About Us – About Our Founding Teachers

About Our Founding Teachers

Clear Sky is the primary retreat facility in North America of Canadian-born lama, Doug Duncan Sensei. Known for his compassionate insight, remarkable sense of humor, and life-changing advice, Doug Sensei leads retreats and courses designed to guide individuals to attain their fullest potential as human beings. As well as drawing from decades of experience, Doug Sensei can seamlessly weave in wisdom from the realms of traditional and contemporary gurus of psychological and scientific thought. His direct, no-bullshit style were learned from Namgyal Rinpoche, and designed to cut through illusion on the fast path to awakening in this lifetime.

Catherine Pawasarat has developed awakening for the alleviation of suffering for all beings by training daily with awakening master Doug Duncan Sensei since 1997. She helped found Clear Sky after helping establish and develop Kyoto-based Dharma Japan. In particular, Catherine focuses on dharma training, a methodology for speedy unfoldment for those strong of heart and will, and how sustainability figures in the practices of awakening. Through AkasaVision Consulting she pursues her keen interest in the fertile ground where awakening and social entrepreneurship meet.