Dream Story Workshop
LIVE YOUR DREAM! COME ON A WRITING ADVENTURE!
WED FEB 11, 2026 5:30 – 7:00 PM (PST)
The Lighthouse Gathering is a sanctuary for sensitive hearts in wild times. Together, we’ll breathe, feel, write, and reconnect to the light within. This is a place where we can pause political debate, and simply replenish the parts of us that have calloused or closed. Let’s open the windows and let warm breezes flow again through all the rooms of the heart. Bring a candle, journal, tea, and your tender self. Come join me and my friends Yonatan and Jaime from Word of Mouth Integrative Wellness. It’s free! Click the link to register: The Lighthouse: A Sanctuary for Wild Times.
“Even this late it happens: the coming of love, the coming of light.”
– Mark Strand
DREAM STORY WORKSHOP
The Dream Story Workshop was developed with the premise that dreams can inform and enrich our waking lives in profound ways, and that writing can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing. It’s for anyone who wants to bring more creative energy and spiritual perspective into your life. I believe one of the greatest gifts we can give to someone is to simply listen, with compassion, with patience, and without judgment, and one of the greatest gifts we can receive is to simply be heard. And there is a sort of magic that occurs when people come together in this way, creating a safe space for each other, giving ourselves and each other permission to be vulnerable and share our stories. (Sharing is always optional, and up to you in the moment to choose whether or not to share what you’ve written with the group.) Writing exercises are spread out over the duration of the workshop, whether it’s an afternoon, a weekend, or week-long retreat, with plenty of time built in for exploring, dining, and play.
“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”
– Joseph Campbell
Love Says
This exercise intensive is about tapping into the divine feminine and bringing that energy into our writing practice and our daily life. What does that mean? It means embodying Love herself, stepping out of the way of ego, releasing narratives we carry that no longer serve us, opening our hearts to our full capacity to walk in gratitude, to be forgiving, to be deeply loving – to ourselves, and others. We write a letter to ourselves, a letter to another, and create mantras and affirmations to remind us of who we are and what we bring to this life.
Hero in the Mirror
Who do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see a hero? The concept of the hero’s journey, or monomyth, as Joseph Campbell coined it, informs the broad spectrum of modern storytelling. Something sets the hero on their journey, they face challenges along the way, move through them, and return, transformed. And there’s a component of the supernatural, a force, being, or power that aids them in their transformation. In this workshop, we explore our own journeys, and look within to find the hero that resides in every one of us. Following writing prompts, we write about challenges we’ve faced and overcome, strength we found when we didn’t know we had it, and people who’ve enriched our lives in unexpected ways.
Love Says and Hero in the Mirror exercise intensives are included in week-long Dream Story retreats, and Love Says is included in weekend workshops. These intensives can also be provided as one-day or half-day workshops on their own. And they can be condensed into a one- or two-hour workshop to be offered at a conference, team-building gathering, wellness retreat, extracurricular-education activity, celebratory event, or gathering at home. Email me to book a workshop for your event.
“Linda Black’s Dream Story Workshop made me feel more in touch with myself than I have in recent memory … I believe everyone needs to do this illuminating work. Linda is the perfect guide and conduit for information and healing, not to mention her presence is incredibly soothing. Such an amazing experience that I would love to do again and again!”
– Meredith H. (Los Angeles, February 2023)
NEW ORLEANS WEEKEND $249
LOS ANGELES
LOVE SAYS WORKSHOP $50
APRIL 4, 2026
10 am – 3 pm (In person & Zoom)
OLD SAN JUAN WEEK $399
MORE 2026 DATES COMING SOON!
Travel and accommodations are not included in workshop fees, but I’m happy to provide links to the on-site location and for nearby lodging. A $50 deposit is requested at the time you register. If you want to register but would like to pay the deposit later, choose the pay later option. If you would like to request a discount or scholarship, use the code LATER when you register.
“Linda inspires with her life wisdom and considerable understanding of storytelling. Her workshop is so healing.”
– Jamie O. (Martha’s Vineyard, 2015)
WHAT TO BRING
An open heart and mind, and a writing platform – whether it’s a notebook and pen or your laptop, whatever works best for you to write in a way that flows and allows for spontaneity. Also bring your best listening skills, as sharing some of what we write is part of the process. Wear comfortable clothing, and you might want to bring a yoga mat to stretch out on during the shamanic-drumming meditation.
“Because I'm narcoleptic, I carry the water weight of the river border between sleeping and waking.”
– Melinda P. (Dream workshop, Narcolepsy Network Conference, Dallas, 2006)
