Richard Geller, president and founder of MedWorks Corporate Meditation Programs, has practiced meditation for 35 years and has taught for over 20 years.
He is experienced in all major styles of meditation and is well regarded for his particular expertise in teaching meditation to novices. His goal in teaching meditation is to make the techniques very accessible and easy to understand by a diverse range of people. He excels at helping client companies create health and wellness in the workplace.
Mr. Geller has focused his efforts on teaching meditation in the business world because he knows first-hand the stress that employees deal with every day. He has worked for over 25 years as a software developer, consultant, and technical trainer for large corporations such as Fidelity Investments, John Hancock Insurance, Mellon Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Merrill Lynch, and Bank of America at locations in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
In addition to his corporate clients, Mr. Geller serves as a volunteer meditation teacher at the Suffolk County House of Correction, where he has taught for 25 years.
Mr. Geller is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Practicum in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction professional training program, under the direction of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn.