{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">Group Dream-Work: Dancing The Dream - A Pilot Study.</span></p> <p>See also Video Tape List.</p> <p>This study combines group dream work and dance in order to unearth the unconscious meaning of the dream. The literature on the nature and theory of dreams as presented by Freud and Jung is reviewed. Group dream work designs of Moreno, Perls, Ullman, Shuttleworth et al., and Zinker are considered, briefly focusing on each designs inherent strengths and weaknesses. The literature of Whitehouse and Chodorow identifying dance/movement as a form of Jung's “active imagination,” and Mindell's “dreambody process” is reviewed.</p> <p>A new five step group dream work design is created based upon the above group designs and the techniques of dance/movement therapy. This new group dream work model appears to accomplish the following: (1) provides an inroad to the dreamer's unconscious processes, (2) gathers more information and insight into felt responses, roles, and interactions for both the dreamer and group members, and (3) provides a corrective-emotional experience.</p> <p>A pilot study based upon this new dream-work design is undertaken using a group comprised of 1 leader and 5 female volunteers. The eight sessions are videotaped and later reviewed. Four of the eight sessions are chosen for their ability to illustrate this new dream-work design and are discussed. Recommendations for future reproductions of this method of working with the dream within a group context are described.</p>"}