Valley Reed
In 1986, Valley had a precognitive dream that saved her life. A dream awakening that has spurred a lifelong conscious journey into realms of dreaming and spiritual seeking. She has been on the path of the dreamer for nearly 40 years.
Her studies have taken her deeper into cross cultural dreaming practices from story tellers, mystics, medicine people, spiritual elders and traditional shamans across the world.
Her own ancestral research reveals connections with the Spiritualists Movement in the 19th century with her German Scottish Ancestors, Jacob and Sarah Millisak, who practiced Spiritualism as spiritual mediums. They were also abolitionists and their home was part of the Underground Railroad in Leesville, Ohio. This potent ancestral history resonates deeply with her own path, having strong connections with the spirit world since childhood, and also her commitment to take action toward social justice throughout her adult life. Her dear friend and colleague, Baba Ifayomi was an activist for Civil Rights and a Yoruba priest, who was tragically murdered in 2017. After his "Home Going" ceremony, he visited in a spontaneous conscious night dream, and in the dream, took from her hands an ancestral contract which read, "Civil Rights" and gave instead, a Soul Contract reading, "Healer".
Her focus since that dream, has been to fully rededicate her life to the path of the healer, and offering her gifts in service to individuals and communities. She collaborates with the ancestors and helping spirits as healer to fulfill her sacred contract, and assist others in discovering their soul purpose. In a dream with her departed father, she was presented a photo of an indigenous grandfather connected with her father's ancestral lineage. In the dream, her ancestral spiritual grandfather revealed that she also carried the same medicine as him, that of the Ancestors. Since this dream, she has focused on learning more about her ancestral gifts and continues to open forgotten ancestral pathways for others, which can be found in dreams and conscious dream journeys, guided by the drum, for the purpose of discovering the deep roots of soul healing and collective soul recovery, which may come through our ancestral pathways. Her Matrifocal ancestry of Larrabee/Pederson lineages reveal French Basque, Norwegian and Danish ancestry. Her Patrifocal ancestral lineage of Reed/Millisack is rooted in Scotch, Irish, English and German ancestry.
She has written a number of published articles on dreams. You can see more details here, or visit her blog at Awaken the Sacred Dream to read more.
She continues to engage her students and clients on their healing journey through dreams, ritual, intuition, oracle divination, soul recovery, trauma informed care, conflict transformation, ancestral healing, Collaborative Dreaming, and Conscious Group Dream Journeys, guided by the drum, rooted in animism and Earth based wisdom. Her work continues to grow through online classes, monthly groups, intensive trainings, depth workshops, and weekend retreats.
She is the owner of Chrysalis Healing Arts for over 24 years in North Texas. As a Social Good focused business, we intentionally reach out to include BIPOC, and support women owned businesses, in our collaboration and business to business transactions. She is a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams for over 24 years, and has presented on panels and taught workshops at a number of conferences in places such as Sonoma, California, Cincinnati,Ohio, Washington, D.C. Ashland, Oregon, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, Anaheim, California, Asheville, North Carolina, Montreal, Canada, and Kerkrade, Netherlands. She teaches and produces retreats and workshops in places such as DFW, Austin, New Braunfels, Austin, and Waxahachie, Texas, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Hugo and Sand Springs, Oklahoma, Grand Junction, Colorado, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Miami, Florida, Yucatan, Mexico and County Clare, Ireland.
Valley has been deeply involved in dreaming up a better world, by taking action and working on behalf of Human Rights, Women's Rights, the Rights of Mother Earth and Environmental Justice. In 2015, she was involved as part of the leadership with the Kolo: Women's Cross Cultural Collaboration and organized The International Women's Summit at SMU with the Kolo:WCCC and the SMU Embrey Human Rights Program and the International Women's Traditions Leading the World Conference in Taos, New Mexico.
In 2015, she was awarded Peacemaker of the Year by the Dallas Peace and Justice Center for her efforts. In June of 2019, she organized the Kolo International Women's Summit on Non-killing Cultures in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where she also presented.
In 2020 during Covid, she worked remotely as an AmeriCorps Vista Grant Writer for Texas Southmost College in Brownsville Tx. Her efforts towards grant research and writing were instrumental in TSC being awarded nearly half a million dollars towards anti-poverty measures, including creating a community garden and student food pantry on campus.
Education:
TWU - General Studies - Sociology and Multi-Cultural Woman's and Gender Studies
Richland Community College - Sociology
Certified Facilitator for La Cultura Cura - Circle Keeper Process with National Compadres Network
Indigenous Mind Studies Residency - Dr. Apela Colorado - Maui Hawaii
Active Dream Teacher Training Levels 1-3 with Robert Moss
Massage Institute, Dallas, Tx. - Graduate LMT
Nine Fish Jumping - Contact Improv Dance Theater
Krassovska Ballet Jeunesse - Natalie Krassovska
SMU Dance Department - Tanju Tuzer
Dallas Ballet - George Skibine Artistic Director,
Marjorie Tallchief - Assistant Artistic Director
Abilene Metropolitan Ballet Company - Marj Baucum
Nonprofit Work
Mahogany Dance Theater - Assistant Director 1985-89
Easter Seal Society of Young Children - PT/OT Assistant 1990-1993
Dallas Peace Center - Assistant Director, 2002-2005
Crawford Peace House - Founding Member Crawford, Tx. 2005-2007
Consumers For Peace - March to Redeem the Soul of America - Chief March Organizer with Texas Coalition 2006
DPC Board Member, Vice President 2007-2010
Humanitarian Forum on Gaza - MSA - SMU, Code Pink, KinderUSA, Dallas Peace Center - Event organizer 2007
Exxon Enough! Statewide Hearings on refinery expulsions in coalition with (T.E.J.A.S) Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Lone Star Sierra Club, Seed Coalition, Dallas Peace Center, and Consumers for Peace, and (C.L.E.A.N.) Citizens League for Environmental Action Now. 2007
Dance, Dream, Drum for Peace w/ World Dreams Peace Bridge - Ceremonial Leader for the Future of Children on Earth 2007 & 2011 Washington D.C. National Mall at the World Children's Festival.
The IMage Project - Dream Scouts Playshop in Virginia Beach, VA. w/ Jean Campbell 2008
Drums Not Guns - Board Member; Membership Chair. Dallas, Tx. 2009-2011
World Without Hate - Founding Board Member, Interim Director 2012-2014
Launched Empathy Ambassadors Leadership Training in Atlanta Georgia; 2013
Launched Compassion in Action Youth Summer Filmmaking Program and World Premier Screening Event in Dallas, Tx. 2013
Kolo: Women's Cross Cultural Collaboration - Executive Director Olympia, WA.2014-2019
International Women's Summit SMU Embrey Human Rights Program; Dallas, Tx. 2015
International Women's Traditions Leading the World - Taos, New Mexico 2015
Keynote Speaker for International Women's Day with the Dallas Iranian Women's Association 2016
Dallas Peace and Justice Center - Development and Communications Director 2016-17
A World of Women for Peace Conference with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson - Panel Moderator for Peace between Palestine and Israel at UNT Law in Dallas, Texas 2017
Greenpeace National Training Coordinator 2017
Arabian Rescue Therapy - Women's Circle Facilitator Krum, Tx. 2018-2019
Kolo Trauma Informed Care - Train the Trainer Workshop Dallas, Texas 2019
No More Stolen Sisters Event - MMIWTX in Dallas, Texas 2019
Kolo International Women's Summit on Non-killing Cultures in Sarajevo, Bosnia - 2019
“Seven Keys to Ancestral Wisdom“ featured presenter, Earth Sky Woman Summit in 2020
Texas Southmost College - Grant Writer - 2020 - 2021
Boys and Girls Club of Collin County - Development and Grants Coordinator - 2021-2022
Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation - Grants Manager 2022 - 2024
Community Council of Greater Dallas - Grants Manager - Presently
Her studies have taken her deeper into cross cultural dreaming practices from story tellers, mystics, medicine people, spiritual elders and traditional shamans across the world.
Her own ancestral research reveals connections with the Spiritualists Movement in the 19th century with her German Scottish Ancestors, Jacob and Sarah Millisak, who practiced Spiritualism as spiritual mediums. They were also abolitionists and their home was part of the Underground Railroad in Leesville, Ohio. This potent ancestral history resonates deeply with her own path, having strong connections with the spirit world since childhood, and also her commitment to take action toward social justice throughout her adult life. Her dear friend and colleague, Baba Ifayomi was an activist for Civil Rights and a Yoruba priest, who was tragically murdered in 2017. After his "Home Going" ceremony, he visited in a spontaneous conscious night dream, and in the dream, took from her hands an ancestral contract which read, "Civil Rights" and gave instead, a Soul Contract reading, "Healer".
Her focus since that dream, has been to fully rededicate her life to the path of the healer, and offering her gifts in service to individuals and communities. She collaborates with the ancestors and helping spirits as healer to fulfill her sacred contract, and assist others in discovering their soul purpose. In a dream with her departed father, she was presented a photo of an indigenous grandfather connected with her father's ancestral lineage. In the dream, her ancestral spiritual grandfather revealed that she also carried the same medicine as him, that of the Ancestors. Since this dream, she has focused on learning more about her ancestral gifts and continues to open forgotten ancestral pathways for others, which can be found in dreams and conscious dream journeys, guided by the drum, for the purpose of discovering the deep roots of soul healing and collective soul recovery, which may come through our ancestral pathways. Her Matrifocal ancestry of Larrabee/Pederson lineages reveal French Basque, Norwegian and Danish ancestry. Her Patrifocal ancestral lineage of Reed/Millisack is rooted in Scotch, Irish, English and German ancestry.
She has written a number of published articles on dreams. You can see more details here, or visit her blog at Awaken the Sacred Dream to read more.
She continues to engage her students and clients on their healing journey through dreams, ritual, intuition, oracle divination, soul recovery, trauma informed care, conflict transformation, ancestral healing, Collaborative Dreaming, and Conscious Group Dream Journeys, guided by the drum, rooted in animism and Earth based wisdom. Her work continues to grow through online classes, monthly groups, intensive trainings, depth workshops, and weekend retreats.
She is the owner of Chrysalis Healing Arts for over 24 years in North Texas. As a Social Good focused business, we intentionally reach out to include BIPOC, and support women owned businesses, in our collaboration and business to business transactions. She is a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams for over 24 years, and has presented on panels and taught workshops at a number of conferences in places such as Sonoma, California, Cincinnati,Ohio, Washington, D.C. Ashland, Oregon, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, Anaheim, California, Asheville, North Carolina, Montreal, Canada, and Kerkrade, Netherlands. She teaches and produces retreats and workshops in places such as DFW, Austin, New Braunfels, Austin, and Waxahachie, Texas, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Hugo and Sand Springs, Oklahoma, Grand Junction, Colorado, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Miami, Florida, Yucatan, Mexico and County Clare, Ireland.
Valley has been deeply involved in dreaming up a better world, by taking action and working on behalf of Human Rights, Women's Rights, the Rights of Mother Earth and Environmental Justice. In 2015, she was involved as part of the leadership with the Kolo: Women's Cross Cultural Collaboration and organized The International Women's Summit at SMU with the Kolo:WCCC and the SMU Embrey Human Rights Program and the International Women's Traditions Leading the World Conference in Taos, New Mexico.
In 2015, she was awarded Peacemaker of the Year by the Dallas Peace and Justice Center for her efforts. In June of 2019, she organized the Kolo International Women's Summit on Non-killing Cultures in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where she also presented.
In 2020 during Covid, she worked remotely as an AmeriCorps Vista Grant Writer for Texas Southmost College in Brownsville Tx. Her efforts towards grant research and writing were instrumental in TSC being awarded nearly half a million dollars towards anti-poverty measures, including creating a community garden and student food pantry on campus.
Education:
TWU - General Studies - Sociology and Multi-Cultural Woman's and Gender Studies
Richland Community College - Sociology
Certified Facilitator for La Cultura Cura - Circle Keeper Process with National Compadres Network
Indigenous Mind Studies Residency - Dr. Apela Colorado - Maui Hawaii
Active Dream Teacher Training Levels 1-3 with Robert Moss
Massage Institute, Dallas, Tx. - Graduate LMT
Nine Fish Jumping - Contact Improv Dance Theater
Krassovska Ballet Jeunesse - Natalie Krassovska
SMU Dance Department - Tanju Tuzer
Dallas Ballet - George Skibine Artistic Director,
Marjorie Tallchief - Assistant Artistic Director
Abilene Metropolitan Ballet Company - Marj Baucum
Nonprofit Work
Mahogany Dance Theater - Assistant Director 1985-89
Easter Seal Society of Young Children - PT/OT Assistant 1990-1993
Dallas Peace Center - Assistant Director, 2002-2005
Crawford Peace House - Founding Member Crawford, Tx. 2005-2007
Consumers For Peace - March to Redeem the Soul of America - Chief March Organizer with Texas Coalition 2006
DPC Board Member, Vice President 2007-2010
Humanitarian Forum on Gaza - MSA - SMU, Code Pink, KinderUSA, Dallas Peace Center - Event organizer 2007
Exxon Enough! Statewide Hearings on refinery expulsions in coalition with (T.E.J.A.S) Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Lone Star Sierra Club, Seed Coalition, Dallas Peace Center, and Consumers for Peace, and (C.L.E.A.N.) Citizens League for Environmental Action Now. 2007
Dance, Dream, Drum for Peace w/ World Dreams Peace Bridge - Ceremonial Leader for the Future of Children on Earth 2007 & 2011 Washington D.C. National Mall at the World Children's Festival.
The IMage Project - Dream Scouts Playshop in Virginia Beach, VA. w/ Jean Campbell 2008
Drums Not Guns - Board Member; Membership Chair. Dallas, Tx. 2009-2011
World Without Hate - Founding Board Member, Interim Director 2012-2014
Launched Empathy Ambassadors Leadership Training in Atlanta Georgia; 2013
Launched Compassion in Action Youth Summer Filmmaking Program and World Premier Screening Event in Dallas, Tx. 2013
Kolo: Women's Cross Cultural Collaboration - Executive Director Olympia, WA.2014-2019
International Women's Summit SMU Embrey Human Rights Program; Dallas, Tx. 2015
International Women's Traditions Leading the World - Taos, New Mexico 2015
Keynote Speaker for International Women's Day with the Dallas Iranian Women's Association 2016
Dallas Peace and Justice Center - Development and Communications Director 2016-17
A World of Women for Peace Conference with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson - Panel Moderator for Peace between Palestine and Israel at UNT Law in Dallas, Texas 2017
Greenpeace National Training Coordinator 2017
Arabian Rescue Therapy - Women's Circle Facilitator Krum, Tx. 2018-2019
Kolo Trauma Informed Care - Train the Trainer Workshop Dallas, Texas 2019
No More Stolen Sisters Event - MMIWTX in Dallas, Texas 2019
Kolo International Women's Summit on Non-killing Cultures in Sarajevo, Bosnia - 2019
“Seven Keys to Ancestral Wisdom“ featured presenter, Earth Sky Woman Summit in 2020
Texas Southmost College - Grant Writer - 2020 - 2021
Boys and Girls Club of Collin County - Development and Grants Coordinator - 2021-2022
Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation - Grants Manager 2022 - 2024
Community Council of Greater Dallas - Grants Manager - Presently