Alison received her training and certification in Ayurveda from the New England Institute of Ayurveda with advanced training at The Ayurvedic Institute and in polarity therapy, polarity yoga, therapeutic massage, reflexology, and aromatherapy from Polarity Realization Institute. She is a certified instructor in mindfulness-awareness meditation through Shambhala International.

Alison has an undergraduate degree from Smith College and a graduate degree from Boston University. She is the mother of a grown son and a longtime hospice volunteer. After many years in Boston, Alison and her husband now make their home in Wilmington, Delaware.