Alice Wells

Statement of Practice:
Alice is dedicated to exploring the possibility of living an engaged, vital and conscious life, physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. Drawing on her extensive background in Eastern and Western philosophy and spiritual traditions, modern Depth Psychology, the Expressive Arts, Bodywork, Breathwork and other transformational practices that support healing, growth and awakening, Alice supports others in cultivating health, wellbeing, and exploring and developing the potency of presence, and its multidimensional capacities in the realms of the individual, in relationship, and in community. Alice is devoted to the alleviation of unnecessary suffering, and supporting the emergence and creativity of love, wisdom and presence in all beings. Alice maintains a private practice in Brooklyn, NY, and Owings Mills, MD, and has founded One Breath Circle, based in Brooklyn, offering community programs for healing, growth and awakening.

Inspiration Training:
Alice has studied and worked with Jessica Dibb for 30 years, as a fellow student of love and presence. Alice is a senior practitioner and supervisor, and teaches at Inspiration in various venues, including her current workshop, Awakening to the Dream. She guides the Team for the Awakening course in New York City.

Other training:
Alice has a BA in Philosophy and Mathematics from St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD. She trained as a modern dancer in the Martha Graham technique for over 16 years. She is a certified Shiatsu-Shintai practitioner trained at the International School of Shiatsu in Doylestown, PA, and maintained a private practice for over 15 years. Alice trained in Classical Voice with Helen Stephenson of Annapolis, MD, for over 15 years, and continues to explore the full spectrum of expression through the arts including dance and movement. Alice studied with William Emerson, Phd, exploring healing prenatal and birth trauma in children and adults. She has studied with Marion Woodman, a renowned Jungian analyst and author, whose work holds that psyche and soma are inseparable. Alice is also a certified Conflict Transformation Mediator.

Interests:

Alice has served as the President of the board of Inspiration Community, Inc, and is currently a member of the board of The Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, an organization establishing training and ethical standards, and a developing body of research and scholarship in the evolving field of Breathwork.

Alice co-founded Fairhaven School, in Upper Marlboro, MD, the first Sudbury model School in Maryland, dedicated to self-initiated learning in a democratic setting, presently marking its 17th year. Alice is a mezzo-soprano who is grateful to share the beauty and transmission of great music at every opportunity she is given. Alice is interested in the quality of life and rights of animals in our world, working with her daughter, Benah, to create awareness and raise consciousness around these issues. Alice is the dedicated mother of three children, ages 29, 22 and 19. She lives with her family and many animals in Brooklyn, NY.

Alice is also interested in the interaction between consciousness, practice and social activism in the evolution of our species. She was the producer and helped design and TedEx Washington Square, a one day event that highlighted ways people are bringing together mindfulness, practice, and social activism to change our world for the better.

Contact Info:
410-991-2426
alice@onebreathcircle.org

Three Favorite Websites:
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/16929
www.onebreathcircle.org