Allegra Taylor is a journalist and author of several books, including the best-selling, I Fly Out With Bright Feathers...The Quest Of A Novice Healer and Healing Hands. She was also, for many years, a freelance journalist for magazines such as Illustrated London News and The New Internationalist. Taylor is a popular speaker and workshop leader at such venues as The Nfind and Body and Spirit Festival and teaches courses in creative writing in England and in many parts of the world.