Sarah Nicholson, Bali 2009
Dr Sarah Nicholson’s PhD “In the footsteps of the heroine: the journey to Integral Feminism” followed the figure of woman as heroine from the ancient Archaic stage of human history to the burgeoning Integral stage; exploring the development of feminist spirituality from within the context of Integral theory and human evolutionary development.
She has been a Visiting Scholar at York University (Canada) and the Australian National University, and has been an Adjunct Faculty member of Integral Institute’s Women’s Integral Life Practice seminar. At the first Integral Theory Conference (JFK University, U.S) in 2008, she presented on “Woman in evolutionary history: From the Archaic to Integral Feminism” and was an invited speaker on the conferences “Integral Feminism” panel.
As well as publishing and presenting research both nationally and internationally, Sarah has been a published poet for over ten years and was awarded the Ian Potter Cultural Trust Fellowship for Literature in 2004. She has studied and practiced extensively in the traditions of Zen and western Vipassana, and has taught contemplative writing practice and meditation. She currently teaches in the fields of religion, culture and literature at University of Western Sydney and is a Research Associate of Sydney University’s Faculty of Education.
email: sass.e.nicholson@gmail.com