Ganesha Outbound

Ganesha Center is developing a division that will focus on off premise trips with a focus on getting back to nature with a twist of style…like restaurant quality food on a camp fire. Yes, there will also be accommodations for those who do not wish to partake in “roughing it” by camping. These trips would include but are not limited to day and overnight hikes and excursions to national parks and places of interest for spiritual and personal development. We are starting an interest list; please email us to be added.

We are also creating programs that will offer specialized spiritual destination trips and retreats that will focus on targeted topics of spiritual expansion. Trips under consideration are India, Hawaii, “Burning Man” Art’s Festival in Nevada and more. Please email us if there is interest and if there is a particular trip you would like us to consider.

Ryan Taylor, Director of Outbound

Buddha once stated, “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

Ryan Taylor is one who has taken Buddha’s sentiment to heart. Growing up in a small town in Maine, Ryan was immediately immersed in the beauty and tranquility of our outdoor world. Fishing, hunting, camping, and hiking became commonplace in Ryan’s day to day activities. He was taught how Nature can provide for us through our physical and spiritual aspects of life.

Growing older, Ryan looked back into his Native-American roots, and began to discover a great connection between our existence and Nature. He took in the beliefs of his ancestors and began his journey down his own spiritual path. He realized the existence of his spiritual guides and totems, and how they influenced and guided him through his life. How these spirits coincide with everything around us, the rocks, the trees, the water, and made one universal spirit, The Great Spirit, in which we are all connected. Never was our Great Spirit more present then in witnessing the sunrise from the rocky ledge of Acadia National Park, or peering down into the great vastness of the Grand Canyon.

Ryan’s passion for great food led him to become a chef. A culinary graduate turned professional, he has worked for some of the biggest names in the culinary world. His enjoyment for food alone has had him cooking in places as small as an Irish pub; too mammoths like the newly opened City Center in Las Vegas. His cuisine places emphasis on natural food, fresh and simply prepared, with great flavor. Tastes of home with flares of Vegas often sit side-by-side on his plate.

Combining his connection and love for the outdoors with his passion for food, Ryan has now come to join Ganesha Center and directing the Ganesha Outbound Division. The mission - to guide and educate all of our friends in this community into the vast greatness on this planet and bounty provided by Nature.