DREAMING WITH BEES
Honey bee womb Wisdom for intentional dreaming
COURSE LIMMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS
6 sessions OF Spring DREAMTIME
Mondays
March 25 - April 29
10am-12pm PST
Note for other time zones:
please take note of your local daylight savings (March 31 UK/Europe), and adjust the time of class accordingly. What was a 5pm BST class March 18, will become a 6pm class by April 1.
First and Last session require attendance
A 6 part Virtual course for Women
CLASSES TAUGHT VIDEO ZOOM AUDIO CONFERENCE (no video)
From the deep cave of creation, The Dreamer's threads weave our stories into being. Carried between the dreaming world and the waking world by our sisters, the honey bees, dreams serve as messages from our subconscious, from our collective knowing, and from the spirit world. As ancient allies who freely travel between the worlds, honey bees offer us a gateway into the dreaming universe.
Revered throughout time and history, the honey bee has long ties with the sacred feminine, priestesshoods of ancient Greece, and folk traditions across Europe. In this course we will dive into working with the honey bee as dream ally and spirit guide, discovering some of the symbology behind the bees, and learning how to intentionally draw their teachings into our dreamscape.
This is a small, intimate group, and as such, the course is highly participatory. The course is taught teleconference style, to open our minds to the imaginal realm. Each attendant will have the opportunity to share a dream and have it mirrored by hive sisters utilizing womb dreaming techniques. Beyond dreamwork, this course aims to connect each woman with her womb and/or wombic consciousness, intuition, and somatic knowing.
Together are creating a vessel; a container of support for deep work.
Six live audio classes, a small group setting, bonus PDFs and resources
Course Outline:
Session 1:
Introduction to Intentional Dreaming & The Hive
Session 2:
Melissae Bee Priestesses and Dream Allies
Session 3:
Dream Mirroring & the Womb
Session 4:
The Sting and Healing Dreams
Session 5:
Dream Delving - Imagination & Nectar
Session 6:
Mirrors and Integration
Sessions will include:
Teachings on honey bee nature & wisdom
Guidance and practices for dream tending and dream recall
Group mirroring of participants dreams (one dream mirrored per hive sister)
A weekly dream intention for collective dreaming based on bee medicine
What will you receive?
How to dream with intention & have a meaningful dream life
Honey bee wisdom and ways to work with the bees as dream allies
A deeper understanding of the honey bee species
An opportunity to collectively explore metaphoric dream language
Tools for remembering your dreams
Collective dreaming with a hive
Womb intuition as a way to work with dreams and embodiment
An opportunity to share and ask questions with a group
Who is this course for?
This course is womb-centric and designed for women or those seeking to explore their own feminine principal via the womb as a physical and/or spiritual center. We will be working directly with the belly/pelvic bowl/womb within the body. It is for those individuals who seek a stronger connection to their inner Creatrix. It is beneficial for those who have a lot of experience with sacred dreaming, and those who are new to learning how to track your dreams. You do not need to be able to consistently remember your dreams, although experience in keeping a dream journal will prove helpful. You do not need to be a beekeeper or know anything about bees to take this course, although it will most definitely enhance your relationship to honey bees regardless of your experience with their medicine.
How do you attend?
The course will be held on Zoom conference call, which means we will not be using the video function, only audio. After you register, you will be given joining instructions and a link to a Zoom call. Please make sure you have downloaded Zoom before starting the course. You can attend the call from the comfort of your own home.
Who is Ariella?
Before I became a beekeeper in skirts, I was and remain an avid story seeker and dream tender. I have been a student of dream work throughout my adult life, specializing in bee shamanism and the celtic traditions of my heritage. I have designed and held ceremony for large and small groups, worked as in intuitive, held women's circles and dream circles, and studied European folk music and lore.
My journey into beekeeping was through my introduction to bees as spiritual beings through Michaele Thiele, Naomi Lewis, and Kate Shela. I have fused shamanic practices, animism, and lore into a dreaming pathway, and ways to access intuition, somatic knowing, nature connection, and communication with the animate spirits of the Earth. I have also studied the history of Melissae, a Greek term for "bee" and a title held by the oracular Bee Priestesses of ancient Greece. After meeting the honey bee as a spirit ally I began working with her in physical form.
My work combines first-hand knowledge of the honey bee species with an intimate understanding of animistic/shamanic bee wisdom and practices.
Testimonials:
Ariella's dreaming classes are transformative. There is life-changing power in the circles she creates and holds. The dreaming classes are like bathing in a sacred soundscape, which in the 2020 world of Zoom meetings, feels all the more luxurious. Having my own dream alchemized by the dreaming circle was a life changing experience. I still sit in the alchemy of that dream months later, and gratefully continue practices I learned in her class on a regular basis.
- Heather N., California
Ariella's 'Dreaming with Bees' course helped me to relate to my dreams in a whole new way. Working with other women in this course and having the chance to share dreams, listen to dreams, and reflect different perspectives and intuitive hits to each other was invaluable. Not only was it really FUN, but I was astonished by the insights and wisdom that came through every single time. I learned so much about how to really LISTEN to dreams and their messages from a deeply embodied place, rather than just analyzing the symbols in a completely cerebral way.
Ariella's wisdom and guidance throughout this course is what made it exceptional. She held the container in a way that was heartfelt, authentic and fun. Her experience, wisdom and passion for these subjects is obvious and infectious. The way that she weaves the teaching of the honeybee, goddess wisdom, embodied knowing, and the realm of dreams is seamless and insightful. She is deeply intuitive, and has a way of reflecting back dreams that cuts right to the meaty heart of things.
- Seren Rubens - Yoga teacher, New Mexico
The dreamwork courses I have participated on with Ariella over the last couple of years have opened me up into a world of healing, insight and homecoming that has touched me deeply and been a soothing balm for my soul. Her skill and ability to support a group navigating through the dreamtime was excellent and very professional, and I highly recommend the journeys she offers. Step into the dark with her and be illuminated!
- Carol, movement facilitator, Ireland