In the name of the Beloved—As-Sakina, the Shakhinah, the indwelling Presence of love.

In gratitude to the One who brings us together and parts us with purpose...

Welcome, wonderers & wanderers

We’ve met in some mysterious, whimsical way. Where will this mystery lead us?

I’m Alison Avigayil.

I’m an artist, writer and creative spirituality coach.

I help people develop their creative spiritual practice out of the horror, grief and loss that empires leave behind.

Already, it’s been quite the journey.

And now, here we are.

So much is unraveling at once right now. Let’s stay present to what's happening, without turning away from it — and find our way to be in the mess.

About

The descendant of settlers & soldiers, missionaries and mystics.

I’ve spent 25+ years on my own journey of ancestral repair & reparations.

I’ve loved. I’ve lost. I’ve learned to stay with both beauty and brokenness.

What I carry now are tools for staying present to what’s real and help, the best I can.

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What I’m offering

I create art, and support individuals and organizations through my coaching, community organizing and consulting practice.

  • “Alison lives a mystical life. Her guidance is both visionary and grounded, helping people flourish with integrity and compassion. In my own journey, she illuminated an opportunity to deepen my art practice which created a shift that expanded my audience & strengthened my offerings. Through her support, I’ve discovered more of my creative path and found greater purpose, and joy.”

    Rebecca Michaelson

  • “Alison is one of those rare role models you find yourself learning from with each interaction, because of the way they interact with the web of life. Intentional and deep, with humility and levity, Alison is among the first I reach out to for support navigating big choices in these dynamic times.”

    Andrew Dunn, School of Wise Innovation

  • "Alison empowered me in a way that I thought wasn't possible. Helping me move through so much grief and turn my anger and moral outrage into an organization that has inspired many others. The confidence she helped me gain also supported me in creating balance in my life as an activist, something that is essential at this stage in life."

    Dvorah Kost, Gaza Mutual Aid Collective

Coaching

If you're carrying grief, moral injury, burnout, or estrangement — especially from a life spent in activism, organizing, or driven by conscience — this is built for you.

  • Accompaniment through moral injury, political grief, loss, and estrangement — including around Zionism, Israel/Palestine, and systems of racism, violence & oppression

  • Support in the development of creative spiritual practices to support building a life aligned with your values.

My work is trauma-informed, attuned for neurodivergent, queer and highly sensitive people

Explore Coaching

  • Avigayil can transform grief into a powerful experience where you feel so much wonder and awe for the world. This is truly a nourishing expeirence for the soul.

    — Participant in Interfaith Collective Mourning

  • Alison make spiritual work happen. She gets things done. She has done the real spiritual work needed to lead by example and build spiritual community.

    — Debra Hopkins, Partner at Sespe Bioregional Center

  • The Good Mourning practice has helped me come back to my art practice as a way to move through my grief and the overwhelm of these difficult times.

    — Good Mourning participant

Community Organizing

For people seeking belonging, spiritual practices, and a place to metabolize grief in this time — I founded and steward the Social Change Sanctuary, an inter-spiritual collective.

We regularly offer grief & gratitude circles based on research informed practices to help us move through the polycrisis.

Join Me in the Sanctuary

  • “A brilliant creative professional with the ability to create big picture concepts and then break those concepts down into real world plans. Alison's high-level technical abilities and skills include web design, graphic design, social media, writing and event planning and creation.”

    Matthew Metz - Founder and Executive Director at Coltura

  • Alison brought balance and clarity to our team, tackling daunting challenges with strategic insight and a creative, patient approach. Her passion, kindness, and care for our staff made it a true pleasure to work with her.

    Charlotte Maher, Bellingcat

  • “Alison laid strategic tracks to help this startup accelerate into a much bigger thing. She’s brilliant at understanding the future and organising a company today to have maximum success tomorrow. Aside from her pro skills, she’s also deeply empathic, understanding and a great fit for purpose driven companies”

    Yusuf Omar - founder of SEEN

Hodaya: A Journal of Grief & Gratitude

Read excerpts from my creative spiritual practice: writing about grief, gratitude and spiritual creativity.