About the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium

Each of us wants to live a fulfilling life and to have a positive impact on our families and communities. Since 2005, the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium has helped tens of thousands of people do just that.

What is a Symposium?

Thought-provoking, challenging, and deeply moving, the symposium is a dynamic multimedia presentation from some of the most respected social and scientific experts or our time, interwoven with wisdom and inspiration from our indigenous partners.

With informative videos and guided personal reflection exercises, the symposium experience reaches deeply into both the heart and mind.

Inspired Beginnings

The Awakening the Dreamer Symposium was the first workshop created by The Pachamama Alliance. It was carefully crafted to fulfill the request from our indigenous Achuar partners, to change the dream of the modern world and shift cultures based on consumption and destruction to cultures of justice, sustainability and fulfillment.

How It Works

Many of the symposium’s video segments are educational and informative, providing a sobering overview of current social injustices and environmental degradation.

However, knowledge should empower us, and never leave us in frustration or despair.  Group interaction exercises and guided personal reflection give participants the tools to move past anxiety or anguish, and into the empowering realization that we are capable of creating a better world for all.

Symposium Information Sources

As part of our commitment to accountability and transparency, the background references and sources for the information presented in the symposium are available to the public.
Download the Background References here.

The Symposium Experience In Many Formats

The Awakening the Dreamer Symposium is available as a live event, and as a digital experience. Learn more about each of these offerings.
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