Fifty years ago, the idea that mind, body, heart, and spirit are intertwined was revolutionary. Today, it’s a given. Esalen was on the leading edge then and it remains there now, with workshops, conferences, research, and a reimagined residential education program that build on our history to explore the next frontiers of individual and societal transformation. Your support is essential to Esalen’s future, which is essential to humanity’s.
Supporting Esalen supports real change. Our donors support everything from the “living machine” that sustainably processes the wastewater from our laundry to the Voices of Esalen podcast that makes our resources and insights available far beyond the limits of Big Sur to the Friends of Esalen portal that keeps us connected even when we’re apart.
There are many ways you can contribute, including:
Join Friends of Esalen
The Friends of Esalen community gives individuals who want to have a more active role in advancing our mission more ways to stay engaged with Esalen. Friends of Esalen members fund key, urgent projects, including expanding access through vital student scholarships and funding the infrastructure that our remote Big Sur location requires.
Esalen is a 501(c)(3) organization and your gift is tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.
View our tax id number, 990 and additional information.
For more information, please contact friends@esalen.org.
For those who wish to make a gift of $5000 or more, we invite you to give in support of the specific area of our work that resonates with you. Donors for each fund are listed in the annual report, if they wish, and are invited to join an annual live conversation about the work each fund has done to support the Esalen global community.
The Scholarship Fund opens Esalen workshops to seekers of any economic background with demonstrable financial need. Recently expanded with a $500,000 commitment, the Fund is primed to significantly increase Esalen’s presence in the world.
From our programs in citizen diplomacy to our pioneering role in holistic health, the research that comes out of the CTR has a significant influence on our culture and society.
The Sustainability Fund supports Esalen’s vision of living in a nurturing relationship with the environment. With your leadership, we can continue to steward our land while pioneering new models of sustainable agriculture for others to emulate and build upon.
Fund essential support for existing and future workshops at Esalen, our flagship residential education experience, and more. Help us envision the next chapter in human potential by supporting pioneering faculty and programs.
The Impact Fund supports a web of connections from local organizations to larger, like-minded nonprofits. An incubator of sorts, this Fund supports other organizations in creating transformative experiences within the context of the social network.
The Campus Fund supports ongoing facility modernization and improvement and stewardship of our 100-plus acre campus. Help us maintain the land and Esalen’s presence for generations to come.
Travel advisory
Maintenance work on Highway 1 north of Esalen at the Bixby Bridge (PM 59.5) will result in full overnight road closures from 10 pm – 6:30 am for three weeks beginning Monday July 12.
