TERRY PATTEN is a philosopher, activist, social entrepreneur, and author. Over the last fifteen years he has devoted his efforts to the evolution of consciousness by facing, examining, and healing our global crisis through the marriage of spirit and activism. As an author, he co-wrote the book "Integral Life Practice" with Ken Wilber and a core team at the Integral Institute. As a teacher he is the founder of the “Beyond Awakening” teleseminar series and Bay Area Integral. As a social entrepreneur, he founded Tools For Exploration, a consciousness technologies company. He led a team at the HeartMath Institute that developed their first heart-rate variability monitor. Currently, he's involved in restorative redwood forestry and fossil-fuel alternatives.