Trinity Spiritual Center in Southport, Connecticut, will host Will Duncan, a world-traveling Connecticut native who has studied and taught meditation around the globe, on Friday Oct. 13 over dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees will spend time exploring how ancient meditation techniques can be applied to help navigate and perhaps even slow down busy, overscheduled lives.
Drawing on Christian, Hindu and Buddhist texts and images, as well as contemporary authors, Duncan will offer a mixture of theory and practice designed to be accessible to all. There will be no marathon stretches of meditation; instead, Duncan will offer small tastes of different practices and show participants how to incorporate them into their day-to-day lives.
Dipping into his deep experience with both Eastern and Western meditation techniques, Duncan will share his insights into how to develop a contemplative practice that works for you. He contends that everyone can learn to meditate. “It’s no different than learning how to ride a bike,” he said. “It’s nothing more than developing the skill of attention and figuring out how to apply it.”
The day-long retreat is the 11th offering in a series of workshops that Trinity Spiritual Center has organized over the past three years inviting people of all faiths – or none at all – to focus on expanding their understanding of contemplative practices drawn from all wisdom traditions that are relevant to contemporary lives.
“”We are thrilled to welcome Will back to Southport,” said Trinity Spiritual Center Director Mark Grayson. “He has a rare gift for making meditation accessible. Everyone who attends this workshop, beginners and skilled practitioners alike, will leave with new meditation skills and insights that will enhance their lives.”
Duncan, a lecturer, meditation teacher and retreat leader lives on an organic, high-altitude lavender farm in northern Arizona. He serves as a meditation and yoga instructor, hospice chaplain, and speaker at retreat centers and corporate offices throughout Asia, Europe and South America. Duncan grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and began studying meditation at age 14 for 23 years with the legendary Rev. Murray Rogers, who founded a small ashram in northern India rooted in both the Christian and Hindu traditions. Duncan then went on to complete his training, studying the teachings of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, followed by a three-year silent meditation retreat.
There is a $40 fee for the event that includes Friday’s dinner and Saturday’s continental breakfast and snacks. Registration is required at
https://EveryoneCanMeditate.eventbrite.com.
Located in the historic seaside district of Southport at 651 Pequot Ave., Trinity Episcopal Church welcomes seekers of all denominations.
