I'm Alison, and I'm glad you're here.

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For as long as I can remember, I've been fascinated by what makes us human — what helps us heal, grow, trust ourselves, and feel more fully alive.

Before becoming a teacher and guide, I spent twenty years working in BBC Radio, producing written and audio content and exploring what truly matters to people. Today, I continue that work through my meditations, talks, courses, writing, and live events.

My own experience of living with Multiple Sclerosis also became an unexpectedly brilliant teacher. It sparked a lifelong exploration of healing, mind-body medicine, meditation, self-compassion, and the many ways we can participate in our own wellbeing.

Today, my work sits at the meeting place between nervous system healing, self-compassion, embodied spirituality, and the art of living a meaningful, vibrant life.

Many of the people drawn to this work are curious about the inner world — intuition, meaning, healing, and the deeper intelligence within us. But they're not looking to escape real life. They want a spirituality that is grounded, embodied, and practical. They want to feel more at home in themselves, more connected to what matters, and more able to enjoy being fully, authentically alive.

At the heart of everything I offer is a deep respect for individuality. I don't believe there is one right way to heal, grow, or live. I'm interested in helping people uncover more of who they already are, trust their own inner wisdom, and strengthen what is good and trustworthy within themselves.

Over many years, students and clients have told me that this work helps them step out of old emotional loops, trust themselves again, and feel more alive and hopeful about their lives.

And something else begins to open as well.

When we feel safe and at home in ourselves, we become available to more of life. Our intuition comes alive again, and we become receptive to joy, playfulness and wonder.

Whether you are exploring these ideas for yourself, or supporting others through your work, you are warmly welcome here.

Humanity is precious. Life can be amazing. Let’s explore together.

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Every life has its threads. These are some of the ones that led me here.

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The Threads That Led Me Here: Why I Share What I Share
Alison Potts
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Many of the people drawn to this work are curious about the inner world — intuition, meaning, and the deeper intelligence within us.

They want to move through life feeling more aligned, more resourced, and more connected to what truly matters to them.

Helping people develop a trusting relationship with their own inner guidance and open up to the deeper intelligence within them and the universe, is something I deeply care about and is at the heart of all my work.

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    “Everything Alison shares is beautiful, inspiring, comforting, hopeful. I feel very lucky to receive Alison’s teachings and her incredible insight, wisdom and perspectives on growth, learning and life.”

    - Jo, Student

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    “Alison is that rare person in the world today, a guide who will listen to you and allow you the space and time to evolve your own practices, by accessing your inner wisdom. And isn’t that where we need our practices to lead us?”

    - Lorin Roche, PhD, author of The Radiance Sutras

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Professional Profile

Alongside my teaching, I have trained extensively in coaching, meditation, and psychology-informed approaches to wellbeing.

I hold a Professional Certificate in Coaching Psychology and Consultancy from The Institute of Coaching and Consulting Psychology and have undertaken ongoing professional training in psychological and somatic approaches to healing and personal development. I trained as a meditation coach through more than 300 hours of private intensive study with meditation teacher, researcher and author Lorin Roche PHD, and I am certified both as a yoga teacher and meditation teacher and teacher-trainer with Yoga Alliance.

I am a writer and my work has been published in BBC Online, Red Magazine, Australian Yoga Journal, Elephant Journal, The Mighty, Smart Healthy Women Magazine, Shut Up And Yoga, Overcoming MS, and more.