Hi, I'm Alison.

I created The Five Observations because I wanted to know: can mindfulness actually be practiced like a skill?

Not just something we talk about. Not something we only think about. Something we can actually strengthen.

I've studied Ayurveda, Transcendental Meditation, and Human Design. Over time I became interested in how to take what I'd learned and turn it into something practical — something you could use in your everyday life.

So I created five exercises for practicing the ability to notice yourself, in real time.

That's The Five Observations. A way to practice mindfulness until noticing becomes a little more natural.

You don't need to know anything about Human Design to begin. You just follow the prompts in the workbook and pay attention to what comes up.

Then you come together and talk about it. Saying something out loud is what makes it real — it gets the thought out, instead of leaving it in your mind.

The conversations about the times you fumbled — or the times you caught yourself and made something better — are the interesting ones. You hear other people's stories and recognize them as your own.

Five observations. Five weeks. Your life becomes the practice.

Curious? Come say hello.