Voices Project Video: Alison Sever on the Big Questions & Gap Year

Alison is a gap year alumna (’09) and served as chair of the GYA Alumni Committee until 2019. She has mentored dozens of gap students on diverse gap experiences all over the world. Alison’s facilitation style is largely influenced by her background in outdoor education and her training in contemplative practices including yoga instruction (RYT-200, Yoga Alliance) and the Buddhism-inspired eco-philosophy The Work That Reconnects. Most recently she is growing her edge as a gardener, herbalist, and fermenter as means of revitalizing the human-Earth relationship. Alison is a certified Wilderness First Responder (SOLO) and Lifeguard (American Red Cross).

Here’s what she has to say about her gap year…