Rick Merrill

Rick Merrill has been a dancer, choreographer and teacher, a meditation instructor and tai chi practitioner for more than four decades. He leads meditation and movement workshops with people of all ages and backgrounds to encourage us all to rediscover and nurture our vital qualities of embodied wisdom, compassion and creativity. He is a Buddhist Chaplain certified by the Upaya Zen Center and the Shambhala Buddhist community. Rick aspires to offer his work to other chaplains, social workers, first responders, school teachers – people working and living in challenging and stressful circumstances, as supportive resources for healing, rejuvenation and building resilience.