Summer is in full swing and our Garden is producing carrots in a wide spectrum of colors that are both lovely to behold and tasty to eat. As the heat starts to climb, it's a good time to enjoy a nice cool, refreshing salad that is easy to pack for an afternoon picnic or having friends over for a backyard BBQ. Carrots can be the star of a salad and even surpass the more famous versions of summer salads like potato and macaroni.
There’s a gluten-free “happy” snack you’ll find at every konbini and at every sakura celebration. Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Heritage month, get the easy, heart-felt recipe for onigiri.
Every pho aficionado will tell you that the secret to this Vietnamese staple is the broth, a two-plus hour process of breathing and waiting. We wouldn’t recommend shortcutting personal transformation, but we’ll hungrily allow it for pho in honor of API Heritage Month 2022!
4 cups corn flour 1/2 lb. softened, room temperature butter 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup (up to 1 cup) of water, milk or orange juice
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2 small delicata squash, cut in half lengthwise, seeds removed 1 Tbsp. olive oil ¼ cup minced shallots 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter 4 Tbsp. pecans 4 Tbsp. walnuts 4 Tbsp. pumpkin seeds 4 Tbsp. dried cranberries 4 Tbsp. golden raisins 1 tsp. crystallized ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp. sugar pinch of ground cinnamon pinch of ground nutmeg pinch of ground coriander pinch of ground cardamom salt
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More than ever, men are stepping into spaces of reflection, growth, and vulnerability. Explore embodiment, intimacy, purpose, and transformation through upcoming workshops and practices that invite presence, emotional fluency, and deeper connection, designed for anyone called to evolve the way they relate, feel, and live.
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Summer Groove looks back on what was good and magical about the late 60s while applying some deeply reflective and vulnerable present-day wisdom to offer some very special summer programming.
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When Esalen Massage School Director Brita Ostrom arrived at Esalen in 1967, massage already was a part of the Institute’s culture. “It was blossoming out of collaborations among visionary faculty of the time including Charlotte Selver, Bernie Gunther, Molly Shackman, Ida Rolf, and Moshe Feldenkrais, to name a few,” recalls Brita.
As we explore stories of the past, we’re looking through recipes of kitchen favorites that were featured in old newsletters. This one was from December 9, 2010. Check out this delicious veggie-infused carb!
You’re aching to move past the thrill of beginning and into the discipline of continuing. How do you go deeper? How do you stay alive inside your work? Creating a thing isn’t hard, but maintaining it is that uncomfortable challenge. The next evolution of your voice may not live where you expect. Reserve your creative space, and discover what’s possible.
Longtime Esalen faculty Jean Houston, PhD, is a philosopher mentored by Margaret Mead and one of the principal founders of the human potential movement. She has written 26 books and is known for her human potential workshops. What inspiring read lies on Jean’s nightstand?
A new year naturally signals a fresh start for many of us, with a desire to leave behind those habits and behaviors that no longer serve us. Licensed psychotherapist, yoga practitioner, and frequent Esalen teacher Ira Israel is writing a new book, How To Survive Your Childhood Now That You’re An Adult: A Path to Authenticity and Awakening, that captures how we can choose a different way of being.
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What does it mean to reach toward your growing edge? It might involve some discomfort, perhaps a bit of vulnerability. There is an activated art to pushing into what we typically avoid, and it takes a bit of self-aware stretching to move beyond our fears. Esalen is now producing its own homespun programming — Esalen Deep Growth Experience (EDGE), a new transformational accelerator, to help you explore your edge.
An oily little fish with a big role in Big Sur local history delivers heart health and a heartwarming memory just up the road on Highway 1. This is a simple, salty recipe you’ll want to rediscover, again and again.
When did you first connect to your breath? Jovinna Chan remembers being surprised by her own limitations. Today, she gives us insight into how she turns to breath to shift her confidence, mood, and attention.
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We've got brand new collections for kids and babies, newly-designed hoodies and tees that honor our sacred place on earth, gifts for rituals, energy, candle gazing, or cozying up at home. We have digital gift certificates too! Each purchase from our online store supports our programs and the land.
During challenging times, we can turn to the plant world to discover some of our greatest allies. Esalen faculty, herbalist and acupuncturist Darren Huckle knows this all too well and relishes the fact that herbal allies powerfully promote the health of our body, mind and physical energy.
Winter at Esalen invites you inward. It is the season of reflection, of wrapping yourself in a robe after the Baths, of journaling by moonlight, of long conversations that feel like they could last forever. Take a look at our upcoming winter workshops, designed for renewal and deep exploration, and plan your next visit.
Discover a “Heartbeat Map” that could help guide you out of trauma and ultimately toward your true potential. Longtime Esalen faculty Lucia Horan shares more about the rhythms of your heart and what they say about your journey to healing.
In shaping the workshop calendar, we ask ourselves, what does the American countercultural movement look like in 2025? Who is midwifing that which our society is ready to birth? What topics and teachers does the human potential movement beckon in now? What alchemical experiments are underway, transforming and transmuting individuals, communities, societies, and beyond?
Imbibe in the simple summer ritual: take a personal moment in a special spot and refresh yourself with a cool beverage. Our barista supervisor shares a simple recipe with easy-to-find, fresh ingredients.
When you stand at the edge of the world, everything shifts. Sadia Bruce shares about her teacher origin story in this essay delving into the need to support individuals who teach and facilitate find their own authentic voice beyond their training.
No one will ever have to convince you to “eat your peas” if you go with these pea “tips.” Here’s an authentic Asian veggie recipe that’s ridiculously easy and quick for fall — or anytime, actually.
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