Sera Beak holds a master’s degree in theological studies from Harvard University. She has spent the last dozen years traveling the world exploring spirituality—from whirling with Sufi dervishes to meeting the Dalai Lama on her 21st birthday; from taking the host from a Croatian Catholic mystic who had the stigmata (truly) to having life-altering visions with a shaman; and just about everything in between. She now happily deems herself a spiritual cowgirl. Her first book is The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark.