About us
The Dream Research Institute is provided by the CCPE to promote research into the connection between dreams and well being, linking psychological and spiritual perspectives. The Institute supports a synergy of research and experiential learning to advance our understanding of dreams. The researchers, teachers and authors at the DRI address such fundamental questions as:
the purpose and meaning of dreams
the contribution of dreams to mental health and wellbeing
the function and effectiveness of dreamwork in promoting psycho-spiritual and physical healing in a therapeutic setting
the integration of the spiritual approach to dreams across psychotherapeutic approaches
the use of dreams to track psycho-spiritual development
the role of the imagination in dreams
the links between the lucid dream state and psycho-spiritual development
the neurology of states of consciousness in dreams
To explore these questions, researchers use a variety of observational, experimental, theoretical, phenomenological, and neurological approaches. Research areas include studies of the psycho-spiritual evolution of individuals reflected in dreams, accelerated healing in conscious dreaming and varieties of dream states and experiences, including lucid dreaming.
