Catalog, July - December 2016

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The Esalen Catalog • July–December 2016
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AS An ExPRESSion oF REnEWAL
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BEnEFiT WEEKEnD We are pleased to announce the 2016 recipients
of the Esalen Prize and Spirit of Esalen Award.
octoBer 14-16 | 2016
esalen Prize Honorees
Ken and Maddy Dychtwald
www.esalen.org/2016Benefitweekend
for program updates and featured speakers The Esalen Prize recognizes
achievements that have tangibly
Historic riBBon-cutting ceremony improved the lives of others and
for tHe esalen lodge created a significant impact in
the world.
Join us for a special weekend connecting Esalen friends
new and old in celebration and gratitude. Come celebrate
the completion of our beloved Lodge with a special sPirit of esalen Honorees
ceremony. Enjoy a tour of the new Huxley meeting Marion Hunt and Terry Hunt
room, dining room, and enhanced bookstore and guest The Roy A. Hunt Foundation
reception area. We will honor our generous Campus The Spirit of Esalen Award
Renewal supporters with the unveiling of a donor wall recognizes visionary and inspiring
located at the entrance of the Lodge. philanthropic support to Esalen and
the world.
Please Plan to join your friends at esalen on tHis sPecial occasion.
for furtHer information, contact 831.250.1022 x244 or [email protected]
July–December 2016 Volume 55, Number 2
contents
® Welcome to Esalen ...................................2
Guide to Workshops ................................4
Esalen Faculty ...........................................6
Visiting Esalen ..........................................7
Accommodations and Rates ...................8
Esalen Workshops ..................................10
Esalen Midsummer Festival......10 & 49
a 100-hour Esalen® Massage Cert. ......77
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Dear Friends, contact
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s you read this, the Esalen community will have celebrated a remarkable Website: www.esalen.org
milestone: the unveiling of a new second-floor addition to our iconic Lodge.
E-mail: [email protected]
Viewed by so many of us as the heart of Esalen—where we gather to nourish our
Mailing Address: Esalen Institute,
bodies and minds—the Lodge is undergoing a significant transformation beginning with a
55000 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920
new Huxley meeting room, renovated kitchen, and outdoor deck. This evolution continues
General Information: 831-667-3000
throughout the year, including a new Lodge bookstore and café, and will incorporate other
Reservations: 9 am–6 pm every day.
parts of Esalen such as additional guest rooms on the north-side of
Preregistration is required for all Esalen
property and much needed expanded staff housing.
programs.
And yet this is just the beginning. What you will experience during O nline: www.esalen.org/workshops/
your next visit is reflective of even more expansive growth in the reservations.html
spirit and intention of the Esalen community. Conceived a half P hone: Toll-free US: 888-8-ESALEN
century ago as a place of rebirth, today Esalen plays a critical role in (888-837-2536)
exploring and promoting the interconnectedness we share in an International: [phone]
increasingly fragmented world. We do this by continuing to seek out and provide transfor- Fax: [phone]
mational learning experiences while finding more ways to increase access to Esalen for all Mail and fax reservations must include a
those who are seeking greater potential in themselves and others. completed reservation form, available online
at www.esalen.org/workshops/reservations.html.
Our latest selection of workshops and other offerings has been carefully selected with our
larger community in mind. Within these pages you’ll find opportunities to deepen your
understanding of leading meaningful and joyful lives (as in The Art and Science of Support Esalen’s environmental sustainabil-
Mindfulness, Compassion, and Joy workshop, p. 36), explore how to balance ity efforts and reduce paper product usage by
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technology with mindfulness (through our collaboration with Wisdom 2.0, p. 23), tap
your print catalog subscription, please email
into your creative self (with Color Yourself Calm: Mandalas, p. 54), among many
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others. We are also excited to explore new ways to connect to our inner selves, including
natural resources!
a new property-wide silent retreat planned for 2017.
I hope you join us in a time of transformation and come experience our sense of renewal. Esalen Board of Trustees:
Jeffrey Kripal Nancy Lunney- Jay Ogilvy
We look forward to welcoming you back home to Esalen this summer. Chair Wheeler ex officio Ben Tauber
Chip Conley Tricia McEntee Gordon Wheeler
Warmly, Bill James Anisa Mehdi Sam Yau
Mary Ellen Klee Michael Murphy
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Welcome to Esalen
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ince 1962, Esalen Institute has been devoted to the exploration of what Aldous Huxley
called the “human potential”—the world of unrealized human capacities that lies at
the growing edge of consciousness. Esalen is known for a blend of East/West philosophies,
experiential/didactic workshops, a steady influx of expert teachers from around the world,
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Our Mission Our Offerings
Esalen is a leading institute for exploring and realizing human
Workshops/Work Study/Conferences
potential through experience, education, and research. We work
Our workshops range in subject matter from the arts and body move-
toward the realization of a more humane and all-embracing world,
ment to meditation, psychology, and nature and sustainability. You
seeking answers to questions unlikely to be explored by traditional
may choose from a variety of program lengths; most workshops are
universities and religions. We sponsor pioneering initiatives and offer
weekend, five- and seven-days long. Your workshop registration is
personal, spiritual, and social transformation programs for workshop
all-inclusive, providing you with accommodation, meals, and access to
participants, Work Scholars and extended students, apprentices, and
additional classes and facilities on property. Please view the Guide to
property residents.
Workshops for a full list of programs by subject.
Many educational institutions recognize Esalen programs as
Our Values eligible for credit in their curricula; check with your university
or college. Additional information can be provided if needed. Esalen
Esalen explores these possibilities:
provides continuing education (CE) credit for psychologists, MFTs,
• Human possibilities vastly exceed our imagination.
LCSWs, nurses, bodyworkers , acupuncturists, and more. See page 95
• Realization of the human potential transcends religious and for details.
scientific dogma. We also offer a Work Study program for individuals interested in
• Mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social dimensions of participating in an intensive month-long course of study. See page 90
our being are inextricably joined. for more information.
• Transformation of consciousness is the basis for transformation
Personal Retreat and A Time to Reflect
of the world, individually, collectively, and in social systems.
This is a special opportunity to spend time at Esalen without enroll-
• All share the potential to love, learn, feel, and create. ing in a specific workshop. Choose from a single or multiple day
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Personal Retreat or book a longer stay with A Time to Reflect. A Time Children and Families
to Reflect is offered regularly throughout the year. Personal Retreats, Esalen offers family-oriented workshops throughout the year. Guests
which are not scheduled more than five days in advance, may also attending workshops who have small children can also inquire about
become available when space allows. Nourish your body, mind, heart, child care opportunities at the Gazebo Park School. Gazebo is an on-
and soul by enjoying yoga and movement classes, massage, time in site, state-licensed outdoor preschool for children ages 1-6 that serves
the meditation Round House, evening programs, and the hot springs. families in the Big Sur area as well as workshop guests and leaders.
Visit the website for updates and pricing. Children may enroll in a half or full day during an Esalen stay, but
space is limited. Please give at least one month advance notice for
Massage and Bodywork
enrollment. Call 831-667-3026 for more information.
Esalen has long been known for its unique massage and bodywork
modalities, developed by innovative practitioners at the hot springs
overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and offered to guests during their stay. Giving Back
Esalen Massage® incorporates long flowing strokes over the whole
The Friends of Esalen are supporters whose donations of $65
body, and helps release the stresses of everyday life, leaving the receiver
or more help advance Esalen’s mission of personal and social
feeling integrated and deeply relaxed. Reservations must be made and
transformation. By becoming a Friend of Esalen, you receive
paid for in advance. Please call 831-667-3002 for more information.
a $25 discount on a future Esalen workshop. See page 48 for
Hot Springs
more information.
Esalen is the steward of a natural hot springs overlooking the Pacific
Ocean. The hot springs is a source of relaxation and healing for those
who visit, and you may catch a glimpse into the life of a sea otter, seal,
or migratory whale while you enjoy the baths. Swimsuits are optional,
and nudity common, in the hot springs and massage areas.
We offer public night bathing from 1:00 am to 3:00 am. Reserva-
tions are required and can be made online at www.nightbaths.esalen.org.
Reservations are non-refundable and non-transferable. During the
winter months same day booking applies. Online reservations are
available for booking at 9:00 am based on weather. The hot springs
may be closed during public holidays and some Esalen events. We
do not accept large group reservations.
Additional Classes
Esalen offers a daily schedule of free classes open to all guests. Offer-
ings can include yoga, chanting, meditation, free-form dance, didjeri-
doo meditation at the baths and more. We also host visiting scholars
and teachers who interface with the Esalen community in many ways,
including Wednesday evening discussions.
Farm & Garden
Esalen’s five-acre Farm & Garden produces hundreds of varieties of
vegetables, many of which are used to feed Esalen guests and residents.
Guests may volunteer with the Farm & Garden crew during their stay,
enjoy the flowers during spring and summer, and participate in farm-
ing and permaculture workshops throughout the year.
Planning Your Visit
For additional tips and information regarding your Esalen stay,
see page 7.
Accommodations
Esalen features an all-inclusive rate, which means your reservation
includes your workshop tuition, overnight accommodation, meals,
and other offerings. There are several types of accommodations to
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Guide to Workshops
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his is a guide to the workshops offered in this
Sep 25-Oct 23 • Work Study—Deep Bodywork
Sep 30-Oct 2 • Esalen Massage—The Basics
catalog. Many of them defy easy categorization
Oct 2-7 • Intro to Esalen Massage
and could be cross-referenced across many disciplines; Oct 23-28 • Deep Bodywork: Back, Hips, Shoulders
Nov 6-11 • Embodied Anatomy in Esalen Massage
most are listed here in just one main subject area. Dec 2-4 • Advanced Esalen Massage
Dec 4-23 • 100-Hour Esalen Massage Certification
Dec 18-23 • Esalen Massage Holiday Retreat
ARTs & CREATIVITY Sep 2-4 • Your Heart’s Blueprint Yoga
Sep 4-9 • Unwinding Meridians July 8-10 • Navel Intelligence
Creative Expression / Theater Sep 23-25 • Full Body Presence July 17-22 • Liquid Asana Live
Aug 7-12 • Tongue and Pen: Spoken Word Poetry
Sep 23-25 • Healer Within™: Medical Qigong Aug 7-12 • Radiant Body: Living From the Heart
Oct 28-30 • The Workshop of Doing and Being
Sep 25-30 • Tai Chi Easy™ Certification Aug 26-28 • Power Vinyasa Yoga
Nov 20-25 • The MAX: Self-Expression
Sep 25-30 • CranioSacral Therapy 2 Sep 2-4 • Yoga Practice: An Ongoing Metamorphosis
Nov 25-27 • Improv Inspiration
Oct 9-14 • Visceral Manipulation 1 Sep 18-23 • Happiness through Mindfulness, Yoga
Music / Rhythm Oct 28-30 • Zero Balancing Open Forum Sep 23-25 • Yoga and Creative Writing
July 1-3 • Esalen Midsummer Festival Oct 30-Nov 4 • Zen Practice and Wild Goose Qigong Sep 23-Oct 2 • Path of Devotion: Yoga Teacher Training
July 17-22 • The Buddha, the Brain, and Bach Nov 6-11 • Visceral Manipulation 2 Oct 2-7 • Yoga, Meditation and Addiction Recovery
Aug 12-14 • Ecstasy of Sound: Music and Healing Nov 13-18 • Creative Tai Ji Experience Oct 9-14 • Shadow and Light: Advanced Yoga Psychology
Aug 14-19 • Building a Vocal Community Nov 13-18 • Conquering Injury and Pain: Spinefulness Oct 23-28 • Breath as a Tool of Transition
Nov 6-11 • Songwriting from the Heart Nov 18-20 • Essential Qi-Gong Exercises of China Oct 28-30 • Yoga of Deep Intimacy
Dec 30-Jan 6 • The Natural Singer Nov 18-20 • NeuroMovement Nov 4-6 • Gratitude, Love and Easiness
Visual Arts Nov 20-25 • Spinal Awareness (with Humor) Nov 11-13 • Yoga and Longevity; Optimum Health
Sep 4-9 • The Art2Life Workshop Dec 4-11 • CFR, Feldenkrais, and Brain Plasticity Nov 20-25 • Thanksgiving Retreat
Oct 7-9 • Color Yourself Calm: Mandalas Dec 9-11 • Recapturing Your Posture Nov 25-27 • Tending the Heart Fire: Thanksgiving
Oct 9-14 • Art as a Spiritual Path: Painting Dec 11-16 • Esalen Massage and Deep Bodywork Dec 16-18 • Aligning With Nature: Winter Solstice Yoga
Oct 23-28 • Painting the Outer and Inner Landscape Dec 23-30 • Qigong for Health and Happiness Dec 18-23 • Yoga Practice Intensive: Mindful Transition
Dec 4-9 • Awakening the Creative: Painting Dec 30-Jan 1 • The Promise: Advanced Yoga for Everyone
Massage
Jan 1-6 • The Promise: Advanced Yoga for Everyone
Writing July 3-8 • Advanced Esalen Massage: Shoulder Girdle
Aug 21-26 • The Way of Story
Aug 26-28 • Memoir as a Path of Transformation
Oct 21-23 • The Sun: Personal Writing
Oct 30-Nov 4 • Sharing Your Life Story
Nov 11-13 • Jump Start Your Memoir
Dec 2-4 • The Writing Life
BOdY & MOVEMEnT
dance
July 3-8 • Libido Fundamentals
July 10-15 • Empowering Creativity
July 31-Aug 5 • 5Rhythms: Connections
Sep 9-11 • Soul Motion™: Pause Presence
Nov 6-11 • Dance of Oneness
Nov 13-18 • Hearth of Belonging
Nov 18-20 • 5Rhythms and Motion Theater
Nov 20-25 • 5Rhythms: Gateways
Nov 25-27 • Soul Motion™ and Gestalt Practice
Dec 23-30 • Soul Motion™: Tenderness
Healing Arts / somatic Practices
July 17-22 • EFT for Healing
July 24-29 • Full Body Presence
July 31-Aug 5 • Taiji (T’ai Chi) and Qigong
Aug 5-7 • Taiji (T’ai Chi) and Qigong
Aug 7-12 • Advanced CranioSacral Therapy 1
Aug 12-14 • The Embodied Life™
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Sep 2-4 • The Gokhale Method Do
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LEAdERsHIP & sOCIETY
Leadership
Oct 30-Nov 4 • Regenerative Leadership
Nov 27-Dec 2 • Web of Change
social / Political Change
Oct 9-14 • The Path of the Wisdompreneur
Nov 25-27 • Social Entrepreneurship
MEdITATIOn & sPIRITuALITY
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Oct 23-28 • Art and Science of Transformation B
Meditation / Mindfulness
July 3-8 • Mindful Education Teacher Training Web of Change is a dynamic community that connects leaders in technology working at
July 3-8 • Mindfulness as a Wisdom Practice the frontiers of social change. For 15 years, Web of Changers have met annually to support
July 15-17 • EcoMeditation and inspire one another. More than 135 individuals attended the 2015 Esalen gathering,
Sep 9-11 • Intro to Mindfulness Meditation coming from such areas as social justice efforts in Ferguson, the United Nations Climate
Sep 30-Oct 2 • Mindfulness and Lovingkindness
Change Secretariat, and the environmental and immigration movements.
Oct 28-30 • Search Inside Yourself
“We are looking at what it means to be a change agent, what kind of stress that puts
Nov 18-20 • Grateful Heart, Joyful Heart
on one’s life, and how we can do our work better,” said Julie Szabo, 2015 Web of Change
Dec 11-16 • Mindful Self-Compassion Intensive Training
Dec 16-18 • Solstice Meditation Retreat organizer. “We hope to offer a combination of personal transformation and professional
Dec 18-23 • Living a Mindful and Compassionate Life ideas that participants can go back to organizations with and try something new.” Please
Dec 23-30 • The Buddhist Path of Awakening see page 74 for full program description.
Dec 30-Jan 1 • New Year: Self-Love and Kindness
Jan 1-6 • New Year Meditation Retreat
Myth / Ritual / shamanism
Sep 2-4 • Soul Saturation Sep 18-23 • The Anatomy of a Calling Aug 7-12 • Leading the Edge
Sep 23-25 • Spiritwalker: Shamanic Journey Sep 25-30 • Know Your Sexual Self Aug 14-19 • Secret Revolution in Human Possibility
Sep 25-30 • Visionseeker: Spirit Medicine Oct 7-9 • You Can Heal Your Heart Oct 2-7 • Unstuck—Turning Toward Transformation
Nov 4-6 • One Spirit Medicine Oct 28-30 • Intro to Gestalt Nov 11-13 • Stories that Sicken, Stories that Heal
Nov 6-11 • Dreamgates Nov 13-18 • Abandonment to Healing Jan 1-6 • Designing the Life You Want
Dec 2-4 • Calling in “The One”
Relationship / Communication
Dec 4-9 • Relational Gestalt Process July 10-15 • Hold Me Tight Workshop for Couples
MInd & PsYCHOLOGY
Dec 4-9 • Total Immersion for Total Transformation July 15-17 • Getting the Love You Want: Couples
neuropsychology / neuroscience Dec 9-11 • Science of Happiness and Well-being July 17-22 • Embodying Your Love: Couples
Dec 18-23 • Shift Happens Aug 12-14 • Extraordinary Couples Workshop
Philosophical / scientific Inquiry nATuRE & susTAInABILITY Aug 26-28 • Speak to Inspire
July 10-17 • The Resilience of the Family in Film Sep 9-11 • Couples’ Communication Retreat
July 17-24 • Japanese and Western Films Ecology / Permaculture Oct 7-9 • Getting the Love You Want: Couples
Sep 18-23 • Planting the Seed: Farm and Garden Educators
July 29-31 • Wisdom 2.0 Unplugged Dec 16-18 • Mindful Communication
Aug 19-21 • I Am the Word sustainable Practices
sexuality / Gender
Aug 21-26 • I Am the Word Dec 2-4 • Advanced Energy Efficiency, Climate Protection July 8-10 • A Call for Gay Heroes
Nov 11-13 • The Work of Byron Katie Dec 9-11 • When Water Becomes Gold July 29-Aug 5 • Healing the Pelvic Floor
Psychology / Transpersonal Psychology Wilderness / Hiking Aug 5-7 • 5Rhythms Moon Lodge: Sacred Feminine
July 8-10 • The Bio-Breakthrough Workshop July 3-8 • Walk on the Wild Side: Hiking Aug 19-21 • Mothering and Daughtering
July 10-15 • Not For the Feint of Heart July 24-29 • Big Sur Wilderness Experience Sep 11-16 • Conversations on the Edge
July 15-17 • Arrive Already Loved Sep 4-9 • Way of Nature: The Practice of the Wild Sep 18-23 • Tantra: Art of Conscious Loving
July 24-29 • Embodying the Intelligence of Heart Oct 23-28 • The Wild Woman’s Way
Aug 5-7 • Unleash Astonishing Potential RELATIOnsHIP & sELF
Aug 7-12 • R. D. Laing in the Twenty-First Century
Aug 14-19 • The Transformational Enneagram Family
July 1-3 • The Magical Family
Aug 19-26 • EMDR Training (Parts 1 and 2)
July 24-29 • Music and Nature Family Workshop
Aug 28-Sep 2 • Mindfulness, Compassion and Joy
Sep 9-11 • Hakomi Experiential Therapy Life Purpose / Visioning
Sep 16-18 • Loving What Is July 8-10 • Unleash Your Calling:
Sep 18-23 • The Radically Alive Leader July 31-Aug 5 • Quarter-Life Calling
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Esalen Faculty: A Wondrous Legacy
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t the heart of the Esalen experience are the brilliant, wide-ranging teachers
who have taught here through the decades, and who renew and reinvent Esalen’s
place at the forefront of human consciousness.
One of Esalen’s most iconic moments came on the day in Today, the legacy of these treasured teachers continues on in
1963 when humanist psychologist Abraham Maslow drove the quality of workshops and in the exceptional teachers who
down the hill by chance, looking for a place to stay the night. lead them, including . . .
At the time, Maslow was fermenting some renegade ideas
about the human psyche, and he ended up staying on at
Esalen to work on his groundbreaking Hierarchy of Needs. Anna Halprin
This was when Alan Watts lectured in the Lodge, and soon Anna Halprin has touched thousands
Fritz Perls set up a makeshift Esalen classroom to introduce through her Esalen Dance for Life and
other movement workshops. Since the
late 1930s, she has revolutionized the art
of movement and taken modern dance to
new dimensions. Anna founded the San
Francisco Dancer’s Workshop, and the
Tamalpa Institute in 1978 with her
daughter Daria. See page 15.
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Brother David is a Benedictine monk,
psychologist, and author who helped
launch a renewal of religious and spiritual
life in the US. He initiated the Grateful
Living network and Gratefulness.org, a
network of thousands dedicated to cultivat-
ing joy in their lives. He served Esalen for
three years as Spiritual Teacher in Resi-
dence, and has taught many workshops
and retreats. See page 14 and 17.
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ideas that would lead to Esalen’s unique branch of Gestalt activist. His groundbreaking work
practice. From Ida Rolf to Theodore Roszak, Joseph Camp- integrates scientific systems theory with
bell to Gabrielle Roth, Esalen faculty teach in a profound shifting cultural and social perspectives.
symbiosis with the place. The result? New body/mind dis- Over the decades, his workshops at Esalen
ciplines, groundbreaking cultural shifts, and a place like no have synthesized radical new ideas in
other—still perched at the leading edge of innovation. Many ecological models, sustainable living,
of Esalen’s teachers were captured on film. A video library is physics, and health. See page 27.
available for guests during their stay with us.
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Visiting Esalen
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e look forward to welcoming you to Esalen. To help you plan for your visit,
we’ve put together some helpful information. For additional assistance, please call
1-888-837-2536 or 1-703-342-0500 (for international callers) or email [email protected].
Getting Here
Esalen is located 45 miles south of Monterey
and 12 miles south of Big Sur on California
State Route 1. Allow yourself ample time to
travel to this remote and tranquil location. We
encourage ridesharing to reduce the number
of cars on the road or at Esalen. Ask an Esalen
reservationist for rideshare options. Esalen also
offers a shuttle service from San Francisco, San
Jose, and Monterey on Fridays and Sundays
only. A timetable and pricing is available online.
Return reservations can be made at the Front
Office in the Lodge.
What to Bring
The coastal weather is unpredictable, so we
recommend bringing warm and layered
comfortable clothing as well as hiking shoes.
Esalen paths have low lighting so you may enjoy
the night skies, so we recommend you bring a
flashlight. Please bring any medications, toilet-
ries, sunscreen, water bottle, and earplugs if you
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service at Esalen. There are two shared Internet
stations available and the Lodge offers WiFi
area, and pool area, clothing is optional and on Esalen property is strictly prohibited.
access except during meal times. Due to our
nudity common. We encourage each individual
remote location, we cannot guarantee Internet Pets: Other than service animals, pets are not
to choose what is most comfortable for him or
connectivity. allowed. In accordance with the Americans
her. The environment we strive for at Esalen is
with Disabilities Act (ADA), service animals are
Health services: Esalen has no medical ser- one of personal sanctuary and respect for the
defined as dogs that are individually trained to
vices or pharmaceutical supplies on property. human body.
do work or perform tasks for people with dis-
Please come prepared to administer to your own
abilities. If you plan to bring a service animal,
needs. Esalen is 45 miles from a medical facility
General Policies please contact an Esalen reservationist to regis-
and pharmacy.
ter your animal.
The following policies are in place for the ben-
Accessibility: Many Esalen paths, though
efit of Esalen workshop participants, workshop Age Restrictions: Workshop participants must
paved, are steep and uneven. Access to some
leaders, residents, and other visitors. be 18 years or older unless otherwise noted
parts of the property may be difficult depending
(such as family workshops).
on your level of mobility. Please discuss your smoking: Smoking is permitted in designated
needs with an Esalen reservationist at the time outdoor areas only; it is not permitted in guest Personal Guests: Workshop participants may
of registration (at least 72 hours prior to arrival) rooms or meeting rooms. not have guests on property.
and we may be able to assist. Illegal drugs: In accordance with state and fed- Valuables: The Front Office has no facilities to
Clothing Optional: In the hot springs, massage eral laws, the possession or use of illegal drugs store guest valuables.
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Esalen All-Inclusive Accommodations
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hen you reserve a workshop at
Bunk Bed
Esalen, your tuition includes both the
cost of your workshop as well as a variety of
amenities including room accommodation,
beautifully prepared meals featuring produce
grown in the Farm & Garden, and a 24-hour
coffee, tea, and bread bar.
Additional offerings included in your stay are vegan and vegetarian
options for all meals; 24-hour use of the hot springs bath facilities;
access to the Art Barn (except during construction or when a workshop
is scheduled), walks in the Farm & Garden, and meditation in the
Round House; daily yoga and movement classes; special Wednesday Bunk beds provide an economical way to visit Esalen. This shared
evening lectures and occasional impromptu discussions hosted by housing accommodates four or more persons to a room.
visiting scholars and teachers; and a subscription to the Esalen catalog.
Select from the following accommodations:
Standard Room
Sleeping Bag Space
A standard room is one which is shared housing, with two or three
Some Esalen meeting rooms are used as shared sleeping bag space. people per room and in some cases a shared bathroom. Couples will
Storage space outside the meeting rooms is available when the rooms be housed privately. Standard guaranteed single housing is possible
are being used for meetings. Access is from 11:00 pm to 8:45 am. based on availability for an additional $150 per night.
Workshop Tuition Including Accommodations
Reserve Now
Weekend Five-day Seven-day
Workshops Workshops Workshops
online: www.esalen.org
shared sleeping Bag space $405 $650 $900
phone: 888-8-EsalEn
shared Bunk Bed dorm $585 $985 $1,300
(888-837-2536)
shared standard $790 $1,315 $1,700
[phone]
(international callers) Premium Room single $1,405 $2,645 $3,430
Premium Room Couple $2,160 $4,025 $5,225
Point House single $1,890 $3,835 $4,975
Point House Couple $2,700 $5,240 $6,750
Own Accommodations (Off-site) $405 $650 $900
Friends of Esalen receive a $25 discount on rates. For information on Friends of Esalen, see page 48.
Special pricing applies for Personal Retreats and A Time to Reflect. Please see our website for more information.
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