Awakening the Dreamer with Ruel Walker

Ruel Walker manages the development of the Pachamama Alliance’s educational programs. Beginning in 2005, Ruel helped design and implement the training program for facilitators of the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, based on his studies of psychology, indigenous cultures, shamanism, and spirituality. Ruel is also a practicing attorney and a licensed psychotherapist, with degrees in law from The University of Texas Law School and in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.

He explains how he views his work as follows: “The message of the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium brings together all of the most important perspectives on the world that have guided my life to this point: love of the Earth, respect for all of humanity, depth of spirit, indigenous culture and world views, and the essential role of community and collective wisdom in helping us find our way home.”