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Michael Murphy, Co-Founder of Esalen, on the Institute's Origin Story

January 20, 2017

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0:53:12

Michael Murphy is the co-founder of Esalen Institute, a key figure in the human potential movement and an extraordinary human being. He is the author of many remarkable books, including Golf in the Kingdom, The Future of the Body, Jacob Atabet, and In the Zone: Transcendent Experience in Sports.

In this interview, Voices of Esalen host Sam Stern spoke with Michael about the 1960's and how Esalen was born, touching upon his encounters with notables like Hunter S. Thompson, Alduous Huxley, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), Timothy Leary, Sri Aurobindo, Abraham Maslow, and Esalen's co-founder Richard Price.

Michael also describes his own origin story, from his altar boy roots to his journey to India, Big Sur, and beyond.

Music for this episode was created by Esalen's own Daniel Knipprath.

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Michael Murphy, Co-Founder of Esalen, on the Institute's Origin Story
January 20, 2017
0:53:12

Michael Murphy is the co-founder of Esalen Institute, a key figure in the human potential movement and an extraordinary human being. He is the author of many remarkable books, including Golf in the Kingdom, The Future of the Body, Jacob Atabet, and In the Zone: Transcendent Experience in Sports.

In this interview, Voices of Esalen host Sam Stern spoke with Michael about the 1960's and how Esalen was born, touching upon his encounters with notables like Hunter S. Thompson, Alduous Huxley, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), Timothy Leary, Sri Aurobindo, Abraham Maslow, and Esalen's co-founder Richard Price.

Michael also describes his own origin story, from his altar boy roots to his journey to India, Big Sur, and beyond.

Music for this episode was created by Esalen's own Daniel Knipprath.

Read the transcript

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