Autor si profesor la Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, un distins vorbitor international si invitat frecvent la emisiuni nationale de radio si televiziune. Prezentarile sale sunt transmise in mod regulat prin satelit pe Wisdom Channel. Alan locuieste pe insula Maui din Hawaii, unde conduce retrageri pe tema stapanirii vietii. Printre bestsellerurile sale sale se numara A Course in Miracles Made Easy, premiatul A Deep Breath of Life si clasicul Are You as Happy as Your Dog? Scrie articole pentru cunoscuta serie Chicken Soup for the Soul, bestseller nr. 1 din New York Times, iar cartile sale au fost traduse in 32 de limbi straine  Lucrarile sale au fost prezentate pe CNN, Oprah.com, USA Today, The Washington Post si Huffpost.

El este inclus in cartea 101 experti de top care ne fac viata mai buna. Este prezentator in documentarul premiat Finding Joe, care celebreaza invataturile mitologului Joseph Campbell. Alan este fondatorul si directorul Fundatiei pentru coaching holistic. Alan a tinut prelegeri si a organizat ateliere de lucru la nivel international, avand un public numeros in Canada, Japonia, India, Grecia, Mexic si Australia. El a tinut discursuri pentru numeroase organizatii spirituale, de afaceri, corporative, educationale si de sanatate.` Interviurile si articolele sale au fost publicate in revistele Unity, Science of Mind, New Woman, First for Women, New Realities, Visitors, Personal Transformation si Human Potential.

El este unul dintre membrii Omega Institute din New York. De asemenea, lucreaza ca ghid in locuri sacre precum Machu Picchu, Bali sau Egipt. Locuieste in Maui, Hawaii, unde a infiintat mai multe centre in care preda „arta vietii“. Alan locuieste pe insula Maui din Hawaii, unde conduce retrageri pe tema stapanirii vietii. El locuieste in Maui, Hawaii, unde a infiintat mai multe centre in care preda „arta vietii“.

Lucrari: The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1981): Living Fully, Loving Freely (1981); Have You Hugged a Monster Today: How to Win Friends and Lose Fiends (1984); Had It All the Time: When Self-Improvement Gives Way to Ecstasy (1994); Dare to Be Yourself: How to Quit Being an Extra in Other Peoples Movies and Become the Star of Your Own (1994); Are You As Happy As Your Dog? (1995); Why Your Life Sucks: A Deep Breath of Life (1996); Happily Even After: Can You Be Friends After Lovers? (1999); Why Your Life Sucks: What You Can Do About It (2002, Viata ca o teapa. Mic tratat antiratare); A Daily Dose of Sanity (2010); How Good Can It Get?: What I Learned from the Richest Man in the World (2011); A Course in Miracles Made Easy (2015); The Tao Made Easy: Timeless Wisdom to Navigate a Changing World (2018); Spirit Means Business: The Way to Prosper Wildly without Selling Your Soul (2019); Soul and Destiny: Why You Are Here and What You Came To Do (2021).