Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Integral Psychology at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California. He is Director of Academics at Integral Institute, Co-Director of the Integral Ecology Center at Integral University, and the Executive Editor of AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory and Practice. Sean is a leading scholar-practitioner in Integral Studies. He has published integral explorations on the topics of sustainable development, ecology, intersubjectivity, science and religion, consciousness studies, and play. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Consciousness Studies, Journal of Bhutan Studies, World Futures, and AQAL. He co-edited Ken Wilber's recent book The Simple Feeling of Being and is currently writing a book with environmental philosopher Michael Zimmerman on Integral Ecology.