My Story

I have always seen things a little differently. While most of my peers chased each other up the corporate ladder, I have always moved with a different intent: to create a life driven by my values.

I have deep-dived into the world of self-awareness and transformation. While my history includes many years in a high-earning corporate job, I’ve also sat in month-long meditation retreats, taken a year-long journey to South America, and explored the deep inner workings of my being. After setting down roots in Vermont in 2017, I founded two small businesses, became a papa, and discovered more modern transformational practices like circling, authentic relating, and focusing. The inner work I have done has changed the way I approach the world, how I experience myself, and the results I am able to generate.

Now, it’s my mission to support others in their personal development and spiritual work. I am:

  • a certified coach through The Avalon Institute

  • certified facilitator with The Connection Institute

  • The founder and lead facilitator for Authentic Vermont, a community devoted to exploring authentic connection

We live in a culture that is obsessed with achievement and productivity. It's my job to lovingly remind clients of the power of who they are being and how they are choosing to experience life. One of the most beautiful things about setting a goal is who you get to become in the process of you moving towards the goal. So who do you want to be?

Outside work, you’ll find me spending time with my partner and son, walking on one of Vermont’s beautiful trails, playing music, or leading circling groups.

Zachary Cohen playing flute in Ollantaytambo, Peru