Alain Allard is co-director of Moves Into Consciousness. He is a fully licensed and practising psychotherapist with wide ranging experience of one to one work in different settings. He is also a Consultant Motivational Trainer experienced in working for Careers, Drugs and Alcohol Services, Police and Probation Services, the National Treatment Authority and the National Health Service.
He has been a student of Gabrielle Roth for 20 years and, for the last 14 years, has taught the 5Rhythms internationally in contexts ranging from National Dance Companies to I.T. professionals in multinational corporations. Alain’s interest in synthesizing psychotherapeutic and psychological maps is shared in his “Open Floor” work. Alain is a Faculty Trainer for the OpenFloor.org and is accredited by Gabrielle Roth to teach the 5Rhythms at Waves and Heartbeat Level. His ongoing group “Perspectives” can be substituted for 5 days of Mirrors study for the teacher training,
“there are no words that really do justice to describe this gratitude, but I am deeply touched and moved and changed by your presence, passion, energy and wisdom that you share with us through your body, your words, you heart and humour. Thank you for inspiring me and for your guidance, insights, teaching, showing, thank you for your dance, the music, thank you for the life journey you have walked that has led you to this place where we all gathered together…..” – recent feedback from a student
“Alain Allard brings a unique wisdom to his teaching of the 5Rhythms. With his expertise in psychology, in combination with the clarity of maturity, and deep compassion he creates a trustworthy field for the dance of human experience to unfold. Anyone fortunate enough to find their way to one of his courses will be in good hands.”
- Andrea Juhan Ph.D. – OpenFloor.org, USA.