Zach Bell

About Zach Bell

I am a coach and facilitator, with >9 years of experience in leadership development, social-emotional learning, and embodied communication skills, helping individuals and teams to act from a place of a calm, intentional, center so they can mindfully achieve their goals.I focus on clients and organizations who are frustrated with cycles of burn-out, defensiveness, shrinking, or numbing out. With a background in empathy-based summer camps, I bring fun, engaging, game-like programming that actually prepares your teams to respond better in their next challenging situation or conversation.With my trainings, you’ll see: More resourced team members, communicating their capacity accurately & mindfully More growth and adaptation, as teams give & receive feedback non-defensively Deeper relationships between teammates of different cultural backgrounds who are listening empathetically and without assumptions Your organization’s leaders rounding out their styles, flexibly stepping up or back depending on what the situation needsWorking directly with me is easy: Go to: Schedule a free 30 minute consultation and get your questions answered I’ll design a plan for you or your team to use the power of embodiment and communication to act intentionally and achieve your goals, and I’ll facilitate the process from setting intentions to meeting them with satisfaction.

Experience

1. Somatic Coach

   Body Wisdom Coaching

   Jan 2021 — Present · Oakland, CA, US

   I work with clients 1:1 in person and remotely. I lead men\'s groups and facilitate original workshops for organizations in the Bay Area, on topics like Somatics, Nonviolent Communication, and Gender Norms.Certified by the Strozzi Institute for Somatics, I coach clients in using embodiment to support their healing. I partner with clients to connect with their body\'s wisdom, feeling the sensations that lead to their reactions - anger, fleeing, collapsing - so that they can be more choiceful, and less reactive. This methodology transformed my own life and I love supporting clients on their

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor's Degree, Major in Urban Studies, Minor in Sustainability and Environmental Management

  2008 — 2012

• University of the Pacific - Benerd College

  Master of Education - MEd, Education

  2016 — 2018

• Strozzi Institute for Somatics

  Somatics

Skills

• Strategy
• Program Management
• Public Speaking
• Policy Analysis
• Sustainability
• Nonprofits
• Qualitative Research
• Non-Profits
• Research
• Entrepreneurship
• Community Outreach
• Volunteer Management
• Facebook
• Data Analysis
• Grant Writing