January 2005 Esalen Catalog - The Esalen Institute

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The Esalen Catalog January–June 2005
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The word itself summons up tantalizing visions of adventure, of unexplored frontiers, of human possibilities yet
to be realized. There is the wonder of the place itself, 120 acres of fertile land carved out between mountain and ocean,
blessed by a cascading canyon stream and hot mineral springs gushing out of a seaside cliff. There is the delicate and subtle
Big Sur air of a late afternoon in May, the midnight mist of July, the drenching February rain. There are October nights so
clear the Milky Way can light your walk along the darkened garden path. And always there is the sound of the sea.
And then there are the people—the people who live there and love the land, and the 300,000 more who have come
from all over the world to participate in Esalen’s forty-year-long Olympics of the body, mind, and spirit, committing
themselves not so much to “stronger, faster, higher” as to deeper, richer, more enduring.
They come for the intellectual freedom to consider systems of thought and feeling that lie beyond the
current constraints of mainstream academia. They come to discover ancient wisdom in the motion of the body, poetry
in the pulsing of the blood. They come to rediscover the miracle of self-aware consciousness. At best, they come away
inspired by the precision of a desire to learn and keep on learning through all of life.
Esalen is a place with a global reach. It is a place, as Thomas Wolfe said about America,
where miracles not only happen but where they happen all the time.
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Esalen Board of Trustees:
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Mary Ellen Klee
George Leonard
Nancy Lunney-Wheeler
David Lustig
Michael Murphy
Lyle Poncher
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he esalen institutewas found- tures, films, dance performances, or other match parents’ workshop hours. Daytime
ed in 1962 as an alternative education- events. Bodywork of various kinds is available activities for the children include gardening,
al center devoted to the exploration of by appointment with individual practitioners. pony rides, learning about animal care,
what Aldous Huxley called the “human There is also a community event schedule exploring nature, a real boat, the magic castle,
potential,” the world of unrealized human offered. Please check the bulletin board when and an Indian tepee. Evenings are spent with
capacities that lies beyond the imagination. you arrive. a teacher in the Gazebo Farmhouse, engaged
Esalen soon became known worldwide for its in activities that are age-appropriate, such as
Esalen is a center for experimental education.
blend of East/West philosophies, its experien- reading, learning and playing with the com-
We offer neither psychotherapy nor assurances
tial/didactic workshops, the steady influx of puter, baking, arts and crafts, or building-
of change.
philosophers, psychologists, artists, and reli- block play. See page 87 for Gazebo reservation
gious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds Esalen is a 45-mile drive south from information.
blessed with natural hot springs. Once home Monterey, 11 miles south of Nepenthe, on
to a Native American tribe known as the Coast Route 1. From the south, we are 50
Esselen, Esalen is situated on the spectacular miles north of Hearst Castle. A lighted sign
Disabled Access
Big Sur coastline with the Santa Lucia on the ocean side of the highway reads: Here at Esalen, many of our paths, though
Mountains rising sharply behind. Esalen Institute, By Reservation Only. paved, are extremely steep due to our cliffside
There are various ways to experience Esalen, location. We are in the process of increasing
ranging from an overnight visit to a long-term our disability access; however, access to some
stay as a seminarian. The weekend and five- parts of our property remains difficult.
The Hot Springs at Esalen
day workshops described in the Seminars sec- Nonetheless, we are committed to accommo-
tion of the catalog are the standard route for We would like those people who are planning dating guests who have disabilities. If you
their first visit to Esalen to know that swim- have a disability and think you might need
coming to Esalen. The “Experiencing Esalen”
suits are optional, and nudity common, in the assistance during your stay at Esalen, please
workshops, scheduled periodically, offer an
hot springs, massage area, and swimming pool. discuss your needs when making your reser-
introduction to practices such as Gestalt, mas-
We encourage each individual to choose what vation, at least 72 hours in advance of your
sage, sensory awareness, and meditation.
is most comfortable, either wearing a swim- arrival, so that we can accommodate your
From such a sampling, participants can then
suit or not, and emphasize that the environ- needs as best as possible. If you are in need of
choose those approaches they are most
ment we strive for at Esalen is one of personal sign language interpretation for an Esalen
attracted to and pursue them in subsequent
sanctuary and respect for the human body. workshop, please notify us at least 2 weeks
seminars.
prior to your workshop to enable us to
Another way of being at Esalen which allows arrange for an interpreter. In all cases, we
a greater involvement at a lower expense is will do our best to meet your needs.
Accreditation and
the Work Study Program, an intensive 28-day
Continuing Education
work-oriented program for individuals who
want to make a directed commitment to self- Many formal educational institutions recog- Friends of Esalen
exploration and growth, and a contribution to nize the time spent at Esalen as being worthy
We invite you to become a Friend of Esalen.
the Esalen community. For a full description of credit in their own curricula; check with
Your donation of $50 or more will benefit our
of the Work Study Program, please turn to your university or college. We would be glad
programs and help build Esalen’s long-term
page 75. to supply information to your school regard-
financial base (see page 4). As a Friend of
ing any of our programs.
For those who wish an extended stay, there Esalen you will receive the following benefits:
are periodic long-term programs which Esalen is a provider of continuing education • A $50 reduction in tuition for all
involve didactic seminars or professional for psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, nurses, workshops over the next 12 months
trainings as well as experiential workshops. teachers, and bodyworkers. See page 5 for
• Friends of Esalen newsletters for one year
details.
Yet another way to experience Esalen is a • A tax deduction under IRS section 501(c)3
Personal Retreat, which gives guests the for the amount of the donation
opportunity to nourish body, mind, heart, and
soul without participating in an Esalen work- The Gazebo School Park
shop. Those on Personal Retreat may use the Early Childhood Program
Esalen Is Tax-deductible
baths, attend yoga and movement classes, The Gazebo School Park is a unique education-
meditate in the Round House, create in the al experience for children one to six years. It is Contributions to Esalen Institute are tax-
Art Barn, and enjoy the Esalen grounds. open year-round and has an average of 15 to deductible. The expenses of attending Esalen,
including travel, are deductible for federal
Finally, there are other events that enrich life 20 children in attendance each day.
income tax purposes as an educational
at Esalen. There are occasional forums in The Early Childhood Program is available to expense if incurred to maintain or improve
which writers and thinkers, both visiting and children who come with their parents to professional or work skills.
resident, share their ideas with the communi- experience Esalen. The program’s hours
ty. On Wednesday nights there may be lec-
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Mid-Point House Available other resources. Ten bedrooms, nine bath- advance. To schedule or discuss possible for-
to Esalen Guests rooms, a kitchen, dining room, and meeting mats, please contact conference coordinators
Esalen’s Mid-Point House is available as an room make it possible to house group mem- Pamela LeRoy and Lena Axelsson at 831-667-
upgraded accommodation alternative for sem- bers together, thereby enhancing the retreat 3038.
inarians and room and board guests. Nestled environment.
behind the lush Esalen Garden at the edge of
the coastal cliff, the Mid-Point House features
a redwood deck overlooking the Pacific, a
comfortably furnished living room, and a
full kitchen. For details, please call the Esalen
office at 831-667-3005.
Scheduling Private
Conferences at Esalen
It is possible to arrange for your group or
organization to hold its conferences at Esalen.
We can accommodate large groups (up to 175)
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s a Friend of Esalen you can help ensure Esalen’s place in q Basic Donor...........................$50+ q Founders Circle................$5,000+
the world. It is through the generosity of friends like you q Supporting Donor............$100+ q Partners Circle................$15,000+
that Esalen can continue its mission of developing
q Sustaining Donor..............$500+ q Patrons Circle..................$30,000+
human potential. Your support not only benefits current
q Benefactor........................$1,000+ q Anniversary Circle........$50,000+
programs but helps secure Esalen’s long-term financial future.
q Group 2000......................$2,000+ q Trustees Circle..............$100,000+
Donations provide support for the scholarship fund, the movement
program, Gazebo School, special projects such as renovations and
equipment replacement, and Esalen’s Center for Theory and Research. Name_________________________________________________ Phone_______________________
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salenis an approved provider of contin- Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a contin- courses for nurses, contact Mary Anne Will,
uing education for: psychologists, uing education provider under Category A R.N., 831-667-3010.
approved by the American Psychological (provider number 043062-00). Workshops All two-day workshops offer 10
Association (Esalen maintains responsibility for for which CE credit has been approved are listed Please note:
hours of CE credit and all five-day workshops offer
the program; California psychologists are below and also noted in the Seminars section.
26 hours. If you wish to receive a certificate, please
required to report their hours to the NICEP For further information, contact Brita Ostrom at
notify your workshop leader. There is a $10 fee for
Accrediting Agency); MFTs and LCSWsby 831-667-3040. each certificate of completion, payable to the office.
the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
The Board of Registered Nursing has approved
(provider number PCE1594); and mas- Esalen as a provider of continuing education for Teachers interested in CE credits (through
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01152). For additional information on CE
DATES COURSE TITLE PSYCHOLMFOTGsIS&T NSLUCRSSWEsSBODYWTOERAKCEHRESRS DATES COURSE TITLE PSYCHOLMFOTGsIS&T NSLUCRSSEWsSBODYWTOERAKCEHRESRS
Jan 2-7 Prayer of the Heart n Mar 20-25 Visionseeker II: Spirit Medicine n n
Jan 2-7 Retreat as a Spiritual Practice n Mar 20-25 Esalen Massage: A Path to Relaxation n n
Jan 2-7 Releasing the Self and Healing the Exiles n Mar 25-27 Psychic and Intuitive Healing n
Jan 2-7 The Transformative Power of Storytelling n Mar 27-Apr 1 The Burning Story n
Jan 7-9 Find Your Inner Rhythm n Mar 27-Apr 1 Table Shiatsu I n
Jan 7-9 Weekend Massage Intensive n n Apr 1-3 Drugs, the Mind, and the Body n n n
Jan 9-14 Process Work—Transformation of Everyday n Apr 1-3 Choosing Aliveness and Intimacy n
Jan 9-14 Esalen Massage Intensive n n Apr 3-May 1 28-Day Massage Certification Program n n
Jan 9-14 From Spine to Spirit: A Yoga Intensive n Apr 3-8 Felt Sense: Writing With the Body n
Jan 14-16 Telling Stories n Apr 8-10 Agents of Therapeutic Change n n n
Jan 14-16 How to Choose a “Good Enough” Therapist n Apr 10-15 Understanding and Treatment of Trauma n n n
Jan 14-16 Strengthen the Legs, Extend the Spine n Apr 10-15 Upledger Visceral Manipulation I-A n n
Jan 14-16 Getting Real: Truth as a Path to Freedom n Apr 15-24 Healing Repetitive Stress Injury with CFR n n
Jan 14-16 Writing About Our Lives n Apr 15-17 Images of Desire n
Jan 16-21 The Yin and Yang of the CC Flow n n Apr 15-17 Enhancement of Peak Performance n n n
Jan 16-21 Nature and Sanity: Ecopsychology and Beyond n n Apr 15-17 Trauma Consciousness and the Body n n n
Jan 16-21 Growth in Relationship n Apr 17-24 Awakening Your Mind n
Jan 21-23 Finding Your Long-Lost Musician n Apr 17-24 The “Pointing Out” Way—Meditation n n n
Jan 21-23 Cycle of Water: Inner Self and Water Qualities n Apr 24-29 Experiencing the Lightness of Being n
Jan 21-23 Couples’ Communication n n n Apr 29-May 1 Embryological Embodiment of Space n
Jan 23-28 Finding Your Long-Lost Musician n Apr 29-May 1 Intro to Gestalt Awareness Practice n
Jan 23-28 LaStone Therapy: Hot Stone Treatment n n Apr 29-May 1 Being Present for Your Life: Meditation n
Jan 23-28 It’s Time—Letting Go and Moving On n May 1-6 Yoga—Anatomy and Biomechanics n n
Jan 28-30 The Mind/Body Connection n n n May 1-6 Eight Weeks to Optimum Health n n
Jan 30-Feb 4 Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain n May 1-6 Basic Acupressure: Clinical Applications n n
Jan 30-Feb 4 It Won’t Hurt Forever n n n May 1-6 Gestalt Awareness Practice n n
Jan 30-Feb 4 Esalen Massage Intensive n n May 8-20 Advanced Massage Intensive n n
Feb 4-6 Stronger at the Broken Places: Relationship n n May 8-13 From Good to Great n
Feb 4-6 The Subtle Self: Attuning Consciousness n May 8-13 Self Awakening: The Ultimate Medicine n n
Feb 4-6 Jungle Medicine—Amazonian Shamanism n May 8-13 Awakening The Creative n n
Feb 4-6 The Wellness Group n n n May 8-13 Finding Your Voice, Writing Deeper n
Feb 4-6 The Body Keeps the Score n n n May 13-15 Eating, Food, and the Body/Self n n
Feb 6-11 Harnessing the Magic of Body Language n May 13-15 Focusing: The Inner Relationship n
Feb 11-13 Undefended Love n May 15-20 Performing the Personal n
Feb 11-13 Sexual Healing n n n May 15-20 Alchemy in Character Restructuring n n
Feb 11-13 Deep Healing n n n May 15-20 Balance: You’re Only Young Once but… n
Feb 13-18 The Longevity of Massage n n May 20-22 The Politics of Trust/Worthiness n
Feb 13-18 Opening to Love: The Healing Relationship n May 20-22 Mindfulness and Heartfulness n n n
Feb 13-18 Writing Poems n May 20-22 The Highly Sensitive Person n n
Feb 13-18 The High-Performance Mind n n May 22-27 Integrating Somatic & Psychological Process n
Feb 18-20 Medical Qigong—Awakening the Healer n May 22-27 Massage Intensive: Elemental Esalen Massage n n
Feb 18-20 Communication and Partnership n May 27-29 Esalen Massage Intensive n n
Feb 20-27 Not For the Feint of Heart n n May 27-29 It’s Time: No One is Coming to Save You n
Feb 20-25 An Introduction to Rolfing® n n May 27-29 Mind, Mood, and Happiness n n n
Feb 25-27 Writing from the Senses n May 29-June 3 Fanning the Embers of the Higher Self n
Feb 27-Mar 4 The Upledger Institute’s CranioSacral I n n May 29-June 3 Vocal Power—Harnessing the Power Within n n
Feb 27-Mar 4 The Heart of the Shaman n May 29-June 3 Senses Wide Open n
Feb 27-Mar 4 The Child Trauma Institute n n May 29-June 3 Spring Cleanse: Eat Your Way to Aliveness n
Mar 4-6 Self-Healing: Awakening Health and Vitality n n June 5-10 The Healing Promise of Qi n
Mar 4-6 Transforming Trauma with EMDR (Part 3) n n n June 5-10 Completions and Transitions n
Mar 4-6 Esalen Massage: The Art of Essential Touch n n June 10-12 The Power of Patience n
Mar 6-11 Somatic Psychology n n June 10-12 Harm Reduction: Gestalt Therapy n n
Mar 6-11 Speaking Our Word: Presentation for Writers n June 17-19 Pandora’s Gifts: Secrets, Health, and Healing n n
Mar 6-11 Upledger Lymph Drainage Therapy I n n June 17-19 Feldenkrais, Meditation, and Awareness n n
Mar 6-11 I-You-Us: Pleasure, Intimacy, Connectedness n n June 17-19 Touching from the Heart n n n
Mar 6-11 Workshop for Advanced EMDR Practitioners n n n June 19-24 Traditional Thai Medical Massage n n
Mar 11-13 Life Coaching for Results n n June 19-24 Free Your Breath, Free Your Life n n
Mar 13-18 Who Am I, Really? How Wounds Heal n June 19-24 Developing Love, Leadership, Awareness n
Mar 13-18 The Writer’s Way n June 24-26 Overcoming the Inheritance Taboo n
Mar 13-18 A Mythology for Your Future n June 24-26 Weekend Massage Intensive n n
Mar 13-18 BodyWave and SpiritWeaves n June 26-July 1 The Four-Fold Way n n
Mar 13-18 Spiritual Massage: Lightbody Infusion n n June 26-July 1 Drawing with Color n
Mar 18-20 Philosophy Addresses Important Questions n June 26-July 1 Stone Sole Connection n n
Mar 18-20 Survival: After Losing a Partner n June 26-July 1 Visionseeker I: Shamanism n n
Mar 18-20 Radical Rx for Health Professionals n n
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his is a guideto the workshops Apr 29-May 1 • The Art and Soul of Mask Making May 29-June 3 • The Heart of the Matter
offered in this catalog. Although many May 1-6 • The MAX: Stretching Self-Expression June 3-5 • Salsa Dancing and the Pursuit of Flow
of them could be cross-referenced— May 15-20 • Performing the Personal June 5-10 • Soul Motion: Sanctuary
June 19-24 • Mountains and Waves
and some resist easy categorization—most R BODY & MOVEMENT
are listed only in their main subject area. If Martial Arts / Sport
Massage Apr 24-29 • Golf in the Kingdom: The Deeper Game
you have never been to Esalen or taken an
Jan 7-9 • Weekend Massage Intensive
Esalen workshop, you might consider the Jan 9-14 • Esalen Massage Intensive R PSYCHOLOGY & RELATIONSHIP
“Experiencing Esalen” workshop scheduled Jan 16-21 • The Yin and Yang of the CC Flow Psychological / Transpersonal Process
throughout the catalog and listed in the Jan 23-28 • LaStone Therapy: Hot Stone Treatment Jan 2-7 • Releasing the Self and Healing the Exiles
Integral Practices section of this directory. Jan 30-Feb 4 • Esalen Massage Intensive Jan 7-9 • The Art of Mindful Loving
Feb 11-13 • Massage for Couples Jan 9-14 • Process Work and Transformation
Please call the Esalen office if you have
Feb 13-18 • Longevity of Massage Jan 9-14 • Spiritual Dimension of the Dream Master
questions concerning a workshop.
Mar 4-6 • Esalen Massage: Art of Essential Touch Jan 14-16 • Choose a “Good Enough” Therapist
Mar 13-18 • BodyWave and SpiritWeaves Jan 14-16 • Getting Real: Truth as a Path to Freedom
Mar 20-25 • Esalen Massage: A Path to Relaxation Jan 21-23 • A Tender Invitation
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Mar 27-Apr 1 • Table Shiatsu I Jan 23-28 • It’s Time—Letting Go and Moving On
Visual Arts Apr 3-May 1 • 28-Day Massage Certification Jan 30-Feb 4 • It Won’t Hurt Forever
Jan 2-7 • Instant Dreams: The Polaroid Transfer Apr 8-10 • Massage Weekend for Couples Feb 4-6 • The Body Keeps the Score
Jan 9-14 • Freeing the Artist: Intuitive Watercolors May 8-20 • Advanced Massage Intensive Feb 11-13 • Sexual Healing
Jan 16-21 • Painting From the Source May 22-27 • Elemental Esalen Massage Feb 20-27 • Not For the Feint of Heart
Jan 30-Feb 4 • Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain May 27-29 • Esalen Massage Intensive Feb 20-25 • Family Constellations, Orders of Love
Feb 20-25 • Artplane June 19-24 • Traditional Thai Medical Massage Feb 25-27 • Setting Your Heart on Fire
Mar 13-18 • The Mystical Quality of Stained Glass June 24-26 • Weekend Massage Intensive Feb 27-Mar 4 • The Child Trauma Institute
Apr 8-10 • Recording Nature June 26-July 1 • Stone Sole Connection Feb 27-Mar 4 • Natural Powers
May 8-13 • Awakening The Creative Mar 6-11 • Somatic Psychology
June 5-10 • Vision Painting SFeobm 6a-1ti1c • PWraaclktiicnegs Your Talk Mar 6-11 • I-You-Us
June 10-12 • Moving Pictures: Video Storytelling Feb 20-25 • An Introduction to Rolfing® Mar 11-13 • Dreamwork
June 26-July 1 • Drawing With Color Feb 27-Mar 4 • Upledger Institute’s CranioSacral I Mar 13-18 • Who Am I, Really?
Writing Mar 4-6 • Aliveness, Pleasure, Joy: Bioenergetics Mar 18-20 • Survival: After Losing a Partner
Jan 14-16 • Writing About Our Lives Mar 6-11 • Somatic Psychology Mar 25-27 • Rest, Rejuvenation, and Renewal
Feb 6-11 • Voice of Essence: Precursor to the Novel Mar 6-11 • Upledger Lymph Drainage Therapy I Apr 1-3 • Choosing Aliveness and Intimacy
Feb 11-13 • Getting Naked: Writing Erotic Scenes Apr 10-15 • Upledger Visceral Manipulation I-A Apr 3-8 • Spirit Medicine
Feb 13-18 • Writing Poems Apr 15-24 • Healing Repetitive Stress Injury: CFR Apr 15-17 • Images of Desire
Feb 25-27 • Writing from the Senses Apr 24-29 • Subtle Touch and Calatonia Apr 29-May 1 • Intro to Gestalt Awareness Practice
Mar 6-11 • Speaking Our Word Apr 29-May 1 • Embryological Embodiment of Space May 1-6 • The MAX: Stretching Self-Expression
Mar 13-18 • The Writer’s Way May 13-15 • Focusing: The Inner Relationship May 1-6 • Gestalt Awareness Practice
Mar 27-Apr 1 • The Burning Story May 15-20 • Alchemy in Character Restructuring May 13-15 • Focusing: The Inner Relationship
Apr 3-8 • Felt Sense: Writing With the Body May 15-20 • Balance: You’re Only Young Once But … May 15-20 • Alchemy in Character Restructuring
May 8-13 • Finding Your Voice, Writing Deeper May 22-27 • Integrating Somatics with Psychology May 20-22 • The Highly Sensitive Person
May 15-20 • New Poems Week May 29-June 3 • Senses Wide Open May 22-27 • Transition—Having What It Takes
May 20-22 • New Poems Weekend June 17-19 • Feldenkrais, Meditation, Awareness May 22-27 • Integrating Somatics with Psychology
May 29-June 3 • Double Your Creative Power May 27-29 • It’s Time: No One Coming to Save You
June 10-12 • White Lotus Poetry Workshop Yoga May 27-29 • Mind, Mood, and Happiness
Jan 2-7 • Retreat as a Spiritual Practice
May 29-June 3 • Fanning Embers of Higher Self
Music / Rhythm Jan 9-14 • From Spine to Spirit: A Yoga Intensive June 5-10 • Circle of Life: Full Spectrum Life Coaching
Jan 7-9 • Find Your Inner Rhythm Jan 14-16 • Strengthen the Legs, Extend the Spine
June 5-10 • Completions and Transitions
Jan 21-23 • Finding Your Long-Lost Musician Feb 18-20 • The Seven Sounds of Creation
June 10-12 • The Power of Patience
Jan 23-28 • Finding Your Long-Lost Musician Feb 27-Mar 4 • Beyond Vinyasa
June 17-19 • Pandora’s Gifts: Secrets, Health, Healing
Feb 6-11 • Song of Light and Change Mar 6-11 • Yoga for the Playful Heart
June 19-24 • Develop Love, Leadership
Mar 25-27 • Harmonic Presence: Music of the Spheres Mar 11-13 • Moving Meditation Practice
June 24-26 • Overcoming the Inheritance Taboo
May 15-20 • Voices of Creation Mar 11-13 • Direct Path Yoga: Yoga and Mysticism
June 26-July 1 • Creative Problem Solving
May 27-29 • The Soul of the African Drum Mar 18-20 • Ritual of Renewal: Equinox Yoga
May 29-June 3 • Vocal Power Apr 1-3 • The Blessing of the Breath Relationship / Communication
Apr 3-8 • Yoga-Tai Chi Fusion Jan 16-21 • Growth in Relationship
CJarne a2-t7iv •e T Eraxnpsrfeorsmsioatnive Power of Storytelling May 1-6 • Yoga—The Anatomy and Biomechanics Jan 21-23 • Couples’ Communication
Jan 7-9 • Loving Fun May 13-15 • Yoga for the “Yogically Challenged” Jan 28-30 • Valentine’s Day—For Those Who Can’t Wait
Jan 14-16 • Telling Stories May 20-22 • Freedom Yoga: Cultivating Compassion Feb 4-6 • Stronger at the Broken Places
Jan 28-30 • Improv Alchemy June 12-17 • The Heart of Yoga Feb 6-11 • Sacred Lover
Feb 11-13 • Undefended Love
Jan 30-Feb 4 • Unmasking the Universal Soul
Dance / Movement Feb 13-18 • Opening to Love
Feb 6-11 • Filmmaking, Storytelling, Spiritual Journey Jan 16-21 • Soul Motion™
Feb 18-20 • Communication and Partnership
Feb 25-27 • West African Bronze Casting Feb 13-18 • Butoh: Feeling Free in Movement
May 8-13 • From Good to Great
Mar 4-6 • Mosaic Art Intensive Feb 20-25 • Undercurrents
May 13-15 • The Future of Love
Mar 25-27 • Family Arts Program Mar 11-13 • Moving Meditation Practice
June 5-10 • The Power of “Yes/And”
Apr 17-24 • Awakening Creativity and Inspiration Mar 13-18 • BodyWave and SpiritWeaves
June 24-26 • Close Yet Free
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Women’s / Men’s Issues
Feb 20-25 • Find Your True Self—For Gay Men
Apr 1-3 • What It Means to Be Gay
May 1-6 • Sex, Love, and Commitment for Gay Men
May 22-27 • Authenticity, Intuition, and Creativity
June 3-5 • Relationship Enrichment for Male Couples
Children / Families
Mar 25-27 • Family Arts Program
June 24-26 • Overcoming the Inheritance Taboo
Hypnosis / Biofeedback / Intuition
Feb 13-18 • The High-Performance Mind
Mar 25-27 • Psychic and Intuitive Healing
Apr 17-24 • Awakening Your Mind
Professional Growth / Training
Feb 27-Mar 4 • The Child Trauma Institute
Mar 4-6 • Transforming Trauma with EMDR (Part 3)
Mar 6-11 • Somatic Psychology
Mar 6-11 • Seminar for EMDR Practitioners (Part 4)
Mar 18-20 • Radical Rx for Health Professionals
Apr 3-May 1 • 28-Day Massage Certification
Apr 8-10 • Agents of Therapeutic Change
Apr 10-15 • Understanding and Treatment of Trauma
Apr 15-17 • Enhancement of Peak Performance
Apr 15-17 • Trauma Consciousness and the Body
May 8-20 • Advanced Massage Intensive
June 10-12 • Harm Reduction: Gestalt Therapy
June 19-24 • Develop Love, Leadership
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Contemplative / Spiritual Studies
Jan 2-7 • Prayer of the Heart
Jan 16-21 • Meditations on the Unity of Being
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Jan 21-23 • Tibetan Alchemy: The Trickster’s Secret NE
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Feb 4-6 • The Subtle Self WVI
Mar 11-13 • Impersonal Movement MES
Mar 11-13 • Direct Path Yoga: Yoga and Mysticism A
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Mar 18-20 • Zen and Tao: The Hero’s Journey
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Mar 25-27 • Harmonic Presence: Music of the Spheres Myth / Ritual / Shamanism R SOCIAL ISSUES EDUCATION
Jan 21-23 • Cycle of Water: Self and Water Qualities
Mar 27-Apr 1 • Uncovering Self-Betrayal Retreat
Jan 23-28 • The Way of the Shaman Ecology / Ecopsychology / Wilderness
Apr 1-8 • Soul Without Shame
Feb 4-6 • Jungle Medicine—Amazonian Shamanism Jan 16-21 • Nature and Sanity
Apr 8-10 • The Visionary State: California
Feb 27-Mar 4 • The Heart of the Shaman Jan 30-Feb 4 • Making a Difference
Apr 17-24 • The “Pointing Out” Way: Meditation
Mar 13-18 • A Mythology for Your Future Apr 17-24 • Wild Big Sur: Awakening Aliveness
Apr 24-29 • The Power of a Loving Heart
Mar 20-25 • At Play in the Fields of the Lord May 22-27 • Walk on the Wild Side: Hiking Big Sur
Apr 29-May 1 • Being Present for Your Life
Mar 20-25 • Visionseeker II: Spirit Medicine June 3-5 • Big Sur Wilderness Experience
May 8-13 • Self Awakening: The Ultimate Medicine
May 8-13 • Dreaming the Soul Back Home June 19-24 • Mountains and Waves
May 27-29 • Mind, Mood, and Happiness
June 3-5 • Gods and Goddesses in Relationship
June 17-19 • Be Here (Wow!): For Cynics in Recovery Social Responsibility
June 26-July 1 • The Four-Fold Way Jan 30-Feb 4 • Making a Difference
Health / Healing June 26-July 1 • Visionseeker I: Shamanism May 20-22 • The Politics of Trust/Worthiness
Jan 28-30 • The Mind/Body Connection
June 19-24 • Creating Community Vision
Feb 4-6 • The Wellness Group Integral Practices
Jan 7-9 • The Power of Practice June 19-24 • Develop Love, Leadership
Feb 11-13 • Deep Healing: Mind/Body Medicine
Jan 23-28 • The Life of Passion and Meditation
Feb 18-20 • Medical Qigong Workplace / Education
Jan 28-30 • Experiencing Esalen Feb 18-20 • The Soul of Money
Mar 4-6 • Self-Healing: Create Health and Vitality
Feb 25-27 • Experiencing Esalen Mar 11-13 • Life Coaching for Results
Mar 13-18 • Spiritual Massage: Lightbody Infusion
Apr 8-10 • Experiencing Esalen
Apr 1-3 • Drugs, the Mind, and the Body Philosophical Inquiry / Intellectual Play
Apr 10-15 • Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul
May 1-6 • Optimum Health (in Five Days) Jan 9-14 • Spiritual Dimension of the Dream Master
May 27-29 • Experiencing Esalen
May 1-6 • Basic Acupressure: Clinical Applications Jan 28-30 • Buddhist Philosophy: A Basic Introduction
June 17-19 • Experiencing Esalen
May 13-15 • Eating, Food, and the Body/Self Feb 18-20 • The Philosophical Path
June 19-24 • Holistic Sexuality: An Integral Approach
May 20-22 • Mindfulness and Heartfulness Feb 25-27 • Leonardo’s Brain
June 24-26 • Vision, Practice of Human Transformation
May 29-June 3 • Spring Cleanse: Eat for Aliveness Mar 18-20 • Philosophy & Important Questions of Life
June 5-10 • Qigong Retreat Religious Studies Mar 25-27 • The Love of Wisdom
June 17-19 • Touching from the Heart Jan 28-30 • Buddhist Philosophy: Basic Introduction Apr 8-10 • The Visionary State: California
June 19-24 • Free Your Breath, Free Your Life Mar 25-27 • The Love of Wisdom June 3-5 • Brain Velcro: Making Your Great Ideas Stick
June 24-26 • Herbal Medicine June 10-12 • Sacred Mysteries of Ancient Theology June 10-12 • Sacred Mysteries of Ancient Theology
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S e m i n a r S p o t l i g h t —
Q a c l o s e r l o o k
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n our effortsto expand our programming in new direc-
tions, we continue to present leaders whose names may not be as Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen—
familiar to you as others in the Catalog. On this page we high- A Living Embodiment
light a few of these offerings by providing a bit more information For more than thirty
than you’ll find in the Seminars section. years, Bonnie
Bainbridge Cohen
has been an innova-
tor and leader in
Bill Jersey— working with move-
The Blob and Other Documentaries ment, touch, and the
“It was our first feature motion picture,” recalls Bill Jersey. “Steve body-mind relation-
McQueen was an aspiring young actor from New York. I was an ship. Her work has
aspiring young documentary filmmaker with a degree in art. The influenced the fields
film would be called The Blob. McQueen was the star; I was the art of bodywork, move-
director. It became a cult classic. For McQueen it was the first step ment, dance, and
toward a successful many other body-
movie career; for me it mind disciplines.
was a job. I was des- She is the author of
tined, or so it seems, to the book Sensing,
do documentaries— Feeling, and Action,
stories of real people and in 1973 she
living out lives that founded The School for Body-Mind Centering® where students from
involved risk, struggle, more than twenty countries have come to study.
conflict—the stuff of
Body-Mind Centering is a creative process in which the student
drama—stories that
learns to meet and recognize herself and others through the explo-
revealed something
ration of embodiment. Bonnie’s extensive background in movement
about the full range of
is as deep as it varied, including numerous dance styles, dance thera-
the human condition.”
py, bodywork, martial arts, voice, and yoga. She has a B.S. in
Bill’s voracious curiosi- Occupational Therapy and has been certified as a Neurodevelopmental
ty has led him to pro- Therapist by Dr. and Mrs. Bobath in England, as a Laban Movement
duce a vast range of documentary films, from A Time for Burning in Analyst by the Laban/Bartinieff Institute of Movement Studies in
1966 (called “the best civil rights film ever made” by Fred Friendly) to New York, and as a Kestenberg Movement Profiler by Dr. Judith
Superchief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren in 1989 (Academy Award- Kestenberg.
nominated and two Emmy nominations) to What About God?in 2001,
Among her other teachers have been Erick Hawkins in dance,
part of the NOVA series on evolution.
Marion Chase in dance therapy; Andre Bernard and Barbara Clark in
“I’ve told stories of the famous—Nixon, et. al.—and the little known: Neuromuscular Reeducation; Haruchika Noguchi, developer of
coal miners and cowboys, rice farmers and radical feminists. Through Katsugen Undo (a method of training the involuntary nervous sys-
my films I’ve enabled families of handicapped children, Mafia mem- tem) in Japan; John Upledger, D.O. and Richard McDonald, D.O., in
bers, activists, and fundamentalists to tell their stories, and it is CranioSacral Therapy; and Fritz Smith, M.D. in Zero Balancing. She
always theirstories that interest me. I am at heart a documentaryfilm- has taught dance at Hunter College and the Erick Hawkins School of
maker. I am less interested in a balanced or objective story (whatever Dance in New York and kinesiology in the Graduate Dance Therapy
that is) than I am in probing the emotional archeology of an individ- program at Antioch College in Keene, New Hampshire. She has
ual’s experience. For me it’s more a function of insatiable interest. been a guest teacher at Naropa, Esalen, and Omega Institutes, at the
That interest took me to Esalen in 1976 where I was fortunate American Dance Festival, and in dance departments of numerous col-
enough to meet my beloved wife. leges throughout the United States. She has also worked with move-
ment and bodywork at the University of Amsterdam’s Psychiatric
“Filmmaking has taken me to South America, Europe, Asia, and
Research Clinic in Holland and helped to establish a school for occu-
beyond, to grand palaces and humble homes, to scenes of tragedy or
pational and physical therapists in Tokyo.
celebration, and, along the way, some great meals in places like Florence,
Madrid, Tokyo, and, yes, East Oakland. So I guess the moral of this In addition to the certification program at her school, she teaches
story is that for all the headwork it takes to choose a documentary workshops throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe and has a pri-
subject and to understand and tell a story, for all the heartwork it takes vate practice specializing in working with infants and young children
to stay connected and committed, for me, at the end of the day, there with neurological dysfunction.
is nothing like a good meal with people you love sharing stories with.”
See
Embryological Embodiment of Space: Body-Mind
See
Telling Stories, January 14-16. Centering®, April 29-May 1.
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Charlie Bethel— Caryn Spain—
On Healing Art Strategic Planning for the Heartful
Charlie Bethel is an actor/writer based in Minneapolis (he has also “I am grateful to the many people who have trusted me to guide
worked as a stage manager, producer, electrician, milliner, and proper- them on a search into the unknown to find a clearer, deeper under-
ties and set-dressing artist). A native Southerner, he comes from a standing of their business and organizational vision,” says Caryn
long line of talkers. Charlie cultivated his congenital gift into an art Spain. For the past twenty-two years Caryn has worked with hun-
form. He talks about it (naturally): dreds of organizations in the role of strategic planning facilitator.
During that time she devel-
“Once upon a time, I hoped that by creating healing art, I’d be able to
oped and refined the strategic
save the world, or at least a part of it. Then life happened, and I real-
planning process known as
ized that the best I might hope for was to use art to save myself! Talk
“Chart Your Own Course®”.
about a corner to get stuck in. As soon as thatperiod had passed, I had
Her workshop here at Esalen
yet another realization: you don’t need an agenda. You don’t need an
will use a format specifically
objective. You don’t even really need a specific, developed opinion.
designed for people involved
All you really need is a desire to express. Something. Anything.
in the human potential move-
Keeping yourself honest in the creative process is what it’s all about,
ment. In Caryn’s words,
and everything outside that goal is at best useless and at worst toxic.
“Strengthening, clarifying,
“Artists are a strange breed of human. They are the athletes of the and distilling your essence is
heart, to misquote Stanislavski. And since the origin of art is often the very nature and purpose
pain or discomfort, of strategic planning. The
artists can be very stronger and more consistent-
moody, or even ly we can send out clear mes-
destructive. But it sages of who we are (internally and externally), the more effective we
needn’t be this way. are in attracting the right people and energy to us.
Art is, of itself, heal-
“Strategic Planning, a traditional business tool, is often shied away
ing to all who par-
from or ignored by people working in ‘alternative’ businesses, heal-
ticipate: creators,
ing, educational, or spiritual communities. It saddens me to see indi-
audiences, critics,
viduals and groups with such heartfelt missions reject such an effec-
whole populations
tive tool and, as a result, founder due to a lack of focus or resources.
benefit from the
Being strategic is consistent with working in integrity and heart. In
creation of art, so
fact, having a well-grounded strategy is the first and most important
long as the art is
step in turning your vision into action.”
honest. And in a
way, creation is a When Caryn first came to Esalen she felt as if she had arrived home.
selfish act as well. I She became purposeful in the integration of her spiritual work and
can’t think of a sin- her strategic planning practice. Caryn’s intent is to make the power of
gle artist in my life the CYOC methodology accessible to alternative businesspeople,
who started creating healing and spiritual communities, and others who are ready to
anything in the reevaluate, suspend, and clarify their ideas, then playfully combine
hope of benefiting somebody other than themselves. Expression them into new, different, and more compelling solutions. As she says,
heals the artist, and witnessing that act of healing engages another “We will play and dance with the alchemy of business and attraction
constructive process for all who witness it. This is the circuit of ener- to ensure that what we are saying represents our true essence.”
gy between the performer (shaman) and the audience (client), and it
Though her home base is in Rainier, Washington, Caryn has conduct-
is this circuit that makes the so-called magic of performance.
ed workshops from Costa Rica to Canada and all over the United
“But of course, it isn’t really magic, anymore than a performance on a States. Her seminars offer participants a gift they rarely give them-
stage is real life. It just looks, behaves, and smells like magic, and selves: time for reflection, and a place of discovery and not-knowing.
appears to resemble and reflect real life. It’s a brand of fakery that The workshop is a space where people can put aside their grasping
leads to the truth, a representation, a demonstration of the magic that and knowingthe right answers and instead embark on a true voyage
exists everywhere life takes root. The real magic is in you and in the of discovery resulting in a greater vision of themselves and their
actual living. When the artist untangles this, all sorts of possibilities organization.
unfold.
You can learn more about Caryn by visiting her web page at
“Of course, none of this can be taught, really. It can only be learned. www.ChartYourOwnCourse.com.
I can give you a hammer, but only you can build the cabinet.”
See
Creating Community Vision, June 19-24.
See
Performing the Personal, May 15-20.
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