ERIC ED417127: The Esalen Catalog, 1993-1997.

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TITLE
The Esalen Catalog, 1993-1997.
INSTITUTION
Esalen Inst., Big Sur, CA.
PUB DATE
1997-00-00
NOTE
1056p.; Published triennially. This five-year compilation
has been done by Ted Brandhorst and Peter Friedberg as
a
"Friends of Esalen" project; it supplements the earlier
thirty-year compilation (1962-1992), see ED 347 118.
AVAILABLE FROM
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA 93920-9616 ($15 domestic
subscription; $17 Canada/Mexico; $22 Europe/South America;
$25 all other countries); Phone: [phone].
PUB TYPE
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-- Reference Materials -
Directories /Catalogs (132)
EDRS PRICE
MF07/PC43 Plus Postage.
DESCRIPTORS
*Consciousness Raising; Gestalt Therapy; Group Dynamics;
Group Therapy; *Individual Development; Self Evaluation
(Individuals); *Sensitivity Training
IDENTIFIERS
Counter Culture; Encounter Groups; *Esalen Institute CA;
*Human Potential Movement
ABSTRACT
This document consists of a compilation of the 14 issues of
"The Esalen Catalog" published during the 5-year period 1993-1997. An earlier
compilation (ED 347 118 in the ERIC database) covering. the 30-year period
1962-1992, describes the geographic location; history, and purpose of the
Esalen Institute. Esalen provides a forum in which the various exponents of
the '-1.7nan rotential movement ca.:1 present
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week-long seminars and workshops. "The Esalen Catalog" provides a full
description of these offerings, including brief biographies of the teachers
and leaders of the sessions and, occasionally, essays on Esalen and on issues
in the field. Because Esalen has been in continuous operation since the
beginning of the human potential movement, its catalog may be regarded as
an
historical record of the movement's major schools of thought and major
"gurus". Examples of some of the many topics represented in the catalog
during this period are (alphabetically): Acupressure, Biodrama, Biofeedback,
Breema Bodywork, Buddhism, Chakra Integration, Conscious/LUcid Dreaming,
Cortical Reeducation, Craniosacral Massage, Drumming, Dzogchen, Enneagrams,
Feldenkrais Method, Gestalt Practice, Hatha Yoga, Herbology, Holoenergetics,
Holotropic Breathwork, Hypnosis, Integrative Body Practice, Ishta Yoga,
Kundalini Yoga, Life Energy Process, Lomi Bodywork, Massage, Meditation,
Mysticism, Psychodrama, Qigong, Raku, Reflexology, Rubenfeld Synergy Method,
Sensory Awareness, Shamanism, Somatics, SomatoEmotional Release, Sufism, Tai
Chi, Tantric Yoga, Tao Mentoring, Therapeutic Touch, Vipassana Meditation,
Vision Painting, Yoga, Zen, and Zero Balancing.
(WTB)
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The Esalen Catalog
(1993 - 1997)
A collection of the 14 issues of The Esalen Catalog
published from 1993 through 1997.
Compiled by Ted Brandhorst
as a "Friends of Esalen" Project
with the Assistance of the Esalen Staff
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION
BEEN GRANTED BY
CENTER (ERIC)
1:1 This document has been reproduced as
received from the person or organization
Peter Friedberg_
originating it.
Minor changes have been made to
1:1
improve reproduction quality.
Introduction
I.
TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Points of view or opinions stated in this
INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)
document do not necessarily represent
1
official OERI position or policy.
Collation Report
II.
ERIC Record for 1962-1992 Catalogs
III.
Availability via ERIC, as described in The Esalen Catalog
IV.
The Esalen Catalog, 1993-1997 (14 Issues, Arranged Chronologically)
V.
AVAILABLE
BEST COPY
Introduction
I.
The Esalen Catalog lists the seminars, workshops, and other sessions that are held at the Esalen Institute, Big
Sur, California. It is arranged in the form of a catalog from which prospective participants can select (from
the current catalog) the group most appropriate for their needs. Each session usually has a paragraph
description, written by the group leader, that describes its content and aims. At the back of the catalog,
biographic information about each group leader is provided, further helping to define session content and
approach.
Early catalogs were brief, but later catalogs have included a wide variety of articles on major figures and
schools of thought. Given the rich content of the catalogs (course descriptions, group leader vitae, and
substantive articles) and given Esalen's on-going central position in the "Human Potential Movement," it is
not hard to see that The Esalen Catalog is, in effect, a kind of moving edge history of the major human
It was, of course, never designed to perform such a
potential concerns during the last thirty-five years.
function, but via the "incremental" approach and the passage of time, it now amounts to an unexpected treasure
trove of historical source material.
This compilation of fourteen (14) catalogs covers the five-year period 1993-1997. An earlier compilation (ED
347 118 in the ERIC database) covered the entire 30-year period from Esalen's beginnings in 1962 through
1992, and included 102 total issues. It was done as a Friends of Esalen project to help celebrate Esalen's
thirtieth anniversary in 1992. Because no one had thought to collect The Esalen Catalog in the beginning, the
first comprehensive compilation took two years to accomplish and involved rummaging in many basements
and attics. Rather than wait so long again and perhaps face similar problems, it was decided to aim for
supplemental compilations every five to ten years. This is the first such supplelmental compilation. It adds
14 catalogs to the previous 102 for a grand total of 116 catalogs through 1997 (covering classes up to February
1998).
Acknowledgments
The fourteen (14) issues of The Esalen Catalog included here were assembled and to the U.S. Department of
Education's Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) through the efforts of Peter Friedberg, current
co-editor of the Catalog, (along with Margaret Livingston).
The Introduction, Collation Report, ERIC cataloging/indexing/abstracting, and preparation for filming were
done by Ted Brandhorst, of the ERIC Processing and Reference Facility (who performed the same functions
for the 1962-1992 compilation).
Copyright Note
The Esalen Catalog is the property of the Esalen Institute. Permission has been given by Esalen to ERIC to
reproduce the catalog for archival and educational purposes. Anyone else desiring to reproduce all or portions
of The Esalen Catalog must obtain permission from the Esalen Institute.
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TITLE:
The Esalen Catalog, 1962-1992.
INSTITUTION:
Esalen Inst., Big Sur, Calif.
CLEARINGHOUSE: Social Studies/Social Science Education; code: SO
CLEARINGHOUSE No. -- S0022520
CITATION:
4584 Page(s);
1992;
48 Microfiche
ERIC ACCESSION No. -- ED347118
NOTES:
Issued triannually.
AVAILABILITY:
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA 93920 ($15 Domestic
Subscription; $17 Canada/Mexico; $22 Europe/South America;
$25 all other countries).
EDRS PRICE:
Level & Cost: Paper Copy: $750.72
Microfiche: $12.13
Plus Postage. To order, write to: EDRS, 7420 Fullerton Road,
Suite 100, Springfield, Virginia, 22153-2852, USA; or call:
800-443-3742; 703-440-1400; FAX: [phone]; Internet:
[email protected]
KEYWORDS, MAJOR:
Consciousness Raising;
Individual Development;
Sensitivity Training
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Esalen Institute CA;
Human Potential Movement
KEYWORDS, MINOR:
Group Dynamics;
Group Therapy;
Self Evaluation[Individuals]
Counter
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Encounter Groups;
Culture;
Gestalt Therapy
ABSTRACT:
The Esalen Institute is located on a scenic portion of the California
Coast, about 40 miles south of the Monterey Peninsula. The location
contains natural cliffside hot springs from which mineral water flows into
the sea. The springs were used in early times by the now extinct Esselen
Indian tribe (from which Esalen derives its name) and this usage has
continued to this day. Esalen Institute was founded in the early 1960's by
Michael Murphy (whose family owns the land on which it stands) and Richard
Price. Its purpose from the beginning has been to provide a forum, far
from the distractions of urban life (e.g. no radio, television,
newspapers, etc.), where the various exponents of the human potential
movement could present their ideas in weekend-long and week-long seminars
and workshops. Esalen espouses no particular ideology of its own, but
rather provides an eclectic forum for all schools of thought that identify
with the phrase "Human Potential." In its own words, Esalen is
a "center
for experimental education," designed "to explore work in the humanities
and sciences that promotes human values and potentials. Its activities
consist of public seminars, residential work-study programs, invitational
conferences, research, and semi-autonomous projects." Early major figures
at Esalen were the psychologist Abraham Maslow and the Gestalt therapist
Fritz Perls, but many other famous individuals have taught there. "The
Esalen Catalog" describes the workshops and other kinds of sessions in
which Esalen attendees may participate. It has been issued since 1962.
Because Esalen has been the bellwether and longest running organization of
its type, "The Esalen Catalog" in its entirety may be regarded
as a
running historical record covering 30 years of the major concerns and
directions of the human potential movement. This document consists of
a
compilation of all extant editions (some 102 issues) of "The Esalen
Catalog", 1962-1992. Examples of some of the specialties cited in this
catalog provide a brief indication of Esalen's typical offerings:
Acupressure/Acupuncture, Aikido, Alexander Technique, Arica, Biofeedback,
Bodywork, Channeling, Cortical Reeducation, Encounter, Est, Feldenkrais,
Gestalt Therapy, Holistic Health, Humanistic Psychology, Hypnotism,
Integrative Body Psychotherapy, Leonard Energy Training, Life Energy
Process, Lomi School of Bodywork, Massage, Meditation, Movement Therapy,
Polarity, Psychodrama, Psychosynthesis, Radix, Reichian Bodywork, Ridhwan,
Rolfing, Rubenfeld Synergy Method, Sensory Awareness, Tai Chi, T-Groups,
Vipassana Meditation, Yoga, Zen Buddhism, and Zero Balancing. (WTB)
PUB. TYPE:
REFERENCE MATERIALS - Directories/catalogs
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California
PUB. PLACE:
U.S.;
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE:
ABSTRACT ISSUE: RIENOV92
'Resources in Education (RIE)
SUBFILE:
The Esalen Catalog (1962-1992)
Available via the Educational
Resources Information Center
(ERIC)
Anyone interested in The Esalen Catalog as
human potential movement historical source
material for research purposes can now obtain
the complete thirty-one-year set from ERIC's
document delivery arm, the ERIC Document
Reproduction Service (EDRS, 7420 Fullerton
Road, Suite 110, Springfield, Virginia
22153-2852; phone [phone]). When
ordering either microfiche or reproduced
paper copy, please refer to the catalog's ERIC
accession number ED 347 118.
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CONTENTS
Volume XXXII, Number I
55
Audio Recordings
57-65
Biographical Information
2
Catalog Subscription Information
56
Conferences at Esalen
50-51
Continuing Education for Nurses
7
Esalen Notes
13.46
Esalen Seminars
4-6
Feature Article
49
Future Programs
54
Friends of Esalen
9
Gazebo School Park Early Childhood Program
56
General Information
10-12
Guide to Workshops
7
Invitational Conferences
66
Reservations Form
8
Scholarship Information
47-49
Special Programs
8-9
Ways of Being at Esalen
52-54
Work Study Program and Application
Esalen Board
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA 93920-9616
of Trustees:
Phones:
Steven Donovan
Reservations: [phone]
Mary Ellen Klee
General Information: [phone]
Bokara Legendre
Fax Line (Esalen business only): [phone]
George Leonard
Telephone Reservations Hours:
Michael Murphy
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Christine Stewart Price
& Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM
William Sechrest
Wednesday 10 AM to 12 Noon
Jeremy Tarcher
Friday 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday 12 Noon to 5 PM
Esalen Catalog Staff:
Catalog Editor: Margaret Livingston
Consulting Editor: Nancy Kaye Lunney
© 1993 Esalen Institute
Editorial Review: George Leonard
All Rights Reserved.
Administrative Liaison: Patricia Le Wine
Cover Drawing: Gazebo School Park by Janet Lederman
The Esalen Catalog is published triannually by the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA 93920-9616.
Subscription cost for one year is $15 for the United States, $17 for Canada and Mexico, $22
for Europe and South America, and $25 for all other countries. A single inspection copy of
the current issue is available upon request.
Although we're delighted to provide you with this issue of the catalog, if you are not currently
and production costs.
a subscriber we would appreciate a $5 contribution to defray postage
The Esalen Catalog is printed on recycled paper.
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celebrate Janet Lederman, who left a permanent legacy
In this catalog we remember and
Esalen's Gazebo
in the Esalen community. For 19 years, from 1973 until 1992, she developed
of the
School for pre-school children, and for several decades she influenced teachers in many parts
States
world. In recent years, the Gazebo School has attracted educators from across the United
will ever forget her.
and abroad. Many of us feel her presence still, and no one who worked with her
Michael Murphy
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