Eileen Patra, is an ordained Unity Minister, Licensed Unity Teacher, Certified Spiritual Educator, and life-long student of spiritual studies. She resides in Michigan with her husband Steve and their two pets, Jessie & Shadow. She considers herself extremely fortunate to have both her grown children and their families living nearby.

In 2014 Eileen received the Ruth M. Mosley Award for Outstanding Achievement in Ministry while serving as the Senior Minister at Unity of Livonia, Michigan. Eileen has also served as the Teen Ministry Consultant, for the Great Lakes Region of Unity and as the founding minister of Unity of the Lakes in West Branch, Michigan.

Prior to her call to ministry, Eileen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. As an author, she strives to paint an image of innate wholeness and unlimited potential in her reader's mind.

Eileen Patra is an inspiring and passionate speaker and writer who brings her love for spiritual principles and their power to transform lives to people of all walks of life. She has published dozens of spiritually themed articles in local periodicals and online journals as well as her own blog, eileenpatra.com.

In 2019 Eileen published her first novel, The Mystical Ark: A Vessel of Blessings. The success of this high-action, spiritually driven novel inspired this experiential guide, A Mystical Approach to Spiritual Living.