Bio — CV

Wayne C. Allen

Wayne was born in Buf­falo, New York in Jan­u­ary of 1951.He quickly dis­cov­ered a love of act­ing and pub­lic speak­ing. His sparkling per­son­al­ity and engag­ing deliv­ery won him major roles in local theatre.

His inter­est in psy­chol­ogy and reli­gion led him to Elmhurst, Illi­nois, where he com­pleted a B. A. in both areas (1973). He immi­grated to Ontario, Canada in 1975.

In 1981, Wayne received a Mas­ters of Divin­ity (M.Div) from the Uni­ver­sity of Toronto (Knox Col­lege.) He imme­di­ately enrolled in a Coun­selling Mas­ters Degree, grad­u­at­ing with a Mas­ter in Pas­toral Coun­selling (M.Th) in 1983.

Since 1982, Wayne has been in Pri­vate Prac­tice in Ontario. His inter­est in Zen, cou­pled with his fer­vent belief in self-responsibility, has led him to develop a style of coun­selling he calls “Open Palm Solu­tions.” Com­bin­ing Body­work and Breath­work, dia­log and teach­ing, Wayne’s approach allows his clients the opti­mum oppor­tu­nity for per­sonal growth and insight.

Wayne has worked with exec­u­tives and whole depart­ments of major Cana­dian cor­po­ra­tions. His apti­tude for teach­ing con­flict res­o­lu­tion, clear com­mu­ni­ca­tion, and per­sonal self-responsibility has won him kudos from all involved.

Wayne has devoted much time and effort to help­ing non-profit orga­ni­za­tions. From deliv­er­ing keynote addresses to con­duct­ing train­ing for vol­un­teers work­ing in Women’s Shel­ters, Wayne is known for being able to quickly and effort­lessly cut to the heart of the mat­ter, bring­ing both encour­age­ment and chal­lenge to his audience.

Wayne’s exper­tise in Body­work and Breath­work has led to pub­lic teach­ing events and media atten­tion. Wayne was recently fea­tured on “Body + Health,” teach­ing breath­ing tech­niques for stress reduction.

Wayne is the author of three books, the lat­est (2009) being Half Asleep in the Bud­dha Hall, a book rooted in Zen-based approaches to self-responsibility.

Wayne is a gifted and multi-faceted speaker, teacher and pre­sen­ter. He reg­u­larly receives con­sis­tently high marks for his insight, knowl­edge,
and compassion.