About

About Alison Christiansen and Radiant Compassion

Alison is passionate about integrating mindfulness-based modalities into clinical work with groups and individuals, specializing in addressing anxiety and trauma with adolescents and adults. She has offered this work in outpatient mental health agencies, substance-abuse facilities, and residential treatment centers in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, and California.

 

Supporting radiant compassion are some real-life credentials:

  • 500RYT Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor - Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (2012)

  • Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work - Boston College (2013)

  • Practicing psychotherapist (LCSW) licensed in New York, California and Massachusetts. Working in private practice since 2018.

  • 300hr Advanced Teacher of Therapeutic Yoga - Integrative Yoga Therapy School (2017)

  • Reiki Master in Usui Holy Fire Reiki tradition (2017)

  • Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion Program - InsightLA, Los Angeles, California (2020)

  • Assistant Teacher for the Hidden Treasure Program at Light on the Hill Retreat Center (2022-present)

Alison Christiansen

My journey with mindfulness has been full of beautiful, blissful moments, raw, untethered moments, and everything in between. Above all else, mindfulness has enabled me to love and accept myself, treat myself with kindness, and create a fulfilling life supporting others in their journey of healing.

After being introduced to yoga as a teenager, I was drawn to Kripalu Yoga in particular when I was on a retreat with my mother. Its emphasis on self-compassion and self-inquiry intrigued me and excited my spiritual-seeker nature. Through Kripalu Yoga, I began to heal anxiety and more fully embrace the joy that lies in the present moment. I completed my initial 200hr Yoga Teacher Training at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in 2012.

At age 26, a diagnosis of thyroid cancer became one of my biggest teachers. Physically and emotionally healing from this diagnosis has been a process; meditation, yoga, spirituality and community have been at the center. Coming face-to-face with my own immortality at an age when I felt invincible, I truly, deeply learned the value of self-compassion and daily gratitude.

Since then, it has been my mission to spread mindfulness to as many beings as I can and hold space for individuals in their healing. I have trained and earned certifications in a variety of additional healing modalities so that I can offer a wealth of resources to those I serve. I completed my certification as an Advanced Teacher of Therapeutic Yoga through the Integrative Yoga Therapy School in 2017 and my Reiki Master certification in 2017. I earned my master’s degree in clinical social worker in 2013 and currently work in private practice with a speciality in treating trauma and anxiety in women through mindfulness-based modalities and self-compassion.

I believe all beings are whole and complete exactly as they are; mindfulness brings me back to this time and time again, and I hope that the techniques and tools I offer can do the same for you.