Brother Bill

 Brother Bill is the founder and leader of The Church of Meditation.

Born and raised in Queens NY, Bill had a traditional Catholic upbringing, and studied aviation, in his higher education. He worked for Pan Am until 1991 and in the transportation industry afterward.

Bill lived an ordinary life for 45 years. He enjoyed the good times such as meeting and marrying his wife Chris 'Skye' Schneider and becoming a father to two beautiful children. He had also gone through many difficult periods in his life, having experienced suffering from Depression, A.D.D., and S.A.D. (Social Anxiety Disorder).

At 45 years old Bill turned to meditation for the first time and saw dramatic improvement in the quality of his life almost instantly. As he made meditation a regular practice in his life he was able focus better than ever before. He found his stress had reduced and could live in the moment. He could focus on happiness, had a shift to gratitude, overcame obstacles that challenged him throughout his life, and he was able to let go of regret.

                        
As a series of events and synchronicities unfolded in his life Bill felt a strong calling to educate people on the benefits of meditation and help them to use meditation practice in their lives. The way meditation has benefited him was beautiful and profound. This was something he had to share.

In 2015 Bill followed his calling and became an Ordained  Minister and started The Church of Meditation with his wife Chris 'Skye' Schneider. Their goal is to introduce people to meditation in a way that is not intimidating and does not challenge their existing religious beliefs. They believe that meditation will benefit everyone regardless of their religious background and will help anyone feel more attuned to their own spirituality. As such, The Church of Meditation is a multi-denominational Church and open to everyone.  We are all children of the same universe.