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The Work Study Program is a twenty-eight day immersion in Esalen's integrative approach to personal and social development. The program combines a rigorous course of study in one area of transformative practice with the opportunity for deep relationship with the Esalen land and community. Work Study is a rich and challenging way to embody the idea that mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social dimensions of the self are inextricably connected.

At the heart of the Work Study experience are the evening sessions. During these meetings, which occur four to five evenings per week, work scholars in each discipline meet together for core studies. The group leader or leaders for each discipline are highly experienced teachers who coordinate the course of study and guide scholars throughout the month. As a complement to their studies, work scholars participate in Esalen's daily operations by volunteering 32 hours per week, usually in the housekeeping department or the kitchen, in exchange for their housing and meal costs. Contemplative and transformative practices are woven into the work environment at Esalen, so each day there are valuable opportunities for self and group exploration, including group process and check-in.

The Legacy Program is a second type of twenty-eight day work study experience at Esalen. With class sessions meeting just twice a week, with one intensive day of classes during the month, Legacy work scholars have more flexibility in their schedules to attend residential education classes (regularly occurring learning events designed for Esalen staff) and daily movement arts programs. Legacy programs are usually a mix of work scholars and Esalen staff. Legacy work scholars also volunteer 32 hours per week with an Esalen department, and the tuition for Legacy is the same as the traditional work study program.

Work scholars are selected by application only. Please read further details below about applying for the Work Study Program. After your application has been accepted you may register for the program. Some of the work can be physically challenging, including lifting, bending, and repetitive movements. Please be sure you are capable of the work you may be assigned. Work scholars are assigned to departments on the basis of community need, so please be ready to jump in anywhere.

Please note: The Work Study program is designed to explore and apply human values and potentials. It is not intended as a substitute for therapy or as a "cure." Esalen encourages work scholars to refrain from alcohol use during their stay. No pets, drugs, or violence allowed. We cannot accommodate children.

Upcoming Work Study Programs

Sharing Your Story, with Ann Randolph
May 13 - June 10, 2012

Everything in your life, from the mundane to the extraordinary, is a story waiting to be told. During this program you can discover your own unique and powerful story. Michel de Montaigne, the great personal essayist, said, "Every man has within himself the entire human condition." The intention of this workshop is for you delve deep into your own personal narrative. Writing from your deepest source, you can gain insight and self-understanding that can bring peace and healing. We will then make our words leap from the page to the stage, sharing them orally to uncover the power of performance to transform your life and your listeners. This is a program for those seeking to explore personal essay, memoir, solo performance, or the sacred practice of journaling.

Through improvisation, writing exercises, and group discussion, you will find your authentic voice, along with a way to express it. Ann Randolph creates a supportive, fun, and dynamic space in which to create. Topics include:

**This program is full with a long wait list.**

Legacy Program: Permaculture 2, with Benjamin Fahrer
May 13 - June 10, 2012

Building on the work of the previous month of permaculture study (see the description for Permaculture 1, April 15-May 13), this program focuses on hands-on application and a continuation of the core permaculture curriculum. A certified design course, this month-long program led by Benjamin Fahrer will complete the necessary requirements for certification in permaculture design, and engage participants in four different dynamic design projects at Esalen. Since 2008, design teams have looked through the permaculture design lens to see how to help Esalen transition into a more sustainable and regenerative institute, both in land management practices and socially. Scholars will also have the opportunity for deep inquiry into nature through extracurricular activities and exercises.

During this month, we will be working more with specific strategies and techniques to employ within the overall design. These topics and activities include:

Scholars who complete this course will be certified through the Permaculture Research Institute.

Please note: If you already have taken a PDC, this program is a great way to re-engage with your design skills and bring yourself to the next level. Advanced topics in appropriate land-use and social structures will be covered, as well as the latest ideas being explored by the global permaculture community.

This month can be taken on its own (without participation in Permaculture 1) by applicant review by the instructor only.

**This program is full with a long wait list.**

Postmodern Cares of the Self, with Bradley Lewis
June 10 - July 8, 2012

We live in challenging times. Old beliefs and traditions have been destabilized by modern society, and the promise of science and reason has been shaken by environmental and social destruction. Some have responded by a revival of fundamentalist religions; others have doggedly clung to modern world views. For many of us, neither of these older structures will work. We have chosen to get imaginative and inventive, and to build a new cultural home.

This work study program, Postmodern Cares of the Self, is about that process. Led by psychotherapist, cultural theorist, and NYU professor Bradley Lewis, we will combine contemporary social thought with Esalen human potential practices (personal and interpersonal awareness, Eastern spirituality, eco-consciousness, and creative expression). Through arts, media, guest speakers, conversation, and experiential practices, we will free our minds and bodies for transformative ideas and possibilities. Our aim is to spend a month together living and re-imagining human potential practices for today's world.

Legacy Program: The Transformative Power of Emotion, with Dorothy Charles
June 10 - July 8, 2012

Living a full and connected life requires our capacity to feel and to make use of our emotional experience. Much of the alienation and separation that occurs in our relationships and family life is the result of the fear of feelings. We disconnect from our emotional life when we are afraid of being overwhelmed, humiliated, or perceived as weak or inadequate, only to pay the price later in isolation, anxiety, and depression. If we can be helped to feel safe enough to feel, we can reap the profound benefits of experiencing and exploring our emotions. Safety is created within the experience of accessing and expressing feelings in the company of an accepting, attuned, and understanding other. When we are accompanied in this way, the formerly frightening and intolerable sensations of our emotions can be not only tolerated, but felt as an essential part of our vitality and our connection to other people. We can gain increased aliveness, presence, and the sense of freedom and mastery that comes from facing what we have avoided. Our relationships improve and deepen as a result of our ability to feel at ease with our own feelings and to be present with the feeling of others. In this program, led by Dorothy Charles, we will create a safe and supportive environment in which our emotions can be met with curiosity, interest, and acceptance. The format combines Gestalt Process, guided imagery, small group work, dyadic awareness exercises, discussion, group process, and opportunities for open seat with the leader.

A Half Century of Human Potential, with Jeffrey Kripal
July 8 - August 5, 2012

Have you ever wondered how so many people, perhaps you, became "spiritual but not religious?" Have you ever felt alone, or disconnected, in your own story and wondered whether it fit into a larger cultural narrative or super-story? It does. 2012 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first official seminars on "the human potentiality" at the Big Sur Hot Springs, which would soon become the Esalen Institute. Jeffrey Kripal will guide a group of work scholars through this American story through his own history of the institute, as well as through novels, film, audio media, photographs, and a variety of guest speakers from the Esalen community. A wilderness retreat in the mountains and coasts surrounding the institute with Esalen teacher Steven Harper will introduce the work scholars to the natural world of Big Sur that lies at the heart and soul of Esalen's unique story, and work scholars will compose and process their own personal narratives as a means of locating and grounding them in this half century of human potential.

Legacy Program: Eco-conscious Transformational Leadership for Our Local and Global Future, with Kat Steele
July 8 - August 5, 2012

Sustainability and environmental leadership is vital for our long-term survival on this planet. As citizens and business/organization leaders we need to intimately understand stakeholder engagement, reputation, ethics, and market viability and see them all as equally important to balance when making the case for sustainability in our lives and organizations.

During this experiential, cross-cultural leadership work study program, Kat Steele will help you develop a heightened sense of place and self-awareness, while deepening your practice of leadership to enable you to take new skills into your personal life and projects.

With an emphasis on honoring your inherent wisdom and uncovering and awakening your natural leadership strengths, we will explore moving from transactional to eco-conscious transformational leadership. Elements of the program include but are not limited to:

This program will include a certificate of completion for a Transition training through www.transitionus.org.

The Ensemble Process, with Peter James Meyers
August 5 - September 2, 2012

In the centuries-old tradition of ensemble theatre, individual charisma and creativity are vitally bound up with the greater energy of the group. Modern modes of expression and understanding individual charisma and creativity are vitally from jazz to systems theory have affirmed the power of symbiosis. There is now a greater understanding of a model of leadership, fueled not by the decisions of a single personality but by the pulse and wisdom of the ensemble. During this program, Peter James Meyers, veteran stage director and leadership consultant, will help cultivate communication skills, selfassurance, and physical presence through a process of group discovery and performance. Along the way, the group will practice movement, voice, and improvisation techniques that will allow each participant to amplify personal presence, enhance spontaneity, and heighten clarity of thought. In short, learn how to captivate a room and shape an audience's experience. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in blending performing arts with the art of leadership-expanding expressive skills while cultivating the ability to command and inspire. Participants will create an original theater piece to be offered to the Esalen community at the end of the month. Open to participants of all backgrounds and interests.

Recommended reading: Meyers, As We Speak: How to Make Your Point and Have it Stick.

Legacy Program: Streams of Energy, with Jim Gallas
August 5 - September 2, 2012

Jim Gallas leads this program of Eastern body work and movement which includes a full body table Shiatsu massage sequence, an introduction to meridian theory, and an easy to learn, powerful chi kung form. The group will explore both Yang (deep and penetrating) and Yin (light and energetic) styles of touch as well as various meditations, self massage, and improv games to encourage awareness and expression. The program is designed to open students to their own innate healing potentials, to the power of safe, therapeutic touch, and to being more fully present in their ongoing unfolding. Participants will also receive valuable tools to facilitate the healing of others. In a spirit of compassion, laughter, and expanding awareness, students will be nurtured and nourished by the group interaction and by a deeper connection to Self.

CEUs available for bodyworkers.

5Rhythms® Waves/Heartbeat: A Moving Meditation Practice, with Lucia Horan
September 2 - September 30, 2012

"In the art of the 5Rhythms® practice, movement is our medicine," writes Lucia Horan. "There are no rules. We are only invited to keep moving as we navigate the experience of life. Movement is our key to enter the gateway of the body. Here we unearth what has been buried below the surface. We invite each of the rhythms to be our guide as we navigate the territory of body, mind, and soul. In the process, we learn to awaken our authentic power, creative wellspring, and inner source of loving.

"During this work study month, we will investigate the map of the rhythms, becoming mindful as we track our past, present, and future, and informed by all that is held in the bones and cells of this body. In the first part of the month, we will work with fundamentals of the 5Rhythms® Waves practice. This will ground us and prepare us for the next part of our journey. In the second part of the month, we will dive into the realm of 5Rhythms® Heartbeat. In Heartbeat we explore the emotional component of our human existence, in relationship to the rhythms. We will dance, create art, poetry, ritual theater, and use conscious touch to integrate what comes up in the process. No experience is required for this class."

CE credit for bodyworkers.

Legacy Program: Embodied Relationship, with Michael Clemmens
September 2 - September 30, 2012

"We develop relationships with ourselves and others through the physicality of our vision, smell, touch, and movement," says Michael Clemmens. "These relationships, or dances, shape what we believe is possible and how we behave in the present. In this program, our focus will be on the ways in which we create relationships through our bodies. By attending to our present dance with others, we can become more aware of our existing context and optional ways of interacting.

"The structure of the program will be experiential exercises, practice sessions, and group discussion to develop our awareness of self and the group. We will begin with our earliest movements (prior to birth) and then explore how we co-create our bodily membership in the more complex gestalts of family, groups, and cultures. Our goals will be to experience how we create relationships through embodiment, and to develop skills in attending to ourselves and others."

CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs.

Motion Theater®: Dreaming on Your Feet, with Nina Wise
September 30 - October 28, 2012

It is our nature to be free-and to express that freedom spontaneously and without hesitation through song and dance, poetry and play. Moreover, we each have the ability to wake up to who we already know ourselves to be: people dedicated to a sane and just world made up of individuals who celebrate their common humanity and this planet of indescribable beauty through singing, dancing, playing, and caring for all sentient beings.

This improvisation workshop in Motion Theater allows the creativity that resides within us to have a voice. "Everyone has a story to tell," says Nina Wise. "And stories reside as much in the body as in the mind. So we begin with movement-slow stretches to open the body. We open the voice with playful classical- and jazzbased exercises. We meditate to calm the heart, dance to free the spirit, find a way to effortlessly compose with language. This journey leads to giving voice and physicality to the private characters and inner realities that live in the subconscious mind and the cells of our bodies."

The sessions will include meditation, gentle and vigorous movement, exploring the range of vocal expression, writing exercises, as well as solo, duet, and ensemble improv games. This workshop is like dreaming on your feet. Expect to surprise yourself and to become more playful and at ease before an audience. You might even find that the sense of wellbeing achieved during the workshop not only expands your creative abilities, but also enhances your experience of daily life. And while it is not therapy, the work can be surprisingly, delightfully, holistically healing."

CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs.

Legacy Program: Gestalt Awareness Practice, with Dorothy Charles
September 30 - October 28, 2012

Each of us is born with an inherent drive for aliveness and self-expression and belonging. As we grow up, our sense of self and our ability to be spontaneous may become blocked. Knowing who we are, and what we feel and want, can be difficult when we have lived with the absence of adequate attunement and responsiveness to our emotions. This lack can result in self-judgment and the belief that our emotions are the problem, instead of signals that can point the way toward a better understanding of ourselves and our environment.

The focus of a month with Dorothy Charles and Relational Gestalt Process will be creating a group experience that will provide a context in which feelings can be held and integrated. Individual work with the leader, communication skills and group process, will be used to develop awareness and self- responsibility to create relationships with self and others that are supportive and enlivening. Meditation, and expressive arts will also be part of the curriculum.

CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs.

The Heart of Buddhism, with Noah Levine & Vinny Ferraro
October 28 - November 25, 2012

The Buddha offered a timeless teaching on how to live a life that is sourced from kindness, com- passion, and appreciation. These teachings and practices are as applicable today as they were two thousand years ago. We all have the ability to access the innate wisdom and compassion of the heart-all we have do is turn inward through meditation and eventually we will uncover an endless source of happiness.

During this course, Noah Levine will be joined by Spirit Rock Community Dharma teacher Vinny Ferraro for a program that combines the regular and Legacy work study groups for a unique synergy. Legacy work scholars will have the opportunity to join the regular work study group for some portions of the course, and vice versa. Together, Levine and Ferraro will guide you into your heart's depths through a series of guided meditations, small group explo- rations, lectures, and dialogue. The month will be based upon the Buddha's teachings of the Divine Abodes of heart-kindness, compassion, appreciation, and equanimity, as well as an in-depth process of forgiveness.

All levels of experience are welcome, but be warned you will be asked to open your heart and stand undefended in the presence of your own truth.

Nonviolent Communication, with Jean Morrison
November 25 - December 23, 2012

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is internationally recognized, taught, and implemented as a tool for quality of life. During this month of intensive immersion in NVC principles and practices with Jean Morrison, participants are offered the opportunity to strengthen their ability to:

The sessions include a balance of playful exploration, thoughtful inquiry, powerful exercises for skill development, and sharing of best practices with participants' real situations. Guest presenters will augment our NVC practice with their expertise in the Enneagram, Mindful Meditation, art, and movement.

CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs.

Legacy Program: Presence and Touch that Heals, with Suzanne Scurlock-Durana & Carlos Durana
November 25 - December 23, 2012

Touch is a powerful tool for healing. Touch combined with a presence that truly meets the person you are touching is a gift beyond compare. To develop this skill set involves several key elements. Join Suzanne Scurlock-Durana and Carlos Durana for this interactive and experiential legacy month that will explore each of these elements as well as offer the opportunity for in-depth personal growth and healing through multiple hands-on bodywork sessions.

Participants will work with the Full Body Presence book and audio download to cultivate their capacity to be present in a powerful, yet ethical and loving way. Also, participants will be shown the foundation level of touch used in all CranioSacral therapy, which unlocks the door to the body's deepest wisdom. They will be shown how to follow energy flow through the body and release restrictions using the meridian system, returning the system to balance and better health.

This program will be coupled with the visiting teacher program, which will offer an opportunity to be mentored by advanced CranioSacral therapists and to receive multiple hands-on advanced healing work in evening sessions. Please bring a journal for reflection time and notes, as well as a binder for handouts.

Required reading and listening: Scurlock-Durana and Upledger, Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body's Wisdom, book and audio download or CD.

CEUs available for bodyworkers.
CEUs available for nurses.

Healing with Humor: Spinal Awareness, with Patrick Douce
December 23 - January 20, 2013

Patrick Douce will lead an in-depth experience of Spinal Awareness, a program of health and healing (with humor). Spinal Awareness is a way of learning that improves body awareness, flexibility, posture, and most chronic and acute conditions of the body. Taught with movement, touch, and group interaction, it is based on the work of Moshe Feldenkrais, Taoist-Chinese-Indonesian martial art, and the Esalen experience.

Spinal Awareness emphasizes learning how to move in ways that stimulate your awareness and support the health of your own body. Lessons inspired by Indonesian Silat will also be used to stimulate the energy body, effecting internal health and increasing energy. Students will participate in floor exercises that organize and integrate the spinal column, and standing lessons that improve better balance and fluidity.

The course will include safe and noninvasive hands-on lessons to greatly speed improvements. Fun partner lessons will be intermixed to help bring about not only freedom in the body but a return to the childlike energy essential to us all.

CE credit for bodyworkers.
CE credit for nurses.

Legacy Program: Yoga as a Practice of Devotion and Surrender, with Carl Swanson & Nora Matten
December 23 - January 20, 2013

The fruition of yoga is the state of connection with the deepest source of our consciousness, often described as a sacred and blissful union between the student and the Divine. In shorter yoga classes we are often preoccupied with the physical aspects of our practice as we try to achieve various physical yoga postures (asanas). For many students yoga can be reduced to a stretching and strengthening exercise. We may miss or forget that the true aim is to more fully experience and express our intrinsic goodness and beauty, our divine inner light.

In this course, Carl Swanson and Nora Matten will guide students through an exploration of yogic practices as a way to open the heart, mind, and body in a spirit of bhakti, or devotion. Participants will learn how to bring awareness to the felt sense of each posture and move energy and consciousness through the body, rather than just assume yogic shapes. In addition to asana, we will practice pranayama (breathing techniques) and kirtan (devotional chanting). As we surrender ourselves into these practices, we further open our hearts to realizing our connection with the divine, and we can carry that awareness with us out of the yoga room into a richer more fulfilling experience of life. All levels of practice and experience are welcome. Please bring a yoga mat.

CEUs available for bodyworkers.

Spiritual Massage: Lightbody Infusion, with Maria Lucia Bittencourt Sauer
January 20 - February 17, 2013

Spiritual Massage is a hands-on healing practice that works directly on the energy body, balancing the chakras, cleansing old thought forms, and gently facilitating release of emotional, physical, and spiritual blockages. Born into a family of healers with a generations-old tradition, Maria Lucia Bittencourt Sauer studied and continues to study with healers in her native Brazil, where Spiritism—receiving healing knowledge from the spirit world—is very familiar. In 1979, she came to Esalen (where she spent seven years living on property) and was sponsored by Esalen cofounder Dick Price to learn Spiritual Massage from Brazilian healer Luiz Gasparetto.

Maria Lucia emphasizes intentionality as the fundamental tool of any healing art designed to move energy.

Come and practice this wonderful healing technique and also practice Shamanic Ways to help each other find parts of our souls lost in early traumas or other past events. Participants must attend all sessions.

CEUs available for bodyworkers.

Wordsmithing: Opening the Creative Channel, with Johnsmith
February 17 - March 17, 2013

If your life was a song, what would that song be? If you told the story of your heart, what story would you tell? During this program led by Johnsmith, participants will focus on opening the creative heart and bringing forth what dwells there. "Through singing, songwriting, storytelling, poetry, and wordsmithing, we will bring the creative heart to life," writes Johnsmith. "With a mindful and playful attitude, we will invite the stunning natural beauty of the Big Sur coast, its healing waters, and the spirit of Esalen to work its magic on us as we immerse ourselves into creative flow. Within the safe container of the group, everyone will be invited to delve into the deep work that only creative play allows.

"We will use improvisation, journaling, movement, meditation, solo and group singing, performance for ourselves and the Esalen community, and impromptu jams. Playing a musical instrument is not necessary, but you are welcome to bring one if you play. Guest artists will assist during the month.

Relational Gestalt Process, with Dorothy Charles
March 17 - April 14, 2013

In order to develop a strong and flexible sense of self, we must engage in the ongoing process of developing our awareness and discovering our own personal truths. These truths may cause us pain before giving us a new freedom and expanding our world horizons. Turning toward our intellect and away from feeling can be a result of painful childhood experiences. When we choose to remain content with intellectual wisdom, we deceive ourselves and limit our possibilities.

While we cannot change the past, we can change ourselves and what we have come to believe about ourselves and our capacity for intimacy and belonging. This kind of inner transformation occurs in what philosopher Martin Buber called "I-Thou" relationships, through a process of personal dialogue that is shaped by mutual respect and validation.

Five weeks of Relational Gestalt Process with Dorothy Charles will provide participants a group setting in which to develop awareness and self-responsibility, as well as to create relationships that are supportive and enlivening. Gestalt theory, body awareness exercises, dyads, and group process will be part of this program.

CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs.

T'ai Chi, with Kenn Chase
April 14 - May 12, 2013

Kenn Chase leads a month-long intensive exploration of the entire Yang-style T'ai Chi Ch'uan sequence. Students will study the fifty-four postures of this ancient movement meditation, with hours of practice and refinement. Kenn will integrate Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement exercises into the class, helping students to free the body for more efficient mastery of the T'ai Chi forms. Movement analysis and Functional Integration will also be part of the program, helping to relieve stress and pains arising from chronic misuse of posture.

Work Study: Sharing Your Life Story, with Ann Randolph
May 12 - June 9, 2013

Everything in your life, from the mundane to the extraordinary, is a story waiting to be told. During this program, you can discover your own unique and powerful story. Michel de Montaigne, the great personal essayist, said, "Every man has within himself the entire human condition." The intention of this workshop is for you delve deep into your own personal narrative. Writing from your deepest source, you can gain insight and self-understanding that can bring peace and healing. We will then make our words leap from the page to the stage, sharing them orally to uncover the power of performance to transform your life and your listeners. This is a program for those seeking to explore personal essay, memoir, solo performance, or the sacred practice of journaling.

Through improvisation, writing exercises, and group discussion, you will find your authentic voice, along with a way to express it. Ann Randolph creates a supportive, fun, and dynamic space in which to create. Topics include:

Work Study: Embodied Relationship, with Michael Clemmens
June 9 - July 7, 2013

"We develop relationships with ourselves and others through the physicality of our vision, smell, touch, and movement," says Michael Clemmens. "These relationships, or dances, shape what we believe is possible and how we behave in the present. In this program, our focus will be on the ways in which we create relationships through our bodies. By attending to our present dance with others, we can become more aware of our existing context and optional ways of interacting.

"The structure of the program will be experiential exercises, practice sessions, and group discussion to develop our awareness of self and the group. We will begin with our earliest movements (prior to birth) and then explore how we co-create our bodily membership in the more complex gestalts of family, groups, and cultures. Our goals will be to experience how we create relationships through embodiment, and to develop skills in attending to ourselves and others."

CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs.

Applying for the Work Study Program

Commitment to the Work Study Program is from 4 PM of the first Sunday to 7:30 PM of the final Sunday. Inasmuch as the Work Study Program is a complete program in itself, please do not plan to take regularly scheduled catalog workshops during your stay.

Program Fees

A deposit of $400 in US currency is required with your application. Fees will not be processed until your place in a program is secured and you have accepted. The work scholar fee is $1150 for the first month. Fees are subject to change and are due upon your arrival. Work scholars may be invited to remain for a second month depending on space and community needs. Occasionally it is possible to stay for a longer period as an extended student.

Food and Housing

Accommodations are shared (occasionally co-ed), with up to four people to a room. Some work scholars stay at South Coast Center, a staff complex located 1.5 miles north of Esalen. Housing and meals are provided in exchange for 32 hours of volunteer work.

Transportation

When making travel plans, note that the closest airport to Esalen is Monterey. With at least 48-hour advance reservations, van service to Esalen is available from the following locations on the Sunday of your arrival:

For van reservations call 831-667-3010 or contact the Work Study Program.

Registration Required

Please note that application is not registration in the program. Registration is made only after approval of application. If you do not pay in full at the time of application, the balance of the fee is due on arrival and is nonrefundable thereafter.

Cancellation Policy & Fees

If you choose to cancel, you will be charged the following amount:

Submitting Your Application

You can email the application form (PDF) to workstudy@esalen.org with your personal statement or print it out and mail it with your deposit to the address below, or fax it to (831) 667-3069.

Work Study Program
Esalen Institute
55000 Highway 1
Big Sur, CA 93920

We will contact you regarding your status within 14 days of receipt of your application. For more information, contact the Work Study Program. See contact information below.

Contact the Work Study Program

Esalen Work Study Program
MaryAnne Will
Work Study Coordinator
Phone: (831) 667-3010
Fax: (831) 667-3069
Email: workstudy@esalen.org