Marilyn
Mandala Schlitz, Ph.D. is a clinical research
scientist, medical anthropologist, writer,
speaker, thought leader, and change consultant.
Her work over the past three decades explores
the interface of consciousness, science, and
healing. She grew up in Detroit Michigan and
received a Bachelor of Philosophy Degree from
Montieth College, Wayne State University.
She went on to gain a Master's Degree in Social
and Behavioral Sciences at the University
of Texas, San Antonio and she received her
Ph.D. in anthropology from the University
of Texas, Austin. She also earned two post
doctoral fellowships: one from the Cognitive
Sciences Laboratory at Science Applications
International Corporation and one in Psychology
at Stanford University. She is the President
and CEO for the Institute of Noetic Sciences,
Senior Scientist at the Research Institute,
California Pacific Medical Center, and co-founder
of the Integral Health Network.
She
has published hundreds of articles on consciousness
studies in both scholarly and popular journals
and has lectured widely on a number of topics,
including talks at the United Nations, the
Smithsonian Institution, and the Explorers
Club. She has taught at Trinity University,
Stanford University, and Harvard Medical Centers,
as well as lecturing to community groups,
libraries, and book stores across the United
States. She is an engaging speaker with a
rare ability to translate complex ideas into
a common sense language that excites the imaginations
of her audiences worldwide. Her books include:
Consciousness and Healing. Integral Approaches
to Mind Body Medicine (Churchill Livingston/Elsevier,
2005) and Living Deeply: The Art and Science
of Transformation in Everyday Life (New Harbinger/Noetic,
2008).
