Santiago Santai Jimenez is an ordained Zen monk authorized to teach by his lineage. He is also an industrial engineer, a multi-instrumentalist and music producer, a certified Big Mind / Big Heart process facilitator, and a certified STAGES coach and debriefer. He is the current CEO of the Integral Center Colombia, one of the pioneering integral institutions in Latin America, and was the director of the first Latin American Integral Conference. Santiago integrates both gradual and sudden approaches to awakening, combining systematic mind development in some Buddhist traditions with the immediate realization characteristic of Zen. As a facilitator, he has worked across countries with individuals and groups, from indigenous tribes to multinational executives. His latest musical project, “A Journey of Sound through the Stages,” merges music, development, and awakening, and will be showcased at the 2025 Integral European Conference.