Stephen Dinan is the Director of Membership and Marketing at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and the driving force behind the Shift in Action program. He is also the author of Radical Spirit: Spiritual Writings from the Voices of Tomorrow, as well as the founder of the Radical Spirit Community. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in human biology and holds a master's in East-West psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has studied Hinduism, Buddhism, Sufism, Christian and Jewish mysticism, as well as transpersonal psychology and assorted disciplines of transformation, including Holotropic Breathwork, which he has facilitated in several states.

Stephen directed and helped to create the Esalen Institute's Center for Theory & Research, a think tank for leading scholars, researchers, and teachers to explore human potential frontiers. He is also available for speaking engagements, workshops, and private embodied release sessions, which are a fusion of several healing modalities.

Stephen is developing several new books, including a companion volume to Radical Spirit entitled Radical Spirit in Action, a memoir set in India called In Kali's Garden, a collection of poetry called Angelfire, and a novel entitled Savoring Samsara. His published articles can be viewed at www.stephendinan.com