This transformative training gives educators, counselors, parents, and childcare providers the practical tools they need to bring the many benefits
This program is designed to integrate the practice of mindful awareness with directed heartfulness to facilitate growth, healing, and change.
This is a special opportunity for people to experience Esalen without taking a workshop.
Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake. -Henry David Thoreau
Yoga is not a linear process. It is direct intimacy with life, and it is available to everyone.
Some of the greatest leaps in personal development come when we stop believing that others have more access to deep wisdom than we do, have superio
Learn more about CTR"The possibilities of the human future lie beyond the power of our imagination. We suspect that our creative capacity, like that of the universe itself, is ultimately limitless."
Michael Murphy, Esalen CTR Founder
Esalen is more than a retreat center or an educational institute. Anchored by the inspiring beauty of Big Sur and an unparalleled intellectual history, Esalen is a world-wide network of seekers who look beyond dogma to explore deeper spiritual possibilities; forge new understandings of self and society; and pioneer new paths for change.
Join us October 11-13 for our 12th annual benefit weekend. We are assembling a group of exceptional leaders and teachers who will help us reveal and embody our spiritual essence in pragmatic and tangible ways in business, in the arts and sciences, in community, and in other aspects of daily living. Additional activities include entertainment, music and movement, yoga and meditation classes, a Big Sur nature hike, a live auction, an opportunity to engage with other friends of Esalen, to have fun, relax, enjoy the baths, or just be... More Information ›
We offer up to 600 workshops and programs per year devoted to cultivating deep change in self and society. Find a workshop below or explore Esalen's other learning opportunities.