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Justina Lasley, M.A.
(843) 884-5139 (SC/USA)
Justina@DreamSynergy.com
EPK
ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT
For Media Inquiries, Please Contact:
Justina Lasley, M.A.
(843) 884-5139 (SC/USA)
Justina@DreamSynergy.com
Author
Wake Up To Your Dreams
Transform Your Relationships, Career, and Health While You Sleep
By Justina Lasley, MA
Wake Up to Your Dreams introduces readers to the incredible wealth of wisdom available nightly through their dreams.
Readers will learn to easily remember, record, and dissect their dreams to better understand them-selves and their lives. Wake Up to Your Dreams teaches how to use nighttime dreams as a tool to awaken your most authentic, creative, and spiritual self and lead a more fulfilling and joyful life.
Renowned dream expert Justina Lasley reveals her inspiring personal story of change and transformation, and explains how dreams have impacted her life in countless positive ways. She also shares others’ unique stories, dreams and personal growth.
Harness the wisdom of dreams to help you find the authentic person you were born to be!
- Gain clarity and perspective
- Let go of limiting habits and beliefs
- Create better relationships
- Take control of your career and life
- Enrich your financial circumstances
- Improve your health and overall well-being
- Realize your creative potential
“… the author examines the reasons individuals fear the unconscious mind and why, instead, one should embrace the messages dreams convey….Reading more like a conversation…the book offers a helpful, focused primer for self-analyses.”
– Kirkus Reviews, Read full review here
“Justina Lasley introduces readers to DreamSynergy, a process she has developed to help dreamers understand the symbolic language of their dreams and bring it into consciousness awareness. This book helps us become more fluent in the language of our dreams.”
– Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, author of
Goddesses in Everywoman and Gods in Everyman
Additional publications: Honoring the Dream, A Handbook for Dream Group Leaders
Show and Story Ideas
Let’s Talk About…
- Are you Sleeping Through important Messages That Could Change Your Life?
- How to Remember Your Dreams (and Why You Should)
- Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Your Nightmares — They’re an Important Wake-up Call
- How to Access Your 24/7 Inner Therapist
- Learn to Use Your Dreams to Create Better Relationships and Improve Your Health
- How Your Dreams Can Help You Recover from Traumatic Experiences
- Why My Personal Story Will Inspire Others to Awaken Their Most Authentic and Creative Self
Suggested questions for Justina?
- Why are dreams important?
- How have dreams impacted your life?
- Why do I need to pay attention to my dreams?
- How can dreams improve my relationships, career and health?
- Can you give me an example of a dream and what it means?
- Why are emotions so important when analyzing dreams?
Questions on remembering and understanding dreams:
- Why are dreams often difficult to remember?
- What methods can I use to increase my recall?
- How can I keep track of my dreams? What information is important to include?
- Why are dreams such bizarre and out-of-ordinary experiences?
- How can I learn to understand the meaning of my dreams?
- What is the significance of nightmares and recurring dreams?
Contact Justina Lasley
Institute for Dream Studies
233 South Plaza Court
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, USA
www.DreamSynergy.com
www.InstituteforDreamStudies.org
Phone: 843-884-5139
Email: Justina@DreamSynergy.com
Facebook: facebook.com/DreamSynergy
Facebook: facebook.com/Institute-for-Dream-Studies-1496033400688748
Instagram: instagram.com/DreamSynergy
Twitter: twitter.com/DreamSynergy1
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Justina Lasley Bio
Justina Lasley, MA is the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Dream Studies, an internationally recognized program that promotes the understanding and value of dreams to help people claim their uniqueness and full potential. She is the creator of DreamSynergy™, a comprehensive process with proven results for uncovering dream meaning leading to personal transformation.
Justina is the author of Wake Up to Your Dreams: Transform Your Relationships, Career, and Health While You Sleep, as well as Honoring the Dream: A Handbook for Dream Group Leaders and In My Dream…, a unique dream journal. She has been featured on television, radio and in numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Justina is an internationally known speaker, trainer, and coach and conducts dream groups and workshops throughout the U.S. and abroad at such venues as Omega Institute and the NY Open Center.
Justina’s more than 30 years of study and practical experience expand her capabilities as an instructor and enable her to coach individuals successfully on their path of personal growth. Justina shares with clients her enthusiasm, keen insight, and talent for relating to others, facilitating their rapid movement toward a more authentic, spiritual, and fulfilling life.
Justina is an active member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. She holds a Master’s degree in Transpersonal Psychology with an emphasis in Dream Studies from the University of West Georgia, and a B.A. in both Applied Art and Education from Converse College. She also studied at the University of Paris, Parsons School of Design and Pacifica Institute.
Justina is married to Chad Minifie and between them they have seven daughters and ten grandchildren. They reside in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
Photo credit: Leigh Hayward Photography
Justina Lasley, M.A. is the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Dream Studies, an internationally recognized program that promotes the understanding and value of dreams to help peo-ple claim their uniqueness and full potential. She is the creator of DreamSynergy™, a comprehensive process with proven results for uncovering dream meaning leading to personal transformation.
Justina is the author of Wake Up to Your Dreams: Transform Your Relationships, Career, and Health While You Sleep, as well as Honoring the Dream: A Handbook for Dream Group Leaders and In My Dream…, a unique dream journal. She has been featured on television, radio and in numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Justina is an in-demand speaker, trainer, and coach and conducts dream groups and workshops throughout the U.S. and abroad at such venues as Omega Institute and the NY Open Center.
Justina’s more than 30 years of study and practical experience expand her capabilities as an instructor and enable her to coach individuals successfully on their path of personal growth. Justina shares with clients her enthusiasm, keen insight, and talent for relating to others, facilitating their rapid movement toward a more authentic, spiritual, and fulfilling life.
Justina is an active member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. She holds a Mas-ter’s degree in Transpersonal Psychology with an emphasis in Dream Studies from the University of West Georgia, and a B.A. in both Applied Art and Education from Converse College. She also studied at the University of Paris, Parsons School of Design and Pacifica Institute.
Justina is married to Chad Minifie and between them they have seven daughters. They reside in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Developed the DreamsWork™/DreamSynergy™ Certification Program for dream workers
- The International Association for the Study of Dreams: past member of the Board of Directors
- Haden Institute – Workshop Leader
- New York Open Center – Faculty Member
- Omega Institute – Faculty Member
- Springbank Retreat Center – Faculty Member
- Former Chairperson of the Southeast Regional Dream Conferences at Emory University
Video
Justina Lasley on SCETV
(a division of PBS)
Dream Teacher Justina Lasley
Have you ever wondered how a person changes the course of their life? Watch this SCETV (a division of PBS) 5 minute segment of Justina talking about how she became interested in dream study.
Justina Lasley is trying to wake up the world. She is an Author and Founder of the Institute for Dream Studies. Her mission: to tell everyone in the world of the transformative power of his or her nightly dreams. So far she’s making good on her mission by writing multiple books on the subject of dreams and also by creating the Institute for Dream Studies.
Justina Lasley on SCETV (a division of PBS)
Dream Teacher Justina Lasley
Have you ever wondered how a person changes the course of their life? Watch this SCETV (a division of PBS) 5 minute segment of Justina talking about how she became interested in dream study.
Justina Lasley is trying to wake up the world. She is an Author and Founder of the Institute for Dream Studies. Her mission: to tell everyone in the world of the transformative power of his or her nightly dreams. So far she’s making good on her mission by writing multiple books on the subject of dreams and also by creating the Institute for Dream Studies.
In her own words…
View videos of Justina Lasley speaking on the DreamSynergy™ process…
Endorsements
Justina Lasley has taught countless people how to utilize their dreams in order to bring more happiness, joy, and fulfillment into their lives. Whether you have just begun to explore your dreams, or you are a seasoned dreamer, this reader-friendly book, Wake Up to Your Dreams, will teach you something new, something that may change your life.
– Stanley Krippner, PhD, author, professor at Saybrook University, Fellow of the American Psychological Association
Justina’s knowledge of psychology, symbolism, and archetypes has guided me to understand myself in new ways and to make new decisions that have resulted in major positive changes in my life.
– Steve Purdom, MD, retired Executive VP and Board Member of Aflac
Wake Up to Your Dreams is one of those rare books with the potential to transform lives. Lasley’s exercises and insights about emotions and beliefs are especially powerful aids to self-discovery. Anyone who’s committed to awakening the soul’s potential and living a meaningful life will find priceless help here!
– Jean Benedict Raffa, author, Dream Theatres of the Soul, and Healing the Sacred Divide
Wake Up to Your Dreams is an inspiring book with a universal message, a practical guide that speaks to the reader in clear language that flows naturally and effortlessly from its author. The author generously shares her own dreams and demonstrates how they have guided her toward her authentic self.
– Hallfríður Ragnheidardottir, poet and IDS certified dreamworker, Reykjavik, Iceland
Justina Lasley brings timely and valuable guidance in the quest to understand our waking lives by delving into our dreams. . . . . Justina has been on our morning show several times and her content is always timely and interesting.
– Lauren Raycroft, Associate Producer, Lowcountry Live! WCIV-TV ABC News
It looks as though Justina Lasley has done it again! Wake Up to Your Dreams is poised to take us to a new and exciting level. Justina’s DreamSynergy process deepens our understanding of dreams, particularly through a variety of journaling techniques.
– Jeremy Taylor, DMin, author, professor at Graduate Theological Union, founding member of IASD
You gave a brilliant talk, were poised, at ease, clearly familiar with your subject, encouraging to the audience, solicited dialogue and made everyone feel at ease while presenting a very professional persona – all the qualities that a public speaker needs including a very well organized talk by someone who thoroughly knows her subject.
– Lee Irwin, PhD, author and professor, College of Charleston
Absolutely one of the most dynamic, powerful, insightful, intriguing workshops I’ve attended – EVER!
– Springbank Workshop participant
As a radio guest, Justina Lasley is very knowledgeable with a sense of humor that makes her a pleasure to speak with. I look forward to having her return to our Alive at Five program again in the near future…
– David Leonard, Alive at Five Host, AM 1450 KYNT Yankton, SD
Media Experience
Justina Lasley is a sought-after dream expert who is often interviewed by the media. She has appeared regularly on ABC Low Country Live, interviewed on dozens of radio talk shows across the country, and featured in numerous magazines and newspapers, including USA Today, Natural Health and RAGMAG.
Television
ABC News Channel 4 (Charleston)
Wake Up: Use Dreams to Change Your Life
A special segment on understanding dreams with Justina Lasley was hosted by Jon Bruce on his show Lowcountry Live, where she explains how to use dreams as a springboard to reach the desired goals.
ABC News, Charleston, SC “Lowcountry Live”
Introducing Just Released Wake Up!
Tom Crawford, host of Lowcountry Live, has a lively conversation with Justina and introduces her new book Wake Up! They discuss the importance of making meaning of one’s dreams and relating that meaning to one’s personal life.
ABC News, Charleston, SC “Lowcountry Live”
Create the Relationship of Your Dreams
Justina celebrates the Valentine holiday on Lowcountry Live with a conversation relating to the ways dreams can help create and prepare the dreamer for “the relationship of one’s dreams.”
Radio
Justina has participated in many radio programs around the US. She enjoys the unscripted quality of live radio and the chance to engage in conversation with people who call in.
NPR Radio, 91.3FM
Michigan’s BIG Show, 1 TV and 9+ Radio syndicates
Talk with Francesca, 106FM Boston
WHCR 90.3 FM, The Voice of Harlem
USA Today: An Interview with Justina Lasley
Experts Say Remembering Our Nocturnal Adventures is Key
to Solving Problems in the Light of Day
Justina Lasley shares her practice for recording her dreams and shares about their elusive nature and how the dreamer can become the decoder of her dreams. (Steve Wood, Cherry Hill, NJ, Courier Post)
RAGMAG Magazine Beirut, Lebanon
Lucid Dreaming Weaves Different Planes of Consciousness by Alice Hlidkova
Justina Lasley discusses how Lucid Dreams can be used to deal with nightmares and PTSD, and addresses the need for more research so dreams can become a licensed therapy.
Natural Health Magazine
While You Were Sleeping
Frances Lefkowitz shares a detailed report on how to delve into your night visions and figure out what they really mean. The author beautifully lists inputs from various industry experts in the world of dreams and guides magazine readers to search the meaning in dreams. She also shares information about dream groups and how to start one, taken from Justina Lasley’s book Honoring the Dream: A Handbook for Dream Group Leaders.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Justina Lasley, MA
(843) 884-5139 (SC/USA)
Justina@DreamSynergy.com