Integrally Gay

Note: This is the first in a series of profiles of resources of general interest in the realm of integral philosophy and spirituality.

ARINA, Inc. (www.global-arina.org) is a nonprofit organization devoted to charitable, educational, and social scientific research purposes. Their journal, Integral Review, is an online, peer-reviewed scholarly publication published twice a year. According to the organization's Web site, their work is based on transdisciplinary process thought emphasizing the organic and developmental nature of reality.

An area of focus is a methodology called Integral Process For Working On Complex Issues (TIP), which is described as a mature, research-based process for organizational change. The group is also developing a project called Integral Evaluation Process, related to the perspectives and intentions underlying perceptions and action.

ARINA is Ohio-based and led by Sara Ross, Ph.D., the group's president.