Ken Taub
Ken Taub has had a keen interest in Eastern philosophy since his teen years. While in high school, Ken had brief but influential stays at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center near Big Sur, California and the Rochester Zen Center, in upstate New York, under founder Roshi Philip Kapleau — who promptly threw Ken out and made him complete high school. Ken did, and then studied philosophy and psychology in southern California before switching colleges to get his B.A.in Chinese Studies at U.C. San Diego. Ken went on to a career in advertising, design and marketing, becoming the president of a small ad agency and then associate partner at a larger agency. However, his interest in Eastern philosophy and Zen never diminished. In the 1990s he started going on retreats at Zen Mountain Monastery in Mount Tremper, NY. He joined all-day meditations with Zen Roshi Peter Matthiessen, a renowned author and naturalist. Since 2003, Ken has been leading mindfulness meditation workshops at Amba Yoga Center.
