring who you are, how you are in the world & in your relationships, or are searching for meaning, call me to see if Transpersonal Therapy, Dreamwork or Therapeutic Tarot with me might be what you’re looking for: Renee Beck, MFT 510-387-0341.
If you’re a therapist working with teens & feel as though you could use some consultation or some help with your process, you can call me, too!
Internal Guidance
When you search within the darkness, your Center sends out a Searchlight to guide your way. For help accessing your Inner Beacon, contact Renee for Oakland Transpersonal Therapy & Dreamwork.
Happy New Year from the Cosmos:
Celebrate New Beginnings!
Where do you feel emotions? Cool graph!
A Solstice Image to help your Inner Turning:
Lions!
With the story of lions rescuing an Ethiopian girl making the social media rounds, thought you might be interested in seeing a beautiful representation of the magnificent beast:
Lions are representative of the Element of Fire: creativity, spirituality, & passion!