Founder of Portland-based Pause Meditation, Ryan is a licensed mental health professional and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor with over fifteen years of meditation experience. He holds a masters degree of social work with a focus in mental health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studied neuroscience at the Center For Healthy Minds and trained with the Mindfulness Centers at Brown University School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Ryan guides classes and courses at the Pause studio, and facilitates trainings and mindful leadership programs for corporations, nonprofit organizations, schools, and hospitals world-wide.
