Will Duncan has taught throughout the world including Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, South America and throughout the United States. He is a lecturer, meditation teacher, consultant, retreat leader, hospice chaplain and lavender farmer.
Will teaches from a secular stance and is interested in integrating the Eastern and Western wisdom traditions with the insights of Western psychology. He has extensive training in the Gelugpa, Zen, and Theravadin traditions of Buddhism as well as Vedanta, Yoga and the work of the Christian mystic St. Teresa of Avila. He incorporates this with his training in Jungian and Eco psychology as well as the profound work of Jacques Lacan and Sidney Blatt.
At the age of 14 will began a 23-year apprenticeship with his root teacher Murray Rogers, the founder of Jyotiniketan Ashram. In 2010 Will completed 7 years of training in the open and higher teachings of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Upon completion he entered a traditional 3-year meditation retreat. Known for his down-to-earth humor and ease Will teaches by way of inquiry and lively discussion pushing students to think clearly for themselves and to uncover their own insights.
Will teaches from a secular stance and is interested in integrating the Eastern and Western wisdom traditions with the insights of Western psychology. He has extensive training in the Gelugpa, Zen, and Theravadin traditions of Buddhism as well as Vedanta, Yoga and the work of the Christian mystic St. Teresa of Avila. He incorporates this with his training in Jungian and Eco psychology as well as the profound work of Jacques Lacan and Sidney Blatt.
At the age of 14 will began a 23-year apprenticeship with his root teacher Murray Rogers, the founder of Jyotiniketan Ashram. In 2010 Will completed 7 years of training in the open and higher teachings of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Upon completion he entered a traditional 3-year meditation retreat. Known for his down-to-earth humor and ease Will teaches by way of inquiry and lively discussion pushing students to think clearly for themselves and to uncover their own insights.