About

Hi, I’m Allison and I want to help you live a phenomenal life of joy!

I’m a spiritual teacher and an economist. I know that’s quite a combination! Let me tell you how I came to be both.

“Growing up, I was blessed to have parents who ensured that I understood the importance of faith and the Divine. Towards that end, I attended church and engaged in spiritual practices throughout my childhood. The lessons I learned in church as a little one fostered a lifelong dedication to deepening my relationship with the Divine.”

Just as my parents were devoted to helping me develop a spiritual life, they were also committed to my full inclusion in whatever activity I was interested in… even if it meant that one of them had to literally hold me up so I could participate. You see, I was born with cerebral palsy (CP). With my parents’ help, I did everything from skiing to swimming to roller skating to yoga to horseback riding. However, I knew that many with disabilities did not have the same opportunities I did. I learned at an early age that not everything in society was accessible to the disability community. I wanted to do my part to create a more accessible world and knew that one way to create a more inclusive society was through public policy.

While there are many ways to change public policy, I became enamored with economics and decided to pursue a PhD in economics. Upon earning a PhD in economics from MIT, I worked as an economist who specialized in creating and analyzing public policies that improved the economic well-being and social inclusion of people with disabilities.

After experiencing health complications from CP, I retired from the company I worked for and plunged deeper into my lifelong love of studying spirituality. As a college student, I began studying metaphysics, spirituality and spiritual practice in my spare time. I continued studying these topics when I could throughout graduate school and while working as a full-time economist. Upon my retirement, though, I prioritized my spiritual education and practice by enrolling in classes taught by the leading teachers of metaphysics and spirituality.

Although I initially deepened my study of spirituality to manage the complications of CP, after a few months of intensive study and doing spiritual practices modified to meet my needs, three things happened. First, my physical health improved and I realized many lifelong dreams. Second, my friends with disabilities saw the success I was having doing spiritual exercises modified to fit my abilities and asked if I could develop spiritual practices modified to meet their needs. And third, after witnessing the increased confidence and joy my friends experienced as a result of doing the spiritual practices that I modified for them, I felt compelled to make spirituality and spiritual practices accessible to anyone who wants to deepen their connection with the Divine.

Which brings me to today. While I do some economics consulting, I dedicate the bulk of my energy and time to creating inclusivity within spirituality through spiritual consulting. During consultations, I modify spiritual practices to meet the needs of people living with disabilities and teach individuals and families how to apply spiritual principles to disability. Additionally, I help spiritual teachers and faith-based organizations create atmospheres that are inclusive of the disability community.

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Love and blessings,
Allison