About Wayne C. Allen and The Phoenix Centre Press

I’m Wayne C. Allen — I’m a retired psy­chother­a­pist Over my 32-year career, I coun­seled more than 1000 clients, each with their unique sto­ries and struggles. 

As I inter­act­ed with my clients, I noticed a com­mon thread; many want­ed to tran­scend their cur­rent cir­cum­stances and embrace a life of ele­gance and joy. They often expressed a desire to learn from my expe­ri­ences and insights, seek­ing a deep­er com­pre­hen­sion of the con­cepts we dis­cussed dur­ing our sessions.

This desire for growth inspired me to cre­ate resources that not only reflect­ed my teach­ings but also empow­ered oth­ers to take charge of their lives. By study­ing the mate­r­i­al I pro­duced, indi­vid­u­als could prac­tice new ways of being—transforming their out­look and approach to life’s myr­i­ad challenges.

Liv­ing ele­gant­ly means more than just adopt­ing a par­tic­u­lar lifestyle; it encom­pass­es a mind­set shift that pri­or­i­tizes mind­ful­ness, self-aware­ness, and inten­tion­al liv­ing. This phi­los­o­phy can be seen in var­i­ous aspects of life, whether it’s in per­son­al rela­tion­ships, career choic­es, or dai­ly rou­tines. The prac­tices I share encour­age indi­vid­u­als to embrace each moment as an oppor­tu­ni­ty for growth and connection.

With this in mind, writ­ing became a nat­ur­al exten­sion of my ther­a­py prac­tice. In 2004, I began to put pen to paper, craft­ing nar­ra­tives and frame­works that encap­su­lat­ed my beliefs and prac­tices. Each book became a ves­sel for my thoughts, allow­ing me to reach a broad­er audi­ence and share insights that could lead to pro­found per­son­al transformations.

I have authored six books (five are still in print… for Sto­ries From the Sea of Life, see below) and devel­oped a com­pre­hen­sive well­ness pro­gram to fur­ther assist indi­vid­u­als in their jour­neys. These resources are more than mere pub­li­ca­tions; they rep­re­sent years of accu­mu­lat­ed knowl­edge, per­son­al reflec­tions, and action­able tech­niques aimed at fos­ter­ing a more ful­filled existence.

I created The Phoenix Centre Press to make my books widely available.

Zen and coun­selling are the under­pin­nings
for all of my books and products.

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• my approach to writ­ing, life, and relat­ing comes first of all from my love of Zen. I empha­size liv­ing in the now and tak­ing full respon­si­bil­i­ty for “how every­thing goes.”
• my 32 years of coun­selling has led me to some impor­tant insights about how peo­ple live, com­mu­ni­cate, and enact with the world. Prob­lems abound, and I’ve come up with solutions–ideas and tech­niques you real­ly need to check out!

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The Phoenix Centre Press

The Phoenix Cen­tre Press is the pub­lish­ing arm of Wayne C. Allen and the Phoenix Cen­tre. Learn about Zen, coun­selling and ele­gant relating.

Wayne C. Allen embarked on his pub­lish­ing jour­ney with a vision to share ther­a­peu­tic sto­ries that res­onate with the human expe­ri­ence. His first self-pub­lished book, Sto­ries from the Sea of Life, launched in 1994, laid the ground­work for a lega­cy of impact­ful literature.

Although this book is now out of print, it remains a trea­sured part of Wayne’s his­to­ry. For those inter­est­ed, a free PDF copy is avail­able by sign­ing up for our mail­ing list. This ini­tia­tive reflects Wayne’s com­mit­ment to mak­ing his work acces­si­ble to all who seek guid­ance and support.

Despite the ini­tial dis­ap­point­ment with the book’s aes­thet­ic qual­i­ty, Wayne C. Allen rec­og­nized the impor­tance of qual­i­ty pre­sen­ta­tion. Thus, he found­ed The Phoenix Cen­tre Press to ensure that his pub­li­ca­tions not only deliv­er val­ue but also look appeal­ing and professional.

Our first pub­lished work, This End­less Moment, released in 2004, quick­ly became our flag­ship title. Rec­og­nized for its depth and insight, it was recent­ly updat­ed and revised. The new edi­tion, titled This End­less Moment 2nd. edi­tion., con­tin­ues to res­onate with read­ers, offer­ing fresh per­spec­tives on time­less concepts.

Through The Phoenix Cen­tre Press, read­ers can access a wealth of knowl­edge that delves into the intri­ca­cies of Zen, emo­tion­al intel­li­gence, and effec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tion strate­gies. Each pub­li­ca­tion serves as a guide, offer­ing valu­able insights that enable read­ers to nav­i­gate life’s chal­lenges with grace and resilience. Wayne’s work is a tes­ta­ment to the belief that knowl­edge, when shared, becomes a pow­er­ful tool for col­lec­tive growth.

Please, take the time to look around, to down­load some of the free mate­r­i­al, and use the resources you find here to begin a deep round of self-explo­ration. Your life will be dif­fer­ent after you start. We know and cel­e­brate this reality.

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