About Holistic Life Paths
Holistic Life Paths bridges our ancient roots with modern research through peer reviewed reports, community, and The Gnomon podcast. From love as seen through culture and science to ancient government systems.
HLP, through The Gnomon app serves to provide educational resources to preserve the collective knowledge that has guided humanity across every civilization. All made accessible and open for generational commentary engagement.
Rooted in history, grounded in science, built for today.
~ Zach Alden
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About Zach Alden
While stationed in Okinawa, Japan I had spent 4 years in South East Asia surrounded by Eastern traditions and ancient philosophies, often visiting local temples and shrines. Due to my perpetuating fascination for Eastern thought I enrolled into Naropa University.
During my enrollment I asked the questions in class, then sought the answers between semesters. The synthesis of the two learning experiences has made this platform the enjoyable possibility that it is today.
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The Gnomon app
In the summer of 2026 Holistic Life Paths published The Gnomon app. The mobile pocket sized library and multigenerational project dedicated to providing the research findings of our oldest anthropological questions. Every report is open to public comment and discussion, further conversations are even welcome in the community forum.
Read the report, watch the video explainer, listen to The Gnomon Podcast, and connect with others - with our common humanity at the center of it all.
Lifestyle and Wellness
In the spring of 2026 I completed the Harvard Medial School Health and Lifestyle program to understand the latest techniques for addressing and supporting lifestyle changes.
Currently, I am on track to graduate with a BA in Psychology with a focus on Health & Healing with a double minor in Yoga and Psychedelic studies.
Disabled American Veterans
In late 2025 the DAV heard of my story and reached out. Without hesitation I accepted the offer to be apart of their project. Plant medicine at large, has profound potential for addressing psychological issues when conducted correctly.
I am in support of the right initiatives tackling these matters, it should not be lost on anyone however, the serious cost to culture, peoples, and mental frameworks when conducted without respect and reverence.
Universal Life Church Ministry
In October of 2024 I became an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church. My perspectives of life and religion had shifted for the better following my time living in the jungle. Even more so my interest in the exploration of global theologies heightened.
Ayahuasca Curandero Initiation
During the summer of 2024, I was welcomed into the Shipibo lineage under Maestro "E" in the Amazon Jungle. Now spanning over multiple summers, I've studied and worked with various plants, understanding these life forms as teachers, allies, and medicine.
I do not conduct ceremonies.