The Way Forward: November 7-9, 2008 Featuring Amory Lovins, Robert Reich, Sam Keen, Chungliang Al Huang, Ken Dychtwald, Anna Halprin, Michael Murphy, Patricia de Jong, Joseph Montville, Anisa Mehdi, and more! Whatever the outcome of the November ‘08 elections, the new administration and the world community will face unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the years ahead. Today, our world urgently needs inventive solutions, outside the box experiments and initiatives, and new relationships among old adversaries. Join us for this benefit weekend with remarkable world visionaries, Esalen leadership, and committed supporters as together we explore ways to move forward. For over four decades, Esalen has been a leader and an experimental lab in an array of areas that are in crisis today: sustainability, global economics, creative initiatives international politics, health and healing, education for leadership, creativity, and our common search for meaning through religion, spirituality, and authentic personal commitments. These are just some of the areas where Esalen has served as a multidisciplinary melting pot and a conceptual pioneer, reaching out from this magic crucible to influence much larger systems of thought, cultural forms, and policy. Each of the speakers at our November gathering is a leader in one or more of these areas, and each brings fresh ideas, new energy, and creative perspective that can transform crisis into opportunity. The dialogic synergy among them—and with you the participants—promises a weekend that former Labor Secretary Robert Reich has characterized as “a true growth experience... a true pleasure... a community of people that understands... that personal development and social development go hand in hand.” “Unique and magical—a rare combination of mind-opening ideas, direct contact with activists and thought leaders (both presenters and fellow participants!), and on top of that, a whale of a good time. We ranged from tears to hilarity, from sober contemplation to excited dialogue to moments of sheer raucous fun. And we found ourselves stretching our pocketbook for Esalen initiatives and also auction items just too good to pass up. Wouldn't miss it for anything—we came straight home and put it on our calendar for ‘08.” With the guiding hand of our visionary facilitator Ken Dychtwald, each of us may find new opportunities to make a difference in these unprecedented times—through philanthropy and through our own roles as change agents and leaders, as together we envision The Way Forward. Join us for this seventh annual benefit weekend that combines a rare experience of inspiration and creative personal contact with the chance to give back to Esalen and support its continuing role as an incubator and midwife of new solutions for our culture. In a format both intimate and integrated, this unique weekend experience promises to inspire and empower, drawing on your creative ideas as well as those of the presenters, with ample opportunity for questions, dialogue, and informal conversation in the magic setting of Esalen. In the stimulation and camaraderie of our time together, we will encounter new possibilities for ourselves, for our shared world, and for Esalen's unique programming and contributions. Special Guest Presenters: 
AMORY LOVINS: A MacArthur Fellow and multi award-winning consultant physicist, Amory Lovins has advised the Departments of Energy and Defense and other industries worldwide for more than three decades. He is the author and co-author of 29 books, which make arguments for and popularize energy-efficiency principles to public and corporate audiences. His 29th book, Winning the Oil Endgame, was published in 2004. He co-founded and leads the Rocky Mountain Institute and invented the ultralight hybrid Hypercar® vehicles in 1991. 
ROBERT REICH: Robert Reich is Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, most recently as Secretary of Labor under President Clinton. His books include Supercapitalism, The Work of Nations (translated into 22 languages), Locked in the Cabinet, and Reason. His weekly commentaries on Public Radio’s “Marketplace” are heard by nearly five million people. In 2003, he was awarded the prestigious Václav Havel Prize, by the former Czech president, for his visionary contributions to world thought. 
SAM KEEN: Sam Keen is a free-lance thinker, lecturer, seminar leader and consultant as well as a renowned pioneer in the personal mythology movement. He served as an editor at Psychology Today for 20 years where he brought thinkers such as Joseph Campbell to national attention. He is the author of Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man; Learning to Fly: Reflections on Fear, Trust, and the Joy of Letting Go; and To Love and Be Loved. His work was the subject of a 60-minute PBS special Bill Moyers Your Mythic Journey with Sam Keen. 
CHUNGLIANG AL HUANG: A highly regarded and internationally respected Tai Ji master and authority of East-West cultural synthesis, Chungliang Al Huang’s unique approach allows students to first experience the joy of physical awareness and Tai Ji's natural principles, before engaging in its determinant components. He is the author and co-author of numerous books on Tai Ji, mind-body-spirit integration, and Taoism as it relates to business, performance and daily life, including the best-selling classic, Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: The Essence of Tai Ji. He is a recipient of the Republic of China's Gold Medal of Education. 
KEN DYCHTWALD, PhD: Over three decades, Ken Dychtwald has emerged as North America’s foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing and workforce implications of the “age wave.” He is a psychologist, gerontologist and author of 13 books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind, Age Wave, Age Power: How the 21st Century will be Ruled by the New Old, and Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent. His explorations and innovative solutions have catalyzed a broad spectrum of industry sectors from automotive design to health insurance. 
ANNA HALPRIN: Anna Halprin's diverse career has spanned the field of dance since the late 1930s, creating revolutionary directions for the art form and inspiring fellow choreographers to take modern dance to new dimensions. Anna founded the groundbreaking San Francisco Dancers’ Workshop in 1955 and the Tamalpa Institute in 1978 with her daughter Daria Halprin. At the age of 86, she continues to perform, travel, write and teach with fervor. She is the author of several books including Moving Toward Life: Five Decades Of Transformational Dance.  MICHAEL MURPHY: Michael Murphy is co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Esalen Institute. He is the author of four novels including Golf in the Kingdom and The Kingdom of Shivas Irons. His nonfiction works include The Life We Are Given (with George Leonard), and The Future of the Body. During his 45-year involvement in the human potential movement, Murphy and his work have been profiled in The New Yorker and featured in magazines and journals worldwide.  PATRICIA DE JONG: Patricia de Jong is a prominent progressive voice for religious dialogue. She has been Senior Minister of the First Congregational Church of Berkeley since 1994. She has served as a Campus Minister at the University of Oregon, the University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco State University. She was Minister of Education for Christian Discipleship at The Riverside Church in New York City and served as Senior Minister of the Urbandale United Church of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa.  JOSEPH MONTVILLE: Joe Montville manages the Esalen Center for Theory and Research/TRACK TWO Beyond Fundamentalism project promoting Muslim-Christian-Jewish reconciliation or what is being called The Abrahamic Family Reunion. He spent 23 years as a career diplomat in the Middle East and North Africa, and coined the term “track two diplomacy,” what he calls “unofficial, people-to-people diplomacy.” He is Distinguished Diplomat in Residence at American University, Senior Fellow at and chair of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, and Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies. 
ANISA MEHDI: Anisa Mehdi is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and creative voice for Arab-American dialogue. For over 20 years she has reported, written, directed and produced television news and documentary programs for major American media outlets, including National Geographic, PBS, ABC News, and CBS. Her commentaries have been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered. She has written perspective pieces for newspapers, magazines and internet sites. She is founder and president of Whetstone Productions and is adjunct Professor of Communications at Seton Hall University. Ready to give back? Then join us at Esalen for this special benefit weekend. Giving has never been so much fun! All speakers are generously donating their time. By participating, or sponsoring others to participate, you join in shaping The Way Forward while providing funding support for Esalen's green renewal and subsidized, non-revenue-generating programs and initiatives. In addition to the inspiring, provoking and interactive presentations and discussions, other activities will include:
Register early! This unique event is expected to sell out.
If you attend the workshop and stay off-property, the following rates apply which include everything except lodging:
To sign up or to learn more about the options for participating, please contact: Nancy Worcester The Esalen Institute was founded in 1962 in Big Sur, California by Michael Murphy and Richard Price. Esalen is dedicated to exploring and realizing human potential through experience, education, and research.
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