David Rynick

DAVID DAE AN RYNICK, RŌSHI, is a Zen teacher authorized in both the Korean Rinzai and the Japanese Soto lineages. He’s a founding teacher of the Boundless Way Zen Temple. Since 2003, Rynick has worked as a life and leadership coach, certified through the International Coaching Federation and the Coaches Training Institute. A lifelong teacher, he has also been a professional potter and improvisational dancer. He holds a black belt in judo and has taught dance, aikido, and qigong, as well as organizational leadership, systems thinking, pottery, and creative process. Rynick is an avid landscape gardener and has been licensed as a Maine Sea Kayak Guide. He holds a BA and a master of arts in liberal studies (MALS) from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He currently lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he is one of the Guiding Teachers of Boundless Way Zen Temple, along with his wife, Melissa Myōzen Blacker, Rōshi.