Dreams, Psyche, Wholeness
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Jenna Farr Ludwig is a speaker and freelance writer with an MA in Transpersonal Studies from Atlantic University, Virginia Beach, Virginia. She completed her master’s program in 2011 and as part of that program, she earned certifications as a dream counselor and spiritual mentor.
Her former career of 35 years was as a successful marketing and business development professional, speaking to large groups in both corporate and non-profit sectors. |
Her present focus is writing, teaching, mentoring, and facilitating workshops about subjects such as contemplative journaling, working with dreams, paying attention to synchronicities and other transpersonal experiences as ways to live a more inner-directed, meaningful life.
She is a dreamworker with over 40 years journaling experience and has presented and given workshops at both the International Association for the Study of Dreams and The Dream Institute of Northern California, Berkeley where she served as an Advisory Board Member. She has published articles and poetry in periodicals such as Coreopsis Journal of Myth and Theater, Venture Inward Magazine, and Mago E-Magazine. She currently works and lives in Berkeley, California.
She is a dreamworker with over 40 years journaling experience and has presented and given workshops at both the International Association for the Study of Dreams and The Dream Institute of Northern California, Berkeley where she served as an Advisory Board Member. She has published articles and poetry in periodicals such as Coreopsis Journal of Myth and Theater, Venture Inward Magazine, and Mago E-Magazine. She currently works and lives in Berkeley, California.
Book in Progress
I am currently writing a book with the working title When Old Foundations Crumble: Working with Dreams, Synchronicities and Contemplative Journaling. The book offers readers a guide on how to begin and develop a contemplative writing practice. It includes step-by-step instructions for those not familiar with the process and an introduction to Jungian psychology as it applies to working toward wholeness.
When Old Foundations Crumble is being written for the reader with no knowledge of Jungian terminology per se. It is not about how to achieve enlightenment. Rather, it is being written to help readers find inner meaning, hidden talents, and more soul satisfaction in a world sorely in need of creative, enthusiastic people who have chosen to follow their bliss.
To follow your bliss, in the sense the late mythologist Joseph Campbell gave credence to the term, is to find meaning in the development and use of one’s inherent talents and gifts. Finding meaning begins right where you find yourself, perhaps on shaky ground and feeling stuck, not knowing how to move forward.
Included in the book are writing prompts, resources, and exercises, which helps readers to honestly assess and reflect on what is working or not working in their life. The key to the contemplative journaling process is to allow what comes to mind, raw and unfiltered, without self-judgment, and write about it. The premise is that once a person has developed a relationship with her inner thoughts in trust and quiet reflection, she can take steps to further create the life that is hers to live.
When Old Foundations Crumble is being written for the reader with no knowledge of Jungian terminology per se. It is not about how to achieve enlightenment. Rather, it is being written to help readers find inner meaning, hidden talents, and more soul satisfaction in a world sorely in need of creative, enthusiastic people who have chosen to follow their bliss.
To follow your bliss, in the sense the late mythologist Joseph Campbell gave credence to the term, is to find meaning in the development and use of one’s inherent talents and gifts. Finding meaning begins right where you find yourself, perhaps on shaky ground and feeling stuck, not knowing how to move forward.
Included in the book are writing prompts, resources, and exercises, which helps readers to honestly assess and reflect on what is working or not working in their life. The key to the contemplative journaling process is to allow what comes to mind, raw and unfiltered, without self-judgment, and write about it. The premise is that once a person has developed a relationship with her inner thoughts in trust and quiet reflection, she can take steps to further create the life that is hers to live.