This course is designed for those already certified in the practice of massage who wish to add the Esalen approach to their professional repertoire
Our emotions can be hugely important in determining the quality of our lives.
Each of us is born with an inherent drive for aliveness and self-expression and belonging.
During an Esalen Massage, we experience a remarkable web of interdependence: a listening touch, a deepening breath, our nervous system soothed in c
The time has come to turn your heart into a temple of fire. -Rumi
This workshop is an adventure in releasing programmed patterns and discovering the delight of spontaneous creation.
Many of us long to do something that will have a positive impact on the world.
The power inherent in painting is that it can awaken a wild vein of passion that will not go back to sleep.
In Asian culture, the philosophy of “play” is always at the underlying core of “serious” living.
This workshop presents an integrative approach to the practice of Mahamudra meditation, as developed by Daniel Brown.
Why are so many of us in pain?
What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~ Mary Oliver
In order to become whole, we must engage in the ongoing process of discovering our own personal truth.
Unexpected changes happen. Be it in our relationships, work, health, finances, or other areas, change can feel unsettling and scary.
Join Suzanne Sterling for this ecstatic mind/body immersion into the heart of soulful self-expression.
What role does creativity play in our lives?
For more than three decades, Amory Lovins and Chungliang Al Huang have shared a special kinship in the natural wisdom of the ineffable Tao.
This is a special opportunity for people to experience Esalen without taking a workshop.
Linda Trichter Metcalf, originator of Proprioceptive Writing® (PW) and coauthor of Writing the Mind Alive: The Proprioceptive Method for Finding Yo
Immerse yourself in love-drenched meditation and movement.
Deep bodywork, practiced with great sensitivity, is one of the most effective healing modalities available to the bodywork practitioner.
Yoga is not a linear process. It is direct intimacy with life, and it is available to everyone.
This workshop is right for you if
• You’re willing to perform a rigorous emotional and spiritual self-assessment
Enjoy the serene beauty of Big Sur as you and your partner learn to give each other an effective massage.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve to be loved.
-Buddha
Rocky Mountain Institute's 2011 "grand synthesis," Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era, shows how a 2.6x-bigger 2050 U
The purpose of our lives is to be happy. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Yoga is not a linear process. It is direct intimacy with life, and it is available to everyone.
This is a special opportunity for people to experience Esalen without taking a workshop.
At some point in each of our lives we have been hurt, mistreated, or disappointed.
For centuries, winter solstice has been a time of reflection.
Following ancient traditions on the winter solstice, we will take this poignant time to retreat, slow down, and dive into stillness, silence, and i
“Soul is flow, an ever-changing cloudscape of textures, hues, sensations, scents, and feelings,” writes Zuza.
Celebrate the holiday season by enjoying the natural beauty of the Esalen land, while learning how to give an Esalen Massage.
It is our nature to be free—and to express that freedom spontaneously and without hesitation through song and dance, poetry and play.
This time of year, during the winter solstice, is a poignant time to retreat, slow down, and reflect on letting go of the old and inviting what you
Using a hybrid of mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation techniques, Noah will offer an experience of the teachings and practices of Buddhism.
Join Mingtong Gu for a week dedicated to healing and balancing body, mind, heart, and spirit through the powerful movement, sound, and visualizatio
Deep Bodywork, as created by Perry Holloman over the last twenty-five years at Esalen Institute, is a method that integrates the qualities of a flo
In the personal journey of maturity, where we pass through phases of life and development, there are many dead ends — places we arrive with good in
So many of us have a deep desire to change the world in major ways.
Come and celebrate the awesome healing power of your voice.
Every year end, we get inspired (again!) to lose weight, get organized, start saving, find a better job, or stop worrying.
How can we work creatively with the energies of these transformative times, to discover a creative and centered path to our heart's sure release?
Meditating in noble silence offers a special opportunity to focus inward, and to deeply connect with oneself, create intentions, and reflect on lif
Like the whales who gracefully navigate their winter migration down the California coast each year, we must cultivate a fluid mixture of perseveran
Ring in the New Year at Esalen with Alison Armstrong, author and internationally known relationship expert.