Esalen Video Shorts

Live A Goddess Life Every Day

April 22, 2021
Esalen Live!

What does it mean to live a Goddess Life? On this special, co-hosted edition of Esalen Live!, two master yoga and wellness teachers share their personal stories. Join Esalen Live! host Christine Chen and Esalen's First Teacher In Residence, Robin Wilner for some insight and practical tips, too.

Align Your Life to Battle Burnout and Boost Vitality

April 13, 2021
Esalen Live!

You'll feel less burned out and more vital when you get clear about what lights you up. Jeffrey Williams, Esalen faculty and founder of the Vitalist Institute joins Christine Chen on Esalen Live! with a peek at his approach to movement and breath helping to us get there. You can do at home. Try it with us.

The Science and Power of Psychedelic Mushrooms

April 6, 2021
Esalen Live!

Ever been interested in the science and use of medicinal mushrooms? In an upcoming, simulated journey at Esalen and online, psilocybin is in the spotlight. Dream Mullick, the founder of Entheowheel, an experience integrating ceremony, ritual, and education on the benefits of plant medicine joins Christine Chen on Esalen Live!

The Benefits of Bathing in the Forest

April 1, 2021
Esalen Live!

How good would your life be if you regularly bathed in the forest? Nature therapy guide and award-winning filmmaker Sylvie Rokab joins Christine Chen on Esalen Live! to explore "forest bathing," or the Japanese practice called “Shinrin yoku." What's it really like to experience nature through the senses for a range of physical, mental, emotional, and creative benefits?

Sylvie's film, "Love Thy Nature," has won 27 awards and is narrated by Liam Neeson.

Watch the Film Trailer

Rewrite Your Story and End Suffering: Heal with The Toltec Path

March 9, 2021
Esalen Live!

The Ruiz Brothers - Don Miguel, Jr. and Don Jose - explain the power of release, choice, and owning your reality to move past the hurdles with ancient philosophy... medicine of the mind.

One Word to Help You Go from Change to Transformation

March 4, 2021
Esalen Live!

You don’t get what you want, you get what you are, according to Justin Michael Williams. The musician, author, and advocate for diversity and inclusion in wellness explains the true difference between doing and being - and why a shift in "beingness" is the key to real transformation in the world. Justin joins Christine Chen on Esalen Live! in an interactive session to help us discover the future version of ourselves that awaits.