Biography

Christopher Sowton ND

100 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1G6
Phone: 647.831.0701
E-Mail: cs@christophersowton.com
Website: www.christophersowton.com

A. Experience

  • 30 years in private naturopathic health care practice in Toronto, Canada specializing in classical homeopathy, counselling, and dreamwork (1988-present). My practice currently has approximately 150 active clients.
  • 25 years experience as a teacher of homeopathy, counseling techniques, and dreamwork at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (C.C.N.M.) in Toronto, Canada. I have taught an average of 100 students per year from (1990-2015).
  • 14 years experience as a dreamwork educator through Dreamreading Seminars in Toronto, Canada (2004-present). I have developed a series of seminars that are designed to teach health care practitioners how to work with their client’s dreams. Over the past 12 years approximately 2,500 people (primarily health care practitioners) have attended my seminars.

B. Education

  • B.A. (History), University of Toronto, 1980.
  • N.D. (Naturopathic Doctor) Ontario College of Naturopathic Medicine, Toronto, 1988.
  • F.C.A.H. (Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Homeopathy), Toronto, 1991.

C. Teaching Positions

  • First Year Homeopathy at C.C.N.M. 1990-2004.
  • Third Year Homeopathy at C.C.N.M. 1990-2014.
  • Third Year Counseling- Theory and Techniques at C.C.N.M. 1991-1995
  • Second Year Psychosomatic Medicine at C.C.N.M. 1990-1991.
  • Dreamwork instructor — my dreamwork training seminar series, 2006-present.
  • Frequent Guest Lecturer — Art and Practice of Naturopathic Medicine at C.C.N.M. 2006-present.
  • Faculty member and dreamwork teacher – The Living Institute Psychotherapy Training Program, Toronto. 2009-present.

D. Professional Contributions

  • Development of Homeopathy courses and program at C.C.N.M.
  • Development of Counseling courses and program at C.C.N.M.
  • Design and development of the Paracelsus Herb Garden, a teaching garden on the campus of C.C.N.M. 1999-present.
  • Board member of the Canadian Academy of Homeopathy, 1991-1998.
  • Supervisor, C.C.N.M. teaching clinic, 1990-1991.
  • Ongoing supervision of C.C.N.M. student clinicians in homeopathy and counseling, 1990-present.
  • Helped establish the Toronto Homeopathic Study Group in 1988, and have provided ongoing support, consultation, and lecturing since that time.
  • Extensive public lecturing on many aspects of dreamwork, homeopathy and counseling, 1988 to present.
  • Extensive participation in the C.C.N.M. preceptorship program, 1988 to present.
  • Ongoing consultation and mentoring of students in botanical medicine, plant identification, horticultural therapy etc, in connection with the Paracelsus Herb Garden at C.C.N.M. 1999-present.
  • Facilitator of an monthly dream-sharing group in Toronto, Canada; June 2011-2017.
  • Helped establish and launch “Toronto Dreamers”, the regional group of the IASD (International Association for the Study of Dreams) in Toronto, Canada. 2011 to present.

E. Public Appearances and Lectures

  • Lecture – “Counseling Techniques Appropriate to Naturopathic Practice”, given at the Ontario Naturopathic Convention of 1994.
  • Lecture – “Counseling Techniques for the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue”, given at the Continuing Education Series at C.C.N.M., 1994.
  • Lecture – “The Sankaran Method” given in the N.D. Continuing Education Seminar series, Feb 2005.
  • Lecture – “The Wandering Herbalist-Botanical Teaching Gardens Around the World” given at the CCNM Open House, May 2005.
  • Lecture – “Dreams and Homeopathy” given at the Homeopathic Café, Oct 2005.
  • “Indications for Homeopathic Remedies Appearing in Dreams” –presentation at the International Homeopathy Symposium, The Hague, Netherlands, June 2006.
  • Lecture – “Miasms in Homeopathy” given at the OAND Conference, Oct 2006.
  • Lecture – “Using Dreams in Health Care” given in the Continuing Education Program for Naturopaths at CCNM, Nov 2006.
  • Lecture – “The Use of Homeopathy in Obstetrics and Midwifery” given at the Ryerson University Midwifery School, Feb 2007.
  • Lecture – “What is Homeopathy?” given at the CAM (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine) Conference in Medicine Hat Alberta, Aug 2007.
  • Lecture – “Dreams of Birth and Babies” given at the Annual Conference of the Association of Perinatal N.D.’s in Toronto, Oct 2007.
  • Lecture – “Dreams and Homeopathy” given at the annual convention of the International Association for the Study of Dreams in Montreal, Aug 2008.
  • Ongoing Seminar Series – “The Dreamreading Method” a series of workshops presented in Toronto and Guelph, Jan 2007-present.
  • Lecture – “The Potential Use of Dreams in Palliative Care Settings” given at the Hospice Georgina in Sutton, Ont., Sept 2008.
  • Lecture – “How to Use Dreams in Homeopathic Case Analysis” given at the Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine in Toronto, Feb 2009.
  • Lecture – “Using Dreams in Your Practice” given at the British Columbia Naturopathic Association Annual Conference in Vancouver, Oct 2009.
  • Lecture – “A Crash Course in Human Psychology as it is Expressed in Dreams” given for The Living Institute Psychotherapy Training Program, Nov 2009.
  • Regular Guest Lecture – “How Dreams Can be Important in Health Care” given for the Ryerson University Early Childhood Education Program, 2009-present.
  • Lecture – “A Crash Course in Human Psychology as it is Expressed in Dreams” given in the Continuing Education Program for Naturopaths at CCNM, Nov 2010.
  • Lecture – “How to Identify and Work with Common Dream Types” given for The Living Institute Psychotherapy Training Program, Dec 2010.
  • Seminar Series – “Thematic Elements of Dreams” a monthly series of four workshops for practitioners on how to recognize and work with common dream types, March 2011 to June 2011.
  • Lecture – “How Do We Communicate with Our Inner Healer?” a one hour talk at The Gathering, a symposium organized by the naturopathic student associations of all six North American naturopathic colleges, held at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Nov 2011.
  • Workshop – “The Big Picture–An Overview of Dream Motifs” a one-day workshop in Toronto; Feb 2012.
  • Workshop – “Dreams of Re-birth” a one-day workshop in Toronto; March, 2012.
  • Workshop – “Spot the Dream Metaphor” a one-day workshop in Toronto, April, 2012.
  • Workshop – “Common Blocks in Dreamwork and How to Address Them” a one-day workshop in Toronto; May 2012.
  • Lecture – “Working With Dreams in a Limited Time Frame” a 90 minute talk at the International Association for the Study of Dreams annual conference in Berkeley, CA; June 2012.
  • Workshop – “Who is That Knocking at the Door? Differentiating Negative Figures in Dreams” a one-day workshop for the Continuing Education Department at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine; Nov, 2012.
  • Lecture – “Four Types of Dreams to Watch Out for in Health Care Practice” – a 90 minute presentation at the 2013 Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams in Virginia Beach, June 2013.
  • Panel presentation – “How Can We Get Dreams Back into Medicine?” – a 30 minute presentation as part of a panel on the role of dreams in health care at the 2013 Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams in Virginia Beach, June 2013.
  • Lecture – “Dreamwork and Energy Psychology: What Can Our Client’s Dreams Tell Us About Readiness for Treatment?” – a two hour lecture at the annual Conference for Integrated and Energy Therapies in Toronto, October 2013.
  • Workshop – “Seven Ways to Get Oriented Within a Dream” – a one-day workshop in Guelph, Ontario; November, 2013.
  • Workshop – “What is the Dream Asking For?” – a one-day workshop in Toronto, Ontario; April 2014.
  • Webinar – “Dreams During Pregnancy” – a two hour webinar presentation hosted by the APND, Association of Perinatal N.D.’s; May 2014.
  • Workshop – “Dreams to Rubrics” – a one-day workshop hosted by the Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario; May 2014.
  • Workshop – “Using Movement to Explore Your Dreams” – a one-day workshop co-hosted with Julia Ray at the Dream Yoga Dance Studio in Toronto, Ontario; July, 2014.
  • Lecture – “Preparing for Pregnancy – 3 Case Studies of Women Preparing Themselves to Conceive a Child” – a two hour lecture at the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors annual convention in Niagara Falls, Ontario; November, 2014.
  • Lecture – “A Schema for Using Dreams in Homeopathy” – a two hour lecture and the Joint American Homeopathy Conference in Philadelphia, PA; May 2015.
  • Public Talk – “Dreams and Health” – a two hour talk at the Rosedale Community Hall in Calgary, Alberta; August 2016.
  • Workshop – “Working from Within: Re-entering dreams to find out what they want” – a 90 minute workshop the 2016 Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams in Anaheim, California; June 2016.
  • Lecture – “Homeopathy: Using the healing energies of nature”, a 2 hour presentation at the Heartwood Gathering, at the Ganaraska Forest Center in Port Hope, Ontario; July, 2017.
  • Workshop – “Inside Dreamwork: a one day workshop for dreamers and dreamworkers”, in Toronto, Ontario; Feb 2018.

F. Publications

  • Tela araneae – A Homeopathic Proving of Spider Silk, White Mountain Publications, New Liskeard, 2003. Also published in Reference Works and Encyclopedia Homeopathica.
  • The Dreamreading Manual, Dreamreading Publications, Toronto, 2008.
  • My Dream Blog, a monthly newsletter on various topics related to dreamworking, currently 260 subscribers.
  • Working with Dreams in a Health Care Setting, article published in DreamTime Magazine, journal of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, Volume 28, Number 3, Fall 2011.
  • The Dreamworking Manual – A Guide to Using Dreams in Health Care, Dreamreading Publications, Toronto, 2012.
  • Dreams and Their Meaning, article published in the Winter 2014 issue of Homeopathy Today, the journal of the National Center for Homeopathy.
  • Dreamworking–How to Listen to the Inner Guidance of Your Dreams, Woodbury: Llewellyn Publications, 2017.

G. Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member – College of Naturopaths of Ontario
  • Member – International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD)
  • Member – Toronto Regional Group of the IASD
  • Member – National Center for Homeopathy (NCH)