After nearly a 7-month closure due to the pandemic and then wildfires, the non-profit launches a new five-day program to provide visitors a range of amenities "We are inviting guests to embrace key ...

Dive deeper into your yoga practice without leaving the United States at these top five USA retreats.

BIG SUR — Reeling from severe storm damage and crushing expenses, a cathedral to the personal growth movement will reopen next week after its rescue by an ethos far more powerful: community. The ...

In an emerald expanse of California’s majestic Central Coast, a series of intense human explorations are underway. In a large white yurt, several yogis are breathing, bending and meditating to deepen ...

Big Sur >> Esalen Institute presented an Orinda couple with the 2016 Esalen Prize last weekend for their collaborative work in the area of longevity and population aging. Ken and Maddy Dychtwald were ...

BIG SUR, Calif. , April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Esalen Institute -- a California nonprofit public retreat designed to explore and realize human potential through experience, education, and research - ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The quest for higher consciousness has drawn a host of stellar thinkers like Aldous Huxley, Alan Watts ...

I had the great pleasure of meeting with Michael Murphy co-founder of Esalen Institute during the campus renewal dedication in Big Sur, California. Since its inception Esalen has evolved organically ...

Reporting from Big Sur — — Morning fog weaves its way through colorful rows of vegetables, herbs and flowers as staff and apprentices gather at the center of the garden at Esalen Institute. It’s 7 a.m ...