Meet the Team

  • Design featuring a white jaguar with a decorative face marking and piercing yellow eyes, centered within a black and white floral and geometric pattern. The words 'Dreaming Jaguar' are written above and below the jaguar's face.

    RYAN BALLARD

    PRESIDENT

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Man holding a red and yellow macaw on his left arm and a white cockatoo on his right arm outdoors.

    JOSH YOUNTS

    SECRETARY

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Digital art of a majestic leopard with intricate neon patterns and glowing vibrant colors, sitting in front of a luminous geometric backdrop.

    ABTIN RAHIMI

    TREASURER

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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A man with a long beard, wearing a white traditional shirt and a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged in front of an outdoor fire while surrounded by nature. A leopard-print dog sits nearby, and colorful bottles and other objects are scattered around.

RYAN BALLARD

Ryan Ballard, also known as the Dreaming Jaguar, is an experienced teacher, professional artist, well-seasoned world traveler and adventure guide in both the terrestrial and spiritual realms. In 2018, he experienced a spiritual awakening after many lifetimes of preparatory development. This awakening was triggered by an intense series of transformative changes, which led to a profound initiation into the mysteries of Kali and deep devotion to the Sacred Medicine Path. Ryan engages in ongoing training with Master Shamans in the jungles of South America and remains endlessly curious and eternally humble. He carries and shares a unique synthesis of traditional Shamanism and Shaktism, with a focus on self-inquiry, direct mystical experience and radical liberation. His ceremonial work is intuitive, creative and heart-centered.