Sean Esbjörn-Hargens Ph.D. is Chair of the Integral Theory Department at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California. He is the founder and Executive Editor of Journal of Integral Theory and Practice. He is Co-Director of the Integral Ecology Center at Integral Institute. He is founder and Director of the Integral Research Center at JFK University. Sean is a leading scholar-practitioner in Integral Studies. He is currently the most published author applying the Integral model to a variety of topics: education, sustainable development, ecology, research, intersubjectivity, science and religion, consciousness studies, and play.

His articles have appeared in academic journals such as the Journal of Consciousness Studies, Journal of Bhutan Studies, World Futures, ReVision, Constructivism in the Human Sciences, and Journal of Humanistic Psychology. He co-edited Ken Wilber’s book The Simple Feeling of Being and has just completed writing a 600-page book with environmental philosopher Michael Zimmerman: Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World.

He is a practitioner within both Tibetan Buddhism (Shangpa Kagyu linage) and A. H. Almaas’ the Diamond Approach. 

 An Embodiment of Integral Leadership

Sean has been a leader and a pioneer in Integral Studies in general and in Integral Theory in particular. To date he has accomplished the following:

• Founding member of Integral Institute (I-I) and is currently the only member to have continually worked for I-I since its inception.

• Has been a direct student of Ken Wilber's since 2000 receiving 1000s of hours of theoretical mentoring and guidance from him.

• Was the first person in the world to get a PhD specializing in Integral Theory.

• Founded and is the Executive Editor of Journal of Integral Theory and Practice

• Founded and is Program Director of the on-line Certificate and Master of Arts in Integral Theory at John. F. Kennedy University.

• Founded and is Program Coordinator of the on-line Certificate and Master of Arts track in Integral Studies at Fielding Graduate University.

• Helped establish and served as the Program Director of the Master of Arts in Integral Psychology at John F. Kennedy University from 2002 - 2008.

• Has secured $40,000 in annual funds for scholarships and research grants for Integral students.

• Currently is one of the most published authors in Integral Theory with over two dozen articles, book chapters, and edited journals.

• Co-authored Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on Nature, the first academic textbook applying the Integral model to a field. (Currently in press - Due out Jan 09).

• Has contributed to the development of Integral Theory through concepts such as "12 niches" and "Who x How x What."

• Has designed and taught over 30 graduate level courses in Integral Theory in over a dozen areas at four different universities.

• Has pioneered the fields of Integral Ecology and Integral Research and has made substantial contributions to Integral Education.

• Played an instrumental role in establishing key partnerships for Integral Institute with Integral Coaching Canada, John F. Kennedy University, and Fielding Graduate University.

• Has helped design and deliver nearly a dozen integral workshops and seminars.

 

 Current Integral Projects

• Is currently co-editing a pioneering volume on Integral Education with luminaries from traditional and alternative universities.

• Is developing the Integral Research Center: a global resource for all individuals and organizations using Integral Methodological Pluralism for research.

• Is developing the Integral Life Studio a resource center for practices to exercise body, mind, spirit, and shadow.

• Co-Founded and is helping to organize the first Integral Theory Conference to be hosted at John F. Kennedy University biennially.

• Is helping to launch the Integral Coaching Center at Integral institute and will serve as lead faculty.

• Is helping to establish a low-residency Master of Arts in Integral Psychotherapy at John F. Kennedy University.

• Is doing the groundwork to create a PhD. In Integral Theory at John F. Kennedy University in the next 5-10 years.

• Is a Board Member of Teleosis, an Integral non-profit dedicated to green healthcare and environmental medicine.

• Is on the Editorial Board of Integral Review.

• Is designing an ambitious longitudinal Integral research project using six-different methods to assess the transformative power of the on-line curriculum in the MA in Integral Theory at John F. Kennedy University.

• Is writing a major text book on Integral Theory.