Tara Bedeau

Giving. Life. Wisdom.

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The Reverend Tara Bedeau, J.D., SPHR is the Founder and Principal of The Alchemical Workshop.   Founded in 2009, it is dedicated to human flourishing: it supports people seeking to engage LIFE as it is, with disciplined intention, skillful wisdom and conscious awareness – from a place of love (goodwill) & truth and not fear.  As a Speaker, Author, Coach, Consultant and Educator, she guides people in identifying what is most life giving, in support of their empowerment, wholeness and goal attainment.

The Reverend Bedeau draws on three decades of collective experience and education as an U.S. Attorney; Executive Director & Organizational Leader; Life, Wisdom & Executive Coach; Chaplain & Spiritual Companion/Director; Mystic, Clergy-person  and Fellow Seeker.  

The integration of her collective areas of expertise —  Wellness, Spiritual Care & Psychology; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Justice; US Employment Law & Mediation; Leadership & Organizational Development and Change Management — informs The Reverend Bedeau’s Alchemical Approach.  Collectively, clients served include emotionally intelligent seekers, leaders, healers, culture shifters and change agents. 

During her decades of training, The Reverend Bedeau has traveled and lived throughout the globe, studying and participating in wisdom and wellness communities, practices and traditions.  She finds being of service to be the highest professional and vocational call.

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The Reverend Tara Bedeau graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) with a concentration in Public Law from Cornell Law School, and a Masters in Religion (honors earned) & Psychology at Union Theological Seminary, a Columbia University Institution. The Reverend Bedeau has been awarded a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI).  She has completed certifications in Mediation and Conflict Resolution hosted at the University of California, Berkeley, and in Organizational Development and Change Management.  And, she has completed training in Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and U.S. Chaplaincy (Mount Sinai Hospital & UCSF Medical Center).  The Reverend Bedeau is an Interfaith/Interspiritual clergy member through The Chaplaincy Institute of Berkeley, California, and sits on the Professional Advisory Group for the UCSF Medical Center Spiritual Care Department.