Hans W. Gruenig, Ph.D., is a philosophy professor and an applied philosophy consultant who has pursued intensive courses of scholarly study, experiential inquiry, and teacher trainings both inside and outside of academia. He has completed an M.A. in Philosophy and Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies and a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Tulane University. He has also participated in conferences, intensive retreats, and teacher trainings in North America, Europe, and India with leading teachers of meditation, applied Buddhist philosophy, positive psychology, and a variety of practices which aim at greater human flourishing.