Dreampool: Collective Dreaming and Sound

The listening session has a tangible creative follow-through: a journal entry and a handmade Dreamzine. Efa’s specially composed sound and Lindsay’s visual-art practice give the evening a clear artistic focus.

The evening opens with an introduction to dreamwork and the use of herbs in dreaming traditions, then a mugwort tea ritual. You listen to Efa O’Neill’s 40-minute composition before journalling and making a collage Dreamzine with Lindsay Merlihan. If you wish, you can read a line from your writing as a voice sample for a future composition. This contribution is optional. The sound journey itself will be recorded live for the Dreampool collection.

The workshop takes place on 24 October 2026 from 18:00 to 20:00, Dublin local time, in Segotia’s yoga studio at 3 Ardee Road, Rathmines, Dublin, D06 FK18, Ireland. The listed Dreampool pass costs €35. Booking is through Segotia’s Bsport page; cancellation is accepted up to three days before the start. All levels are welcome. Bring a journal and pen; the other making materials are supplied. Mugwort tea is part of the programme. Segotia publishes information about its accessible entrance, platform lift and accessible facilities; contact the venue about your particular access needs. The original programme is in English.

Dreampool brings dreamwork into a shared creative setting at Segotia. Lindsay Merlihan introduces the practice, followed by a mugwort tea ritual and a 40-minute sound journey composed by Efa O’Neill. Afterwards, there is time to write and make a small collage publication, a Dreamzine, from what emerges. Lindsay is a visual artist whose studies include art, psyche and creative imagination. Efa works as a DJ, audio producer and sound designer. Her composition brings together electronic sound, field recordings, voice and spoken guidance. The gathering forms part of an ongoing artistic collection of dreams in Ireland.

• Lindsay Merlihan

  Facilitator

  Lindsay Merlihan is a visual artist whose work includes dreamwork and collective creative practice. Her studies include an MA in Art, Psyche and the Creative Imagination at LSAD and a certificate in Jungian Psychology with Art Therapy.

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• Efa O’Neill

  Musician

  Efa O’Neill is a DJ, audio producer and sound designer working with electronic music, field recordings, voice and ambient textures. She composed the 40-minute sound journey for Dreampool.

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