Dream Standup

Recurring on-site dreamwork for organizations holding decisions no one else understands.

A 90-minute session where founders, leadership teams, and business partners come back to a common pulse — the alignment that doesn't require more meetings, more thinking, or more of the time you don't have. For people whose calendars are already maxed and who need common ground again. What the body knows, before the mind catches up.

Who it's for

  • Founders and CEOs holding decisions that don't fit into spreadsheets

  • Leadership teams sensing drift before they can name it

  • Co-founders and business partners who once shared a vision and want to understand the current one

  • HR leaders attending to employees slipping out of presence

What's included in each session

  • A 90-minute on-site session

  • Travel within San Francisco

  • Full written integration summary delivered within 7 days

  • Optional 1:1 with a leader before or after the team session

What we work with

Dream material is the ground of this work — applied to the living organism of a company. This isn't team-building or a leadership offsite. The team that's ready for this work is the team willing to bring its dreams into the room.

Dream Standups happen Monday evenings at 5:00 PM — end-of-day timing, so the team goes home and the work begins to generate new ideas, inspiration, and natural collaboration that requires less effort for momentum.

Cadence and investment

Discovery Session (one-off)

$1,500

Monthly (12 sessions/year)

$1,500 per session

Bi-weekly (24 sessions/year)

$2,800/month

Weekly (48 sessions/year)

$5,000/month (limited availability)

Strategic Engagement (1:1s + team day)

Custom: All sessions are all-inclusive: Preparation, on-site facilitation, travel within San Francisco, and written integration summary.

On-site within San Francisco proper

For organizations outside SF, virtual sessions or custom arrangements available.

Common questions

Is this therapy?

No. Dream Standup is facilitation and consultation, not individual therapy. Employees who want clinical work after experiencing a Dream Standup are referred to qualified clinicians, to maintain professional boundaries.

Do we need to document our dreams?

Yes — at least, the team needs to be willing to. Once invited, dreams tend to come. We provide a simple capture practice that begins two weeks before the first session: The Dream Workbook, voice notes spoken into your phone before fully waking, or a notebook by the bed.

Memory is not reliable. We work only with what's documented — the words written or recorded in the moment. Going back to what you captured, not what you remember, is part of the practice.

What if my team is skeptical?

Leadership teams that work well with Dream Standup are often the most skeptical at first. Skepticism is a sign of intelligence — and what Jungian oriented dreamwork tends to land hardest with. We start with what's grounded.

What are the credentials behind this?

Marilyn D. Manzi, LMFT — Licensed in California and Oregon. Founder of DreamSomatix™

Creator of Dream Psychotherapy©

CAMFT CE Provider #143942.

Presenter at IASD (International Association for the Study of Dreams).

Start with a consultation

A complimentary 20-minute Dream Standup Consultation. We discuss your organization's needs, what a session looks like, and whether there's a fit.

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