Mary Alice Bio

I am an interfaith minister, ordained in 1991 at a small local ministry called Unity of the Spirit. Unity of the Spirit began as an outreach of a large Unity Church. While Unity is practical Christianity, Unity of the Spirit is an interfaith ministry. I am a spiritual teacher, and I learn and teach from my experiences. I sometimes call myself a "minister on the loose" because I don't have a church and because "minister at large" sounds either criminal or calls attention to another part of my life which is about weight and body image. In fact weight and fat are a major part of my story. I offer group work that focuses on overeating. Overeating provides a smokescreen that attempts to hold the fear of being all that we are at bay.

My work is spiritual rehabilitation in the sense of re-membering who we really are and in re-discovering our personal connection to something larger than ourselves.

I love rituals. I have performed many, many weddings. I also offciate at commitment ceremonies and re-commitment ceremonies to honor anniversaries or to re-define relationships. I love to assist couples in finding the right words to express their love. I perform Christenings, Memorial Services, Relationship Release Rituals and baby shower rituals.

In a nutshell I would say that I came to earth to help myself and all beings wake up to our spiritual core, to our inherent beauty, strength, power, love and interconnection. I am dedicated to freeing self-expression, guiding authenticity in the face of fear, and recovering natural light-heartedness through educating individuals and couples, and conducting rituals and ceremonies.