Harriet Goslins developed Cortical Field Reeducation®. A Feldenkrais practitioner since 1985 and Integrated Awareness teacher, her background is in psychosynthesis, applied kinesiology, muscle energy, craniosacral work, and social anthropology. She has been teaching at Esalen for 32 consecutive years.

Harry Grammer, Ph.D. is a nationwide activist, educator, and psychologist. He founded New Earth in 2004, a community-based organization leading youth justice reform in Los Angeles. Harry has been honored as a CNN Hero, and in 2018 was selected one of 20 inaugural Obama Foundation Fellows from over 20,000 applicants in 191 countries. Dr. Grammer sits on the advisory board for the Kuya Institute for Transformational Medicine in Austin.

Harvey Deutch P.T. teaches yoga with a unique blend of precise technical expertise and signature humor. He has been a physical therapist and yogi since 1982. He is well-known for making two-dimensional anatomy come to life, off the page and onto the mat.

Harville Hendrix, PhD, co-created Imago Relationship Theory and Therapy with his wife, Helen LaKelly Hunt. Their partnership has produced ten books. Harville is a couples therapist with over 40 years of experience as an educator, a clinical trainer, and a lecturer whose work has been featured on Oprah 18 times.

Hawah Kasat (he/him) is an award-winning author, educator, non-profit leader, TEDx speaker, podcast host, and yogi. With over 20 years of experience teaching yoga and mindfulness, he merges ancient Indian traditions with modern practices, impacting diverse global audiences through his books, podcasts, films, and retreat programs.

Dr. Hazel-Grace, an intimacy coach for 14+ years, used their personal and professional journey to develop the REPAIR Process, which helps others transform conflicts into connections with ease. They blend professional expertise with a commitment to creating a compassionate world.

Heather Houston has devoted her life to revealing the essence of love through singing. She is a spirited song circle leader, renowned vocal coach, and acclaimed recording artist known for her soulful voice and passion for community building.

Heather LaFace, PhD, is in private practice in Los Angeles, California, and works within a self-organizational framework of attachment and intersubjectivity theory, extended and updated by embodied-process models of healing and transformation. Her writing explores paradigm-shifting connections between philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, and social theory.

Heather McLeod Grant is a consultant, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Open Impact, a strategic advisory firm that partners with social change leaders. She is the author of Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Non-Profits, among other books

Heather Sellers taught creative writing for nearly twenty years at Hope College in Michigan, and in 2013 joined the faculty at the University of South Florida. She is the author of the memoir You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know.

Heather Sullivan, CMT, RYT-500, has been a mountain guide for 25 years, leading clients and students on transformative wilderness journeys worldwide. In 2007, she co-founded Balanced Rock, a nonprofit whose mission is to inspire health and wellbeing through deep connection to nature and spirit in Yosemite National Park.

Heather White is managing director of Burning Man Project and has oversight of infrastructure, program development, operations, and affiliations. She’s been a citizen of Burning Man since 2004. Throughout her life and career, she's partnered with people on projects and practices that actualize human potential.

Hedy Kober, PhD, is an associate professor of psychiatry and psychology at Yale University and director of Yale’s Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory. She has been practicing mindfulness and non-dual meditation since 2004, is an expert on the neuroscience of meditation, and speaks all over the world about these topics.

Heidi Rose Robbins is an astrologer, author, and poet who has helped thousands of clients all over the globe live with more authenticity and clarity. She hosts two podcasts and leads Radiant Life Retreats. Her newest book and bestseller, Everyday Radiance, was published by Chronicle Books in 2023.

Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, co-created Imago Relationship Theory and Therapy with her husband, Harville Hendrix. Their partnership has produced 10 books. Helen also is the author of Faith and Feminism and And the Spirit Moved Them. She was accepted into the Women’s Hall of Fame and enshrined in the Smithsonian Institute for her leadership in the global women’s movement.

Helen Palmer has for the past twenty-five years directed CITI, a training center that unites psychological work with the agendas of sacred tradition. She has authored The Enneagram and The Enneagram in Love and Work.

Helmut Hillenkamp specializes in the sculptural design of functional forms. A former Esalen staff member, he built Esalen's forge and pottery kiln. He now lives in Santa Fe, NM, and makes his living forging gates and railings.

Henry Shukman, associate Zen master of Sanbo Zen, teaches at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, NM, and Sonnenhof in Schwarzwald, Germany. He is also a prize-winning poet and novelist, and frequent contributor to Tricycle and the New York Times.

Honza Lafond discovered yoga through his love for meditation and philosophy. He teaches and inspires with raw yet playful and compassionate honesty and humor to help bring your practice off the mat and into daily life. Honza co-created YogaBeyond.

Hrishi is an Indian songwriter and artist based out of Washington, DC. Trained in South Indian classical music (Carnatic music) for over 10 years, he blends his cultural influences with his love for pop. His mission is to bring representation to Indian music and musicians through his passion for bridging his two musical worlds.

Ihab and Ora Balha, a Muslim man and a Jewish woman, have been teaching the Sufi path for 20 years in the midst of the Holy Land. They are trained in the Mevlevi tradition of Jelaluddin Rumi, following the lineage of Suleyman Hayati Dede, former head Sheikh of Konya (the home of Rumi), and his son, Jelaleddin Loras, his authorized successor.

Ingrid Fetell Lee is a designer and author whose groundbreaking work reveals the hidden influence of our surroundings on our emotions and well-being. Through her book Joyful, her popular TED Talk and her website, The Aesthetics of Joy, she helps people find more joy in life and work through design.

Ingrid May is a German-trained physical therapist and since 1986 has been an Esalen bodywork practitioner and massage teacher. The founder/co-director of Oasis School of Massage and Healing Arts in Buenos Aires, she teaches trainings and workshops internationally.

Isabelle Benarous is a neuro-linguistic programming trainer and author of Break the Code of Your Illness. She founded the Bioreprogramming® Institute, which is dedicated to teaching practical technologies for the resolution of conflicts related to health disorders and other life challenges.

Ivy Lavie is a psychotherapist in the Bay Area.  She has taught mindfulness for the Spirit Rock teen program and at events such as Wisdom 2.0. Ivy draws from Hakomi, Somatic Experiencing, and her experiences in co-creating meaningful events as a mother in her community.

JJ Jeffries is an elder at Esalen — Mentor, Gestalt and Embodied Awareness practitioner, musician, and memory-keeper.  Though being is his preferred state, he is intensely curious about all things doing leading to being.

Jack Kornfield, a trained Buddhist monk, helped introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Center. His 16 books have sold more than a million copies. He holds a PhD in clinical psychology, and is a father, husband, and activist.

Jacob Towery, MD, serves on the Voluntary Faculty at Stanford and is an author. As an adolescent and adult therapist, he teaches skills to clients struggling with social anxiety and helps them make tremendous progress quickly while also enjoying the process.

James Baraz is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He has been teaching the popular “Awakening Joy” online course since 2003. His books include Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness and Awakening Joy for Kids.

James Fadiman is an American writer known for his research on microdosing psychedelics. He and Robert Frager co-founded the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, which later became Sofia University, where he was a lecturer in psychedelic studies.

James S. Gordon, MD, is the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine and author of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. He is Clinical Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, and was Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush.

James Guay, LMFT, is a psychotherapist in West Hollywood, California, who guides his clients using mindfulness and compassion to break free from unhealthy limitations and learn to enjoy their lives more authentically.

James H. Bae, DACM, L.Ac, is a doctor of Chinese medicine, author, and independent researcher. Dr. Bae teaches Tibetan yoga in various traditional Buddhist lineages. James leads retreats in the US and internationally, with a focus on the inner yogas, such as Tummo and Tsalung Trulkhor. 

James Hanusa is co-founder of Digital Raign and Venture Catalyst. A lifelong technologist and advocate for sustainability, James speaks on innovation and creativity. He is a technology advisor to the Emerging Future Institute, an impact advisor to UIX Global, a futurist at Virtual World Society, and aninitiative-leader at Burning Man. His current research is at the intersection of art, technology, and immersive experience.

James House is a skilled farmer with a deep commitment to tending both land and people. His experience ranges from off-grid community management to production farming and education, where he has honed his ability to support the living world around him.

Jamie R. Forsyth, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, clinical supervisor and trainer with expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings. Her clinical work offers unique insights into the subtle nuances of ACT as it unfolds in clinical practice.

Jamie Wheal, executive director of Flow Genome Project, is a leading expert on the neuro-somatics of ultimate human performance. His work ranges from Fortune 500 companies, leading business schools, and the Young Presidents’ Organization  to Red Bull and its stable of world-class athletes.

Jan Hanson, MS, is an acupuncturist and nutritionist whose private practice focuses on women's health and on temperament problems in children. In addition to developing protocols for preventing and reversing maternal depletion, she has written articles and presented workshops on family health and on holistic approaches to childhood illnesses.

Jane Baraz teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at UCSF and mentors students in mindfulness and compassion. She’s taught Mindful Self-Compassion at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center and at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where she was a founding board member.

Jane Malek met Michele Cassou in 1996 and started painting with her. She is passionate about her own painting process and her teaching. She currently assists and teaches in Point Zero painting workshops. She is on the board of the Cassou Institute for Creative Freedom.

Jane Mayer, WisdomWomen steward, is a teacher, poet, and educational visionary who believes that honoring the wisdom of our youngest citizens will transform the world. A former middle/high school English and drama teacher, she currently co-directs The Teaching Well, a nonprofit organization devoted to teacher sustainability. She believes systemic change begins with speaking our authentic voices in everyday conversation.

Janelle Hacault is a contemporary dance artist and actor based in Montréal. She has performed onstage in Annie: la comédie musicale (Just for Laughs) and Rhapsodie (Sylvain Émard Danse/DanseDanse), on film (Virginie Brunelle, Angèle Dubeau, Céline Dion, Trip the Light Fantastic), on television (Chanteurs Masqués, Révolution season 3), and in circus with Les 7 Doigts de la Main.

Janet Fitch is the author of the novels White Oleander, Paint it Black, and most recently The Revolution of Marina M., an epic novel about a young woman’s coming of age during the Russian Revolution.

Janet Stone traveled to India in 1996, where she dedicated herself to a conscious evolution through yoga. Janet blends a wealth of knowledge and yoga experience to create a unique, vigorous yet sumptuous approach to Vinyasa yoga. She teaches in San Francisco and leads retreats internationally.

Janis Cooke Newman is the author of two award-winning novels, and a memoir. She has taught writing and mindfulness workshops at Esalen and for the San Francisco Zen Center. She is a long-time practitioner of Zen.

Janis Nakano Spivack has wandered from old school advertising to becoming a catalyst for the digital advertising movement. She founded CrushYourBLOCK to counterbalance her earlier work, and to transform blocks and build bridges between Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials.

Janne Larsen is an artist and maker based in Los Angeles, specializing in creating regionally inspired inks and natural wines. Drawing from a deep connection to the land and her upbringing on a small farm, Janne crafts art materials and wines that reflect the terroir and history of her local environment. Her work is inspired by sustainable practices, storytelling through nature, and fostering relationships between people and plants. A former teacher turned full-time artist, Janne brings a strong work ethic and a passion for community into every project she undertakes.

Jasmine Horan holds a BA in English and Writing from Southern Oregon University and a MAT from Oregon State University. She is the author of The Gazebo Learning Project: A Legacy of Experimental & Experiential Early Education at Esalen.

Jason Nemer is the founder of acro yoga and has been blessed with many great teachers on his path. During his teenage years he trained with some of the top Russian and Bulgarian acrobatic masters. Currently he travels to teach, study, and bring communities together.

Jason Stern leads Gurdjieff groups and seminars on the Fourth Way method of inner work in the U.S. and Europe. He authored Learning to Be Human, maintains a corresponding website, and publishes Chronogram, a monthly magazine.

Jason Weston has been practicing the principles of the Human Awareness Institute (HAI) for nearly 40 years. As a facilitator, Jason assists individuals and couples in creating the lives they really want. Trained at the Process Therapy Institute, Jason served for many years as the executive director of HAI Global.

Jaya Lakshmi has been attending Native American tipi ceremonies since 1996. From this she developed a deep understanding of holding sacred space. Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda Yogiji are also well-known recording artists and performers in the genres of mantra and medicine songs.

Jean Couch, originally known for her classic Runner's Yoga Book, has shown thousands of people of all ages how to improve their health. She most recently taught 50 physicians and their spouses, one of whom wrote, "I now have hope for me and my patients."

Jean Houston, PhD, is a philosopher mentored by Margaret Mead. One of the principal founders of the human potential movement, she has written 26 books and is known for her worldwide human potential workshops.

Jean Kristeller, PhD, a clinical psychologist, has used mindfulness-based interventions for eating-related issues for over 25 years. She receives NIH-funding, co-founded The Center for Mindful Eating, and has held faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School, UMass Medical School, and Indiana State University.

Jean Morrison, MA, has been a certified NVC trainer since 1989. She also is an author and materials designer with a background in psychology and counseling. In all of her work, she emphasizes whole-brain learning and thinking, and holistic health.

Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, activist, and author of 13 books in more than 100 foreign editions. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, past clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, and former board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women. The Millionth Circle Initiative was inspired by Jean’s book and led to her to advocate for a 5th World Conference on Women.