Esalen Video Shorts

Favorite Places at Esalen

February 6, 2023
Esalen Short

Esalen co-founder Michael Murphy, Esalen board chairman Dave Morin, Mac Murphy, and Don Hanlon Johnson discuss their favorite places at Esalen.

Psychedelics and Esalen

January 4, 2023
Esalen Short

“Psychedelics, early on, from the very first beginnings of Esalen in 1962, there it was,” shares co-founder Michael Murphy. Murphy and Esalen Board Chairman Dave Morin sat for a roundtable discussion about the history and reemergence of psychedelic exploration as these powerful tools become available once again. In this short, discover a bit more about the early days of “drug-induced mysticism” and Murphy’s vision for moving toward “a wiser, more grounded appreciation.”

Discover the Phoenix Rising Within with Sianna Sherman

May 19, 2022
Esalen Live!

With alchemy and the mystical phoenix spirit, Sianna Sherman joins Christine Chen on Esalen Live! to help us discover the higher self within. Join to explore mantra, mudra, and pranayama with one of the world's most beloved yoga teachers and start to turn wounds into wisdom.

Join us from wherever you are as Sianna leads Esalen's first digital hybrid workshop, taking place June 10–12, 2022.

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Your Spirit Through Mandalas with Paul Heussenstamm

April 28, 2022
Esalen Live!

Take a unique look at your spirit through the mandalas, which can be a deep form of meditation and self-discovery. Paul Heussenstamm, renowned spiritual artist, shares the meaning and impact of certain shapes and colors to discover your own creative mandala.

His workshop, Art as a Spiritual Path: Discovering Your Creative Mandala, is May 23-27, 2022.

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Micromeditations for a Wise Heart with Loch Kelly

April 21, 2022
Esalen Live!

Can you micro-meditate your way to more wisdom and love? Psychotherapist and founder of the Open-Hearted Awareness Institute, Loch Kelly, joins Christine Chen on Esalen Live! with a system developed to find more freedom to envision and realize our potential.

A New Era for Esalen: Digital Hybrid Workshops

April 14, 2022
Esalen Live!

The author of Stay Woke, Justin Michael Williams, is now on the board of Esalen. He shares the thought process behind our newest project that will make you feel right at home with learning.

Learn more about the reimagined, Interactive Esalen experience we're launching, and watch the full interview with Justin on Facebook.