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.
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.
How do we transform the exhaustion from the pandemic and give ourselves a dose of compassion? Can it help us reclaim our lives? Will it "go back to normal" or are we forever changed? Psychologist, author, and counselor to award-winning musicians, filmmakers, and creatives - Ira Israel - joins Christine Chen on Esalen Live! and helps us shape our energies moving forward.
Join the discussion with Heather Martin and Esalen Live! host, Christine Chen - two staff members who are specialists in their healing modalities (Heather is a Reiki master and Christine, a yoga master teacher and Ayurveda advisor). You'll also learn an anxiety-reducing breath technique that can help create space in your mind each day.
Ken Dychtwald, Esalen honoree and one of Esalen's elders, reflects after decades: how can we continue the magic of Esalen and the mission of exploring human potential during this challenging time? This 18-time author joins Christine Chen on Esalen Live! to chat about cosmic magic, purpose, and how we can be more giving as we get older.
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