About Noble Alkhemy


Our Brand

Noble Alkhemy is a creative and wellness-based lifestyle brand rooted in presence, intention, and embodied living. Our work lives at the intersection of creativity, spirit, and nervous system care.

Through writing, art, herbal offerings, gatherings, and curated experiences, we create gentle spaces for rest, reflection, and reconnection. Each offering is made with care and designed to be engaged with slowly, intuitively, and in rhythm with the body and spirit.

Noble Alkhemy is for those who are seeking a more grounded way of living — one that honors creativity, wellness, and spirituality without urgency or overwhelm. This is a space for remembering, for tending to what already exists within, and for living with greater awareness and intention.


WHY do we spell it ALkHEMY?

The word "alchemy" comes from the Arabic phrase "Al-Khemia", which means "the land of Khem". Khem refers to the fertile black soil found in the Nile River delta of Egypt. At Noble Alkhemy, we pay homage to the originators of this mysterious royal art.

 

Coloring Meditation event at the Bronx Native Store

Dee and Dre in Panama, 2023.

Our Mission

Our mission is to support individuals in reconnecting with themselves through creative expression, holistic wellness practices, and intentional living.

We believe healing and growth do not require constant striving or transformation. Instead, they emerge through presence, care, and listening. Noble Alkhemy exists to offer tools, experiences, and creative work that help restore balance, support the nervous system, and encourage a slower, more embodied relationship with life.

Through our offerings, we aim to cultivate spaces where people can soften, reflect, and return to what feels true and nourishing within themselves and in community. Our work lives beyond the page through community-centered collaborations rooted in wellness, creativity, and care.
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The Four Pillars of Noble Alkhemy

1. Presence

Everything begins with slowing down and listening.

2. Creative Expression

Creativity as regulation, not productivity.

3. Holistic Wellness

Care that honors the whole system.

4. Spiritual Grounding

Spirit woven into daily life, ritual, and reflection.


no·ble no·ble | \ ˈnō-bəl \ adjective

A royal title. Having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals. Possessing superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
— Bruce Lee

al·che·my al·che·my | \ ˈal-kə-mē \ noun

A power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way. A seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination.


Visual Artist Noble Dre*Ali from The Bronx

NOBLE DRE ALI

Founder and Creative Director of Noble Alkhemy, Dre Ali is an international visual artist, educator, and multidisciplinary creative.

Known for his signature Spiritual Pop Art style, Dre blends popular culture with sacred symbolism—bridging the ancestral and the modern in bold, thought-provoking ways. He teaches at One River School of Art and Design in Larchmont, where he shares his passion for artistic expression with the next generation.

Dre holds a 3rd-degree black belt in martial arts, brings 25+ years of experience in the culinary arts, and is a certified Reiki II practitioner. His creative journey is rooted in the belief that expanding his artistic horizons only deepens his mastery across mediums—be it canvas, kitchen, or community.

Wellness Educator from The Bronx

MOON MEDICINE MAMA (DEE)

Dee Davis is a health educator, grant manager, and co-founder of Noble Alkhemy, an interdisciplinary wellness and education practice rooted in ancestral knowledge, cultural memory, and embodied care. Her work explores how rhythm, sound, movement, and ritual function as pathways for healing, learning, and connection within everyday life.

With over two decades of experience in the health field and a master’s degree in Health Education and Promotion, Dee integrates holistic wellness, yoga, herbal food medicine, and curriculum design to support mental, emotional, spiritual, and cultural well-being.

We are a dynamic husband and wife team that know and utilize the power of alchemy for personal growth, transformation and elevation.

— Noble Alkhemy