Walking with artists, visionaries, and spiritual creators during moments of creative transition

Meet Rabbi Alon Ferency

Rabbi Alon Ferency’s work centers on the Sidestep, a sacred and intentional shift that creates space to reconnect with meaning, creativity, and inner alignment. Through conversation, ritual, and reflection, he helps individuals return to the deeper source of their soul’s creative work and reengage with it in a way that feels honest and alive.

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    Even a casual conversation with Alon can spark fresh and unexpected insights. Profound intellect, light touch.

    – D., Art Museum Director     

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    I met Alon and started working with him during an extremely low point in my life. I truly was at a spiritual bottom and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to stand back up again. Through Alon’s counsel and guidance I was able to unlock the creative part of me that I thought was gone forever. Reigniting this area of my life was the key towards my self realization and transformation. I am grateful to Alon for his wisdom and ability to affect change in me!

    L., Actor

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    Alon’s spiritual guidance has been incredibly valuable to me in my creative journey as a writer and a thinker. He is kind, engaged and inspiring. With his intelligent, inquisitive support, I feel that I can flourish as an artist.

    F., Prize-winning Poet

  • Dogs playing a tabletop role-playing game, parodying 'Dogs Playing Poker.'

    At the absolute nadir of my faith in both art and humanity I had the honour of getting to know Alon. In our conversations, he offered me a space to renew my connection to the deeper aspects of my creative spirit. There’s no question that without Alon’s wisdom and patience, I’d have sacrificed a part of me that wasn’t ready to die, yet. I continue to be curious about and engaged in art in no small part due to his guidance. . . Working with Alon gave me some much-needed perspective on the expression of my creative spirit – I’m not a just game designer with a writing hobby and a photography habit, I’m an artist who creates art. How that manifests is multifold and it’s all me.

    – A., Award-winning Game Designer

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    Alon is steeped in story, wisdom tradition, mindfulness, and creativity — an excellent guide.

    – J., Award-winning Songwriter