Festival Offers a Unique Fusion of Wellness, Ecology, Spirit, Community and Culture
On June 18th people will gather from across North America for the first annual Awakening Festival to explore healthy, sustainable, socially conscious and creative living with the purpose of improving lives and strengthening communities.
Key Highlights
- 14 acclaimed speakers and workshop leads from across North America
- 20 community organizations collaborating
- Dozens of wellness, green and fair trade vendors in free outdoor marketplace
- Kids’ program to encourage family participation with art, yoga, native wisdom, community leadership and nature
- Music, art, dance and creative expression
- Net proceeds of the event donated to The Westwood Bridge to Burundi Project – a youth-lead community initiative
Event co-founders Lianne Bridges and Debora Must of Designing Transformation hope the Festival will provide participants with an “unforgettable experience full of love, wisdom, beauty and joy to unite and inspire a community toward positive transformation and purpose.”
“The world is going through unprecedented change – natural and environmental disasters, economic and political instability,” says Bridges. “People are feeling disconnected, even in small communities like ours. The Awakening Festival is about bringing people together to connect, share and expand. By bringing together the elements that we cherish most in our lives – family, wellness, community, nature, spirit and culture – we can help each other awaken to our deeper purpose and learn to thrive in these very challenging times.”
Speakers include Paul Tukey, producer of the Emmy-nominated film, A Chemical Reaction; Ted Carter and Ellen Gunter, co-authors of REUNION: How to Heal Our Connection to the Earth; Stéphane Bensoussan, holistic health and education psychologist and author of Mieux vivre avec le cancer: Les solutions naturelles pour atténuer les symptoms; Martine Irman, senior corporate executive and member of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40™; and Stephen Schettini, mindfulness expert and author of The Novice: Why I Became a Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit and What I Learned. Learn More>>
In additon, there will be an array of expert-lead workshops on: Creative and Spiritual Expression, Healthy and Sustainable Living, Community Engagement and Purpose-Centred Work. Learn More>>
