Alicia Allison is an Herbalist and Embodiment Educator with 20 years of experience in the healing arts. She has specific expertise in working with plant medicines, whole foods, breath practices, sound and conscious movement. Her rich somatic understanding of the human body has come from studies in yoga, anatomy, various herbalism traditions and her own healing journey.

Through the holistic modalities she works with, Alicia gently guides people inward where they can come to know themselves, their patterns and the needs of their unique bodies without judgement. She believes that learning to regulate one’s nervous systems is the keystone to health and inner freedom.

She feels particularly called to support others in reclaiming their lives from deeply held trauma; she believes that by uncovering the fullness of one’s story, we recover our true Self. Her work with seekers might include all of the modalities mentioned or simply just one; she believes such work must unfold in an intuitive and collaborative way, with clear intention and support, but without agenda.

For the past ten years, Alicia has supported over 70 families and newborns through the sacred first forty days of life as a postpartum Doula. The intimacy and intensity of this work has provided Alicia’s with a unique understanding of how to support people through major (and often messy) life transformation, as well as the significance of our birth stories and the stories of our lineages.

As an Herbalist Alicia values and integrates modern scientific research of plant medicines, but will always first honor and acknowledge the wisdom that has come to us from indigenous, folk and traditional healers. For her, working with any form of plant medicine is a collaborative process with the spirit that is Earth.

Alicia’s home is full of spices, cats and some very happy houseplants. She has a great love of poetry, myth and metaphor. She is particularly grateful for the love she has found through deep and lasting Friendship. She is currently based in NYC but loves that technology now offers us the opportunity to connect across any distance.