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From soul pilgrim to a teacher of purpose

For more than 27 years I've walked alongside people who have done everything right and still feel something is missing. What I share with you I didn't read, I walked it.

Alejandro Pérez Bolaños posing, professional portrait

The wise don't raise their voice. They open the door. And only the one they crossed barefoot themselves.

A heart in service of humanity

My mission is to help you light your own fire. But long before I ever spoke of purpose, I lived it.

It all began with a deep calling to serve. At a very young age I founded the «Una Mano Amiga» (UMA) Foundation in Venezuela, which grew into one of the country's most important humanitarian organizations.

With UMA we built care homes for homeless children and teenagers, a shelter for elderly people living on the streets, a health clinic and outreach for rural farming communities, along with a soup kitchen that fed thousands.

The impact resonated so strongly that we earned the support of the European Union and of artists like Elton John, Rosario Flores, Fonseca, Enrique Iglesias and Luis Enrique, who joined the cause with their concerts. That same calling to serve lives on today in the documentary «Camino 13» (camino13.com).

That chapter taught me something that remains at the heart of everything I do: when we act from the heart, miracles happen.

The path, milestone by milestone

I didn't become a coach overnight. Each stage left a tool I now share with you.

Alejandro Pérez Bolaños with a reflective gaze, life coach
  1. +27 years ago

    The calling to serve

    I founded «Una Mano Amiga» in Venezuela: care homes, outreach to farming communities, a health clinic and a soup kitchen. On the ground I learned that service transforms the helper as much as the helped.

  2. Author & broadcaster

    Stages and microphones

    I wrote musicals for major theaters and hosted the radio show «Ángeles Al Aire» for 5 years. I discovered the power of words to heal.

  3. 16 times

    The Camino de Santiago

    I walked the Camino de Santiago 16 times, the last in 2026, and made a pilgrimage through India. Every step taught me about detachment, faith and the beauty of the simple.

  4. +12,000 people

    The Full Moon Meditation

    My monthly Full Moon Meditation was born in Miami Beach, a free gathering that has already brought together more than 12,000 people in unity.

  5. Today

    7 Steps to Self-Liberation®

    I distilled nearly three decades of experience into a registered method endorsed by Humboldt International University, which I use to train coaches and guide individuals and companies.

Alejandro Pérez Bolaños on the Camino de Santiago

The Camino is learned on foot.

Sixteen times I've walked the Camino de Santiago, counting this year's, and made pilgrimage through India. I went to understand it with my feet. That's where I learned that clarity is earned step by step.

16 Caminos. One lesson: what matters weighs little.

Beyond coaching

A pilgrim at heart

My pilgrim's soul has led me to walk the Camino de Santiago 16 times, the last in 2026, and to journey through India. Every step on those sacred routes taught me about detachment, faith and the beauty of the simple.

I share that same essence in the journeys to places of power I organize with APB Mystic Travels: experiences you don't visit, you live, and that transform the soul of whoever walks them.

You walk the Camino to come back a different person.

Discover the journeys
Alejandro Pérez Bolaños meditating on the beach, conveying peace

7 Steps to Self-Liberation®

Behind every process there is a method tested on thousands of people and endorsed by a U.S. university. Nothing is left to improvisation. These are its pillars:

  1. Face it head-on

    Together we identify the noise, the blocks and the wounds that hold you back today. You can't heal what you won't name.

  2. Let go of the weight

    We work on releasing the beliefs and stories you carry that no longer serve you. Letting go is the first act of power.

  3. Rediscover your purpose

    You regain clarity about who you are and where you want to go, to build a meaningful life, personal and professional.

  4. Live from your light

    We turn clarity into habits, decisions and sustainable action. Change is measured in your daily life, not in a nice quote.

Registered method endorsed by Humboldt International University (USA).

My commitment to excellence and service

Throughout my career I've had the privilege of guiding people and teams across the United States, Spain, Peru and Venezuela. They are people with names, not boasts.

+70,000
People trained in talks and workshops
+27
Years of practice
16
Caminos de Santiago
+3,800
People guided 1:1 and as couples
Humboldt International University

Academic endorsement

7 Steps to Self-Liberation® method endorsed by Humboldt International University (USA).

I've worked with the people of leading companies:

  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Sanitas
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Commerce Bank
  • Banco Exterior
  • Vorwerk
  • Novonor
  • SBA Airlines
  • Diario El Venezolano

A few milestones along the way:

  • Coach & Speaker of the Year 2019 · Mara Awards, Miami
  • Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year · Venezuela Sin Límites & the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
  • Among the country's 100 leading figures · Publicidad y Mercadeo magazine
  • Among the 100 Managers of Venezuela 2014 · National selection
  • Crystal Clover Award for humanitarian work · Swarovski
  • Global Legacy Conscious Leadership Award 2026 · Caminantes de una Nueva Tierra, Miami

My books and a planner for the road

Writing is another way of walking with you. My books, two musicals for the stage and a coaching planner inspired by the Camino, where I've poured what the road has taught me.

  • Cover of the book “Mi amigo Papagayo”

    Mi Amigo Papagayo

    A tale to reconnect with what's essential and discover your own light, written for grown-ups and children alike.

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  • Cover of the book “Al final del arcoíris”

    Al Final del Arco Iris

    A story of search and meaning, finding the light after the storm.

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  • Cover of the book “Échale bolas”

    Échale Bolas y Verás El Cielo

    On daring and letting go of fear to take the step you've been putting off.

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  • Cover of the book “Happy Endings”

    Happy Ending

    Seven hard real-life stories that, against all odds, find a happy ending.

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  • Cover of the book “Más Allá del Camino, a pilgrim's diary”

    Más Allá del Camino… el Diario del Peregrino

    His Camino de Santiago diary and most recent book: what the road taught him, step by step.

    Get the book
  • Cover of the Coaching Planner inspired by the Camino de Santiago

    Agenda Coaching, inspired by the Camino

    My coaching planner inspired by the Camino de Santiago: a tool to plan your year and walk your goals step by step.

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Behind the stage

I didn't always have the clarity I share today. I got lost too, I doubted, and I walked whole stretches in fear. If I can guide you now it's precisely because I've been through the mud, not because someone told me about it.

I currently live in Miami, but my message has no borders: I give talks and workshops, in person and online, and tour the world. And every full moon, in Miami Beach, I go back to the beginning: sitting with people, in silence, to remember that we are not alone.

Alejandro Pérez Bolaños with open arms in a green field

Sixteen Caminos taught me that no one arrives alone. Let's talk about yours.

If you've made it this far, something inside you probably already knows it's time. Message me on WhatsApp: a conversation is enough to begin.

I read your message myself. The reply comes from me or my team, always with my judgment behind it. No pressure, at your own pace.