What is Self Awareness Festival?

A Journey of Becoming

The Self-Awareness Festival is a space to return to yourself — a reminder that self-love, self-care, and personal renewal are essential to growth and well-being. It’s more than just gaining insight; it’s about reconnecting with your inner world while opening up to the human spirit of curiosity, resilience, compassion, purpose, and imagination. Come to reflect, grow, and meet like-minded souls on a journey of becoming. Light the spark within

How did Self Awareness Festival Come about?

​What Every Festival Is Built Upon

The Belief in Every Individual's Potential
​Everybody is a bean, a seed - full of untapped potential. Whether it's leadership, or empathy, each of us holds many 'seeds' waiting to grow. 

A Safe Space 
Growth doesn’t happen by chance — it needs the right environment and nurturing support. Just like beans need soil, care, and sunlight, every individual thrives in safe, supportive spaces. 
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Empowerment
More than safe spaces, Growthbeans offers a nurturing ecosystem where individuals are supported and provided with the resources to explore and bloom into who they are meant to be.

What is Self Awareness Festival ?

Self awareness is vital for our overall growth and wellbeing. It serves as a form of essential self care that enables us to discover what truly matters to us.
The Self Awareness Festival creates safe spaces where you can be your authentic self while connecting with like-minded community members.
This festival encompasses self awareness, self identity, self discovery, self leadership, and self advocacy within a framework that emphasizes community-based approaches to personal development.
Self Awareness is more than individual reflection, this festival creates opportunities to expand perspectives and explore new meaning through authentic connections that give and live meaningfully, where we find joy and fulfillment together.
​(Heart of the festival, Journey of becoming,)
​​Theme for 2025

Building Shared Aspirations

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Self-Awareness Festival 2024
Self awareness serves as a vital skill that enables us to discover and present the best versions of ourselves, not only to connect meaningfully but to support one another with genuine care and understanding.
In a world where personal growth and community wellbeing are beautifully interconnected, the Self-Awareness Festival invites you to explore pathways that honor both individual reflection and collective flourishing.

Together, we create supportive spaces where authentic self discovery strengthens the bonds that unite us.
Join us to:
• Cultivate self awareness through mindful practices
• Strengthen self identity and personal narrative  
• Develop self leadership and advocacy skills
• Foster inclusive communities that celebrate each person
• Transform individual growth into collective wellbeing

Let us build a world where understanding ourselves deeply enables us to support each other wholeheartedly.​
Organised by:
Supported by:

Grow in Your Own Way
Understanding Ourselves, Strengthening Communities

Explore and choose from four different programmes, each offering unique pathways to self awareness and community connection through the essential elements of personal development.
Memories with Frames
Honoring memories and uncovering what truly matters through mindful reflection​
Navigating Challenges, Fostering Growth, and Inspiring Others
Transforming challenges into opportunities through empowered communication and community support
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Programme Overview
What to expect

Refer to the programme to map out your day! Register for the session of your choice so that it helps us with planning and keeping to safe measurement guidelines. 
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Track #: Moments with Frames 
Moments with Frames 
Honouring memories, finding meaning in our everyday lives​
By  La Lumière
​Group Members:  
​1st row (left to right) - Yong Han, Stacy, Yanci 
2nd row (left to right) - Nurin, Lim, Julia, Doreen​
Synopsis:
In the rush of modern life, we often move so quickly that we risk forgetting our roots — the people, places, and moments that have shaped us into who we are today. This workshop offers a pause from the everyday noise, inviting participants to explore basic photography as a mindful practice of slowing down and discovering the beauty of everyday life and the little things we often miss. Through the camera lens, we will reconnect with our personal histories and rediscover how our past continues to inform and enrich our present. Photography is more than a skill. It is a way to honour our memories while finding meaning in our everyday.
Track #: Navigating Challenges, Fostering Growth, and Inspiring Others
Navigating Challenges, Fostering Growth, and Inspiring Others
By MINDS
​Group Members:  TO BE CONFIRMED 
Synopsis:
This workshop is designed to empower Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their supporters by addressing common employment-related challenges and highlighting the transformative power of a growth mindset, patience, and community support.

Inspirational stories from PWIDs like Catherine, April, Yi Wen, and Allen will demonstrate how stepping out of comfort zones, learning new skills, and seeking support can lead to increased confidence and independence.Hands-on activities serve as metaphors for overcoming obstacles with time, teamwork, and perseverance. These exercises, combined with guided reflection questions, help participants recognize the value of patience, collaboration, and a positive mindset in navigating employment challenges.

The workshop concludes by reinforcing that time, support, and a growth mindset are key to resolving employment difficulties. It calls on the audience to become mentors and allies, fostering a culture of inclusion and mutual empowerment where everyone can thrive and inspire others to never give up.​
Track 3: Living It Out On My Own
The Body Remembers
Processing My Trauma, Advocating for My Wellbeing
By Danial Asri, a Volunteer Facilitator for Growth Collective SG
​Synopsis:
Join Speaker Danial Asri as he shares his experience and process. Danial Asri is a volunteer facilitator for Growth Collective SG, where he provides a safe and non-judgemental space for others to enhance their own well-being and to practice people-centric skills. As a person-in-recovery from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Danial firmly believes in the power of human connection to spark a positive change in the mental well-being landscape.
Track 4: Taking Supportive Action
Being There For Others
Supportive Skills, Safe Spaces
By Growthbeans and Growth Facilitators
[TO BE CONFIRMED]
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Track 1: Making Difficult Choices
Stories of Our Lives
Finding Meaning, Exploring Stories  
​by Dev K Kuladeva, Volunteer Facilitator for GC, Mindful Self Compassion Teacher.
​Synopsis: 
​Our lives are a series of moments that we experience uniquely based on the values and beliefs we have cultivated over time. We intuitively endeavour to find meaning for everything that we experience and thereby string up each moment into stories which, in turn, get weaved into the tapestry of our life story.
In this programme, we delve into several common themes that punctuate our lives and take time to contemplate on each theme and share our individual stories in a safe setting with the aim of creating a better understanding of how each of us has unique experiences, celebrate our diversity and help each other extricate the meaning from our stories giving new perspectives and ultimately, gives us all a better understanding of ourselves and each other.  We will look into the milestones of our life thus far and discover how some events are points of inflexion that were so critical in taking us where we are now. Together, let us explore our life and the stories that define us.
Track 2: Embracing Our Struggles
Building Relationships through a different lens:
Perspectives of someone with Cerebral Palsy
by Jeremy Koh
​Synopsis: 
​Jeremy thinks people’s mindsets are not inclusive of his disability, at least not until he explains to them about his condition, and they are mentally prepared to accept his disability into their social circles. Life has not been easy but he is glad that some people have accommodated him and accepted his condition while building  friendship.​
Track 3: Living It Out On my Own
Through My Eyes
See Life Through Their Lens
​By Burpy Birdy from the SUSS SYLP Programme
​Group Members: Goh Xin Ying, Ashley (top left), Low Chih Yu, Edward (top right), Chloe Lim Eu Hwee (bottom left), Leo Ng Jun Qiang (bottom middle), Shirley Loh (bottom right).

​Synopsis:
Participants will immerse themselves in an experiential journey that simulates the day in a life of a senior living alone.
Track 4: Taking Supportive Action
Art as a Mirror: Discovering Clarity Through Creation
By Wendy, a member of the Women's Artist Association of Singapore
Synopsis:
​This workshop integrates art therapy and coaching, creating a unique space for personal exploration and healing. Through creative expression, you'll gain insights to better understand and connect with your inner self, fostering personal growth and self-discovery.
You'll be asked to draw, with all materials provided.
​No prior experience in art is necessary—just come with an open mind.
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Testimonials

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Thank you Growthbeans for providing a safe space to reflect and learn.

Sandra, Participant Self Awareness Festival 2024 

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Great work. What you do makes a great difference in making people’s lives better.

Samarth, Participant Self Awareness Festival 2024 ​

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The Self Awareness Festival brings together many partners and organizations to know themselves and others better. It is only when we are aware that we can advocate.

Jeddric , Participant Self Awareness Festival 2024 ​

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