Doug Duncan is a Canadian-born Dharma teacher known for his energetic, insightful, humorous, and practical approach to teaching paths of awakening. His principal teacher was Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche, and he has also received teachings from numerous Tibetan masters, including HH the XVIth Karmapa, Kalu Rinpoche, HH Sakya Trizin, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and HH the Dalai Lama. He is thoroughly trained in the teachings of The Six Yogas of Naropa, Mahamudra and Dzogchen practices. Additionally, he has considerable experience in the Sufi, Taoist, Zen and Western Mystery traditions, as well as a strong background in Abhidharma (Buddhist psychology) and western psychotherapy and neurophysiology.

Doug Sensei has been teaching Dharma at centers around the world for more than twenty-five years and is currently based in Kyoto, Japan. In 2004 he was instrumental in founding the Clear Sky Meditation & Study Foundation near Cranbrook, BC.