Ryan Benz

Ryan Benz is an award-winning and bestselling author, motivational speaker and mindfulness mentor, but it wasn’t always this way. Despite being successful by most external measures, by his early thirties, Ryan felt empty and exhausted, dissatisfied with his life, and eager to strengthen his connection to himself and the natural world. In the prime of his life, he chose a nontraditional path, diving headfirst into the world of mindfulness and letting go of everything contributing to his unhappiness—including the career he had spent over ten years building. Turning to the healing power of nature, Benz embarked on a trek over two thousand miles through the woods from Georgia to Maine. With each step, he returned a little closer to his true self. He is the award-winning and bestselling author of Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life, and holds certifications as a Mindfulness Teacher, Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, Yoga Instructor, and Life Coach.

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