I write to share a current nest and online platform for interwoven experiences, structured to give by way of subscription a tracing time through a sharing of rituals, prompts, symbols, and rhythms that open our relative nature to the depth of our seas; the human unconscious, the spirit in transformation, the others as light to befriend and bridge aspects of ourselves. With an interest in buoyant phenomena, flexible communication, and sacred nourishment, AV Axiology tends toward the melodic interlocution of a soma psychic realm to transverse tender voices toward being and resting whole.
Ali Van feels motility. To celebrate life works she sublimates. With pendular compass, gastronomic ancestry, epigenetic stars over silent geography, she settles to incubate cognitive time.
Anyone who has had the fortune to experience the healing energies and attention Ali Van brings to her work knows that the gift she offers comes from her immeasurable depth of compassion. Her understanding of what it means to embody states of being is wide and undividing, her interpretation of the symbolic conjuring is spacious and life-giving, and her perception of values is kind yet uncompromising.
I have had the opportunities to process major shifts and challenges in life with Ali. Through speaking with her about the changes in directions with my work and my grief for family, I experienced the holistic ways of inquiring, challenging, and collaboratively reflecting through Ali's practice of values. She has helped me tremendously also by being the way she is; witnessing her as an example of how one maintains love is of a healing nature itself.
In a world where one discerns to identify one's support system, browsing through options of therapists has often felt alienating, without knowing the values the interlocutor holds. I consider myself very lucky to have met Ali, how meeting her has coincided with shifts in my value systems, as well as with the refusal to see my mental well-being as an object of exchange, but as a relational boundary making process of knowing together.
- Artist, Filmmaker
While various forms of communication abound, forging connections that are profoundly deep and meaningful remains a rare occurrence. Ali Van embodies a gentle, giving, and loving spirit, creating sacred spaces for simply being, sensing, feeling, reflecting, learning, and growing. She presents unique methods to delicately and safely encourage her clients to open up, delve into their own psyche, uncover aspects of their persona, and gain insights into their current selves and potential future selves.
Her multifaceted approach to drawing out the best in people includes a range of psychological assessment tools, word and symbol associations, working with artifacts, drawings, and artwork, along with integrating horoscopes, I Ching, and other tools. Ali empathetically blends these techniques with meaningful discussions, holding space for clients to achieve profound insights. Her brightness, unwavering presence, and attentive listening, coupled with her occasional thought-provoking questions, deepen her clients' self-awareness.
Working with Ali is a true pleasure, where one always feels valued, special, and cared for. I am profoundly grateful for her presence and wholeheartedly recommend her services.
- Astrophysicist, Educator, Coach
Ali Van has put me back in touch with my sensitivities I had left behind in pursuit of my profession. With my perceptions widening again, life is much more enriching.
Ali's singular presence and perspective truly makes me feel like I am "in the presence of an artist". Not only does her presence emanate like a tuning fork, her questions and prompts seem to gently nudge out the blocks between myself and my own sensitivity. I have been in a group facilitated by Ali for over a year now, and have noticed a revitalization of my own perceptions: to the subtle operations of beauty in life, in others, in my own mind. I used to have to do a great deal to have this sensitive perspective; yet, it seems now, all I need to do is show up here.
- Lawyer, Athlete