Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D., MBA, MA is an acclaimed social scientist, award-winning author, and master teacher. She has conducted clinical, laboratory and field-based research into consciousness, transformation, and healing. Her books include Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life (with Cassandra Vieten and Tina Amorok): Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine (with Tina Amorok and Marc Micozzi); and Death Makes Life Possible (and companion film by same title, with Deepak Chopra). Marilyn has taught at Stanford, Harvard, and Trinity Universities and is currently Professor of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University. She is also CEO/President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Schlitz has published hundreds of articles in scholarly journals and popular publications, and has lectured extensively in diverse venues, including the United Nations, Smithsonian Institution, Commonwealth Club, and community groups across the world.