Background

Norio serves as the Director of Education, Chief Evaluator, and Coach. He is one of the co-founders of the company. He also serves as Co-Director of Integral Japan and as a board member for the Japanese Mental Health Network with whom he is currently conducting an ITP. Norio was the leader of an independent Ken Wilber study group while attaining his Ph.D., and lived in San Francisco for 10 years.

Education

Norio holds an M.A. in East-West Psychology and a Ph.D. in Humanities from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). He also has a B.A. in Psychology from St. Martin’s College. He is certified in Spiral Dynamics integral (SDi) Level 1 and Level 2 (Personal Emergence), and has considerable experience with Robert Kegan’s Subject-Object Interview.

Languages

Japanese (native), English (near-native).

Personal Development

Norio practices an ITP composed of meditation, reading, writing, transformational imagery, weight-training, and running. He also enjoys film and classical music.

Focus

Applying integral theory to personal and social development by creating and leading ITPs and establishing Integral University Japan.