January – June 2004 DANIEL BIANCHETTA

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For more information, please contact Serena pating in selected study programs. If you would John Cleese Supports Esalen D'Arcy-Fisher at [email protected]. Event spon- like to know more about Esalen’s educational with 3 Bay Area Performances sorship opportunities are available. programs, you can e-mail [email protected] Award-winning British actor and comedian, or call 831-667-3080. John Cleese, of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame, is an Esalen alumnus and supporter. John A New Position at Esalen has graciously offered a series of film and con- Meet Brooke Deputy, Private Conferences at Esalen versations, titled “John Cleese’s Life and Times,” Esalen’s new Residential It is possible to arrange for your group or orga- as a benefit for Esalen. Education Coordinator. nization to hold its conferences at Esalen. We Brooke, the mother of can accommodate large groups (up to 100) on a Michael Krasny, a longtime Esalen workshop two grown sons, is a for- space-available basis. leader, host, and senior editor of KQED’s award- mer Esalen work schol- winning Forum, has generously agreed to be Smaller groups may schedule private confer- ar and extended student one of the event interviewers. ences in our renovated Big House. This facility who served in the is available for individuals who work together Three venues have been chosen: The Rafael in kitchen. After her initial and would like to design their own Esalen pro- Marin County, February 10, 2004; the Herbst stint at Esalen, she spent gram, drawing on our leaders and other Theatre in San Francisco, February 11; and the many years in administrative roles in the resources. Ten bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a Spangenberg Theater in Palo Alto, February 13. California community college system. At kitchen, dining room, and meeting room make These events are open to the public, but a special Esalen, she oversees the Visiting Teacher pro- it possible to house group members together, event postcard will be mailed the first week in gram, supports the long-term student program, thereby enhancing the retreat environment. January, 2004, to 18,000 Bay Area Esalen alumni teaches bioenergetics, and is responsible for We schedule all conferences a year in advance. confirming times, dates, and how to obtain tick- developing cooperative educational agreements To schedule or discuss possible formats, please ets. Please check our website for more informa- with schools and colleges. Beginning in the fall contact conference coordinator Pat Lewine at tion. There will also be a special reception at of 2004, some work scholars and extended stu- 831-667-3013. each event for a limited number of people. dents may receive academic credit for partici- S the friends of esalen

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4 Joseph Campbell A Lifelong Journey Into The Heart Of The Mystery

By Robert Walter

ne hundred years ago, on March 26th in 1904, Joseph nent, mysterium tremendum et fascinans, which is the ground at once John Campbell was born in White Plains, New York. Joe, of the whole spectacle and of oneself.” (Historical Atlas, I.1, p. 8) Oas he came to be known, was the first child of a middle- By the age of ten, Joe had read every book on American Indians in class Roman Catholic couple, Charles and Josephine Campbell. the children’s section of his local library and was admitted to the Joe’s earliest years were largely unremarkable; but then, when he adult stacks, where he eventually read the entire multivolume was seven years old, his father took him and his younger brother, Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology. He worked on wampum Charlie, to see Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. The evening was a belts, started his own “tribe” (the “Lenni-Lenape”), and frequented high point in Joe’s life; for, although the cowboys were clearly the the American Museum of Natural History, where he became fasci- show’s stars, as Joe would later write, he “became fascinated, seized, nated with totem poles and masks, thus beginning a lifelong explo- obsessed, by the figure of a naked American Indian with his ear to ration of that museum’s vast collection. the ground, a bow and arrow in his hand, and a look of special After spending much of his thirteenth year recuperating from a knowledge in his eyes.” respiratory illness, Joe briefly attended Iona, a private school in It was Arthur Schopenhauer, the philosopher whose writings Westchester, New York, before his mother enrolled him at would later greatly influence Campbell, who observed that Canterbury, a Catholic residential school in New Milford, Connecticut. His high school years were rich and rewarding, …the experiences and illuminations of childhood and early though marked by a major tragedy: in 1919, the Campbell home youth become in later life the types, standards and patterns was consumed by a fire that killed his grandmother and destroyed of all subsequent knowledge and experience, or as it were, the all of the family’s possessions. categories according to which all later things are classified— not always consciously, however. And so it is that in our Joe graduated from Canterbury in 1921, and the following childhood years the foundation September, entered Dartmouth is laid of our later view of the College; but he was soon disillu- world, and with that, our percep- sioned with the social scene and dis- tion of its superficiality or depth: appointed by a lack of academic it will be in later years unfolded rigor, so he transferred to Columbia and fulfilled, not essentially University, where he excelled: while changed. specializing in medieval literature, he played in a jazz band, and became And so it was with young Joseph a star runner. In 1924, while on a Campbell. Even as he actively prac- steamship journey to Europe with ticed (until well into his twenties) his family, Joe met and befriended the faith of his forebears, he became Jiddu Krishnamurti, the young mes- consumed with Native American siah-elect of the Theosophical culture, and his worldview was Society, thus beginning a friendship arguably shaped by the dynamic ten- that would be renewed intermittent- sion between these two mythologi- ly over the next five years. cal perspectives. On the one hand, he was immersed in the rituals, sym- After earning a B.A. from Columbia bols, and rich traditions of his Irish (1925), and receiving an M.A. (1927) Catholic heritage; on the other, he for his work in Arthurian Studies, was obsessed with primitive (or, as Joe was awarded a Proudfit he later preferred, “primal”) people’s Traveling Fellowship to continue direct experience of what he came to his studies at the University of describe as “the continuously creat- Paris (1927-28). Then, after he had ed dynamic display of an absolutely received and rejected an offer to transcendent, yet universally imma- teach at his high school alma mater,

5 his Fellowship was renewed, and he traveled to Germany to resume his studies at the University of Munich (1928-29). It was during this period in Europe that Joe was first exposed to those modernist masters—notably, the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, Pablo Picasso and Paul Klee, James Joyce and Thomas Mann, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung—whose art and insights would greatly influence his own work. These encounters would eventually lead him to theo- rize that all myths are the creative products of the human psyche, that artists are a culture’s mythmakers, and that mythologies are creative manifestations of humankind’s universal need to explain psychologi- cal, social, cosmological, and spiritual realities. When Joe returned from Europe late in August of 1929, he was at a crossroad, unable to decide what to do with his life. With the onset of the Great Depression, he found himself with no hope of obtain- ing a teaching job; and so he spent most of the next two years reconnecting with his family, reading, renewing old acquaintances, and writing copious entries in his journal. Then, late in 1931, after exploring and rejecting the possibility of a doctoral program or teaching job at Columbia, he decided, like countless young men before and since, to “hit the road,” to undertake a cross-country journey in which he hoped to experience “the soul of America” and, in the process, perhaps discover the purpose of his life. In January of 1932, when he was leaving Los Angeles, where he had been studying Russian in order to read War and Peace in the vernac- ular, he pondered his future in this journal entry: I begin to think that I have a genius for working like an ox over totally irrelevant subjects. …I am filled with an excruciating sense of never having gotten anywhere—but when I sit down and try to discover where it is I want to get, I’m at a loss. …The thought of growing into a professor gives me the creeps. A lifetime to be spent trying to kid myself and my pupils into believing that the Joseph Campbell at Esalen, 80th Birthday, 1984 thing that we are looking for is in books! I don’t know where it is—but I feel just now pretty sure that it isn’t in books. — It isn’t in Ricketts. During this time, he wrestled with his writing, discovered travel. — It isn’t in California. — It isn’t in New York. …Where is it? the poems of Robinson Jeffers, first read Oswald Spengler’s Decline And what is it, after all? of the West, and wrote to some seventy colleges and universities in an unsuccessful attempt to secure employment. Finally, he was Thus one real result of my Los Angeles stay was the elimination of offered a teaching position at the Canterbury School. He returned Anthropology from the running. I suddenly realized that all of to the East Coast, where he endured an unhappy year as a my primitive and American Indian excitement might easily be Canterbury housemaster, the one bright moment being when he incorporated in a literary career. — I am convinced now that no sold his first short story (“Strictly Platonic”) to Liberty magazine. field but that of English literature would have permitted me the Then, in 1933, he moved to a cottage without running water on almost unlimited roaming about from this to that which I have Maverick Road in Woodstock, New York, where he spent a year been enjoying. A science would buckle me down—and would reading and writing. In 1934, he was offered and accepted a posi- probably yield no more important fruit than literature may tion in the literature department at Sarah Lawrence College, a post yield me! — If I want to justify my existence, and continue to he would retain for thirty-eight years. be obsessed with the notion that I’ve got to do something for humanity — well, teaching ought to quell that obsession — and if In 1938 he married one of his students, Jean Erdman, who would I can ever get around to an intelligent view of matters, intelligent become a major presence in the emerging field of modern dance, criticism of contemporary values ought to be useful to the world. first, as a star dancer in Martha Graham’s fledgling troupe, and later, This gets back again to Krishna’s dictum: The best way to help as dancer/choreographer of her own company. mankind is through the perfection of yourself. Even as he continued his teaching career, Joe’s life continued to His travels next carried him north to San Francisco, then back unfold serendipitously. In 1940, he was introduced to Swami south to Pacific Grove, where he spent the better part of a year in Nikhilananda, who enlisted his help in producing a new translation the company of Carol and John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (published, 1942). Subsequently,

6 Nikhilananda introduced Joe to the Indologist Heinrich Zimmer, Christianity, 1954). He also edited The Portable Jung (1972), as well as who introduced him to a member of the editorial board at the six volumes of Papers from the Eranos Yearbooks (Bollingen Series Bollingen Foundation. Bollingen, which had been founded by Paul XXX): Spirit and Nature (1954), The Mysteries (1955), Man and Time and Mary Mellon to “develop scholarship and research in the liber- (1957), Spiritual Disciplines (1960), Man and Transformation (1964), al arts and sciences and other fields of cultural endeavor generally,” and The Mystic Vision (1969). was embarking upon an ambitious publishing project, the But his many publications notwithstanding, it was arguably as a pub- Bollingen Series. Joe was invited to contribute an “Introduction lic speaker that Joe had his greatest popular impact. From the time of and Commentary” to the first Bollingen publication, Where the Two his first public lecture in 1940—a talk at the Ramakrishna- Came to their Father: A Navaho War Ceremonial, text and paintings Vivekananda Center entitled “Sri Ramakrishna’s Message to the recorded by Maud Oakes, given by Jeff King (Bollingen Series, I: West”—it was apparent that he was an erudite but accessible lecturer, 1943). a gifted storyteller, and a witty raconteur. In the ensuing years, he When Zimmer died unexpectedly in 1943 at the age of fifty-two, was asked more and more often to speak at different venues his widow, Christiana, and Mary Mellon asked Joe to oversee the on various topics. In 1956, he was invited to speak at the State publication of his unfinished works. Joe would eventually edit Department’s Foreign Service Institute; working without notes, and complete four volumes from Zimmer’s posthumous papers: he delivered two straight days of lectures. His talks were so well- Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization (Bollingen Series received, he was invited back annually for the next seventeen years. VI: 1946), The King and the Corpse (Bollingen Series XI: 1948), In the mid-1950s, he also undertook a series of public lectures at the Philosophies of India (Bollingen Series XXVI: 1951), and a two-vol- Cooper Union in New York City; these talks drew an ever-larger, ume opus, The Art of Indian Asia (Bollingen Series XXXIX: 1955). increasingly diverse audience, and soon became a regular event. Joe, meanwhile, followed his initial Bollingen contribution with Joe first lectured at Esalen Institute in 1965. Each year thereafter, a “Folkloristic Commentary” to Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1944); he also he returned to Big Sur to share his latest thoughts, insights, and coauthored (with Henry Morton Robinson) A Skeleton Key to stories. And as the years passed, he came to look forward more and Finnegans Wake (1944), the first major study of James Joyce’s notori- more to his annual sojourns to the place he called “paradise on the ously complex novel. Pacific Coast.” Although he retired from teaching at Sarah Lawrence His first full-length, solo authorial endeavor, The Hero with a in 1972 to devote himself to his writing, he continued to undertake Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series XVII: 1949), was published to two month-long lecture tours each year. acclaim and brought him the first of numerous awards and hon- In 1985, Joe was awarded the National Arts Club Gold Medal of ors—the National Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Honor in Literature. At the award ceremony, James Hillman Contributions to Creative Literature. In this study of the myth of remarked, “No one in our century—not Freud, not Thomas Mann, the hero, Campbell posits the existence of a Monomyth (a word he not Levi-Strauss—has so brought the mythical sense of the world borrowed from James Joyce), a universal pattern that is the essence and its eternal figures back into our everyday consciousness.” of, and common to, heroic tales in every culture. While outlining Joseph Campbell died unexpectedly in 1987 after a brief struggle the basic stages of this mythic cycle, he also explores common with cancer. In 1988, millions were introduced to his ideas by the variations in the hero’s journey, which, he argues, is an operative broadcast on PBS of Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill metaphor, not only for an individual, but for a culture as well. Moyers, six hours of an electrifying conversation that the two men The Hero would prove to have a major influence on generations had videotaped over the course of several years. When he died, of creative artists—from the Abstract Expressionists in the 1950s Newsweek magazine noted that “Campbell has become one of the to contemporary filmmakers today—and would, in time, come to rarest of intellectuals in American life: a serious thinker who has be acclaimed as a classic. been embraced by the popular culture.” Joe would eventually author dozens of articles and numerous other In his later years, Joe was fond of recalling how Schopenhauer, in books, including The Masks of God: Primitive Mythology (Vol. 1: 1959), his essay On the Apparent Intention in the Fate of the Individual, wrote Oriental Mythology (Vol. 2: 1962), Occidental Mythology (Vol. 3: 1964), of the curious feeling one can have, of there being an author some- and Creative Mythology (Vol. 4: 1968); The Flight of the Wild Gander: where writing the novel of our lives, in such a way that through Explorations in the Mythological Dimension (1969); Myths to Live By events that seem to us to be chance happenings there is actually a (1972); The Mythic Image (1974); The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: plot unfolding of which we have no knowledge. Metaphor as Myth and as Religion (1986); and five books in his four- volume, multi-part, unfinished Historical Atlas of World Mythology Looking back over Joe’s life, one cannot help but feel that it proves (1983-87). the truth of Schopenhauer’s observation.

He was also a prolific editor. Over the years, he edited The Portable Robert Walter was Joseph Campbell’s editor for a decade and is president Arabian Nights (1952) and was general editor of the series Man and of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. Myth (1953-1954), which included major works by Maya Deren (Divine Horsemen: the Living Gods of Haiti, 1953), Carl Kerenyi See Dancing with Joseph Campbell: A Centenary Celebration, (The Gods of the Greeks, 1954), and Alan Watts (Myth and Ritual in March 21-26.

7 Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) P ractice, Principles, and Promise

By Peter Friedberg

salen’s chairman Michael Murphy and its president George Leonard had been friends, colleagues, and intellectual soul mates for nearly thirty years, yet the two men had never conducted a class together. By the close of 1991, this was about to change. As the year drew to an end, Murphy was putting the Efinishing touches on The Future of the Body, his exhaustive study of extraordinary human capacities and metanormal experiences, and Leonard had just published Mastery, a paean to the benefits of long-term practice. Their work had led them to a point where they wanted to try out their ideas together—to see if people with busy lives could transform themselves for the better with long-term practice. And so in January of 1992, Murphy and Leonard convened an experimental class in what they called Integral Transformative Practice (ITP). That class, which met once a week for two years, generated material, inspiration, and the extraordinary results for their coau- thored The Life We Are Given: A Long-Term Program for Realizing the Potential of Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul. Since that time, the world has witnessed the launching of an ITP website, One of the most salutary things about the www.itp-life.com; a videotape, The Tao of Practice; several large-scale university experiments last three decades is the extraordinary (including a Sonoma State study with university students that produced remarkable amount of research that has gone into the results, and a Stanford study with senior citizens); and ITP groups around the globe (“The exploration and practice of human sun never sets on the ITP Kata,” Leonard has said, only half-joking). potentials. Pioneered by world-renowned Now Murphy and Leonard, along with Annie Styron Leonard and Barry Robbins, are Esalen Institute, this research is one of the bringing ITP back home to Esalen. During one unprecedented weekend, March 5-7, the most profound contributions to the well- entire Esalen property will be devoted to ITP. Specialized sessions will be held in Esalen’s four major meeting rooms, each offering a different aspect of ITP. The Friday and Saturday being of humanity that one could imagine. night sessions will bring all participants together for practice, discussion, networking, and celebration. In addition, there will be a five-day workshop offered April 25-30 for What is equally exciting, and perhaps even those interested in furthering their ITP training and starting their own ITP group. more important, is that the results of these intense investigations have increasingly been The Practice brought together into synergistic packages, Integral Transformative Practice is a comprehensive, systematic, holistic approach to per- known generically as Integral sonal transformation. It was created as a daily practice intended to tap our latent capaci- Transformative Practices, which are proving ties so that we may, to borrow a familiar phrase, “be all that we can be.” At the heart of the to be the most effective means of human ITP practice is a series of mind-body-spirit exercises called a Kata (Japanese for “form,” or transformation yet devised. series of movements). A succession of movements, rotations, stretches, twists, contrac- tions, and relaxations, the ITP Kata does not require a lot of time; at a relaxed pace, it can Leaders in this field are, of course, Michael be performed in forty minutes. Drawn from hatha yoga, martial arts, modern exercise physiology, Progressive Relaxation, visualization research, and witness meditation, the Murphy and George Leonard, and it is a Kata is designed to: pleasure to be associated with them and their •Balance and center body and psyche extraordinary work, which, in my mind, is •Provide an overall warm-up, raising the heartbeat, increasing blood flow, and sending the culmination of the human potential heat to all parts of the body movement itself. Count me as a grateful •Articulate nearly every joint, enhancing lubrication of the synovial joints (such as supporter and practitioner of this important shoulder, ankle, or knee, which are surrounded by fluid-filled capsules) work. •Provide stretches to increase flexibility in all major muscle groups •Provide three essential strength exercises —Ken Wilber, author of •Offer a complete set of Progressive Relaxation exercises Sex, Ecology, Spirituality •Enhance the capacity for deep, rhythmic breathing •Apply transformational imaging and affirmations, utilizing the power of intentionality to effect positive changes in body and psyche •Enhance the experience of the ten-minute concluding meditation

8 The affirmations are not just “New Year’s resolutions.” The Life We Are Given contains a sta- tistical breakdown which directly correlates the success of realizing the affirmations with a participant’s degree of focus and commitment to the practice. It is this correlation that helped to produce the book’s many stories of radical transformation of body and being.

The Principles ITP is based on a set of powerfully persuasive principles. These principles, along with the impressive results compiled in The Life We Are Given, provide a strong argument for the most resistant of would-be practitioners. Some of the principles (excerpted verbatim from Leonard and Murphy’s book) are: •Most of us realize just a fraction of our human potential. We live only part of the life we are given. At the Stanford Center for Research in Disease • The culture we inhabit reinforces only some of our latent capacities while neglecting or Prevention we recently finished a three-year suppressing others. investigation into the ITP model and its effect •Most, if not all, human attributes can give rise to extraordinary versions of themselves, on three cohorts of senior citizens. The first two either spontaneously or through transformative practice. •Extraordinary attributes, when seen as a whole, point toward a more powerful and lumi- groups included people who expressed an interest nous human nature. in improving their health and well-being while •A widespread realization of extraordinary attributes might lead to an epochal evolution- the third group was comprised of patients diag- ary turn analogous to the rise of life from inorganic matter and of humankind from its nosed with atrial arrhythmias, or irregular hominid ancestors. heartbeats. Each group met for a year and was •To last, extraordinary attributes must be cultivated. For a many-sided realization of extraordinary attributes, for integral transformation, we need a practice that embraces facilitated by a psychologist practiced in the body, mind, heart, and soul. methods of Integral Transformative Practice. •Enduring transformative practices are comprised of several identifiable activities, or The 150-minute weekly meetings included transformative modalities, such as disciplined self-observation, visualization of desired group practice of the ITP Kata, group sharing, a capacities, focused surrender to emergent capacities, and elicitation of the “relaxation response.” Integral practices incorporate these modalities to produce a balanced devel- lecture on some aspect of health and instruction opment of our entire nature. in the development and use of affirmations. The • These modalities operate in everyday life to some extent, whether or not we are participants were assessed for improvement in engaged in a formal practice. In other words, all of us practice on a daily basis, albeit in a quality of life, emotional well-being, cognitive fragmented, largely unconscious manner. Integral practice…aims to make our fragmented practices conscious, creative, and coherent and harness them for health and growth. functioning, and physical health, at the begin- •To last and to be successful, integral practice must be engaged primarily for its own sake, ning and the end of the year of practice. Only without obsession with ends and results. Its practitioners do best when they learn to the data on cognitive functioning has been com- enjoy the rewards of long-term, diligent practice. pleted to date. The results show that at the end of • The grace-laden nature of extraordinary attributes, and the sublimity, power, and beauty the year the ITP participants demonstrated they reveal, strongly suggest that…the world’s primary tendency is to manifest great goods that are hidden in it. That tendency inclines us toward extraordinary life, which measurable gains in reaction time, short- and can best be realized through integral practices. long-term memory, reasoning ability, and global cognitive processing. The Promise ITP is not a quick-fix approach. There are no “three easy steps” to fitness, health, or enlight- — Frederic Luskin, Ph.D. enment, no lightning bolts waiting to vivify us with Shaktipat. In fact, it is our search for SAGE Project Director short cuts and climactic experiences that has helped engender not only today’s pandemic self-destructive and addictive behavior but also the pervasive disillusionment with the very idea of positive human transformation. Long-term change requires long-term prac- tice. And such practice can produce results that appear nothing short of magical. Integral Transformative Practice is a long-term practice designed to best align the whole person with the “sublimity, power, and beauty in the stuff of the universe.”

—Peter Friedberg edits the Esalen Catalog

See Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: A Transforming Path of Practice, March 5-7 and Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: Training for a Transforming Path of Practice, April 25-30.

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his is a guide to the workshops Jun 13-18 • The Magic of Metal Apr 2-4 • Headache Self-Care offered in this catalog. Although many Jun 20-25 • The Path of Grace: Embodying Neruda Apr 4-9 • Storytelling as a Healing Art of them could be cross-referenced— Jun 20-25 • Ceramic Insights May 2-7 • Eight Weeks to Optimum Health T Jun 27-July 2 • Improvisation for Fun and Profit May 7-9 • Mindfulness and Heartfulness and some resist easy categorization—most Jun 27-July 2 • Vocal Power May 9-14 • Spiritual Massage: Lightbody Infusion are listed only in their main subject area. If May 21-23 • Eating, Food, and the Body/Self R you have never been to Esalen or taken an BIOFEEDBACK / HYPNOSIS / May 28-30 • Drugs, the Mind, and the Body Esalen workshop, you might consider the INTUITIVE DEVELOPMENT May 28-30 • ITB: In The Beginning “Experiencing Esalen” workshop scheduled Jan 9-11 • Advanced Awakened Mind May 30-Jun 4 • SIKE: Ki Energy throughout the catalog and listed in the Jan 11-16 • Awakening the Mind Jun 6-11 • Become A Medical Intuitive Integral Practices section of this directory. Apr 2-4 • Psychic and Intuitive Healing Jun 6-11 • Free Your Breath, Free Your Life May 30-Jun 4 • The High-Performance Mind Jun 18-20 • Love Yourself—For Everyone Else’s Sake Please call the Esalen office if you have Jun 6-11 • Become A Medical Intuitive Jun 18-20 • Herbal Medicine questions concerning a workshop. Jun 11-13 • Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis Jun 20-25 • The Healing Promise of Qi Jun 25-27 • Energy Medicine R CHILDREN FAMILIES R / Jun 27-July 2 • Chakra Integration THE ARTS / CREATIVITY May 7-9 • Mothers and Daughters R Jan 2-4 • The Tao of Improvising May 14-16 • Healing the Wound that Will Not Heal INTEGRAL PRACTICES Jan 2-4 • White Lotus Poetry Workshop Jan 9-11 • The Power of Practice R Jan 4-9 • Inside Rhythm: The Song of the Drum CONTEMPLATIVE / SPIRITUAL Jan 30-Feb 1 • Experiencing Esalen Jan 11-16 • Instant Dreams: The Polaroid Transfer & RELIGIOUS STUDIES Feb 20-22 • The Tao of Practice Jan 16-18 • The Story That Heals Jan 11-16 • Meditations on the Unity of Being Feb 29-Mar 5 • Quiet Mind, Fluid Body Jan 18-23 • Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Jan 16-18 • Narcissism in the New Age Mar 5-7 • Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: ITP Jan 18-23 • Love, Eroticism in Latin American Culture Jan 23-25 • Compassion Greets the Shadow Mar 19-21 • Experiencing Esalen Jan 23-25 • Finding Your Long-Lost Musician Jan 25-30 • Kabbalah of Light and Joseph’s Dream Mar 26-28 • Holistic Sexuality: Sex and Spirit Jan 25-30 • Finding Your Long-Lost Musician Feb 6-8 • Buddhist Philosophy: A Basic Introduction Apr 4-9 • Holistic Sexuality: New Integral Approach Jan 25-30 • Masks, Puppets, and Magic Mar 12-14 • A Drop of Nectar Apr 16-18 • Experiencing Esalen Jan 30-Feb 1 • Big Sur Batik Mar 12-14 • Primordial Meditation Apr 25-30 • Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: Training Feb 1-6 • Freeing the Artist: Intuitive Watercolors Mar 19-21 • The Direct Path: A Passion for Life May 21-23 • Experiencing Esalen Feb 1-6 • The Transformative Power of Storytelling Mar 19-21 • Being Present for Your Life Jun 6-11 • Holistic Sexuality: New Integral Approach Feb 8-13 • Painting Sacred Images, Deities, Mandalas Mar 26-28 • Recovering Personal Faith Jun 11-13 • Meditation and ITP Practice Feb 8-13 • Writing to Illuminate the Soul Mar 28-Apr 2 • Uncovering Self-Betrayal Jun 11-13 • Holistic Meditation Feb 13-15 • Getting Naked: Writing Erotic Scenes Apr 11-16 • Nonduality and Intersubjectivity Jun 18-20 • Experiencing Esalen Feb 15-20 • Writing Poems Apr 16-18 • Accompanying the Dying R Feb 15-20 • The Mystical Quality of Stained Glass Apr 18-25 • Tibetan Buddhist Meditation MYTH / RITUAL / SHAMANISM Feb 27-29 • Mosaic Art Intensive Apr 18-23 • The Enneagram and the Diamond Approach Jan 30-Feb 1 • Jungle Medicine Feb 29-Mar 5 • The Feature Screenplay—Part III Apr 23-25 • American Spiritualities Feb 29-Mar 5 • The Way of the Shaman Feb 29-Mar 5 • The MAX: Stretching Self-Expression Apr 30-May 2 • Chanting: Heart of Devotional Yoga Mar 21-26 • Dancing with Joseph Campbell Mar 7-12 • Alchemical Art: Making Glass Shrines May 14-16 • Buddhism for Cynics in Recovery Apr 4-9 • Visionseeker 3: Shamanic Cosmology Mar 12-14 • Opening the Doors of Creativity May 28-30 • OpenMind Training May 23-28 • Way of the Dreamer Mar 14-19 • The Creative Singer Jun 25-27 • Applied Wisdom: Universal Truths Jun 4-6 • Shamanism and Peacemaking Mar 14-19 • Falling Awake Jun 27-July 2 • Self Awakening Jun 13-18 • Visionseeker Mar 14-19 • The Writer’s Way: Opening to Change Jun 20-25 • The Psychomanteum Process Mar 14-19 • Vision Painting R DANCE / MOVEMENT R Mar 19-21 • Dancing Cello, Dancing Tao Mar 7-12 • Body Tales PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY / Mar 19-21 • The Joy of Transformational Theatre Mar 14-19 • Falling Awake INTELLECTUAL PLAY Mar 19-21 • Painting From the Source Mar 28-Apr 2 • Soul Motion Jan 2-4 • Aldous Huxley Revisited Mar 26-28 • Flute Song, Tao Dance Apr 2-4 • Eurythmy Jan 2-4 • The Tao of Improvising Apr 4-9 • Storytelling as a Healing Art Apr 2-4 • Salsa Dancing and the Pursuit of Flow Jan 11-16 • Philosophical Counseling Apr 9-11 • Writing Through the Senses Apr 4-9 • The Living Spiral—Love’s Body Feb 6-8 • Buddhist Philosophy: Basic Introduction Apr 9-11 • Self-Transformation: The Art of the Actor May 30-Jun 4 • The Heart of the Matter Feb 13-15 • The Philosophical Path Apr 9-11 • West African Bronze Casting Jun 13-18 • Mountains and Waves May 7-9 • Ancient Philosophy as Psychotherapy Apr 18-23 • With the Grain: The Art of Woodturning Jun 20-25 • The Path of Grace: Embodying Neruda May 14-16 • Buddhism for Cynics in Recovery Apr 25-30 • New Poems Week May 28-30 • ITB: In the Beginning R Apr 25-30 • The Sacred Art of Thangka Painting DREAMS Jun 25-27 • Applied Wisdom: Universal Truths Apr 30-May 2 • New Poems Weekend Feb 15-20 • Dreamwork for Professionals R May 2-7 • The Painting Experience May 23-28 • Way of the Dreamer PROFESSIONAL GROWTH / May 7-9 • Awakening Creativity and Inspiration May 30-Jun 4 • Letting in the Light TRAINING May 9-14 • Awakening Creativity and Inspiration Jan 25-30 • Organizational Constellations R May 16-21 • Painting In the Landscape HEALTH / HEALING Jan 30-Feb 1 • Radical Rx for Health Professionals May 21-23 • Of Stone and the Self: Stone Carving Jan 16-18 • Facing the Final Mystery Feb 15-20 • Dreamwork for Professionals May 28-30 • The Soul of the African Drum Jan 16-18 • Demystifying Qi: Developing a Practice Mar 14-19 • Transforming Trauma with EMDR May 30-Jun 4 • Art as a Spiritual Path: Soul Mandala Jan 23-25 • Awakening the Breath of the Heart Apr 2-30 • 28-Day Massage Practitioner Certification May 30-Jun 4 • Double Your Creative Power Jan 30-Feb 1 • Deep Healing Apr 11-16 • Nonduality and Intersubjectivity Jun 6-11 • A Big, New, Free, Happy, Unusual Life Feb 20-22 • Medical Qigong Apr 18-23 • Anusara: A Teacher Training Jun 11-13 • Photographing the Seasons of Big Sur Feb 29-Mar 5 • Self-Healing: Health and Vitality Jun 27-July 2 • Insight Dialogue for Therapists

10 R PSYCHOLOGICAL / TRANSPERSONAL PROCESS Jan 4-9 • Releasing the Self and Healing the Exiles Jan 9-11 • Rest, Rejuvenation, and Renewal Jan 9-11 • Sacred Wounds Jan 11-16 • Embracing Life’s Challenges Jan 18-23 • The Orders of Love Jan 25-30 • Accepting Life’s Transitions Jan 25-30 • Love Beyond Addiction Feb 1-6 • Gestalt Awareness Practice Feb 1-6 • It Won’t Hurt Forever Feb 6-8 • The Body Keeps the Score Feb 8-15 • Not For the Feint of Heart Feb 13-15 • Sexual Healing Feb 27-29 • Setting Your Heart on Fire Feb 29-Mar 5 • The MAX: Stretching Self-Expression Mar 14-19 • Choosing Aliveness and Intimacy Mar 26-28 • Holistic Sexuality

Mar 28-Apr 2 • Who Is Running My Life? DANIEL BIANCHETTA Apr 2-4 • The Transformative Power of Emotions Apr 4-9 • The Courage to Change May 21-23 • Finding True Love Jun 13-18 • Mountains and Waves Apr 9-11 • Healing of Heart and Mind May 23-28 • The Authentic Self Connecting Jun 27-July 2 • Big Sur Wilderness Experience Jun 4-6 • Close Yet Free Apr 11-16 • Soul Coaching R WOMEN S / MEN S ISSUES Apr 11-16 • Bioenergetics of Transformation Jun 25-27 • Images of Desire ’ ’ Feb 15-20 • Touching the Body/Healing the Spirit Apr 11-16 • Natural Powers R SOMATICS Apr 16-18 • Elders from the Future Mar 7-12 • Paula’s Old Ageless Home Apr 23-25 • It’s Time: No One is Coming to Save You Jan 2-4 • Massage Intensive for Friends and Couples May 7-9 • Mothers and Daughters Apr 25-30 • Self-Acceptance—The Heart of Healing Jan 11-16 • Esalen Massage Intensive May 23-28 • Authenticity, Intuition, and Creativity Apr 30-May 2 • Freedom from Fear Jan 16-18 • Esalen Massage for Pregnant Partners Jun 4-6 • Sisters Jan 18-23 • Advanced Esalen Massage and Bodywork Apr 30-May 2 • Using Finger Signals R Feb 8-13 • The Upledger Institute’s CranioSacral I WORKPLACE / EDUCATION / May 2-7 • The Journey from Abandonment to Healing SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY May 9-14 • Gestalt Awareness Practice Feb 15-20 • Esalen Massage Intensive May 14-16 • Focusing: The Inner Relationship Feb 27-29 • Weekend Massage Intensive Jan 4-9 • Process Leadership and Conflict Skills May 14-16 • Healing the Wound that Will Not Heal Feb 29-Mar 5 • Esalen Massage and Body in Motion Jan 9-11 • Resurrection of Our Body Politic May 16-21 • Soul Search: Embracing Our Spirit Mar 7-12 • Upledger SomatoEmotional Release I Jan 18-23 • Personal Sustainability 101 May 21-23 • A Tender Invitation Mar 7-12 • Body Tales Jan 23-25 • Managing By Agreement May 28-30 • Money as a Spiritual Path Apr 2-30 • 28-Day Massage Practitioner Certification Jan 25-30 • Organizational Constellations Jun 4-6 • The Spirituality of Trauma Apr 4-9 • The Living Spiral—Love’s Body Feb 8-13 • Love, Strength, Awareness in Community Jun 6-11 • Holistic Sexuality Apr 9-11 • Massage for Couples Feb 8-13 • Life Coaching for Results Jun 6-11 • Basic Acupressure: Clinical Applications Apr 11-16 • Table Shiatsu Feb 27-29 • Cycles of Shame and Violence Jun 6-11 • Transition—Having What it Takes Apr 11-16 • Bioenergetics of Transformation Apr 16-18 • Life Coaching for Results Jun 11-13 • The Visionary Life Apr 16-18 • Upledger Intro to CranioSacral Therapy Apr 23-25 • Transformational Philanthropy Jun 13-18 • The Discipline of Happiness Apr 18-25 • Standing on Two Feet Jun 11-13 • The Visionary Life Jun 18-20 • The Power of Patience May 2-7 • Esalen Massage Intensive Jun 13-18 • Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals May 7-9 • Weekend Massage Intensive Jun 20-25 • Completions and Transitions R YOGA / MARTIAL ARTS / SPORT Jun 25-27 • Images of Desire May 9-21 • Advanced Esalen Massage May 14-16 • Focusing: The Inner Relationship Jan 4-9 • Yoga as an Organic Tool for Healing R RELATIONSHIP / May 16-21 • Balance: You’re Only Young Once But… Jan 16-18 • Developing a Personal Yoga Practice COMMUNICATION May 21-23 • Rejuvenation Jan 16-18 • Demystifying Qi Jan 2-4 • Truth in Dating May 23-28 • Senses Wide Open Feb 1-6 • Yoga: Drawing Back to the Roots Jan 4-9 • TLC: A Conscious Loving Workshop May 23-28 • Upledger Lymph Drainage Therapy I Feb 20-22 • Medical Qigong Jan 4-9 • Process Leadership and Conflict Skills Jun 4-6 • Advanced Myofascial Techniques Feb 27-29 • Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers Jan 18-23 • The Secrets of Successful Relationships Jun 6-11 • Basic Acupressure: Clinical Applications Feb 29-Mar 5 • Quiet Mind, Fluid Body Jan 23-25 • Karmic Relationships Jun 13-18 • Traditional Thai Medical Massage Mar 12-14 • Yoga for the "Yogically Challenged" Jan 23-25 • Managing By Agreement Jun 18-20 • Breema Bodywork Mar 26-28 • Yoga: Practicing a New Way of Being Jan 25-30 • Love Beyond Addiction Jun 27-July 2 • Chakra Integration Apr 18-23 • Anusara: A Teacher Training Apr 25-30 • Golf in the Kingdom Jan 30-Feb 1 • Seeing Your Life Through New Eyes R WILDERNESS / ECOLOGY / Apr 30-May 2 • Rasa Vinyasa: The Essence of Yoga Feb 6-8 • Undefended Love ECOPSYCHOLOGY Feb 15-20 • The Heart (and Art) of Relationships May 2-7 • Pose and Repose Feb 27-29 • Communication and Partnership Jan 18-23 • Personal Sustainability 101 May 7-9 • The Olympic Spirit: The Soul of Sports Mar 7-12 • Relationship: Living, Loving, Going Deeper Feb 1-6 • Vastu Living: A Home for the Soul May 9-14 • Tai Chi Mar 12-14 • Couples’ Communication Feb 6-8 • Deep Ecology in Art and Science May 14-16 • Freedom Yoga: Cultivating Compassion May 9-14 • I-You-Us Mar 12-14 • Energy and Environmental Design Jun 18-20 • The Yoga of Sound May 16-21 • Stronger at the Broken Places May 14-16 • Cultivating Sacred Space Jun 20-25 • Ride the Curl: Vinyasa and Bhakti Yoga May 16-21 • Finding Love: Relationship for Singles May 23-28 • Wild Big Sur Jun 20-25 • The Healing Promise of Qi Jun 4-6 • Walk on the Wild Side

11 S esalen seminars DANIEL BIANCHETTA

philosophy can form a platform for personal, attention, cooperation, spontaneity, and trust Weekend of January 2–4 social, and environmental activism today. both on stage and off. The secrets that govern Topics to be explored include: the perennial the world of improvisation include these sim- Aldous Huxley Revisited philosophy and its connections with ple principles: (1) Pay attention to reality; (2) Hinduism and Buddhism, Huxley’s medita- Know your purpose; (3) Cultivate acceptance; Dana Sawyer tion technique, his social and environmental (4) Notice the contributions of others; and (5) Aldous Huxley has now been gone for forty recommendations, his views on the spiritual Act constructively now. importance of art, and the theory of educa- years, yet so many of his recommendations The course will weave advice from the para- tion with which he and Krishnamurti began for sane living still apply, as if the ink is still digm known as Constructive Living created their school for children. wet on the pages of his books. Huxley by Dr. David K. Reynolds (based on two believed, as Karl Marx once put it, that Recommended reading: Huxley, The Human Japanese psychotherapies) with theory and “philosophers have only interpreted the Situation and Island. improvisation games based on the work of world in various ways, the point is to change Keith Johnstone, founder of Theatresports. it.” Acting from this conviction, Huxley was a “Life lessons emerge,” Patricia Madson writes, relentless idea machine, churning out recom- The Tao of Improvising: “as we laugh, play, make up stories, flounder, mendations for taking care of the natural Secrets of the Improviser’s Way fall, pick ourselves up, and help others to do environment, solving social problems, and Patricia Ryan Madson so. The improvisation games foster quick facilitating the growth of individual con- thinking on our feet, social awareness, risk Improvising can be seen as a way of approach- sciousness. The viewpoint he articulated, his taking, learning to handle mistakes with ing life mindfully with intelligence and “perennial philosophy,” became an inspiration grace, and creating stories and worlds togeth- humor. This course is designed for those who for two generations of visionaries—including er. Discover that we are all natural improvis- never imagined themselves as improvisers. such writers as Abraham Maslow, Huston ers.” Smith, Ken Wilber, and Ram Dass. While some improvisation classes emphasize playing the games as comedy, this workshop The Tao of Improvising promises action, This course will revisit Huxley’s ideas, to gain focuses on the life lessons that can be learned laughter, and commonsense advice in the for- an understanding of his overall perspective, through this work. You don’t need to be mat of improvisation games. but also with an eye for how his perennial Robin Williams to use the techniques of

12 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Massage Intensive for Friends White Lotus Poetry Workshop help you release your Self and then bring the and Couples Ellen Bass natural compassion and confidence of that Brita Ostrom & Robert Helm state to reassure your protective parts and Its wonderful root and bud are snow-white, bright. heal your exiles. In this process people can Flesh out your New Year’s resolution with this When was it parted with the western skies? rapidly achieve a profound transformation of weekend of mutual giving and self-care. This Nobody knows how deep the mud it grows in is. the feelings and beliefs that previously tor- workshop is for partners, friends, family When it emerges from the water, we know it is mented them. Also, as their lives become members, and caregivers who want to learn to the white lotus. — Joshu more Self-led, they are able to find increased massage each other. Emphasis will be on “In this workshop,” writes Ellen Bass, “we will harmony not only with their parts, but also “hearing” with the hands, de-stressing the allow ourselves to extend our roots deeply with family, community, and planet. Their home, asking for what we need, and giving to into the mud of our experience in order to lives feel more fulfilled, purposeful, and spiri- those we love. Sessions will include demon- give voice to our poems. This is an opportuni- tual. strations and hands-on guidance. Individual ty to meet the poems that gestate within us concerns will be addressed so participants can Through individual and group exercises, par- and to engage our greatest resources—atten- continue their practice at home. ticipants will have the opportunity to directly tion, courage, precision—in bringing them experience their Selves and their parts, and CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. into being. We will strive for language that is learn how to continue the transformative accurate, fresh, and interesting in itself and work on their own. Those in the helping pro- Truth in Dating: Bringing we will work to create poems whose form, fessions will discover new tools for working Presence and Authenticity to rhythm, language, and meaning work as an with clients. effective whole. New Relationships CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. Susan Campbell “This is an opportunity to delve deeply into our writing without distractions or interrup- Dating and meeting new people can be an Inside Rhythm: tions. In our busy lives, many of us long for exciting voyage of self-discovery. For those on The Song of the Drum more time to write. This weekend will be a a spiritual path, it can be a vehicle for awaken- way to nurture the creative voice inside us Gordy Ryan & Bruce Langhorne ing to our spiritual essence. This interactive and allow it to speak. There will be time for seminar will teach you how to use whatever is Gordy and Bruce write: “With our voices, sharing and for response, hearing what our happening in the moment as a tool for hand drums, djun-jun (Yoruban music) or work touches in others, but mainly it will be a becoming more conscious. Participants will dunun (Malinke music), bells, shekere, and writing retreat—a time to explore and create.” learn how to use the truth of present-centered melodic instruments, we’ll take a cultural experience to help one another awaken. It is well to understand as early as possible in one’s journey from Africa to Big Sur via the writing life that there is just one contribution Caribbean and New Orleans. Through Susan Campbell writes: “With structured which every one of us can make; we can give into embodying songs, refining our hand tech- communication exercises, role playing, psy- the common pool of experience some nique, and clarifying our understanding of chodrama, improvisational movement, group comprehension of the world as it looks to each of us. rhythmic orchestration, we’ll open our ability encounter, and shared silence, we will learn — Dorothea Brand to hear the muse of sweet inspiration and feel the difference between relating and controlling; the groove as a point of awareness in the we will transcend old beliefs about relation- body.” ships and get beyond where we usually get Week of January 4–9 stuck; we will deepen our capacity for staying From playing traditional rhythms and songs open to what each new moment brings with integrity to finding the source of creativ- instead of getting caught up in future fan- Releasing the Self and Healing ity for composing new music, these sessions tasies, fears, defenses, and mind trips; and we the Exiles are designed to spark new dimensions of con- sciousness in your musical experience. Bruce will practice letting go of the outcome and Richard Schwartz being simply honest, perhaps discovering that and Gordy have lived this music for decades we are most lovable when we are most trans- All the esoteric branches of the world’s reli- and bring wisdom and Big Fun to the creative parent.” gions agree that within us can be found an moment. untarnished essence, a Self, from which flows Some of the things to be learned and prac- wisdom, healing, and spiritual energy. Most of ticed: how to ask meaningful questions with- us rarely access our Self, however, because it is TLC: A Conscious Loving Workshop for Couples out being intrusive; how to take risks and obscured by parts (subpersonalities) of us that reveal your authentic self; how to come back have absorbed extreme emotions and beliefs Stewart Esposito to presence after your button has gotten which govern our life choices. Some of these This workshop offers a safe space to explore pushed; how to stay centered in your own parts try to protect us by controlling the truth while deeply connecting with the other; and expand an educational and developmen- external world or getting us to withdraw from tal opportunity which many of us never had how to give and ask for feedback with it. Other parts are swimming in the fear, pain, warmth, compassion, and humor; how to growing up—using powerful sexual energies and shame of past traumas, so we try to exile to harmonize and deeply connect with our know when it’s over and let go; and how not them, locking them in inner closets. to take any of this too seriously. partner. “TLC” offers a delightful Western Richard Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems interpretation of ancient Tantric and Taoist (IFS) model provides a safe, sensitive way to practices of intimacy, communication, and

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 13 sacred sensual and sexual connections. The “TLC” course addresses: •Love—Embracing your partner and choice •Intimacy—Emotional and sexual • Communication—Feeling heard and seen •Opening the heart—Honoring your partner so sexual and heart energy merge •Sacred sexuality—Integrating your spiritual self with your sexuality •Sexual energy as healing medicine—Using sexual energy to heal old wounds • Living ecstatically and orgasmically—By loving consciously •Intimate practices and ceremonies— Bringing beloveds closer together so partners desire each other more “TLC” brings ancient practices to couples in a simple, contemporary way that is both practi- DANIEL BIANCHETTA cal and profound. Stewart and a female associ- ate provide an environment that is sacred, behavior. We will provide the opportunity for practices of meditation, pranayama, chanting safe, and respectful. There is no nudity or sex- personal growth as well as skill building and the name of God, and the softer afternoon ual behavior in class. Outside of class optional professional development.” practice. We come on retreat to gain a deeper experience of the yogic lifestyle, to enjoy the loving practices are encouraged. This experiential workshop is appropriate for dynamics of our group field, and bathe in the anyone interested in conflict facilitation, beauty of Esalen.” Process Work, collaboration, relationships, or Process Leadership and Conflict Skills: Transforming Conflict in community formation. Please have a minimum of 6 months’ recent yoga experience. All are welcome. Relationships and Community Recommended reading: Mindell, Sitting in the Stephen Schuitevoerder & Til Luchau Fire, and The Leader as Martial Artist. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. Whether in our inner lives, in relationship, in society, or between nations, at some point Weekend of January 9–11 every person and group is faced with conflict. Yoga as an Organic Tool for Healing Learning to work with conflict is essential to Thomas Michael Fortel our personal and societal welfare. This work- Rest, Rejuvenation, and Renewal: shop will turn to Process Work (originated by “No one can heal us,” writes Thomas. “Healers The Courage to Pause Arnold Mindell) and other leading-edge simply activate and encourage the energy David Schiffman approaches for the skills to transform difficul- within. The tendency for us humans is to ties into enriching interactions. always look outside ourselves for the answer. This is a workshop for people who need to have a break—from working too hard, from Understanding conflict requires that we “Conversely, the practices of yoga lead us with- concentrating too much, from being stuck understand the history of the other party and in. Yoga maintains that our energetic body is under pressure too long, or who are just plain the depth of who we are, and that we bring composed of chakras (energy centers), nadis tired from the perplexity and strain over what both of these into our discussions. It requires (energy pathways), and Prana (life force). comes next. an awareness of relative vulnerability and Prana, everywhere and in all things, emanates rank, whether based on the role that each from the sun and is the source of all life. “While we pause,” writes David, “we’ll study party has (e.g., client and therapist) or an the three R’s and how they can be used to cul- “The practices of yoga—asana, pranayama, and tivate a climate of renewed energy and enthu- attribute of who each is (e.g., race, gender, meditation—are designed to address the phys- even verbal dexterity). And it requires an siasm, the ability to think wisely ahead, and ical, mental, and emotional toxicity present the presence to relate honestly and authenti- openness to the other, even if the delivery of within us. The breath and the postures, in par- the message is not always to our liking. cally with others. This weekend will empha- ticular, stimulate the even flow of Prana, and size breathing space and ease of being for The leaders write: “We will develop these over time the blockages in our being are deep contemplation. There will be soulful, transformational skills not only in relation- addressed and released. The key phrase is over encouraging company as well as wise counsel ships, but also in groups and communities, time. Yoga practice is not a quick fix; long- available for emotional nourishment. investigating how family, community, and term practice is required for the deeper heal- world issues can be addressed through under- ing of our being. “We will draw on the power and spirit medi- standing process fundamentals. We will cine of Big Sur’s natural gifts for healing and “We will gather together to engage these prac- inspiration. A special blend of music and identfy the qualities of effective leaders who tices of yoga. While strong asana practice is a inspire others through their vision and movement will create a mood of playfulness part of our retreat, we will equally engage the and spontaneity for the rejuvenation of spirit.

14 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Simple activities including ceremony and per- dent George Leonard and chairman Michael original workshop. We will work with the sonal practices will be used to deepen our Murphy. Developed through their pioneering interrelationship of the state and the content feelings of being lively and hopeful about our research in the field of human potentialities, of consciousness to develop increased access futures.” Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) stands to your higher spiritual being.” at the leading edge of a cultural shift away This workshop is especially useful for people As always, you will learn about your brain- from the quick fix and toward long-term, bal- who are seeking good influences to get clearer waves from the Mind Mirror EEG and your anced, evolutionary practice. and move further. relaxation/arousal from electrical skin resis- You will have the opportunity to immerse tance meters. Participants must have complet- yourself in a program involving body, mind, ed a basic seminar with Anna. Masterminding the Resurrection of heart, and soul, and to learn specific ways of Recommended reading: Wise, Awakening the Our Body Politic creating an attainable and sustainable daily Mind; and The High-Performance Mind. John Vasconcellos practice. This will include making affirma- tions, which can activate the awesome power CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. “It's time we invest ourselves in a new politi- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. of human intentionality and effect profound cal movement, grounded in a faithful vision changes in your life. You will learn a forty- and promise of our human nature and poten- minute series of physical, mental, and spiritu- Sacred Wounds tial,” writes California State Senator John al exercises, which includes yoga, aikido, Vasconcellos. “We're living a profound revolu- Jan Goldstein relaxation and visualization techniques, and tion in how we envision human nature—from meditation. You will engage in discussions on Along with taxes and death, pain is a given in evil (and therefore needing control) to inno- the art of peaceful communication of differ- life. Each one of us encounters it, often in cent (and deserving liberation). It is little ences and other interpersonal processes. many different permutations: physical and wonder that traditional politics fails in solv- emotional abuse, poor self-esteem, divorce, ing our problems or in inspiring us at all. We ITP groups are spreading throughout the loss of a loved one, alienation from a family champion our ‘new economy,’ cherish our world, and the practice is currently the sub- member or friend, vulnerability and fear due ‘new demography,’ herald our ‘new conscious- ject of a major study by Stanford University’s to world conditions out of our control. ness’—and yet we’re stuck with the ‘same old School of Medicine. Erik Riswold is one of politics’ based upon cynical assumptions the original ITP trainers with Leonard and Through a process he calls “draining the pro- about who we are as human beings. We Murphy and Barry Robbins heads the largest fane from the pain,” Jan Goldstein will lead deserve a whole new politics grounded in our and longest-running ITP practice in the coun- participants from acknowledging the wound emerging vision of ourselves: that we humans try. This workshop is for people interested in to tapping into the illumination that follows, are innately inclined toward becoming life- an experiential, interactive weekend and and then uncovering the instructive energy affirming, constructive, responsible, trustwor- involves nonstrenuous physical movement. that allows the pain to empower us. Along the thy.” This workshop aims to create: Simply come with beginner’s mind and an way participants will make use of rituals, jour- nal writing, and individual and group medita- •A growing political community that open heart. tions that help focus them as individuals and recognizes that our politics emerges from Recommended reading: Leonard & Murphy, as members of a group dynamic. (knowing) who we are The Life We Are Given; Leonard, Mastery; •A shared vision, capable of healing our Murphy, The Future of the Body. Participants will be encouraged to create ritu- society's political wounds als and meditations of their own in regard to a specific wound. These will be explored as a •A space for practicing the Politics of Trust, Advanced Awakened Mind: culmination of the seminar. They will become including mastery of vision, collaboration, Biofeedback, Meditation, and a celebration of the transformation from boldness, and durability Consciousness Training wounded to empowered, and allow individu- •A pragmatic agenda for new policies and als to lay claim to our “sacred wounds.” programs grounded upon a faithful view of Anna Wise our human nature and potential Anna Wise writes: “Many of you who have Recommended reading: Goldstein, Sacred •A plan for enlisting others into our circle of participated in my weekend and five-day Wounds—Succeeding Because of Life’s Pain. friends and taking action workshops have requested a follow-up or more advanced version. This seminar is Plant the seeds of your New Year’s resolution designed to pick up where we left off, using at Esalen! In the words of Jean Houston, “Now Week of January 11–16 the basic building blocks of beta, alpha, theta, is the time, and we are the people!” Attend and delta brainwave training to deepen your this workshop if you’re passionately commit- knowledge and experience of your own high- Philosophical Counseling as ted to giving rise to a new person-centered er states of consciousness. From an extended Philosophical Midwifery politics based on trust and partnership. version of ‘The House of Doors’ theta-devel- Pierre Grimes opment meditation for accessing material in Philosophical counseling is the exploration of the subconscious, to adding the brainwaves of The Power of Practice: An Integral human problems via philosophical methods. Approach to Wholeness conscious thought to the brainwaves of medi- It is the newest and yet the oldest of profes- tation for high performance and creative Erik Riswold & Barry Robbins sions, for in exploring human problems by manifestation, to increased experience and philosophical means, it resumes the direction This workshop will introduce you to the awareness of the kundalini energy system, we that Plato crafted in his Socratic dialogues. remarkable practice created by Esalen presi- will continue the journey we began in your

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 15 Socrates referred to himself as a midwife’s Embracing Life’s Challenges: determine which practices are best for your apprentice because he assisted those laboring Courage, Faith, and Self-Acceptance particular brainwave pattern. It also addresses to give birth to their ideas. Phyllis Shankman how to use these optimum states for creativi- ty, mental flexibility, self-healing, problem The adaptation of Socratic midwifery by You so often experience change as though solving, and spiritual development. Pierre Grimes centers around the idea that all something terrible were happening, when in human problems originate in unsuspected reality the change is moving you from confinement The Mind Mirror™ EEG will be utilized to false beliefs about the self that were learned in into freedom, from habit into truth. Crossroads are demonstrate brainwave patterns, and each one’s youth. Until we discover what made the call to exploration. participant will be able to use an Electrical — Emmanuel such beliefs believable, these beliefs will play Skin Resistance Meter to measure the depth out their destructive fury against our most The only thing predictable about being alive of arousal or relaxation of the nervous system. meaningful goals. With the uncovering of the is its unpredictability. Life is a river of ongo- CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. conditions that made them believable, we dis- ing changes and challenges. Some are not dif- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. cover how they function, and with that ficult, but many are troublesome to navigate. insight there is a paradigm shift in one’s view Yet each challenge or crisis offers an opportu- Esalen Massage Intensive of the self and the nature of reality. As with nity for expansion, learning, and healing, a fractals, the self-similar nature of our prob- chance to break set and move beyond old pat- Laurie Lioness Parizek & Tom Case lems, dreams, and daydreams brings an terns. As human beings our work is to devel- Esalen Massage is a healing, enriching prac- insight that there is a higher guide to our op the courage, faith, and self-acceptance that tice that feels as satisfying to give as to receive. development that assists us in fulfilling our will enable us to find personal meaning and Esalen bodywork in its many forms will be personal destiny. value in each challenge and grow from it. demonstrated, practiced, and discussed dur- This journey is guided by a series of carefully This workshop is an opportunity to face these ing five days of learning and relaxation, cra- designed questions, a dialectic, that awakens challenges in a safe, supportive space. dled in the beauty of the Big Sur coast. the mind to its own functioning. As a practice Honoring ourselves—our fear as well as our The workshop will incorporate specific and it rivals various spiritual systems and schools courage—and the goodwill of others, partici- integrative massage skills, gentle and deeper of psychotherapy and counseling. As a nonin- pants will engage in personal Gestalt work, touch, grounding, stretching, and energy terpretive method, the understanding and group process, discussion, meditation, art- work. The instructors will present a body- insights that are gained arise from the seeker work, and whatever spontaneously arises—all work style that addresses individual needs, alone. in the context of expanding our capacity to balances the whole person, and honors the transform challenges into meaningful growth It is suggested that participants bring a tape healing power of touch. Special attention will experiences. recorder to record their talks and dreams. be given to self-care, quality of contact, breath awareness, and stress relief. The workshop Awakening the Mind: Mastering the will utilize meditation, music, and movement, Space and Light: Meditations Power of Your Brainwaves encouraging creative expression to bring on the Unity of Being forth the energy released by the bodywork. Anna Wise Zoran Josipovic The workshop is for people who want to Inside each person lives a wealth of knowl- This is a meditation workshop for those who develop the ability to give a relaxing, restora- edge, capacities, and power rarely transmitted are interested in experiencing the natural tive massage, focused on the centered, peace- to the conscious mind. Brainwave training, unity of unconditioned Being. In our daily ful, internal connectedness that makes Esalen combined with meditation and biofeedback lives we frequently experience signs of dis- Massage so effortless. For beginners and expe- monitoring, can help develop these deeper connection from Being’s natural unity, from rienced alike, it will provide a safe atmos- resources, allowing access to greater creativity, our true self. These can manifest as avoidance, phere for learning and discovery. Please bring reduced stress, and a deeper awareness and dependency, grandiosity, depression, ambiva- comfortable clothes and your favorite music. understanding of the inner self. lence, or rigidity. By practicing meditations CE credit for nurses; see page 74. that restore us to our original oneness, or After assessing the brainwave patterns of CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. non-duality, we can resolve these conditions hundreds of unusually highly-functioning people, the late C. Maxwell Cade of London’s at their root. This frees us from the trap of Instant Dreams: dualistic fixations, such as good vs. bad, self Institute for Psychobiological Research began The Polaroid Transfer vs. other, male vs. female, and spiritual vs. to see similarities in the patterns of optimal material. states of mind. Drawing upon Cade’s work, Cynthia Johnson Bianchetta Anna Wise has developed a program to help The workshop will utilize meditations from Often referred to as “crossover” art, Polaroid access these optimal states. the traditions of Vedanta, Yoga, and Dzog- transfers blur the distinction between pho- chen, and exercises from Subtle Self Work®. Brainwaves are affected in specific ways by tography and watercolor, possessing an ethe- The goal is to open the central channel, also different methods of meditation, visualiza- real quality that transcends photographic ren- known as the secret pathway of yogis, to tion, and psychophysiological relaxation, as dition and plays on the viewer’s imagination arrive and abide at this place of profound well as by specific acts such as tongue, eye, with dreamlike effect. Each image becomes a mystery—the non-duality of our true nature. and body positions. This workshop presents personal statement with a handmade, one-of- techniques for brainwave development of a-kind quality. beta, alpha, theta, and delta, and helps you Participants in this workshop will learn the

16 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts focus on alignment and the use of props, dive into the experience of restorative yoga, express our hearts as we chant in Sanskrit with live music, and purify our bodies with the more vigorous vinyasa style as we con- clude our yoga retreat.” Beginners are welcome. All yoga props will be provided. CE credit for nurses; see page 74.

Demystifying Qi: On Developing a Clear Understanding and Practice Andrew Nugent-Head Often called “energy” in the West, Qi has many different meanings in Chinese. Through exploring what it literally means in the Chinese language, its cultural usages, and contrasting it with current English transla- tions, Andrew Nugent-Head creates a clear DANIEL BIANCHETTA understanding of what Qi is and isn’t, from Polaroid transfer process, transferring slides •Begin to understand and overcome feelings the Chinese perspective. Participants will onto watercolor paper and hand-coloring that keep you from talking about aging, then integrate this understanding with real them. The emphasis will be on connecting dying, and death experience by learning the Eight Storing Qi image-making to internal process so that pho- •Participate in exercises designed to initiate and Developing Sensitivity Exercises. These tography can become a tool for awareness and these conversations with families, friends, exercises are the foundation practices of med- growth. Movement, intuition, and play will all clients, patients, and caregivers ical practitioners and energy-bodyworkers of be vehicles for this journey. •Create your own action plans, utilizing the Yin Style Bagua tradition, which was part of the Qing Dynasty court at the end of the Please bring a 35mm camera (not a Polaroid) daily materials and experiences 19th century. They are designed to increase, with which you are familiar, as well as a jour- • Learn about options and resources for end- store, and move Qi within the body. Nugent- nal. The class will include the use of slide of-life care Head will then discuss the different stages printers to create the transfers. A list of film •Share in and benefit from the stories of and issues involved in affecting the Qi in and other necessary equipment will be sup- other participants other people, critical in testing and strength- plied upon registration. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. ening one’s own practices. Finally, he will ($75 materials fee—for Polaroid film used in CE credit for nurses; see page 74. slide printers—paid directly to the leader) demonstrate by tangibly creating Qi sensa- tions in others at various points on the body. Developing a Personal Yoga Practice Andrew Nugent-Head is a translator and prac- Weekend of January 16–18 Thomas Michael Fortel titioner of Chinese traditional arts who lived in Beijing for fifteen years. This workshop is “In recent years there has been an exploding designed as a first step to making Qi a tangi- popularity in the practice of yoga,” writes Facing the Final Mystery ble part of one’s life and practices. Thomas. “Although for thousands of years Laura Larsen this practice has aided the spiritual and emo- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. The way you regard aging, dying, and death in tional development of millions of people, in your daily life shapes your ability to live this modern day we tend to view yoga as a The Story That Heals: intensely and in the moment. Preparation for purely physical practice. While the healing of A Writing Workshop the body is an important aspect of hatha yoga, these inevitable events requires skills and Deena Metzger information that you need now, before an there is a far greater depth which we are able emergency occurs and before an illness to access. We have many choices as we A story is a little world. When we enter into becomes life-threatening. This workshop is approach the yoga room, yet we assume that such a story, we enter into its intelligence and designed to deepen and broaden your atti- our initial encounter somehow defines the vision. Then the story becomes a path that tudes and feelings concerning death and the breadth of yoga. Just as there are many styles reveals the way of healing our lives and the diminishments of aging and dying. Equally of dancing, there are many forms of yoga. lives of others. During this weekend we will explore some of important, the information and experiences The goal of this workshop is to begin to dis- them as we build a personal practice. allow you to have those delicate conversa- cover the individual story that can serve as tions, and to take action, concerning complex “We will immerse ourselves in pranayama and such a guide for each of us. This living story and subtle end-of-life issues. During the meditation, engage the slower and more will be seen to be rich, compelling, and com- weekend you will: refined qualities of Iyengar yoga through the plex and will reveal its psychological, political,

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 17 ecological, spiritual, and mythic implications. examine these issues from sociological, psy- to life-enhancing solutions. Every family is In the course of the workshop participants chological, and spiritual perspectives using unique, yet all follow certain patterns and ten- will work with the real circumstances of their the theories of Western Self-psychology and dencies. Bert Hellinger’s approach has identi- lives as well as the mysterious communica- Eastern non-dual contemplative traditions. fied many common destructive patterns and tions from the dream world. the sentences, rituals, and movements of soul There will be group discussions to under- that can resolve them.” In this workshop participants will be careful- stand the psychodynamics of narcissism and ly guided through a series of writing exercises explore the variety of styles it appears in. Working in this way can provide an under- into the heart of the creative process toward Through dyad-inquiry techniques, along with standing of the phenomenological/systemic the discovery of the meaning and healing guided and silent meditations, participants position as a practice for daily life, a position contained in their own tale. will have the opportunity to experience first- that includes valuing phenomenal experience hand the letting go of attachment to self- above belief, practicing open-ended inquiry Nothing is required but paper and pen and image and, as a result, the release of the per- and love of truth, and taking an active interest the desire to enter the inner world for its trea- fectionism, control, shame, and self-doubt in the larger systems of which we are a part. sures and revelations. The workshop is that accompany it. Through learning to abide designed for writers and nonwriters alike, non-dually in self-knowing awareness, it is poets, dreamers, explorers, journal writers, possible to reconnect with the natural ease of The Secrets of Successful therapists—all those interested in language, our unconditioned being. Relationships awareness, authenticity, and rigorous inter- Charlie & Linda Bloom change with the true self. Having a good relationship means more than This workshop will be limited to 30 people. Week of January 18–23 just staying together. Unless we enjoy trust, intimacy, caring, and love with our partner, Nurturing the Pregnant Couple: we are sharing an arrangement, not a true The Orders of Love: Esalen Massage for Pregnant Partners partnership. We seek relationships hoping to The Work of Bert Hellinger Peggy Horan bring greater fulfillment and meaning into Judith Hemming our lives; however, for an alarming number of Using Esalen Massage as the foundation, this This workshop is a chance to experience the couples the dreams of infatuation soon dis- workshop offers ways for expectant couples approach to working with family constella- solve into the disappointment of a cold, joy- to nurture each other through conscious tions developed by Bert Hellinger and to less relationship or end in divorce. touch and massage. The course will present learn about the hidden systemic “orders of Yet it is possible for all of us, even those with a specific techniques for all three trimesters of love” operating in human relationship sys- history of failed relationships, to create the pregnancy, discuss massage during labor and tems. These “orders” refer to invisible forces partnership of our dreams. Strong, healthy the postpartum period, and offer an approach deep in the soul of the family and the larger relationships are not a function of choosing for infant massage. Women will learn how to system, forces that influence the flow of love. the right person, having had a happy child- work with their partners, giving massage in hood, or undergoing years of psychotherapy. ways that are comfortable and easy on their Judith Hemming writes: “Participants will This possibility is available to any couple that own bodies. In preparation for childbirth, have the opportunity to work with the inter- understands and is willing to engage in the participants will explore music, breath, and nal dynamics of their own family system, practices that these unions require. meditation to reach a deep level of connection releasing a compassionate and healing love with self, partner, and baby. felt by all participating, and opening the way This workshop, for individuals and couples, CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74.

Narcissism in the New Age Zoran Josipovic ...there is narcissism in every characterological adjustment, and narcissistic characteristics can be found, to a greater or lesser extent, in every character structure... — Stephen M. Johnson, Ph.D. Why do so many spiritual people forget to be decent human beings? — Esalen workshop participant The effects of unresolved narcissistic issues among teachers and students of the various paths and techniques that constitute “New Age” have provided ample material for many sensationalistic books and have been respon- sible for questioning the credibility of New Age spirituality itself. This workshop will DANIEL BIANCHETTA

18 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts will identify the principles and practices of linear data like language, naming, and catego- trical shortages, the privatization of water, the successful relationships. Participants will dis- rizing—into surrendering control. globalization of agriculture, and the widening cover the qualities that fulfilling partnerships gap between rich and poor. Westerners, who In a carefully sequenced process, participants require and, through a series of experiential represent fifteen percent of the world’s popu- are taught ways of seeing that enable them to exercises, begin the process of cultivating lation and use seventy-five percent of its skillfully draw their perceptions. More those qualities. In addition, the workshop resources, can learn how to simplify, econo- importantly, these new strategies of thinking will introduce the art of conscious combat mize, and become conscious of their own con- are useful in general problem solving. and show how to dissolve repetitive, dysfunc- sumption patterns—and have a great time doing Consequently, the workshop teaches more tional relationship patterns. it. than “techniques of drawing”—it teaches how CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. to see in the broader sense, and how to record This course on Personal Sustainability starts CE credit for nurses; see page 74. one’s perceptions in drawings. with an exploration of the Findhorn Foundation’s Eight Levels of Sustainability: Please note: This workshop will have extended ecological, financial, cultural, educational, Advanced Esalen Massage hours. A list of materials to bring will be sent and Bodywork spiritual, transportation, communication, and upon registration. Char Pias, Carl Chase (CC) & Robin Fann environmental. By using the Sustainability Audit (a “personal footprint”), participants This workshop will be a laboratory to experi- The Double Flame: Love and will be able to learn how much energy, water, ence current trends in Esalen Massage, Eroticism in Latin American Culture paper, and plastics they use on a daily basis in enhance your skills, and challenge your abili- Amelia Barili their homes and offices, in order to make ty to push past restrictive routines. The focus informed, intelligent, conscious choices. will be on presenting approaches that expand Evoking images of passionate and romantic The program will incorporate the ideas of your repertoire of techniques, inspire creativi- love, and of celebration of everyday life, Latin Buckminister Fuller, the principles of Natural ty, and easily incorporate into your personal America’s allure is boundless. Those images Capitalism, the Triple Bottom Line (people, bodywork style. are present in the work of its storytellers and the planet, and profit), and Feng Shui. In addi- poets, in its music and dance. The workshop will introduce the CC Flow™, a tion, meditation, yoga, group process, person- form of massage that keeps the body in a state Amelia writes: “We will explore different al coaching, art, dance, and outdoor exercises of constant motion and touch. Based on the dimensions of love presented through film, will be included to ensure holistic learning— idea that life begins for us in a fluid world music, stories, poems, and fragments of novels. both experiential and rational. Participants (the womb) where movement and touch are Using this as a springboard, we will reflect on will leave with a compelling sustainability fundamental, the CC Flow was developed to our own stories and enrich our understanding vision and an action plan. allow the receiver to experience a feeling of of these powerful forces. To prepare ourselves pure liquid freedom. Char and Robin will to answer some important questions—What is complement the CC Flow by fostering intu- our definition of love? Can eroticism be indepen- itive and reflective touch through subtle ener- dent of love? How can we become better lovers?—we Weekend of January 23–25 gy awareness. will look at responses given by such writers as CE credit for nurses; see page 74. García Márquez in One Hundred Years of Compassion Greets the Shadow: CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera, Pablo Tibetan Buddhist Approaches to Neruda in his love sonnets and elemental Trauma and Transcendence odes, Isabel Allende in Of Love and Shadows Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Steven Goodman and House of the Spirits, Jorge Luis Borges in his Lynda Greenberg amazing love poems, and films such as Tango, Experiences of fear and some degree of trau- ma are part of the human condition, but the In order to draw, neither previous art training Il Postino, and Y Tu Mamá También.” meaning we give to these experiences and nor manual dexterity is necessary. All that is Through lecture, discussion, writing, deep how we integrate them into our lives can vary required to draw is to learn to see. This work- relaxation, awareness exercises, and a tango widely. When terrifying experience lingers as shop teaches basic strategies of seeing evening, the workshop is designed to awaken trauma, there is often an unconscious through a combination of studio exercises a deeper appreciation of these stories and response which can manifest, paradoxically, as and lectures that pack a semester-long art poems, as well as of our personal histories, a yearning for transcendent experience, a course into five days. and to evoke sensibilities sometimes buried split-off, unstable desire to be whole. In the Following the lesson plan of Drawing on the under the stress of a hurried life. It is also a West, the psychologist Carl Jung called such Right Side of the Brain by Dr. Betty Edwards, creative path to express our innermost painful unconscious aspects of our psyche the the lectures explain the principles of visual dreams and visions. Shadow, and he discovered ways of integrat- perception and creativity that allow students The workshop is open to all—no experience ing such material into the spiritual matura- to successfully master the studio exercises. required. tion of the whole person. The rich Eastern The studio exercises in turn lead to the inte- traditions of Tibetan Buddhism also preserve gration of perceptual skills and the ability to powerful and psychologically sophisticated Personal Sustainability 101 produce high-quality finished drawings. methods for working with the Shadow, Since it is the right side of the brain that Maggie Seeley & Zaida Amaral emphasizing the healing approaches of processes spatial information, the exercises The refrain “Think Globally, Act Locally” is relaxed, mindful, and compassionate pres- are designed to “trick” the left side—domain of especially appropriate in today’s world of elec- ence.

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 19 In this intensive, experiential workshop, par- positive and negative—to people or situations tions us to a way of living in which the future ticipants will explore a variety of traditional that seem irrational and without cause. Some is generally felt to be more important than Tibetan Buddhist practices, learning how to believe that these patterns have roots that the present, but also cuts us off from the engage our innate capacity for accepting and extend beyond our current lifetime into past immediate experience of ourselves as “breath- integrating negative material into a confident lives and are manifestations of a karmic ing beings” supported and energized by the and responsive way of living. Participants will dynamic. Changing or resolving this dynamic earth. As a result, many of us live the lives of explore practices of calming relaxation, mind- can require a different way of looking into our unconscious, breathless automatons, rushing ful dynamic awareness, and energetically psyche and relationships. faster than time itself into some imaginary transformative visualization. These are prac- future and seldom present to the mystery and This workshop will utilize Soul Journeys and tices that create contexts of support for dis- miracle of our lives right now and right here. various other experiential and group process- covering and gently releasing emotionally es designed to clarify and bring greater under- In this experiential workshop, breath explor- conflicted aspects of the psyche, fostering standing into the nature of our karmic ties er and teacher Dennis Lewis will use material flexible, confident, and joyful responses to the with others. from his forthcoming book Free Your Breath, challenges of living. Free Your Life to help you awaken “The Breath Recommended reading and listening: of the Heart,” a natural, spacious breath of Richards, Karmic Relationships; and “welcoming” that can relate you more inti- Finding Your Long-Lost Musician (audio) The Way of Karma (available at mately to yourself, others, and the earth. With www.joderegroup.com or 800-569-1002). David Darling the help of powerful grounding techniques, David Darling’s music improvisation work- self-sensing practices, Authentic Breathing® shops have touched thousands of people from Managing By Agreement exercises, special movements, postures, and all walks of life, including corporate execu- Stewart Levine meditations, and both internal and external tives, school children, teachers, professional sounds, you will learn safe, effective ways of musicians, prisoners, and therapists, opening How can we learn to work toward agreement, connecting with the earth’s energy and allow- their hearts to the mystery of sound. David’s rather than let conflict tear us apart? This ing this energy to help revitalize your breath, passion is to provide an environment in workshop is a big step in that direction. your belly (hara), and your heart. This work which each participant has a chance to discov- Managing By Agreement is a simple, elegant will not only support your overall health and er and work with his/her own unique musical approach, presenting a core life-skill: the 10 well-being, but it will also help you live and abilities—to find the tools for lifelong inspired Essential Elements of Agreements for Results. unfold more consciously and creatively in the musical enjoyment. He has spent the last These elements enable you to craft collabora- present moment. tive agreements that live up to your hopes and forty years developing methods that bring Recommended reading and listening: Lewis, expectations. You will also learn the 7 Steps to people face-to-face with their own wondrous The Tao of Natural Breathing, and (audio) Resolution so you can truly resolve the conflicts sounds and rhythms. Breathing as a Metaphor for Living. that stand in the way of effective partnerships. Working in groups and individually, people This process deepens relationships, strength- will find the classes relaxed and humorous, ens commitment to goals, and nurtures the yet intensely centered on the profound quali- spirit of cooperation and teamwork. Week of January 25–30 ties of the wonders of music. Please bring any instruments you play or want to play. No The workshop is designed to leave you with experience is necessary. Piano and percussion both a powerful vision and practical tools to Finding Your Long-Lost Musician instruments are provided. turn potential business and personal conflicts David Darling into collaborative partnerships. It offers a This workshop is also presented in a five-day comprehensive look at the potential for agree- For workshop description see January 23-25. format January 25-30. ment in the world, and new insights into This five-day workshop is an opportunity to experiences in which you succeeded or failed. go deeper, further, and higher with your long- lost musician. Karmic Relationships: You will learn how to articulate the agree- Healing Invisible Wounds ments and collaborations you aspire to, avoid the calamities you fear, and get the results you Charles Richards The Kabbalah of Light and Joseph’s want. Dream: The Light Body Have you ever wondered what the spiritual The seminar is based on The Book of Agreement, Catherine Shainberg law of karma is, why it’s been discussed from Stewart’s follow-up to his award-winning ancient times to the present, or how it might We think of light as coming from outside our- Getting to Resolution. be affecting your relationships and the way selves, granted us by the distant sun and stars you live your life today? Through a simple CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. in our firmament. However, the kabbalists tell non-hypnotic process called Soul Journeys, us, at the beginning God poured light into you will be given the opportunity to examine Awakening the Breath of the Heart: His vessel Adam, made in His image, which more deeply the hidden influences that con- A Journey into the Miracle of the contained all the universe. But it could not dition your behavior. Present Moment hold the radiance and shattered. Since then the dispersed sparks hide in the darkness of Many of us face repetitive patterns in relation- Dennis Lewis our being. Can we find and gather those ships, irrational fears related to intimacy or The ever-increasing speed, stress, and dishar- sparks into a bundle and reignite our light abandonment, and emotional reactions—both mony of the modern world not only condi- body which God gave us as our birthright?

20 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts organizations and backgrounds (though knowledge and skills in working with groups is an advantage). The aims of this Learning Forum are to enable you to: •Understand how organizational and community systems function as a whole •Diagnose and resolve issues from a systemic perspective •Set up and run a constellation drawing on information from “the knowing field” •Work with the underpinning forces that help to shape situations Upon completion of this workshop partici- pants will be eligible to apply for the Intermediate and Advanced forums to be held in the summer and fall of 2004 at locations to be announced. For further information, visit www.nowherefoundation.org. DANIEL BIANCHETTA

Love Beyond Addiction When we look within ourselves, at first we give. Transitions are crossroads in our lives see only darkness. How do we switch on the that give us the opportunity to take time out Brenda Schaeffer inner light? At night, when we lay back, and reconnect with our truth. It is never too Life seems to fear love itself because the moments relaxed and undefended, our inner screen late to change. Transitions are doors to the of experiencing its safety, freedom, and power lights up, we dream. This lit-up screen is our renewal of our passions, courage, and commit- have been so scarce. first glimpse of inner light. If we stay awake ments. Following her latest book, Love’s Way, Dr. to the many colored forms coming and going, This workshop will present ways to help com- Brenda Schaeffer, author of Is It Love or Is It as Joseph did, we can grow the light to fill plete the past, be open to the present, and cre- Addiction?, moves beyond love addiction to more and more of our being, until it stretches ate a future. Participants will have a safe, sup- challenge participants to a bigger definition to contain the universe. It is the “soul in the portive environment that includes taking of love, beyond the tangle of pseudo-rela- body” secreting its own light in the Image of risks, intense bodywork, Gestalt imagery, tionships based on projection, compulsion, God. Called also “the robe of many colors,” it dance, and meditation in order to support the and trauma. She will illustrate how science was handed down to the firstborn of each transitions that keep us committed to the is now validating what the mystics and generation until Joseph was given it, lost it, process of discovering ourselves. poets have been telling us all along: Love is and regained it. How? real, an energy that is readily available. We too have lost our robe of many colors, our Though love is easy, because of the common Organizational Constellations true inheritance. Let us trust Joseph to illumi- experience known as trauma, being vulnera- Learning Forum: Innovative Work ble to it is not. The workshop will empha- nate our way through the maze of our own with Systemic Change darkness. Let us walk in his footsteps toward size why it is essential to bring love, the this man of light who gazes back at us, glow- Judith Hemming most overused, overdiscussed, and underex- ing softly and sometimes blazing, from the This workshop is an introduction to a radical- perienced word in the English language, to mirror of our soul. Be ready to close your ly new approach to organizational change life and relationships. And it will stress that eyes, wake up, and dream. called “Constellations.” Constellations provide we are meant to experience love in all powerful, creative ways of resolving complex ways—body, ego, soul, and spirit—and it is and intractable issues within organizations time to stop arguing as to which is in Accepting Life’s Transitions: charge. Topics to be covered: Letting Go and Moving On and communities and among different stake- holders. In critical areas of leadership, rela- •What is love? Mary Goldenson tionship management, strategy development, •What is love addiction? Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. culture change, organizational restructuring, • The body in love and many others, success or failure often How do they learn it? • The ego in love They fall, and falling, they’re given wings. depends on issues that lie “below the radar” of — Rumi awareness and are usually not amenable to • The soul in love • The spirit in love The only certainty in life is change, yet we conventional approaches. Constellations often resent our transitions because of pat- enable us to work sensitively, quickly, and The workshop will include lecture, guided terns of fear and self-denial. Old beliefs keep effectively with the most problematic and imagery, and experiential exercises, as well as us stuck in our resentments, unsuccessful pressing issues. consider the specific needs of participants. marriages, friendships, and careers, and can As a Learning Forum, this workshop is CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. cause illness, sorrow, and the inability to for- designed for people from a wide range of

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 21 designed for the beginner as well as the sea- soned artist. Children, accompanied by an adult, are welcome. Note: Please wear loose, dark clothing and bring a flashlight, journal, pliers, sturdy scis- sors, and any ornamental yarns, colored paper, cardboard, tape, or colored scraps of fabric, sticks, bits, and interesting forms you find. ($55 materials fee paid directly to the leader)

Weekend of January 30– February 1

Experiencing Esalen Experiencing Esalen Staff We must answer anew the old questions. “What are the limits of human ability, the boundaries of the human experience? What does it mean to be a human being?” — From the 1965 Esalen Catalog This workshop is designed to introduce the various transformational practices of Esalen to first-time participants or to those renewing their acquaintance with Esalen. The emphasis will be on finding those approaches to self- awareness that work most effectively for each participant. Sessions may include: meditation, sensory awareness, Gestalt Practice, group process, art, movement, and massage. There will also be time to explore the magnificence of the Big Sur coast.

Deep Healing: The Essence of Mind/Body Medicine Emmett Miller “At our essence,” says Dr. Emmett Miller, “is a divine ‘Knower,’ an inner healer and guide. Invalidated and injured by trauma, stress, and neglect, this abused spirit retreats, depriving us of its wisdom and healing. Separated from

DANIEL BIANCHETTA this spirit, something in us hungers, and unfed, grows weaker, shrivels, and may even Masks, Puppets, and Magic: Create your own performance temple with an die. At every level—personal, family, commu- Building a Body Sculpture iconic image that can come alive as a puppet- nity, cultural, and planetary—this spirit has Sha Sha Higby like structure, an archetypal spirit-image that been wounded deeply, and is still being you move within during a performance ritual. Masks are endless source of pleasure in their wounded. The result: stress, illness, violence, Learn to cast and mold, recast, add extensions and dysfunction, visible everywhere.” creation, theatrical imagery, and ability to inspired by the natural environment, deco- transform into puppet characters that come rate, and enter another world. At the end of Dr. Miller’s goal is to go past the symptoms to alive and perform. In this hands-on mask- the workshop, following a performance by the source to reconnect with the spirit, the making and costumery workshop you’ll Sha Sha, all the pieces of the body sculptures vital force of love, life, wholeness, and heal- explore the mysteries of creativity and perfor- will be joined together into a large moving ing. In this workshop, Dr. Miller guides par- mance. Using intuition, movement, and poet- mandala of images. ticipants in awakening the healer within, ry, you’ll be led through a myriad of methods both personally and as a community of beings for constructing a three-dimensional cos- This class is full of surprises—poignant and on a small planet. The workshop focuses on: tume. powerful, humorous and flamboyant. It is

22 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts • Letting go of stress, relaxing deeply, and Seeing Your Life Through New Eyes: Mindfulness meditation quiets the mind by entering the Healing State Changing Yourself and Your cultivating nonjudgmental awareness and •Exploring how beliefs and images become Relationships develops our potential to experience each physical and behavioral events (symptoms) Paul & Deborah Brenner moment, no matter how unexpected or •Allowing the inner healer to channel intense, with serenity and clarity. Participants “Healthy relationships have been our quest, will learn practices such as the body scan as thoughts, developing beliefs and images reclaiming the soul our dream,” writes Paul that lead to wellness and peak performance well as meditations during sitting, eating, Brenner. “It is on the path of relationship that walking, and stretching. These practices sup- • Learning tools for integrity of thoughts, we meet our shadow, reclaim our disowned port the caregiver’s own health and can be feelings, and behavior parts, and so become whole.” extended to families, colleagues, patients, and • The direct experience of joyful self- This hands-on workshop offers you the clients. awareness, healing, and peace opportunity to see yourself without blame, CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. The workshop features hands-on experience, judgment, or guilt. Paul Brenner has created a CE credit for nurses; see page 74. deep relaxation, imagery and movement, simple, visual psychological model to break group discussion, and lecture. It is designed those patterns that destroy loving relation- Big Sur Batik: Colorful Magic Making for professionals and lay persons, beginners ships and personal creativity. Utilizing his and experts alike. “Family Triangle” process in conjunction with Jane Watkins Recommended reading: Articles and excerpts his technique of silent communication and Originated in Indonesia, batik is an ancient at www.DrMiller.com; Miller, Deep Healing: The Deborah’s creative arts, unconscious behav- art of fabric dyeing and painting. This pro- Essence of Mind/Body Medicine. iors are revealed that define “how you love gram offers you the opportunity to explore and what interferes with that love.” and learn, step by step, the fascinating process CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. This workshop is designed to free your of creating your own batiks. The class will CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. authentic self and reveal your personal service keep it simple and fun, focusing on African to life, enabling you to live the life you were and Indonesian folk-art approaches to this medium. Using melted wax and dyes, you will Jungle Medicine—Initiation into intended to live. It is through self-repair that Amazonian Shamanism loving relationships and personal spirituality produce two large silk batik paintings: one sarong or wall hanging (2’ x 45”) and one scarf Connie Grauds fuse. The practical skills offered here are easi- ly integrated into daily living. This workshop or painting (45” square). Both pieces will be Have you ever felt that you have untapped is ideal for individuals, couples, and profes- hand-finished and ready to wear or display at shamanic powers? Would you like to learn sionals. the end of the weekend. ($50 materials fee paid directly to the leader) how to access your healing powers? Do you CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. feel a deep connection with nature and indigenous healing wisdom? Radical Rx for Health Professionals: “A shaman’s mysterious healing practices are a Heal Thyself Week of February 1–6 blend of medicine and spirit,” says Connie Grauds, shamana of the Amazonian jungle Charlea Massion & Bob Stahl Gestalt Awareness Practice tradition. “Rain forest shamans have an inti- “We care for others,” write the leaders, “but mate relationship with the healing spirits of how about ourselves? Both in our training Christine Price & Guest Leader nature and plants. They summon these heal- and our everyday work as health profession- The Way, when declared ing forces and transfer these healing plant als, we focus on care of patients, clients, and Seems so thin and flavorless. spirit-energies to their patients.” their families. Daily we encounter people Nothing to look at, nothing to hear— Connie will share the secrets of the shaman that who are in pain, suffering intensely, and in And when used—is inexhaustible. — Lao Tzu will help you to discover the shaman within. major life crises. As health professionals we These secrets will unfold as Connie leads you are expected not only to apply knowledge and Gestalt Awareness Practice is a form—nonana- deep into the jungle in a dramatic slide presen- technical expertise but to respond with empa- lytic, noncoercive, nonjudgmental—derived tation of exotic animals and powerful medicinal thy and compassion, regardless of our own from the work of Fritz Perls, influenced by plants as she invokes spirited tales of visionary physical, emotional, and spiritual difficulties. Buddhist practice, and evolved by Richard spirit doctors and their healing powers. Typically there are few opportunities to and Christine Price. The work integrates ways ‘metabolize’ the grief, sorrow, and discomfort of personal clearing and development that are As a spirited healer and teacher of the ways of that we intimately experience in our work.” both ancient and modern. To the extent that the shaman, Connie now initiates seekers awareness is made primary relative to action, into the Amazonian shamanic tradition. This workshop—for health professionals—will Gestalt Awareness Practice has a strong rela- Participants will take part in powerful “depth focus on identifying, exploring, and improv- tionship to some forms of meditation. This drumming” that reveals the core Amazonian ing health practices of the caregiver. Through form is similar to some Reichian work as well, shamanic secrets of vision, energy, and power, training in mindfulness meditation, exercises in that emotional and energetic release and as well as learn how to direct the healing prin- in transformative writing, group discussion, rebalancing are allowed and encouraged. ciples of nature for themselves and others. and other modalities, participants will learn Healers, health-care professionals, and seekers skills that support health professionals in car- The emphasis is intrapersonal rather than are all welcome. No experience is necessary. ing for themselves as well as others. interpersonal. Participants are not patients but

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 23 persons actively consenting to explore in Winter is the time when nature draws back to Cox, author of the first book on vastu pub- awareness. The leader functions to reflect, its roots to tend to the essence from which it lished in America, calls vastu “yoga for the clarify, and respect whatever emerges in this springs. While in some parts of the world it is home.” process. The aim is unfoldment, wholeness, a time blanketed in snow, in California it is The workshop empowers participants to and growth, rather than adjustment, cure, or more often a state of mind. In order to open think differently about space and understand accomplishment. The workshop will utilize to your life from your roots, the tradition of how to make meaningful décor and design group exercises, meditations, and discussion. retreat can allow the time necessary to syn- decisions that can improve how they feel and The format combines introductory group chronize with your inner journey. work. The workshop will: work with the open seat form in which each Practice must be cultivated from the roots. participant will have the opportunity to work •Provide an introduction to power of vastu, The art of yoga is to understand the tools of with the leader in a group context. including its spiritual and holistic asana, pranayama, mantra, and dharana well philosophy, and experiments that validate Recommended reading: Perls, Gestalt Therapy enough to apply them to your practice mean- vastu’s underlying theories Verbatim; Chodron, The Wisdom of No Escape. ingfully—an act as individual as a snowflake. •Discuss how vastu relates to ayurveda and This workshop will explore the relationship CE credit for nurses; see page 74. yoga between breath and movement, sound and silence, to move toward the intelligence of the •Explain vastu’s modern adaptation, called It Won’t Hurt Forever: heart. It will be an option to observe silence Vastu Living, which demystifies vastu and The Ordinary Miracle of Healing for some of the retreat. There will be time to makes it appropriate for our Western Peter Levine & Staff schedule individual practices as well as to lifestyle enjoy Esalen Massage and the wilderness • Conduct activities and offer décor remedies While trauma is a fact of life, it does not have waiting nearby. that use the therapeutic properties of color to be a life sentence. In this workshop partici- and the healing influence of nature to pants will have the opportunity to explore the Recommended reading: Desikachar, The Heart improve the visual and visceral appeal of possibility that the traumas and obstacles in of Yoga, and Health, Healing, and Beyond. home and workspace their lives also hold the potential for genuine emotional and spiritual growth and self-trans- Recommended reading: Cox, The Power of formation. For this to happen, it may mean Vastu Living: Creating a Home Vastu Living and Vastu Living. for the Soul having the courage to give up old “victim identifications” (that have long been our Kathleen Cox Freeing the Artist: “friends”) and trust in the emergence of a This program introduces vastu, the ancient Intuitive Watercolors deeper, more authentic sense of self. Indian science that predated and inspired Helen Jerene Malcolm In this experiential and didactic workshop, feng shui. Conceivably the world’s oldest Peter Levine, a pioneer in stress and trauma holistic design and décor science, vastu is a You can learn how to create striking watercol- for thirty-five years and author of the best- sister science of yoga and ayurveda and shares ors, unique to your individual expression, by selling book Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma: the same philosophy and goal: to improve the seeing within the first blends of colors a The Innate Capacity to Heal from Overwhelming well-being of body, mind, and soul. While theme that is waiting to be developed. Experiences, will work with individuals in a yoga focuses on the body to increase inner Intuitive Watercolor is a painting practice in supportive group setting. In addition, body- harmony, vastu focuses on our personal envi- which you learn how to open and listen to centered awareness exercises, small-group ronments to achieve this same goal. Kathleen your intuition as it guides you through the work, and journaling will be used to support development of your painting. participants in their healing journey. This workshop is open to both professionals and nonprofessionals. There will be the opportunity, if participants wish, for short dis- cussion of their work to enhance the learning process. Please bring a notepad and pen. CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. CE credit for nurses; see page 74.

Yoga: Drawing Back to the Roots Sarah Mata The Yogarahasya of Nathamuni counsels that yoga practice consider place and time. Place is not only the impact of a location, but also where the mind is placed. Time is not just the time of year or time of day, but the time of life. DANIEL BIANCHETTA

24 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Each day will begin with a demonstration of •How comfort and safety can prevent rather the techniques to be used in that day’s Weekend of February 6–8 than promote intimacy process. You’ll explore a method of directing Please bring a pen and a pad of paper. the pouring and blending of colors, saving the Deep Ecology in Art and Science brightest-value whites as highlights. This Recommended reading: Psaris & Lyons, process weaves back and forth from negative Fritjof Capra & Amelia Barili Undefended Love. to positive painting spaces and creates fresh, Deep ecology is grounded in the awareness of CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. loose watercolors. You’ll learn how watercol- the fundamental interdependence of all phe- ors that are worked on thoroughly wet sur- nomena and the embeddedness of individuals The Body Keeps the Score: faces can combine soft, ethereal areas of mys- and societies in the cyclical processes of Mind, Brain, and Body in the tery with brilliantly vivid, crisp detailing. nature. It is spiritual in its very essence and Transformation of Trauma provides a common ground for science, art, Painting meditations will help you under- Peter Levine & Bessel van der Kolk stand how intuition is the motivating energy and philosophy. In this workshop partici- that allows the painting to come alive pants will discuss and experience the poetry This workshop unites two of the leading fig- through you. What is going on within you is of Pablo Neruda, the environmental sculp- ures in the field of trauma research and body- reflected in what you see and paint. Intuitive tures of Andy Goldsworthy, and the science of oriented treatment approaches. Together they paintings unfold as you relax into a flow of complexity and living systems. will explore the implications of recent findings creativity. in the neurosciences, from how the brain and body deal with emotional information to an Undefended Love: For the absolute beginner as well as the pro- understanding of effective therapeutic action. fessional artist. A list of materials to bring will When Close is Not Close Enough be provided upon registration. Jett Psaris & Marlena Lyons The leaders will show how the trauma response is a specific defensive bodily reac- The capacity exists in all of us to love without tion that people initially mobilize in order to The Transformative Power of defenses or requirements, so that real intima- protect themselves, and then use against feel- Storytelling cy—direct, unmediated, heart-to-heart connec- ing the totality of their horror, helplessness, Karen Dietz tion with ourselves and with our partner— or pain. However, in the long range this becomes a lifelong expression of our deepest response keeps them frozen, stuck in the past, Imagine what could be possible for you if you nature. This is the power of Undefended unable to fully be in the here and now. Fixed could reach the hearts and minds of people Love, a transformative path that guides us in the defensive trauma response, the shame, every time you speak. Imagine if you could beyond close, companion-based partnerships defeat, and humiliation associated with the easily tell stories that inspire others. Then toward intimate relationships, where each original event replays itself over and over perhaps it’s time you turned your attention to moment is a fresh, spontaneous expression of again in the body, detached from history, but learning how to tell magical and powerful sto- who we genuinely are. experienced in the present. ries. If you want someone to remember you or your material, then tell a story. Stories con- This workshop, open to couples and individu- Traditionally, therapies have attempted to vey ideas, knowledge and wisdom faster than als, offers a vision to cut through personal dif- change perceptions of the world by means of any other form of communication. They are ferences and reach the direct connection— reason and insight, along with conditioning, remembered long after facts and figures fade, with ourselves and others—that can only behavior modification, drugs, and medications. and are inspiring and fun. occur when the heart is undefended. The However, perceptions remain fundamentally focus is on shifting our center of gravity away unchanged until the internal experience of the In this workshop, you’ll learn to develop pow- from our conditioned personality (the places body changes. Even after the death of a loved erful, meaningful stories that are uniquely where we feel stuck, confused, hurt, and one, physical injury, rape, or assault, people can yours. You’ll also find out just how enjoyable defensive) toward our essential self (the part learn to have new bodily experiences, then speaking and storytelling can be. In a safe and of us that is free, whole, connected, peaceful, come to heal and accept what has happened positive environment, you’ll experience the powerful, and joyful). Through lively experi- and create new lives and new communities. magic and transformative power of story- ential practices, participants will learn: telling, no matter what your skill level. CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. • What unconditional love really is and how CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. •Learn to transform content into a to achieve it CE credit for nurses; see page 74. compelling message that moves others •How to sustain our experience of ourselves •Increase your ability to bring out the best regardless of what our partner is feeling Buddhist Philosophy: in people •How to “dissolve” rather than “resolve” A Basic Introduction •Develop material that touches the hearts relationship problems Dale Wright and minds of others • When “needs” can be unexpected guides to Although philosophy has a reputation for • Learn to find and craft the powerful stories undiscovered inner resources that are all around you abstraction and impracticality, the point of •How problems can be entry points to Buddhist philosophy is the most practical form •Deliver your stories authentically deeper connection of self-transformation. Buddhist philosophy •Discover the deeper meaning of your • Why there is no difference between men begins in the learning of a series of simple prin- stories in work and life and women when it comes to intimate ciples intended to change the way you under- • Clarify your goals and intentions loving stand yourself and the world. In a very relevant

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 25 sense, Buddhists make no distinction between philosophy and meditation—deep and principled thinking about fundamental dimensions of human life is one form of Buddhist meditation, and the primary inten- tion of all forms of meditation is to transform the quality and character of your participation in the world. “This workshop is designed to put Buddhist philosophy at your service in this practical way,” says Dale Wright. “We will work to mas- ter the basic principles of Buddhism, and then learn to apply those principles to a variety of real-life situations. Learning these principles in the first place includes basic training in aware- ness meditation and in the various ways that accomplished Buddhists have learned to keep focused on what is really at stake in the life sit- uations we face. No background in Buddhism is required; we will start from the very begin- DANIEL BIANCHETTA ning and end with a strategy for cultivating Buddhist skills beyond the workshop.” effective and innovative use of music to explains the mechanism of the CranioSacral enrich the workshop experience. System. Participants will learn a ten-step pro- tocol for evaluation and treatment of the A twenty-three-year survivor of ALS, Mariah entire body. By the end of this intensive pro- speaks with what she calls her “ALS accent.” February 8–15 gram, participants will be able to identify and She will be assisted by Bruce Cornwell, who localize significant restrictions and imbal- has a background in psychotherapy and pro- ances in the CranioSacral System. Not For the Feint of Heart fessional acting. Mariah Fenton Gladis CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. Please note: Registration for this workshop is CE credit for nurses; see page 74. through the Upledger Institute only. Please This workshop is not for the feint of heart. call 1-800-233-5880. Nor for the faint of heart. It is designed for people with a passionate commitment toward Recommended reading: Upledger & creating healthy relationships within healthy Week of February 8–13 Vredevoogd, CranioSacral Therapy (chapters 1- lives. It offers each participant the opportuni- 6); Upledger, Your Inner Physician and You. ty to benefit from intensive individual work, The Upledger Institute’s CranioSacral I CE credit for nurses; see page 74. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. which may involve emotional injuries rooted Eric Moya in the past, recurring themes or patterns of dysfunction, or personal longings in the here- CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle, noninvasive, Developing Love, Strength, and and-now. Whatever the content of your work, hands-on technique to help detect and correct Awareness in the Fire of Community this workshop will help you: imbalances in the CranioSacral System that Bill Say, Ann Bradney & Lane Arye •Discover the issues that are immediately may cause sensory, motor, or intellectual dys- obstructing the quality of your life function. It is used to treat a myriad of health How can you use the events of the world to problems, including headaches, neck and • Learn contact skills and understand their create a deeper understanding and expansive- back pain, TMJ dysfunction, chronic fatigue, importance as a measure of healthy ness within yourself? How can you use your motor coordination difficulties, eye problems, functioning deep personal work to affect the world out- endogenous depression, hyperactivity, and side of you? • Risk working more deeply in an central nervous system disorders. atmosphere of trust and mutual support Community can be your greatest vehicle for •Develop more authentic and vital Participants will learn the detailed anatomy transformation. In community there is the communication skills and physiology of the CranioSacral System, support, diversity of people and perspectives, its functions in health, and its relationship to and fire to accelerate your awakening. •Expand your capacity for generosity and the disease processes. Half of the class time compassion for yourself and others The leaders write: “In this workshop you will will be hands-on, developing the sensitive help create a community experience in which This workshop is particularly helpful for palpatory skills needed to detect subtle stim- the deepest personal and collective issues can adult children of dysfunctional families, uli in the human body. human-relations professionals, and those on a naturally arise. Valuing our own diversity, we Class material will concentrate on palpation path of personal betterment. This experiential will work with and transform conflict into and its potential as an evaluative and thera- and didactic workshop will blend individual community. You’ll have the opportunity to peutic process; fascial and soft-tissue release and group Gestalt work, spiritual practice, and take what is most repressed, whether fear, methods; and the pressurestat model which bodywork. Mariah is also well known for her weakness, sexuality, race, or power, and begin

26 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts to make it your deepest gift. Individual and a particular kind of conversation, composed of “The practice of philosophy,” Sam Keen collective processes will feed each other back asking and answering questions, which pro- writes, “is a way of life that results from and forth, strengthening you and the commu- vides us with a post-psychological way of falling in love with questions—the great myth- nity. Here you will see your impact on the thinking and being. It is based on these ic questions that can never be given definitive world and vice versa.” premises: (1) Most of the time people already answers. Who we are and what we will have the answers; what’s missing are the right become is determined by the questions that Using two approaches, Core Energetics, creat- questions; (2) It is much easier for people to animate us, and by those we refuse to ask.” ed by John Pierrakos, and Process Work, listen to questions than to be told what to do; Bring your urgent questions to this seminar developed by Dr. Arnold Mindell, you will and (3) Something powerful happens in rela- which explores: explore body/mind, emotions, relationships, tionships when people ask questions of others symptoms, conflicts, and large-group dynam- • What is the purpose of my life? instead of already “knowing all the answers.” ics. This workshop is for laypersons and help- • What can I know? ing professionals, as well as for people inter- This course is designed to teach you how to • What ought I to do? ested in personal growth and collective issues. coach others to: •For what may I hope? CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. • Think through their issues and problems • Whom do I love? Why? •Manage from support instead of “authority • What curtails my freedom? and control” The Art of Painting Sacred Images, •How can I escape from the constricting Deities, and Mandalas • Listen powerfully social, political, sexual, and economic Paul Heussenstamm •Ask questions instead of “having all the myths that were imposed on me by my answers” family and culture? Fourth-generation artist Paul Heussenstamm •Create partnership and trust in •To what cause, ideal, or faith may I is a master painter of mandalas and Buddhist relationships surrender without destroying the integrity Thangkas. In this workshop he will share his of my ‘self’? creative painting techniques as well as his For more information on the Inquiry Process experiences of traveling the world studying visit www.theinquiryprocess.com. •What does it mean to experience the the sacred images, deities, and mandalas of CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. sacred? the Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Each stu- •How can I live a spirited life in a world dent will have the opportunity to complete dominated by a secular-technological- Writing to Illuminate the Soul his or her own painting while learning about economic vision of reality? the rich cultural and artistic heritage of the Joseph Hanania •How can we create a more just and peaceful East. The best stories are personal. Writing the world? No experience is necessary; all the painting short story—whether fiction or nonfiction— •What is my credo? My philosophy of life? techniques, layouts of the deities, and simple illuminates who we really are. By writing words on paper, we plumb our emotions, tools for painting will be given during the Sexual Healing: looking behind the veil to discover a deeper, workshop. Paul has been teaching throughout Transforming the Sacred Wound the world for over twelve years and has a often hidden aspect of our souls. palette full of experience traveling and study- Peter Levine, Maggie Phillips This weeklong workshop encourages partici- & Laura Regalbuto ing painting throughout India, Tibet, and Bali. pants to both tell and write a story based on a He brings all this to share and help others cre- true-life experience or feeling. Participants Sexual trauma and abuse can wound us ate their own sacred painting. will then critique each other’s work. Classes deeply, leaving scars that are physical, emo- ($35 materials fee paid directly to the leader) will consist largely of student discussions and tional, psychological, and spiritual. rewrites. Participants will aim at completing a Fortunately we are endowed with innate dramatic or moving story, which may also be capacities that allow us to move through trau- Life Coaching for Results: used as the basis for a newspaper article, ma. But why doesn’t our natural healing An Introduction to The Inquiry Process novel,or movie. process work more naturally for us? In part, Amaran Tarnoff because we’re unaccustomed to the sensations Recommended reading: Hanania, Twelve Steps of healing; they feel alien to us. We don’t real- Whether you are a professional manager, to TV Scripts That Sell (this Writers Digest article ize the signals our body and mind express in therapist, consultant, or coach, or find your- will be mailed to registrants). attempting to return to balance and whole- self wanting to help your children, family, or ness. When we experience the intense energy friends deal with what’s stopping them from associated with survival we may be intimidat- producing results, this course can give you ed by its raw power. In addition, because of the tools. It offers the same fundamental Weekend of February 13–15 shame and self-blame, we may shut down and coaching tool—the Inquiry Process—that pro- retreat further in isolation or act out promis- fessionals have used for years to support The Philosophical Path cuously. Past negative messages that have employees or clients with life issues such as Sam Keen & Robert Solomon become habitual beliefs as well as uncon- career, relationship, and well-being. Always the beautiful answer. scious urges to reenact trauma may also play a Einstein said, “We cannot solve problems at Who asks a more beautiful question? part in blocking healing. However, as we learn the same level of thinking at which those — ee cummings to own our instinctual power and trust sur- problems were created.” The Inquiry Process is render to certain subtle energies, we find that

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 27 traumatic emotions can transform to feelings dent’s own body, each day will begin with of empowerment, ecstasy, and oneness. Week of February 15–20 meditation and hatha yoga. Yoga will also pro- vide a foundation for the leaders to share This workshop will explore tools to harness some of the creative stretches, table move- and transform the energies of trauma. This Dreamwork for Professionals ments, and alternate client positions that are will be done through guided awareness exer- Jeremiah Abrams currently part of their massage practice. cises, some individual work in the group set- ting, Yoga, and selected video material. Dream interpretation is an integral healing This workshop is for individuals and partners art and a time-honored profession. interested in learning some new approaches Recommended reading and listening: Levine Remember the Old Testament Joseph, who to massage, bodywork, and movement. All (book), Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma; saved Egypt (and himself) from disaster with levels of experience are welcome. (audio tapes) Healing Trauma: Restoring the his incisive explanation of the Pharaoh’s Wisdom of the Body; It Won’t Hurt Forever: dreams? Or the mystery cult of the wounded- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. Guiding Your Child through Trauma; and Sexual healer god Asklepios, which dominated heal- Healing: Transforming the Sacred Wound. ing in ancient Greece and Rome for well over CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. a thousand years with its practice of dream The Heart (and Art) of Healing CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. incubation? Indigenous healing techniques in Relationships CE credit for nurses; see page 74. the world over have relied on the ability of a Ann Ladd shaman/healer and the supplicant to journey Even in the most loving relationships, people Getting Naked: Writing the into the Dreamtime world to secure a healing. Emotional Truth of Erotic Scenes sometimes feel stuck in defensive, upsetting Dreams are a unique therapeutic resource: in exchanges that produce nothing of value and Lisa Palac symbolic language and imagery they concise- chip away at the mutual goodwill. This work- ly deliver self-diagnosis and inner guidance to Lisa Palac has been writing about and dis- shop presents a “map” for understanding the dreamer. Our dreaming tells us what we cussing sexuality for sixteen years. “I believe these negative loops and practical steps to get ought to know—what we need to know—about that honesty encourages honesty,” she says. off that “here-we-go-again” roller coaster. It our conscious circumstance in order to con- “Telling the truth about sex—the most intimate, will teach you to use these inevitable times of struct a life of meaning. Although the skill-set contradiction-filled, hard-to-be-honest-about difficulty to deepen the intimacy, compassion, for working with dreams is innate and the subject of them all—has given me the courage and commitment in the relationships central learning curve gentle, dreamwork is an under- to face the rest of my life as honestly as I can.” to your life. utilized tool for many professionals. In this workshop—for both men and women, True intimacy can only occur when we are This workshop is designed for anyone in the beginning and experienced writers—you will fully present in the moment, no matter what helping professions to build confidence in find the inspiration to write more honestly. is happening. This course will assist you in using dream material with clients. It will Whether you’re working on a screenplay, using the intensity of upsets with your part- cover the history and the various methodolo- novel, memoir, or simply writing for self-dis- ner or other loved ones as an opportunity to gies (Jungian, Gestalt, existential, Freudian), covery and personal transformation, this strengthen and heal your relationship with while using techniques of active and passive workshop provides a process for crafting pow- each other—and with yourself. The key is dreaming to provide the content for experien- erful sexual narratives. By examining your emotional literacy—having access to the full tial learning. A special emphasis will be on own personal erotic development, you’ll dis- range of your emotions, making meaning of the “Constructive Approach” to dream inter- cover how to create compelling erotic lives for your internal experience, expressing emo- pretation, a practical method of interacting characters in any genre. The atmosphere is tions appropriately for the current situation, with dreaming that listens for the immediate supportive, thought-provoking, and fun. and translating feelings into effective commu- revelatory message of what may be the right Through writing and candid group discus- nication and behavior. next step in the dreamer’s life. sion, you will learn: Through mini-lectures, exercises, and inner CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. •To harness the creativity of your sexual work, participants will have the opportunity shadow self to learn and practice this new paradigm: that •How to overcome vulnerability and self- Esalen Massage Intensive self-awareness, compassion, intimacy, and doubt Vicki Topp & Daniela Urbassek acceptance can be gained in distressing upsets • The courage to speak the unspeakable as well as in the tender, loving moments you Esalen Massage is a somatic form of body- share. The workshop is designed for couples •A new level of skill and comfort using work that is continually evolving. The and singles who wish to gain a deeper under- explicit language essence of Esalen Massage is the awareness standing of what caused past relationship •A greater understanding of story structure and presence with which one approaches the breakdowns and seek tools to create healthy and character work. Through brief lectures and demonstra- relationships that allow each person to grow. Ultimately, writers learn to capture the emo- tions along with supervised hands-on prac- tional truth of any sexual situation—”What do tice sessions, this workshop will present the Writing Poems we really want? What are we afraid of? What fundamental elements of Esalen Massage were we thinking?”—adding texture and such as breath awareness, quality of touch, Sue Wheeler and long, integrative body strokes. essential depth to their work. This workshop The writing of poetry is a craft, as well as a falls on Valentine’s Day and is a wonderful To support this learning process and the stu- way of seeing and knowing. The craft has experience for lovers to share.

28 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts tools (such as image, sound, language, timing, enhance creativity and artistic expression. healing and well-being—and do so more effec- line, rhythm) that can be learned. Using the Breathing techniques, inspirational drawing, tively than talk alone. Touch is more likely to work of published poets as examples and the use of archetypal symbols and dance get through the armor with which we defend models, this workshop will examine how movements, as well as specific preparation for ourselves, bring hidden emotions and memo- vision, idea, event, and emotion can be trans- dreaming will be utilized to encourage a sense ries to the surface, and promote physical and lated into the poem on the page. Participants of freedom in the artistic process. This work- emotional healing. Rob will teach through will write new poems and, through sharing shop is suitable for the total beginner as well individual demonstrations, group process, work, begin the process of revision to take as the advanced artist. For more information body/mind exercises, and hands-on tech- each poem to its place of best expression. you can visit www.damanhur.org. niques. Participants may, if they wish, bring up to five ($50 materials fee paid directly to the leader) Come learn about yourself and how you can pages of recent work for critiquing in one-on- be more than you had dreamed possible. one sessions with Sue Wheeler. Touching the Body/Healing the Spirit: Bring your laughter, stories, and feelings, as The Rubenfeld Synergy® Method— well as a generosity of spirit. All gay, bi, and A Workshop for Gay Men trans men are welcome, regardless of age or The Mystical Quality of Stained Glass HIV status, single or in relationship. Esperide Ananas & Piovra Caffe Rob Bauer This workshop provides an opportunity to “In this workshop,” Rob Bauer writes, “we will work with two master artisans and educators honor the dream of gay male wholeness, rec- Weekend of February 20–22 who have devoted more than twenty years to ognize our diversity, and celebrate ourselves the construction of the Temple of Mankind, a as sexual and spiritual beings. We will pay The Tao of Practice five-story underground temple in the Turin attention to our body’s erotic maleness region of Italy which features some of the through which our heart seeks expression of George Leonard the sacred within us. We shall reclaim our largest stained-glass dome ceilings, doors, and We’ve tried them all—the ten easy steps to windows in the world. The temple was built soul, hidden beneath our sexual persona. Many of us have been taught to see touch power and prosperity, the programs offering in a community called Damanhur, a vibrant instant enlightenment or total fitness in fif- artistic and spiritual community known for with another man as sexual and nothing more—we will explore ways to touch each teen minutes a week—and we’ve discovered its advancements in the relationship between they simply don’t work. More and more, peo- the arts and spirituality. other that are caring and supportive. We will learn the power of touch, emotionally and ple are beginning to say no to the false and Each participant will be shown the secrets of physically, and experience contact with other often destructive promises of the quick fix. working with art glass: how to turn an idea men in respectful and nonthreatening ways.” Moreover, new research is showing the effica- into a suitable design, how to cut, mount, and cy of patient, long-term practice, which, it solder. Participants will take home a piece Rob will introduce the Rubenfeld Synergy turns out, is far more important than talent in that they have made during the week. Method, a powerful system developed by achieving mastery. body/mind pioneer Ilana Rubenfeld over the Piovra and Esperide will share some of the past forty years. This method is based on the In this workshop, human-potential pioneer techniques used by Damanhur’s artists to belief that the power of touch can initiate George Leonard introduces a path (tao) of practice that can bring long-term pleasure and fulfillment. Drawing on the Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) he cofounded with Michael Murphy, Leonard will offer the fundamentals of a program for realizing the potential of mind, body, heart, and soul. You will have a chance to learn a forty-minute series that includes physical movement, breathing practice, relaxation, transformative imaging, and meditation. You will practice balancing and centering, the use of chi, focused surrender, and the creation of effec- tive affirmations. There will be discussions of the principles of human transformation as revealed in a two-year experiment Leonard and Murphy conducted. This workshop involves physical movement but is not strenuous. All that’s needed is a gen- erous heart and a willingness to participate. Recommended reading: Leonard & Murphy, The Life We Are Given; Leonard, Mastery; Murphy, The Future of the Body. DANIEL BIANCHETTA

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 29 Medical Qigong—Awakening the politicians on every side play on our inherent Recommended reading: Cushnir, Setting Your Healer Within: Medical Breakthrough vulnerability to shame—and how can these Heart on Fire, and Unconditional Bliss. for Healing and Empowerment cycles be broken?

Roger Jahnke This workshop examines the roots and Communication and Partnership dynamics of shame, rage, and violence at The National Institutes of Health have finally Mary Goldenson agreed that Chinese medicine is a treasure every level—in our own personal experience, chest for the emerging new era in integrative in the perpetuation of shame/rage cycles in Underlying all our relationships—husband, and complementary medicine. If acupuncture families and groups, and in group phenomena wife, lover, friend, daughter, son, mother, optimizes healing resources that are naturally at the global political level. Using exercises father—is the need to communicate. Too often present within the body, then shouldn’t the and discussion, and alternating focus between we learn to express our needs through con- person who owns the body be able to awaken the personal and the political, participants trol, power struggles, addictions, dependency, and enhance healing and pain-relieving will explore new ways of understanding the guilt, denial, and unreasonableness. This potential through self-healing practices? Over most pressing problems of our world—and workshop is about healing the soul-wounds one hundred million people do this every how we, as citizens of a shared world, can sustained in our attempts at partnership. The morning in China’s parks with Tai Chi and address them. focus will be on: Qigong (Chi Kung), ancient forms of moving The workshop leaders are widely recognized •Exploring the possibilities of equal soul meditation with Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, in their fields: Alan Richards in the political partnership and martial arts roots. economics of the Middle East, and Gordon • Learning new ways to express our fear, You can heal yourself at home, for free, using a Wheeler in the psychology and dynamics of sadness, grief, and love remarkable medicine that is produced within shame. Jointly they write: “Join us as we work •Defining what we need to change in our the human body and has no negative side together to imagine a different model for rec- relationships effects. This is a medical miracle. The Chinese ognizing and dealing with cycles of • Learning different language styles to better are sure that acupuncture and Qigong are shame/violence—and a different world.” connect with our partners based in maximizing Qi (Chi, life energy); • Learning ways to heal, forgive, and move on however, research has made it obvious that Setting Your Heart on Fire to a mutually beneficial relationship the Chinese healing modalities have pro- found physiological effects as well. Raphael Cushnir Come alone or with a partner. The workshop will provide a safe, supportive environment to What if you could fall absolutely in love with Dr. Jahnke will lead a highly experiential learn new practices of breathwork, communi- every moment of your life? What if love could weekend retreat, drawing primarily from his cation skills, movement, and Gestalt, making rush toward you, and emanate from you, with- acclaimed first book, The Healer Within, based it easier to express your truth and take out the need of an external object? What if you on a very practical form of medical Qigong responsibility for your feelings and issues. known as the Vitality Enhancement Method could feel love, literally bask in its radiance, (now used in many hospitals). throughout even the most troubling times? This workshop may have up to 34 participants. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. For more information see All of this is possible when you set your heart www.HealerWithin.com. on fire. Doing so entails a candid and coura- geous self-assessment. It requires opening Weekend Massage Intensive CE credit for nurses; see page 74. yourself as never before. This workshop, both Sherry Galloway, Pablo Piekar & Rachel Fann provocative and practical, is designed to meet you where you are and then call forth your This weekend workshop will provide the Week of February 22–27 very best. The objective of the workshop is to basic techniques of Esalen Massage blended teach you to: with the detail that creates a balanced full- Esalen will be closed this week for a private •Experience all emotions with willingness body massage. Each session will contain a conference. There may be limited Personal and compassion brief lecture and demonstration followed by Retreat space available. Please call the Esalen hands-on practice with plenty of personal •Uncover and transform your limiting office. instruction and assistance, as needed. beliefs Fundamental elements of bodywork, such as •Employ acceptance as a tool for positive breath awareness, grounding, movement change Weekend of February 27–29 and quality of touch will be introduced. The •Allow the immediacy of death to bring you goal will be to create a firm foundation of fully to life massage upon which to build and to have Cycles of Shame and Violence: •Unleash the power of your dreams while fun in the process. This workshop is From the Personal to the Political wide awake designed to enable each student to return Alan Richards & Gordon Wheeler •Turn any relationship into a dance of self- home with the ability to give a complete discovery Esalen-style massage. We live in a world of both political violence and the rhetoric of shame. What is the con- •Treat the entire global community as your Please wear loose, comfortable clothing. nection between these two things? How do very own beloved CE credit for nurses; see page 74. cycles of national shame, pride, and violence For more information, visit CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. arise? How are they perpetuated? How do www.heartonfire.org.

30 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts being approved for Continuing Education Credits. For more information, visit www.yogaed.com. ($45 materials fee for the Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers Manual)

Week of February 29–March 5

Quiet Mind, Fluid Body Jena Marcovicci The Flow State. The Zone. These terms describe a state of deep concentration, absent of distracting thoughts, in which the sole con- cern is the joy of the activity itself. In sports psychology, it is the state an athlete attempts to create internally in order to maximize per- formance. It is a connection to the “core self” and a letting go of the “parts” (or subpersonali- ties) that subvert one’s sense of well-being, of feeling grounded, centered, and openhearted. “Quiet Mind, Fluid Body” follows a four-step process in which participants: •Identify the internal parts that sabotage

DANIEL BIANCHETTA performance and progress • Come to understand the roles of the inner Mosaic Art Intensive: From the Yoga Ed.™ Tools for Teachers Ordinary to the Extraordinary saboteurs Tara Guber & Leah Kalish • Learn to trust the core self and develop Laurel True Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers is a course for compassion for the sabotaging parts To invent you need a good imagination those interested in making the benefits of •Allow themselves inner permission to excel and a pile of junk. yoga available to children in school and at — Thomas Edison A sports psychologist and former tennis pro- home. Tara Guber, creator of Yoga Ed., and fessional who played at Wimbledon and the Mosaic is the ancient art of assembling and Leah Kalish, program director for Yoga Ed., French Open, Jena Marcovicci has worked adhering variously colored and textured will teach yoga-based tools that combine with world-class tennis players. Blending material, such as tile, stone, and stained glass. hatha yoga, kinesthetic play, and guided Western psychology with Eastern practices, Known for its rich texture and visual depth, imagery into five simple fifteen-minute, class- he has developed a process for releasing the mosaic is found throughout the world. room-friendly techniques and sequences that conditioned patterns that sabotage the joy of Whether an intricately-tiled portrait or a table anyone can do. Specifically designed for class- succeeding in any aspect of life. Through in your home, mosaic is a medium that trans- rooms, Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers is current- yoga, t’ai chi, meditation, visual imagery, forms the ordinary into the extraordinary. ly taught as part of the Los Angeles Unified drumming, and freeform dance, you can dis- Adults and children alike can quickly pro- School District’s Intern Certification Program cover how to maximize your potential—to duce striking results. as valuable class-management techniques. attain “quiet mind, fluid body.” In this workshop, students will be provided Yoga tools help students feel more learning- with a wealth of colorful tiles and stones, ready and assist teachers to create a more For more information visit Jena’s website stained glass, jewels, and trinkets with which focused, disciplined, and harmonious envi- www.danceoftennis.com. to create. (Soon the sound of your favorite ronment. Recommended reading: Marcovicci, The dish shattering will ring with the delight of The workshop—open to yogis and non-yogis, Dance of Tennis. artistic possibility.) as well as parents and teachers—will present simple yoga poses, games, breathing exercises, Participants may work on a range of projects— The Feature Screenplay—Part III: and visualizations that can be immediately a hanging mirror, a lamp or small table, a Advanced Screenwriting and Getting implemented to quickly and effectively de- sculpture, a garden stepping-stone. By the end Your Work Made of the workshop students will have complet- stress, focus, calm, and integrate students by ed several projects to take home with them. creating the conditions for productive learn- Jerome Gary ing. There will be some required reading and Laurel True has been making mosaics for Filmmaking is arguably the preeminent artis- a short presentation. Upon completion, par- tic medium of our time. Mounting a cinemat- more than thirteen years. You can see her ticipants will receive a diploma. work at www.Truemosaics.com. ic production often translates into an army of technicians working together in service to ($50 materials fee paid directly to the leader) Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers is in the process of

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 31 actualizing the vision of one person: the respond to its needs. It developed out of Meir The MAX is extremely challenging. screenwriter. Schneider’s own journey from a teenager with Participants must commit to a rigorous congenital blindness to a man with full func- exploration of the sources of their emotional Part Three in this series of screenwriting tional vision. During this period of intense self- limitations. Seminar hours are longer than workshops will focus on advanced screen- discovery, Meir used his Braille-sensitive hands usual early in the week (and shorter later in writing craft (rewriting, addressing weakness, to craft massage and movement regimens for the week). Participants work individually in cultivating new ideas) and interfacing with disabled people that often bring about dramat- front of the room, playing to and with other the film business (pitching, finding agents ic improvements. This workshop will present group members. There are exercises that use and managers, and getting projects made). Self-Healing movement, massage and self-mas- raw emotion, role-playing, and “dress-up” Ongoing members of this group will work- sage, visualization techniques, and breathing assignments. shop their second-draft scripts. exercises to nurture various systems of the This Leap Year day is an opportunity to take a The course is also an appropriate venue for body. Highlights include: leap, to experience yourself in a way you may any writer who has a screenplay idea or out- •Techniques to let go of deeply-held tension have dreamed about but never imagined pos- line that he or she wants to “grow” and write, and stress sible. The game is risk, the premise: You’re or a script to work on. Prospective new partic- •Natural vision-improvement exercises either daring or dead. This course is not for ipants should be familiar with the fundamen- the faint of heart, but it is full of heart, humor, tals of screenwriting and should contact •Pool/hot tub exercises for joint mobility and irreverence, constructed with the under- Jerome Gary at [email protected]. •Exercises to overcome back pain standing that this kind of risk taking requires •Strategies for preventing and overcoming a very safe workspace. If your heart beats repetitive strain injuries Self-Healing: Awakening Your Power faster when you think of taking this work- to Create Health and Vitality Recommended reading: Schneider et al., The shop, then maybe it’s just the thing to do. Handbook of Self-Healing. Meir Schneider Please note: Due to the intense and sequential CE credit for nurses; see page 74. nature of this workshop, attendance at all ses- You can take charge of your own health. Meir CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. sions is necessary. Schneider’s Self-Healing Method has helped CE credit available for physicians, psychologists, and thousands of people with a wide range of other health-care professionals. Requirement: Bring a 1-3 minute memorized “incurable” conditions and injuries make piece—monologue, poem, song, etc. remarkable gains in health and function. The MAX: Stretching the Limits of People with nearsightedness and other eye Your Self-Expression Esalen Massage and the Body conditions, including diseases and injuries of Paula Shaw in Motion the eye, have used this method to improve their eyesight. Computer users and health- The MAX is an outrageous voyage through Peggy Horan & Dean Marson your own humanity—a journey to turn your- care professionals can learn how to prevent The Esalen approach to massage is a dynamic self inside out and explore the extent of your and overcome repetitive strain injuries. way of working with the body. The integra- self-expressive power. It employs a variety of Athletes and musicians can use Self-Healing tion of movement in a session allows the prac- acting, communication, and observation to enhance performance. titioner to effortlessly impart a sense of fluidi- methods designed to expand your limits “to ty and ease to the recipient. This workshop Self-Healing is body/mind work: Every exer- the max” and move you into a new arena of will explore the many possibilities for moving cise teaches you how to listen to your body and personal creativity and self-expression. the body, including how the practitioner moves him/herself while moving the client. In the table work participants will be taught various approaches to larger, expansive move- ments, including the positioning of the body on the table and the use of leverage in stretch- ing limbs, as well as more subtle aspects of motion, such as passive joint manipulation and active point release work. Additionally, group members will be guided to work with their own body through yoga, stretching, and self-care for personal maintenance, as well as by paying close attention to body dynamics while giving a massage. This course is intended for people with signif- icant hands-on experience who wish to expand and refine their skills. Come and enjoy the opportunity to move and be moved! CE credit for nurses; see page 74. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. DANIEL BIANCHETTA

32 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts The Way of the Shaman and This course includes the Foundation for tionships can be therapeutic. If we are con- The Spirits of Nature Shamanic Studies Basic workshop, as well as scious of the principles of the healing rela- David Corbin & Nan Moss more advanced work. It qualifies participants tionship, all our interactions—from the gro- to take additional advanced trainings with cery-store clerk to our intimate partners—can Since ancient times shamans have entered the Michael Harner and the faculty of the provide the opportunity to grow and heal. mythical realms of nonordinary reality in Foundation. order to bring back wisdom, power, and heal- The purpose of the healing relationship is ing. This workshop presents the universal Please note: Bring a rattle or drum (if you have emotional and spiritual expansion. Its prima- methods of the shaman to explore these hid- one), a bandanna, and a pen and notebook to ry attribute is depth—depth of feeling and den worlds and access the timeless wisdom of record your journeys. depth of connection. We go deep within our- the ancestors. Aided by drumming and move- selves to harvest our highest virtues, then ment practices, you will be initiated into the connect with others from that place. Through shamanic journey to experience the shamanic Week of March 7–12 demonstrations, practical exercises, and inner state of consciousness and to awaken dor- work, participants will learn and practice the mant spiritual abilities. This will also provide seven elements of the healing relationship. the opportunity to discover and work with Relationship: Living, Loving, With the healing relationship guiding our Going Deeper your own spiritual helpers and teachers—a interaction, others feel better in our presence, classic shamanic practice. Howard Joel Schechter & Barbara Lee willing to drop their masks and share them- selves more easily. We can become a force for Shamans are also well known for their inti- The quality of our relationships—the joy of healing wherever we are. mate connection with the natural world. This intimate relationships, the satisfaction of course offers the unique opportunity for friendships, the nature of workplace associa- This workshop is for couples, singles, people advanced work with the Spirits of Nature in tions or casual connections—has a tremen- in the healing arts, and anyone interested in the profoundly beautiful and powerful setting dous impact on our happiness. The focus of learning how to transform relationship into of Esalen. By learning from the plants and this workshop is on transforming all forms of spiritual practice. animals, the rocks and mountains, the wind human connection into healing relationships CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. and waters, and from sun, moon, and stars, to make our lives—and the lives of others— CE credit for nurses; see page 74. shamans helped their peoples live in harmo- more fulfilling. ny with the universe. In a world out of bal- While the healing relationship is generally Alchemical Art: Making Glass Shrines ance, the way of the shaman can teach us once addressed in the context of psychotherapy, Dana Zed again how to respect nature, our planet, and this workshop will emphasize how all rela- its inhabitants at a deep spiritual level. Art is a happy kind of magic and glass is a par- ticularly magical medium. Clear as water, strong as stone, transparent yet solid, glass can intend to start a practice group as well as Weekend of March 5–7 be invisible and yet act as a barrier. As a syn- those who simply want to enjoy a meaning- thesis of opposites, it is an ideal medium for ful weekend experience which can point the Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: us physical humans to express our spiritual A Transforming Path of Practice way toward a long-term, proven practice. nature. George Leonard, Michael Murphy, You will have a chance to learn a forty- Participants will learn a variety of glass sculp- Annie Styron Leonard & Barry Robbins minute series that includes physical move- ture techniques and use them to give their ment, transformative imaging, and medita- During this extraordinary weekend, all of ideas form. The workshop will begin with tion. You will practice balancing and center- Esalen’s facilities will be devoted to Integral making individual glass charms and talis- ing, the use of chi, focused surrender, and Transformative Practice (ITP), an experi- mans. From this process, glass will become the creation of effective affirmations. You mental program founded by George more familiar and participants can then will be introduced to the principles that Leonard and Michael Murphy. The choose to make a shrine. underlie the practice. You will try out a Saturday morning and afternoon sessions, form of “staying current” as well as other Shrine-making is something we already do, as well as the Sunday morning session, will whether we are aware of it or not. It can be as forms of interpersonal relations which can be held in Esalen’s four major meeting simple as a special object, selectively placed. help you avoid misunderstandings and spaces, each of which will offer participants In this workshop, a shrine can take many enrich your relationships. a different aspect of a long-term program forms: an individual panel, a diptych, a trip- for realizing the potential of body, mind, This workshop involves physical movement tych, an altar box, or a house-like construc- heart, and soul. The Friday and Saturday but is not strenuous. All that’s needed is a tion. Techniques presented will include: kiln- night sessions will bring all participants generous heart and a willingness to partici- melting various kinds of glasses, etching on together for practice, discussion, network- pate. glass, and making clay molds. Participants may also incorporate drawings and objects ing, and celebration. Recommended reading and videotape: brought from home. This primarily hands-on workshop is Leonard & Murphy, The Life We Are Given; designed to be of value to those who have Leonard, Mastery and The Tao of Practice The workshop is accessible and nonjudgmen- never heard of ITP as well as to those who (videotape): Murphy, The Future of the Body. tal. Participants will be encouraged to find the magician within. No experience is necessary. already practice it regularly, for those who See essay, page 8. ($75 materials fee paid directly to the leader)

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The Upledger Institute’s Please note: Registration for this workshop is “This workshop is an irreverent exploration SomatoEmotional Release I only through The Upledger Institute. Please into the issues inherent in this journey. We SomatoEmotional Release (SER) is a healing call 1-800-233-5880. will examine them so as to actualize the wis- process that helps rid the mind and body of CE credit for nurses; see page 74. dom we’ve gathered along the way—to experi- residual effects of past trauma and associated CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. ence that which is ageless in each of us. The negative emotional experiences. Joint course consists of personal processes looking at different aspects of our lives as we age, research efforts by Dr. John Upledger and bio- Paula’s Old Ageless Home for group sharing, and presentation exercises. physicist Dr. Zvi Karni led to the discovery Postmenopausal Women Themes include the ‘Lucky 7 C’s’ of being that the body often retains (rather than dissi- Paula Shaw pates) physical forces resulting from accident, older: courage, connection, commonality, injury, or emotional trauma, and then isolates We are never truly prepared for the reality of compassion, community, creativity, and come- the dysfunctional area, creating an “energy aging. Even though we have witnessed others dy. We will aim to transform the junior expe- cyst.” go through it, somehow we are usually in rience of aging into the senior context of age- denial that we ourselves will grow old—maybe lessness—a way to hold it all as a curious and Although a reasonably healthy body can work we won’t live that long, maybe it won’t happen potentially inspiring adventure into the and adapt to “energy cysts,” extra energy is that way for us, maybe we even suffer the essential truth of life, with its ultimately mys- required to perform normal bodily functions. delusion that the effects of aging will be con- terious ending.” As the years pass, the adaptive pattern of the quered by the time we get there. body loses its effectiveness, and symptoms Requirement: Bring a 2-4 minute memorized and dysfunctions begin to appear which “Well, we’re there,” says Paula. “The free ride of piece (monologue, poem, song, etc.) to share become more difficult to ignore or suppress. youth is over. Now we see a face that’s wrin- from your experience of this stage of life. kling faster than the creams we’re buying can In SER I, students learn how to assist the fight it, HRT is itself a health risk, and no patient/client in physically identifying and Body Tales: Bringing Our amount of medications, alternative herbs, or expelling the “energy cyst” and in reexperi- Movement Stories to Life exercise can reverse our dimming memory, encing and resolving unpleasant memories. eyesight, or hearing. Is this all we have to look Olivia Corson Before participating in this course, students forward to? What lies beyond the physical Body Tales interweaves intuitive movement must complete Upledger CranioSacral I and reality of aging? How will all our ‘raised con- and personal story to encourage creative II, either at Esalen or elsewhere. sciousness’ help us?

34 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts expression, communication, and healing. enlightened nature according to the Great understanding of the real meaning and sacred Participants engage in imaginative practices Perfection (Dzogchen) point of view. He purpose of this world we live in. for exploring impulses, needs, and values will teach methods to abide in that state, Many of us turn to the East to fill the terrible through improvisational movement, dance, leading to permanent happiness, free from emptiness of meaning we have been brought sound, language, and writing. suffering. up in, and to an extent this helps provide “Body Tales opens up a wealth of resources— The Great Perfection is not a partial or sectari- what we need as individuals. But we are not we are touched and inspired by our common- an approach, so these teachings are appropri- just the individuals we appear to be; now we alties and our differences,” writes Olivia ate for anyone with interest in deepening have a collective obligation to rediscover Corson. “We humans have a tremendous need their spiritual practice. Lama Tharchin Western culture’s original purpose. The to share our artistry and our passions. It is not Rinpoche has taught throughout the U.S., founders of our Western world were spiritual enough to write in a journal forever and have Europe, and Asia, and has the ability to masters who worked deliberately with other no one read it, not enough to dance alone to explain complex spiritual truths with simplic- states of consciousness, understood the lan- the gods. There is something about dancing ity and gentleness. guage of dreams, and were, in the deepest for your tribe, about being seen, heard, and sense, healers. Unless we make contact again appreciated, that is tremendously affirming. with these roots of the West, there is very My joy in this work is tapping into the mira- Opening the Doors of Creativity: simply no future for the West. cle of the body and making way for our fierce Accessing Intuition This experiential workshop will show that and tender stories—our wisdom. We dance for Jean-Claude van Itallie the past is alive, and help to unveil the time- relatedness and for freedom, for autonomy Theatrical expression is everyone’s birthright. less wisdom concealed in our minds and bod- and for belonging.” In this workshop participants can rediscover ies. It will involve a combination of discus- This somatic practice, developed over twenty what children know: how to speak from feel- sion, dreamwork, and silent meditation—the years, enables you to create transformative ing. Through movement and meditation, mas- same meditation out of which this Western movement theater embracing the sacred and ter teacher Jean-Claude van Itallie will pre- culture was originally born. the mundane, the personal and the planetary. pare participants to access and express their Experience the enlivening and healing power own emotional tales and dreams. of being witnessed. Encourage and protect Couples’ Communication Participants should come prepared to move, your creativity. Come to your senses—in your as the workshop links intuitive speech to Warren Farrell body, your relationships, and your world. physical movement. Feeling lives in the I’ve never heard a couple say, “Warren, I want a CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. body, and by moving in specific ways we can divorce—my partner understands me.” locate the center of awareness in the belly. At the deepest level, most coupled individuals When we speak from the belly, we speak for do not feel understood by their partner. Weekend of March 12–14 our senses—we speak our truth. Jean-Claude Promises of honesty and love begin to fade will provide helpful storytelling rules. Some when we express genuine feelings that our of these rules are physical, some grammati- A Drop of Nectar: partner perceives as criticism. Criticism cal, and some vary the point of view of the An Old Man’s Heart Advice begets criticism, and soon the fear of escala- teller. The rules are like the solid banks of a tion leads to stuffing feelings and “walking on Lama Tharchin Rinpoche river through which your personal story can eggshells.” The children consume too much The root of painful and confused emotions is flow. time to unravel the feelings, even as they also ignorance, the lack of recognition of our own Jean-Claude believes: (1) in order to live fully create a reason to stay together. The result: primordial nature. From that root emerge the we must speak what our hearts yearn to say— Couples remain legally married but psycho- five afflictive emotions and all of their innu- and be heard; and (2) disciplined creative logically divorced, developing a “silent deal” merable branches. Caught in this state of con- expression, which comes from feeling in the that looks too much like their parents and not fused mind, we cycle endlessly through states body, heals the spirit. enough like the initial promises. of temporary happiness and suffering, but Recommended reading: van Itallie, The The most important component in this cycle never reach our goal of permanent, stable hap- Playwright’s Workbook. is the inability to handle what our partner piness. Contained within the essence of that perceives as feelings and what we perceive as emotional, suffering mind, however, is our criticism. Active listening, the best solution, is enlightened nature. Primordial Meditation rarely used. Dr. Farrell has modified active lis- Enlightenment is not a state that exists out- Peter Kingsley tening to avoid what prevents most couples side of oneself. It is our own primordially from using it. When conflict can be fully An extraordinary mystical and esoteric tradi- awakened nature—luminous awareness. The expressed, he helps couples develop “conflict- tion lies hidden at the roots of our Western natural display of this awareness is manifest free zones.” Once the fear of walking on world. Until now it has been a well-kept in the five primordial wisdoms. Teaching eggshells disappears, he works with couples secret. But the remarkable meditation tech- from his poem, A Drop of Nectar, Lama to replace that fear with an atmosphere of niques developed by certain ancient Greeks, Tharchin Rinpoche will discuss how to dis- positive associations. The outcome: reigniting and buried in forgetfulness for thousands of tinguish between the five afflictive emo- passion without sacrificing stability. years, not only are powerful tools for self- tions and the five primordial wisdoms, and transformation, but also lead to a direct Once these methods are mastered with part- introduce participants to our original ners, Dr. Farrell helps participants apply them

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 35 to our children, then our co-workers, and with diverse interests, and time for personal alive is an act of courage. To choose life is to: finally our own parents. adaptation and process. •Open ourselves to all of life—suffering, joy, Recommended reading: Farrell, Women Can’t This workshop is an excellent training and success, failure, love, and grief Hear What Men Don’t Say. exam preparation for those interested in •Fully acknowledge the truth of who we are CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. becoming LEED Accredited Professionals. • Commit to living our deepest values and CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. dreams CE credit for nurses; see page 74. •Define what we must change in our Week of March 14–19 relationships Yoga for the “Yogically Challenged” • Learn new ways to heal, forgive, and communicate Deborah Anne Medow The Creative Singer: Do you avoid yoga classes because you’re “of a Empowering the Inner Voice The challenge is to honestly address the ways certain age,” or you’re just too stiff, or you don’t Susie Self & Michael Christie in which we have compromised, given up, or have a “yoga body”? Here is a yoga workshop lied to ourselves and others. This workshop is designed with you in mind. The voice is the mirror of the soul. Through designed to bring to awareness our uncon- the voice we can express our deepest wisdom scious choices of how we deaden ourselves In this program—for people who ordinarily and joyfulness. The focus of this workshop is and to create the possibility for new aliveness wouldn’t be caught dead doing the “corpse to empower your unique voice, to help you and passionate involvement. pose”—participants will be gently guided create vocal sound that combines power with Come alone or with a partner. A safe, support- through breathing exercises (purifications), physical ease. meditation, asanas (yogic body postures), and ive atmosphere will be provided, using com- the coordination of breath and movement Through simple vocal exercises you will learn munication skills, movement, Gestalt, and within the asanas. Additional emphasis will to massage your throat with vibrations that Reichian work. create firm sound free of strain, which has the be on yogic philosophy and theory. This workshop may have up to 34 participants. ability to heal and open the chakras. Through With regular practice, yoga not only strength- group chanting using Tibetan singing bowls, CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. ens, rejuvenates, and helps to heal the body, it you will enter an inner journey to the core of also calms the emotions, focuses the mind, your authenticity. And through breath, your Falling Awake: Experiencing True and uplifts the spirit. Although this work- connection to feeling will lead you to your Nature through Movement and Sound shop is designed for the “yogically chal- creative source. lenged,” everyone is welcome. With Big Sur’s Byron Brown coastal beauty, and the power and spirit of the “We will make our own music,” write Susie and Michael. “With group work, we will gain By dropping into our bodies we fall awake out Esalen land, it will be easy to fall into the nat- of the conditioning of the past in which we ural rhythm of practicing yoga. confidence to improvise and explore potential building-blocks of music. Using guided visu- have slumbered. This workshop will be an Please bring a yoga mat (available in the alization, we will develop texts and sounds exploration through movement and voice of Esalen bookstore) and a sense of humor (not leading toward the music that is waiting to be the ways our body can be a vehicle for directly available in the bookstore). discovered within us.” experiencing our soul and its true nature. By bringing to consciousness the intelligence Singer/composer Susie Self and cellist/com- that inherently guides our body, we can learn Leadership in Energy and poser Michael Christie trained at the Royal to contact the underlying qualities of pres- Environmental Design College of Music. They lead workshops for ence, openness, awareness, dynamism, and Gregory Franta the English Sinfonia and have both composed oneness. for the Royal Opera House Garden Venture As our society pushes toward global environ- and their own company, Selfmade Music Byron Brown writes: “We will walk, run, mental havoc, can we make a significant dif- Theatre. To find out more about the leaders, stand, sit, bend, crawl, and lie down with an ference in the quality of our future? This their company, and the course, visit www.self- easy sense of play and discovery. This will workshop will explore design strategies lead- mademusic.org. give us a break from our familiar activities of ing toward sustainable development. The thinking, reacting, judging, planning, compar- LEED™ Green Building Rating System, creat- Singers of all levels are welcome. Bring any ing, worrying, and figuring out. We will find ed by the U.S. Green Building Council, will instruments you would like to use in the the dance of our breath, our balance, and our be used as a framework to define levels of course. heartbeat. We will contact our aliveness in building performance. The workshop will toning, chanting, singing, and voice play. Then we will take time to reflect on our expe- address our built environment and its grow- Choosing Aliveness and Intimacy ing impact on energy, water, health, pollution, rience and explore the barriers to being more natural resources, and social economics. Mary Goldenson fully present in our physical and energetic Energy efficiency, natural lighting, and envi- We have all experienced moments of feeling life.” ronmental quality in architecture will be totally alive, yet much of our life is spent in a Many religious traditions consider that our explored in regard to building design, form, half-asleep, half-committed state of being. physical body is a barrier to realizing our spir- envelope, interiors, materials, and lighting. While there are many life-situations beyond itual nature. Mystical insight, however, makes The format will include slide presentations, a our control, we choose how we respond to it clear that Being is the nature of all manifes- design studio individualized for participants these events. The choice to be passionately tation including the physical body. This

36 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts means that embodiment can actually be a “The schedule will include movement, medi- Prompted by guided meditations, music, and path to our true nature. tation, laughter, tears, moments of resistance, movement, you can translate the unique per- and amazing discovery! With caring support spective of your experiences through your This workshop is based on the Diamond and guidance, we will write daily, in and out Vision Paintings. Allowing your “inner light” Approach, but everyone is welcome regardless of the group, read, and discuss our material. to be expressed in a wide variety of colors of previous experience in the Diamond We will learn to identify the critic and soften brings awareness to the areas of your life that Approach or with movement disciplines. The its hold on our material. More than skill, seek healing. Release your expectations of only requirement is a willingness to move investigating the human condition intimately how you should paint and you’ll be surprised your body and a desire to know your own and fearlessly are the most important require- at the power and wisdom of what comes reality more deeply. ments for this late winter week at Esalen.” through you. Recommended reading: Lamott, Bird by Bird. ($45 materials fee paid directly to the leader) The Writer’s Way: Opening to Change—A New Path Through the Wilderness Vision Painting Transforming Trauma with EMDR: Advanced Clinical Workshop and Nancy Bacal Helen Jerene Malcolm Refresher Course “Change,” writes Nancy Bacal, “can be as pro- What is your vision for your life? What Laurel Parnell found as death, as unavoidable as the reversals makes your heart sing and brings fulfillment of daily life. Rather than feel victimized by and peace into your life? In this workshop participants will have the what we cannot control, our intention in this opportunity to refresh their technique and Vision Painting is designed to enable you to workshop is to pick up our pens and use it all review EMDR protocols and procedures, con- access deeper levels of consciousness and as material. The writer’s greatest inspiration sult on their difficult cases, watch demonstra- bring to light your soul’s vision. In Vision comes from the truths of our own experience, tions, and practice EMDR in small supervised Painting, you explore how your intuitive whatever the territory—love, loss, family, groups. Instruction will focus on using responses to color reveal information about health, work. Writing into the center of it EMDR with complex cases, resource develop- the state of your body, mind, and soul. In inevitably offers a fresh, often unexpected ment and installation, target development, Vision Painting’s meditations, you allow perspective of life. and cognitive interweaves. color to express itself through you—in any “So, in the safety of a group we begin the task shape and form. Concepts of “right” and This EMDR course is for participants who of excavating our stories. As the details emerge “wrong” are dropped in order to enter a flow have completed either Level II training or an they bring vitality to our writing. As we recog- state in which you learn to paint with intu- equivalent EMDRIA-approved course. nize ourselves in each other’s stories, we come itive receptivity, allowing the painting to CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. to see that humanity is nothing other than unfold of its own accord. Natural feelings of CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. who we are. This process invites us to a place excitement and fear that often accompany where we can know ourselves in a new and creative endeavors become catalysts to trans- kinder way. For when we claim our experience form emotion into color and passion into for the writer, we substitute curiosity for imagery. Weekend of March 19–21 shame and open to the light of acceptance. Experiencing Esalen Experiencing Esalen Staff For workshop description see January 30- February 1.

Dancing Cello, Dancing Tao David Darling & Chungliang Al Huang Two masters—one a master of cello, the other of Tai Ji—are reunited at Esalen to celebrate the Tao of improvisation and the Wu Wei (or “effortless noninterference”) spontaneity of creativity. Once again David Darling and Chungliang Al Huang collaborate in teaching the “Dancing Tao” of movement and music, and rejoice in the healing power of friend- ship, as they share with you their blissful artistry in everyday living. In this collabora- tive celebration, everyone reclaims the birthright to be the Dancer and the Musician of Life! DANIEL BIANCHETTA

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 37 The Direct Path: A Passion for Life express their hidden issues and access an You face the empty paper, the rich, vibrant Andrew Harvey untapped source of immense energy. colors; you choose a color, you move your brush on the paper. The process deepens; you This body-oriented workshop includes: In his passionate and practical book The Direct may hesitate, emotions may surface. With Dance Meditations (with original music by Path, Andrew Harvey challenges two millen- Aviva’s expert midwifery, in a warm, support- Galli), the Seven Kellerkinder® Energy nia of accepted spiritual wisdom and opens ive atmosphere, you begin to paint not from System, Expressive Games, and performance what he calls “a path to God without dogma or the intellect but from the ever-present, bot- of theatrical scenes (to enhance your reper- priests or gurus, a path of direct self-empower- tomless creative well of personal and univer- toire of roles). You can discover new subper- ment and self-awakening, in and under God, sal images. Soon the movement of the colors, sonalities within your character, enabling you in the heart of life.” the brush, and the water is hypnotic—you get to be more self-confident, powerful, and joy- lost in it. Yet you are awake, allowing whatev- In this workshop, Harvey presents, in depth ful. The process is designed to leave you ener- er needs to happen to happen.... and detail, his vision of the Direct Path and gized, balanced, grounded—and blissful. how he discovered for himself its transforma- Surprisingly touching and satisfying images tive power. Special focus will be placed on emerge. You don’t have to be trained in the three aspects of the path: (1) a “map,” drawn Being Present for Your Life: arts to experience this: It’s your birthright— from all of the world’s mystical traditions, of Introduction to Mindfulness the possibility of reconnecting is always Meditation the evolution of enlightenment; (2) seven there. To feel the physical sensuousness of essential mystical practices—practices of James Baraz painting, to let yourself play, to go through mantra, visualization, heart-practice, and How much are you present for your own life? whatever blocks you need to go through—this prayer—that individuals can use to establish Most of us spend more time in our own inner ritual of creating soul-touching art is a natural direct contact with their own divinity; and (3) world—worrying about the future, replaying way to stay balanced, healthy, and vital, a spiri- “embodiment and integration”—the physical the past, or lost in fantasy—than experiencing tual practice that will connect you to your practices of exercise, yoga, and sexual Tantra what life is offering to us right now. The pre- Inner Wisdom Source. that enable the seeker to infuse ordinary life sent moment is where we can most directly with sacred passion and beauty. Recommended reading: Gold, Painting From be intimate with our life—touched by beauty the Source: Awakening the Artist’s Soul in The workshop will be highly experiential, and intimacy, while learning through the dif- Everyone (available through www.paint- employing sacred music, simple forms of ficult lessons how to open our hearts. ingfromthesource.org). movement meditation, and discussion. Mindfulness—or vipassana—meditation is the ($20 materials fee paid directly to the leader) Harvey’s hope is that all participants will practice described by the Buddha for develop- leave “radically empowered with their own ing wisdom, compassion, and peace by learn- divine truth, equipped with time-tested prac- ing to be mindful of what is actually happen- tical ways of embodying it, and inspired with Week of March 21–26 ing in the present moment. Using the breath, a vision of service and love-in-action on body sensations, thoughts, and emotions as behalf of all sentient beings.” objects of attention, we can learn to be more Dancing with Joseph Campbell: fully awake. When we see directly that the A Centenary Celebration The Joy of Transformational Theatre: nature of reality is change, we begin to let go Robert Walter & The Joseph Campbell The Galli Method® of clinging to the pleasant or avoiding the Foundation unpleasant. We become more capable of meet- Johannes Galli Every year, beginning in 1965 and continuing ing each situation with spontaneity, fearless- until his death in 1987, Joseph Campbell Imprints of life events are stored within the ness, and love. body. Left at this unconscious level, these spent anywhere from a week to a month Participants will be introduced to this medita- imprints can lead to inner conflict and imbal- teaching at Esalen. As the years passed and tion practice and the principles on which it is ance. Johannes Galli is a transformational word of his lectures spread, Joe and the Esalen based. There will be periods of silent sitting theater facilitator, actor, and coach who has staff—as well as a growing number of students and walking meditation as well as discussion, designed a workshop to help you creatively and seminarians, colleagues and collabora- providing a foundation for applying mindful- work through these personal issues in a fun, tors—eagerly anticipated his West Coast visits. ness practice to everyday life. safe environment. The program is based on In the mid-1970s, Joe began to arrange his the premise that through spontaneous role- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. annual spring lecture tour so that he would be playing you can access your unconscious lev- in residence at Esalen to celebrate his birth- day (March 26th), a tradition his friends and els, express them, and, in the process, unleash Painting From the Source your creative powers. colleagues at the Joseph Campbell Aviva Gold Foundation have continued ever since. The Galli Method assists participants to delve This year, the centenary of Joseph Campbell’s into the essence of their being, contributing If you’ve considered painting but never birth, an array of individuals who “danced” to the creative and healing development of thought you could, or if you’re trained in the with him—creatively, intellectually, and, in the self. This process helps break through the arts and would like to explore your source of some cases, physically—will gather for a spe- intellectual strategies individuals uncon- creativity, this retreat is for you. As children, cial celebration to honor Joe and to benefit sciously employ to mask their true feelings in we naturally paint in a powerful, intuitive Esalen. At catalog publication, confirmed par- everyday life. It connects participants to their way, purely for the joy of expression. This ticipant/presenters include: Steve Aizenstat, inner world of images, allowing them to freedom can be regained....

38 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Rebecca Armstrong, Angeles Arrien, Michael Christie, John Cleese, Phil Cousineau, David Darling, Maren Hansen, Paul Horn, Chungliang Al Huang, Lynne Kaufman, Sam Keen, Mickey Lemle, Gerald McDermott, Edgar Mitchell, Michael Murphy, Susannah Self, Brother David Steindl-Rast, Rick Tarnas, Robert Walter, and special guest of honor, Jean Erdman (Mrs. Joseph Campbell). In an attempt to survey the breadth of Joe’s enthusiasms and the depth of his diverse col- laborations, every day of the week will be orchestrated around a different theme, each of which encapsulates one of his passions: Myth & the Body, Myth & the Soul, Myth & the Artist, and Myth & the Future. Every morning, several presenters will engage in a public “conversation,” a discussion in which they sur- vey the contours of the day’s theme; every afternoon, these presenters will then offer a selection of individual lectures, small-group workshops, and experiential activities in DANIEL BIANCHETTA which different aspects of the theme are explored in greater depth; and every evening, opportunity to take a fresh look at your child- Holistic Sexuality: there will be a review of the day’s highlights, a hood faith and at the religion in which you Integrating Sex and Spirit preview of the next day’s offerings, and a spe- grew up. No matter how rusty the pipes of a Ramon Albareda & Marina Romero cially chosen entertainment, followed (for given tradition may be, they can still channel This workshop is for individuals who wish to night owls) by an appropriate late-night film life-giving water. Adds Brother David, explore how sexuality and spirituality can be or video. “Together we shall search for its source.” integrated to foster evolution and growth. This once-in-a-lifetime Campbell Centenary Standing in the Christian tradition, Brother While our sexual/primary dimension brings celebration is a special benefit event for David has had the opportunity to broaden his a sense of vitality and depth to our everyday Esalen. The Joseph Campbell Foundation and horizon and to find an all-inclusive approach. life, our spiritual dimension is central to guid- all presenters are waiving all fees and donat- He will adjust his presentation to the ques- ing our evolution beyond the reach of mental ing them to Esalen. The rate for standard tions and concerns of participants. The goal is understanding. Tensions between sexuality accommodations is $1500; for a bunk bed, to help you see which of the old teachings and spirituality are usually due to structures $1200; for people with their own accommo- need to be expressed in new language, which and tendencies that are incoherent with dations, $1000. A limited number of sleeping may be discarded without loss, and which can either the essence or the natural cycles of bag spaces are available for $800. The differ- give you lasting strength for your spiritual growth and transformation of these two ence between the normal Esalen workshop journey. dimensions. rate and the rates for this special event is a Through experiential exercises participants tax-deductible donation. For more informa- Flute Song, Tao Dance will explore those aspects that shape us in tion about this event and how you can connecting or separating these two essential become an event benefactor, please call Nancy Paul Horn & Chungliang Al Huang dimensions of life, along with how to embody Worcester, Friends of Esalen, 831-667-3032, or Paul Horn and Chungliang Al Huang began more fully their integration. The principles e-mail [email protected]. collaborating at Esalen in the late ‘70s. For and practices of Holistic Sexuality are See essay, page 5. more than a decade, their annual New Year’s inspired by life’s organic processes, emphasiz- seminars were legendary. This workshop will ing nature’s creative expressions as a reference be a special return for Paul and a much antici- of healing and transformation. Far from pated reunion between Paul and Chungliang. Weekend of March 26–28 reduced to sexual expression, Sexuality is Each morning, the artists will “flute and Tai Ji” understood to be the vital primary energy of with seminarians on the deck to entice the the person, and Holistic to be the different lev- Recovering Personal Faith emergence of the migrating whales and els—somatic, emotional, mental, spiritual—in Brother David Steindl-Rast rejoice with the monarch butterflies in the which this energy is transformed as well as garden. There will be joyful Tai Ji dancing the wholeness resulting from this transforma- Do you feel at times that your religious foot- time with Paul playing his magical flute, and tion. ing is slipping? Are you searching for a spiri- there will be contemplative meditation time. The fruit of several decades of research and tuality that will give you solid support? If so, And, the leaders write, “in the evening, we this weekend seminar with Brother David experience, Holistic Sexuality is an approach will talk the ‘s’ out of cosmic to share in heal- to integral growth affiliated neither with might prove helpful to you. It will provide an ing laughter.”

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 39 tantra nor with other existing methods of ize the power of this moment. It is a covenant working with sexuality. Week of March 28–April 2 between the individual and the dancing vil- lage, joined in relation to the one, the many, Please note: Instruction will be in Spanish, and the One. Each time we assemble to dance with English translation provided. Uncovering Self-Betrayal Retreat we are poised at the open doorway to divine Eli Jaxon-Bear & Gangaji presence. All of creation celebrates as we Yoga: Practicing a New Way of Being Many people have experienced deep dance in the eternal moment. The Universe Thomas Michael Fortel moments of profound realization. Yet even in takes notice each time we use our body and the face of this knowledge of the truth of one- mind to shapeshift and tap the forms and tex- The great saints and sages of India have self, subconscious patterns of misidentifica- tures of creation in one statement of accep- repeatedly told us that the Divine lies within, tion often persist. Uncovering these latent tance and inclusion.” that the body is a temple for the indwelling patterns and bringing them to the foreground Adds Vinn: “All are welcome. All are needed!” Lord. The practice of hatha yoga is an honor- allows them to burn in the always-fresh light ing of the body as a vessel of this energy, this of realization. life force, this prana. Yoga is a tool of healing Over the years, people have often asked how Who Is Running My Life? that works on many levels. The physical body to uncover and finish these habitual patterns Rich Berrett heals gradually through the compression and of suffering that seem to continue after real- stimulation of the internal organs and glands. “I’m in love.” ization. This retreat addresses those concerns. The musculoskeletal system gains greater “I’m angry.” The leaders’ work with the Enneagram has mobility and overall strengthening and ton- “I’m in pain.” developed into a new understanding of the ing. “I’m in a love/hate relationship.” structure of ego and the veiling of true nature. Who is the “I” present in each of these state- Yet there’s much more to yoga than a physical The retreat will use this wisdom-mirror to aid ments? Being centered in who-I-really-am can practice. The rhythm of the breath is like a the process of self-inquiry. mantra for calming and healing the mental be elusive. Sometimes I feel like a lover; other A large enrollment is expected. Audio and and emotional bodies. In this way, the veils of times I want to run away from love. Which is video recordings will be made at this retreat. illusion in the mind drop away and over time the real me? When my feelings are hurt are an enduring peace develops. The practice of they feelings from the past? Are old injuries running my life? When I run away from yoga allows a balance of mind and heart and Soul Motion™ an integration of inner and outer, of the indi- openness am I hiding behind my habitual vidual with the Supreme. “What we practice Vinn Martí protections? Maybe I experience safety by on the yoga mat,” writes Thomas, “becomes a I move the dance eternal and the dance is dancing being “in control.” Perhaps “hurt” is the direc- way of being in the world.” me. I speak the word of recognition and the word is tor of my reality. It could be that I am more speaking though me. I breathe the spirit of love concerned with looking good to others than Mornings will begin with pranayama and and that love provides the moving force for life. being true to myself. Are there times when I meditation, a light breakfast, and an active feel like I am just joy? Just awake? Just alive in Writes Vinn Martí: “Soul Motion is a move- morning practice. In the afternoon the prac- this moment? tice will be restorative. Please have a mini- ment ministry devoted to the personal pas- mum of 3 months of recent yoga experience. sage from the known to the unknown. It is a Who is running my life in this “now”? place of sanctuary to rattle the dream and real- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. Through imagery, body awareness, dance, dreamwork, and play, this workshop will explore who is running your life. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74.

April 2–30

28-Day Massage Practitioner Certification Program David Streeter & Daniela Urbassek The Esalen monthlong massage program pro- vides professional instruction in fundamental massage skills. This training includes anato- my, movement, meditation, ethics, and self- care. The daily sessions consist of lecture, demonstration, and supervised hands-on practice. Special attention will be given to developing a core from which learning can easily occur and a balance between technique, intuition, and creativity can be achieved. DANIEL BIANCHETTA

40 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Following successful completion of the 150- Eurythmy: Tapping into Our develop your natural clairvoyance and intu- hour (minimum) program, students wishing Human Potential through the ition. You will explore the meaning of terms to fulfill certification requirements have six Art of Movement such as aura, chakra, clairvoyance, telepathy, months to complete and document 30 mas- Heidi H. Finser and spirit guides, as well as learn how to do sage sessions. Upon payment of a $100 pro- energy healing on yourself and others, cessing fee, a California state-approved Movement is life’s signature. Eurythmy is enabling you to create positive changes in Certificate of Completion will be issued. speech and music made visible through your life. movement. This movement practice brings CE credit for nurses; see page 74. This is a professional training group with lim- artistic and healing sensibility to archetypal ited admission. Please request an application shapes, dynamics, and rhythms, using the form from our office at 831-667-3000. body and the space around us to sculpt the Salsa Dancing and the Applications will be reviewed in the order sounds of our verbal communications, which Pursuit of Flow they are received and preference given to can bring inspirational insights into our Sarah La Saulle & Michael Kuka applicants who have completed a weekend or potential. five-day workshop in Esalen Massage. Beautiful music, gleaming wood floors, the Eurythmy can be a key to transformation. You CE credit for nurses; see page 74. excitement of a group of people ready to salsa CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. can explore your life’s quest by tapping into dance....pure joy! the energy fields of formative life forces, cre- Friends rate: Standard accommodations: $4620 ating flowing flexibility in your physical and In this beginning salsa class you’ll experience Bunk bed: $3590 spiritual being. The aim of this workshop is to the free expression and movement of your Regular rate: Standard accommodations: $4670 help you access the invisible and infinite body, the process of learning something new, Bunk-bed room: $3640 opportunities to discover the unique contri- and the fun of being fully concentrated on butions only you can make on your life’s jour- the dance. Whether you think you can’t ney. dance, don’t know how to follow or lead, or are uncomfortable partner dancing; whether Weekend of April 2–4 Heidi H. Finser has performed, taught, and you think you need to develop a closer rela- practiced Eurythmy in Europe and the U.S. tionship with your body, don’t like to be a for the past 30 years. Her passion is to explore The Transformative Power beginner, or have trouble getting out of your the advancement of human consciousness, of Emotions head; whether you avoid new and challenging through moving into possibilities of new experiences, compare your performance to Sietze VanDerHeide senses and awarenesses. others, or don’t have enough fun—this course Emotions are more than feelings. Emotions Eurythmy can be as deeply moving to per- is for you. It is also a great choice if you just are deeply interconnected with all aspects of form as it is mind-bogglingly elusive to love to dance. The goal will be to facilitate our mind, body, and spirit. They are the fuel describe. For more information visit pure enjoyment and the experience of being that powers us toward our goals and guides www.eurythmy.org. fully present. us toward satisfying our needs. Activating Salsa lessons will alternate with an explo- emotional resources can enhance all aspects ration of “flow”: the ability to fully inhabit the of our life. Psychic and Intuitive Healing current situation in which one finds oneself, Emotions are also information. By deepening Shelley Hodgen with a quiet mind that is fully attentive yet our connection to our emotional world, we Knowledge about how energy works— free to respond to the moment. You will be can access the wisdom of our emotions, allow- whether from the level of spirit, body, or the encouraged to stay present as you consider ing us to learn what our experiences may manifested world—has been part of human the building blocks that are necessary to learn actually be trying to teach us. By utilizing this traditions for thousands of years. It has often something new and relax into the sensual emotional wisdom we can increase the depth been part of secret societies and religions expression of the dance. of understanding of ourselves and others, where access could be controlled. In modern Please note: Shoes with rubber soles do not allowing for constructive change and growth times, this awareness of energy has been work for salsa dancing. Please wear shoes in our lives. rediscovered through different frontiers of with leather or suede soles. This workshop will focus on increasing emo- science as well as through more personal tional consciousness through the use of explorations. The current term approved by trance work, self-exploration, and interper- science for psychic healing, prayer, and ener- Headache Self-Care: Everything You sonal contact. Throughout the workshop gy work is “intentional healing.” The rediscov- Wished Your Doctor Had Told You individuals will be supported in learning ered truth is that intention shapes energy, and Alfred Scopp about their emotional patterns and in con- energy shapes reality. This workshop—both didactic and experien- necting with the needs and information con- In this workshop, Shelley Hodgen will teach tial—is for individuals with severe headache tained in those patterns, thereby setting the you how to pay attention to energy and open problems as well as for professionals who stage for transformation. up your ability to enhance your everyday life wish to learn and experience a variety of Recommended reading: Goleman, Emotional with your intentions. She will teach you how lifestyle interventions. Research has shown Intelligence; LeDoux, The Emotional Brain. to stay centered (even when life seems to these lifestyle factors to be as effective as med- bombard you), protect yourself when neces- CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. ication in long-term headache prevention. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. sary, increase your overall energy level, and The educational part of the course will consist

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 41 of documented headache-prevention strate- gies, including biorhythm regularity, effective stress-management in daily-life situations, exercise, nutrition, and fatigue prevention. Specific strategies will be given for modifying excessive conscientiousness, perfectionism, overdoing, and strong goal orientation. A headache diary will help to identify your unique triggers. Connecting headaches with the whole of your life can empower you to follow through with real change. The experiential part of the course will con- sist of easy yoga and introductory meditation. Cognitive behavior theory will be applied to decrease stress in everyday situations by pro- viding more realistic and adaptive interpreta- tions of daily events. By the end of the course, participants will have experienced a variety of headache-pre- vention skills and strategies, and learned how DANIEL BIANCHETTA to identify and avoid their unique headache precipitants. who and what we really are, providing us with The leaders write: “We understand Sexuality to CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. an expanded perspective on the destiny of mean one’s vital primary energy; Holistic CE credit for nurses; see page 74. souls.” refers to the different levels—somatic, emo- tional, mental, spiritual—in which this energy This training is open to those who have com- is transformed as well as the totality of this pleted the weeklong Visionseeker 1 work- Week of April 4–9 transformation.” The principles and practices shop, or its equivalent. If in doubt, please con- of Holistic Sexuality are inspired by life’s tact Hank Wesselman at PO Box 2059, organic processes as references for transfor- Visionseeker 3: Shamanic Cosmology Granite Bay, CA 95746, or e-mail mation and healing. The fruit of decades of [email protected]. Hank Wesselman & Jill Kuykendall research and experience, Holistic Sexuality is Over the past 35,000 years, indigenous Note: Bring a rattle, a drum, a notebook or affiliated with neither tantra nor other meth- shamans developed an experiential methodol- sketchpad, a set of oil or chalk pastels, a ban- ods of working with sexuality. danna or eyeshade, and a light blanket. Please ogy for expanding awareness and exploring The leaders will facilitate group process as refrain from alcohol use during the work- the many dimensions of reality, generating a well as counsel each participant individually shop. rich body of knowledge about the nature and to design personalized practices. You will function of the sacred realms. Unfortunately, Recommended reading: Wesselman, The learn how to safely self-regulate your own ever-multiplying overlays of spiritual scrip- Spiritwalker Trilogy and The Journey to the process from an awareness of your present ture and esoteric literature have obscured our Sacred Garden. capabilities and necessary boundaries. This understanding of these hidden worlds. Today, CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. workshop will guide you in: much of this confusion is being reversed as CE credit for nurses; see page 74. •Transforming the limiting unconscious the techniques of the shaman are being recon- tendencies of your vital primary world sidered by non-tribal Westerners seeking Holistic Sexuality: direct experience of the transpersonal realms •Working through conflicts that hinder A New Integral Approach once again. your sexual self-expression Ramon Albareda & Marina Romero •Integrating sexual and spiritual energies Hank Wesselman writes: “This workshop will to enhance the quality of your life engage participants in investigative shamanic This workshop is for individuals who wish to fieldwork into the numinous regions of the access the full potential of their vital primary Please note: Instruction will be given in spirit worlds, where all mysteries, great and energy, and explore how this energy can be Spanish, with English translation provided. small, become known. We will deepen our creatively expressed and integrated at somatic, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. The connections with our spirit helpers, our The Courage to Change—The course is designed to teach you how to con- guides, as well as our oversoul and the elder Alchemy of Transformation spirits who serve as master teachers on our nect with this energy not only as a creative Cosmic Committee. We will fine-tune our force in everyday life, but also as a bridge to Malcolm Stern abilities in areas such as divination work and the deepest dimension of reality and a catalyst We live in extraordinary times. All around us attempt to learn more about those localities for spiritual growth. It will also assist you in are signs of breakdown and decay—the old where the most creative work of souls is discovering your unique path of evolution ways of being no longer work for us. Yet there accomplished. We will explore the nature of through the grounding of your consciousness are also signs of rebirth and beauty with in your own vital potentials.

42 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts which we can align ourselves and realize our ment will be the basis for our explorations, ence of the scent of a madeleine dipped in lin- potential to change outmoded habits and from micromovements to larger wave den tea. What might scent unlock in your destructive behavior. We need to transform motions. We will spend elongated time in imagination? Capture the fleeting past, or ourselves in order to transform the world open movement and stillness, allowing our extend your creative vision, through scent around us. And we need the support of others own most nourishing life pace to reveal itself and writing exercises carefully orchestrated to share the journey into the unknown: to be within a context of spacious awareness. by two experienced guides. fellow pilgrims in the search for authenticity Moving outside of culturally accepted notions and radical aliveness. of the body, we can find a new relationship with ourselves as fluid life processes not Healing of Heart and Mind: We lose our aliveness when we reject the bound by time and form. The possibilities Choosing to Change unworthy, shameful, “dangerous” parts of our- are infinite. Come rest, move, and renew.” Fred Luskin selves, when we suppress anger, grief, sexuali- ty, and fear. Once we dare to be our authentic No previous experience is necessary. Every human being has suffered rejection, selves, when we honor and accept our shad- mistreatment, betrayal. Yet some people ow, we literally lighten up. From this place of maneuver through these painful experiences lightness we can see our world with a Storytelling as a Healing Art: while others remain stuck. This workshop renewed sensitivity. This renewal represents How the Body Speaks will examine why and how this happens. the possibility for a radical shift in our entire Nancy Mellon & Ashley Ramsden Through sharing and processing experience, perception. In seizing the courage to change, participants will move toward understanding In many ancient healing traditions, physi- we can transform ourselves and liberate our how sadness, frustration, and anger arise—and cians knew the connection between our potential. how to change those feelings. organs and our imagination, with its dynamic, This workshop is an inquiry into the nature subtle picture language. To become aware of By demystifying the process of healing, we of ‘wholeness.’ It seeks to highlight emotional these connections gives a new foundation for can accelerate this mysterious process, learn blocks and places where energy is drained or understanding the meaning and purpose of to let go of old hurts, and become less likely to unused. Sessions will utilize group process, story lore. create new ones. Using cognitive approach- dance, bodywork, sharing, ritual, and healing. es—lecture along with guided practice in In this workshop participants will discover Participants will explore the parameters of reframing, disputation, and existential under- landscapes, characters, and plots that cast our individual maps, discovering hope for the standing—this workshop presents forgiveness light upon organ function and dysfunction future within the supportive framework of a as a choice. The cognitive approaches will be and how these story elements can become group committed to the nurturing process of complemented by practice in mindfulness, diagnostic tools. The workshop will also reflective honesty, compassionate attention, imagery, and heart-centered methods explore a variety of stories that emerge from and trust. designed to help access the heart’s restorative the major organs essential for our well-being. potential. Journal writing, dyadic exercises, Recommended reading: Stern, The Courage Through speech, storytelling, and art exercis- and group discussion will also be used. to Love. es, this course will journey into the secret pat- terning of our hearts, livers, lungs, and other Uniting mind and heart and letting go of old major organs. Participants will have an oppor- hurts is an expression of the soul’s desire for The Living Spiral—Love’s Body: tunity to develop a fascinating repertoire of connection and harmony. With insight and Explorations in Continuum stories as well as techniques for speaking practice, it is possible to successfully work Movement directly to and from specific organs. with the emotions that prevent us from mov- Cynthia Johnson Bianchetta ing forward in our lives. This workshop is designed for caring profes- & Beth Pettengill Riley sionals, writers, artists, and those who want to CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. The message of God can be felt in the movement of CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. develop a healing presence and a shaman’s CE credit for nurses; see page 74. water ... the ocean, our blood, the liquid inside our eye. planet, amniotic and spinal fluid are one. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. — Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum Self-Transformation: “What is it we are calling a body?” ask the The Art of the Actor leaders. “What is the relationship between the Weekend of April 9–11 Jane Marla Robbins way we move in our bodies and the way we This workshop addresses the miracle of trans- move in our lives? What are the implications forming feelings of anxiety and insecurity into of the forms of movement we engage in—for Writing Through the Senses: Scent, feelings of self-confidence and joy—in all areas our personal lives, our community life, the Memory, and the Imagination of one’s life. Physical. Emotional. Spiritual. life of our culture and our species? Can we Mandy Aftel & Janet Fitch engender more love in our lives through the The workshop will include the study, explo- ways in which we move? These primary ques- In this scentual weekend course, perfumer ration, and discussion of at least the following tions of Continuum will guide us through Mandy Aftel and author Janet Fitch work techniques: The Actor’s Physical Preparation; this week of inquiry. with the power of scent to unlock the room Vocal Preparation; Emotional Preparation; of memory and unleash your imagination. Mental Preparation; Spiritual Preparation; “Through movement, sound, and breath we Relaxation; Sense Memory; Personalization; will be expanding our resources for living a Marcel Proust wrote his seven-volume Substitution; Playing a Character; Animal meaningful life. Our felt sense of fluid move- Remembrance of Things Past under the influ-

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 43 Exercises; Overcoming Self-Consciousness; between therapist and client, requiring open- and the Psycho-Physical Action. Week of April 11–16 ness and authenticity on the part of the thera- pist. Unity consciousness is the basis of that Students will be shown how to replace old openness. It deepens our empathic access to fears and paranoid projections with self-man- Table Shiatsu the internal process of the client and ourselves, ufactured pleasures and positive projections. Jim Gallas at the same time. We can also perceive ener- Many “real life” situations, ordinarily fraught getic/somatic holding patterns in both the with worry, can be transformed using the Table Shiatsu is a contemporary adaptation of client and ourselves that obstruct the unity and Actor’s Imagination. Students can learn to traditional Japanese Shiatsu, with an aware- reciprocal flow of the relational field. experience the power and pleasure of being ness that focuses on proper body mechanics. able to create a profound sense of well-being In this workshop, practitioners will learn to Participants will learn the Subtle Self Work® and self-confidence at will. give a deeply rejuvenating session while techniques, developed by Judith Blackstone, remaining relaxed themselves. By using one’s for attuning directly to unity consciousness, body weight instead of strength and by learn- receiving and responding to other people in Massage for Couples ing varied techniques for release along merid- this dimension, and releasing energetic/ Pablo Piekar & Robin Fann ian pathways, practitioners will learn to facili- somatic holding patterns. The course will tate deep relaxation and enhanced vitality. cover the relevance of unity consciousness for This workshop is for couples to take time out Generally practiced with the client comfort- all facets of psychotherapy, and compare from the stress of daily life while learning the ably clothed, Table Shiatsu can be easily inte- Eastern spiritual concepts of nonduality and art of touch. It is also for partners who wish to grated into any table modality including emptiness with psychoanalytic intersubjec- deepen existing massage skills as well as for Swedish, acupressure, polarity, and various tive theories. those looking to create more time for healing forms of energy work. Using the material cov- and intimacy in their daily lives. Recommended reading: Blackstone, Living ered in the class, a practitioner can create a Intimately. Participants will explore the basic skills of session ranging in length from fifteen min- massage as a way of nurturing and enhancing utes to two hours. In this way, Table Shiatsu is CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. their relationship as they learn to ask for what excellent for brief on-site work as well as for they need and give to one another from a lov- longer private sessions. Soul Coaching ing, heartful place. Sessions will include The workshop will be mostly hands-on. Self- demonstrations and hands-on instruction Denise Linn care will be taught as an integral part of the with plenty of practice time. Soul Coaching is a pathway that takes you Table Shiatsu practice. Gentle yoga stretches, deep into the realm of your authentic self, as Although the emphasis will be on touch and Chi Kung, self-massage, silent meditation, and you learn to “clutter-clear” your physical and communication between couples, the mas- improvisational games will be used to open emotional environment to access the mes- sage techniques presented are useful for relax- participants’ awareness of their own and oth- sages of your soul. During this course you will ation, pain, and stress. There will be ample ers’ energy bodies. time to enjoy the beautiful Esalen grounds embark on inner space-clearing, applying ($20 materials fee, for Table Shiatsu manual, methods such as guided meditations, move- and the wonders of the Big Sur coast. paid directly to the leader) ment exercises, and journaling. Additionally, CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. you will learn little-known information about how to space-clear your home. You will also West African Bronze Casting: Nonduality and Intersubjectivity: discover the dramatic effect that the clutter in The Alchemy of Creativity A Workshop for Psychotherapists your home has on your life—and specific Bob Lamp & Annee Delaware Judith Blackstone methods for what to do about it. As a result of all this inner and outer clearing, you can more This workshop is for all those looking to This workshop explores the application of easily listen to your soul, discover your call- jumpstart their creativity. It will introduce unity consciousness to the psychotherapeutic ing, and pinpoint your passion. the ancient West African process of open- process. Unity consciousness is our most sub- Author of the recently published Soul faced sand casting and explore the allure of tle attunement to ourselves and our environ- Coaching, Denise will also share with you how molten metal as a metaphor for transform- ment. It is experienced as vast empty space, to use the 28-Day Soul Coaching program ing our fluid ideas into artistic form. The which pervades our internal and external life featured in her book. Denise is also the program will explore the creative potential as a whole. Pervading the body, it is the basis author of two books on space-clearing, and of using a charcoal-fueled furnace to produce of our individual authentic being. Pervading has appeared on Oprah to discuss her best- small-scale bronze objects. The workshop our experience as a whole, it is the basis of our selling Sacred Space. will also utilize visualization, guided writing, oneness with other people and nature. When and the beauty of Big Sur to support group two people are attuned to this dimension members in carrying their ideas forward to together, they experience clear-through space Wilhelm Reich: The Bioenergetic completion. pervading them as a unity, and the free flow Basis of Emotional Transformation of emotional, mental, and sensual energies Participants will return home with a finished Richard Blasband & Patricia Frisch bronze of their own design. All levels of expe- between them. The trap is man’s emotional structure, rience, from beginner to professional, are wel- Contemporary theorists view psychotherapy his character structure. come. as a reciprocal, intersubjective relationship — Wilhelm Reich

44 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Life Coaching for Results: An Introduction to The Inquiry Process Amaran Tarnoff For workshop description see February 8-13.

Passion and Transformation in Accompanying the Dying Frank Ostaseski All too often death is talked about as the enemy. There is another possibility... The encounter with death is a time of intense aliveness—full of passion: love, despair, fear, grief, joy, intimacy, and devotion. As a com- passionate companion we learn that dying has a life of its own which we come to recognize and serve. How do we live in the crucible of transformation? How do we open to this terri-

DANIEL BIANCHETTA tory of mystery and unanswerable questions? This experiential workshop takes the innova- When we are open we experience pleasure, Natural Powers: Making a Real Life tive approach of using the universal and time- liveliness, and vitality. All too often, however, out of Our Heart’s Desire less wisdom of teaching stories and poems as we are contracted and feel tense, frozen, asex- David Schiffman lenses to gain insight into the unique chal- ual, heavy, trapped, and ill. These symptoms lenges of accompanying the dying. These voic- “This workshop,” writes David Schiffman, “is are communications from the depths of our es can encourage, inspire—dare us to take risks for people who seek the courage, skill, and past, rooted in the present in our character and help us discern the voices of longing, support to live their lives with true originali- structure and body armor. To free up our life belonging, and discovered meaning in service. energy we must become conscious of our ty, passion, and integrity. It will be a time to most habitual styles that twist our body/mind explore the realms of unconventional logic There will be time to write, share personal into distortions of who we really are. and the mysteries of spirit, the fundamental stories, and draw on the collective wisdom of realities of those who are self-made, spiritual- the group. The course will balance these two This workshop is an intensive, confrontation- ly independent, and visionary in orientation days of reflection with periods of silent mind- al, personally demanding process for those and ways. Our aim will be to cultivate the fulness practice alongside guided lovingkind- who wish to transform their emotional struc- resources, rhythms, and wisdom that come ness and compassion meditations. This is not ture. The workshop will present Reich’s find- from deep self-knowledge and self-mastery. a writer’s workshop, but please bring writing ings on the qualities of life energy and energy materials. No experience with poetry, story- “In a climate of mutual support, simple trust, balance along with their role in human telling, or writing is required. If you like, and honest interest in each other, our aim will growth and development. The program will bring along a brief story or poem on a related be to bring ourselves entirely toward whatev- discuss in detail the origin and dynamics of theme to share. Or just bring a listening ear. characterological and muscular armoring, er we hope for and cherish. A wide variety of how they bind anxiety, and act as an interface psychological themes and attunement prac- The workshop is open to all, but may be of with the outside world. These themes will be tices, both dynamic and meditative, will be particular interest to those accompanying the illustrated by character interventions and used to illuminate the character of our com- dying direct work on the muscular armoring of mitment to ourselves and our style of relating CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. workshop participants. Jung’s model of the to others. Together we will see what we can CE credit for nurses; see page 74. transforming self will provide an additional do to strengthen our faith and adeptness at applying the logic of our hearts to our own context in which to understand the personal Elders from the Future: Bearing and self-care as well as to our relationships, transformation. Sharing Seeds of the Evolving Human careers, community, and the understanding of Within a dynamic, supportive group process, our life’s true mission.” Sidney Lanier & Barbara Marx Hubbard individuals can experiment with their struc- ture in bold and profound ways that insist on Sidney Lanier and Barbara Marx Hubbard change. Dreams, guided imagery, and move- join together to share their wisdom and expe- ment will deepen the exploration and provide Weekend of April 16–18 rience of evolutionary transformation as a material for a trusting exchange within the couple. As “elders from the future,” having lived through 70-80 years of the twentieth workshop community. Dr. Blasband and Dr. Experiencing Esalen Frisch have a combined clinical experience of century, they stand at their own horizon, get- over fifty years in the orgonomic approach. Experiencing Esalen Staff ting “newer” every day, as they reach out to their own growing edge—and, every now and For workshop description see January 30- CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. then, fall off! CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. February 1.

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 45 modalities. This workshop introduces basic concepts of CranioSacral Therapy, emphasiz- ing hands-on experiences. CranioSacral Therapy encourages the body’s own natural healing mechanisms to enhance general health and resistance to disease. The practitioner uses a light touch to improve the functioning of the brain and spinal cord, and to dissipate the negative effects of stress. In this gentle, hands-on therapy, corrections are made by assisting the body in its own rehabil- itation process. The CranioSacral system consists of the mem- branes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. An imbalance in this system can result in senso- ry, motor, and neurological dysfunction. The CranioSacral system has a subtle rhythm that one can learn to feel. Participants will learn the palpation skills necessary to explore this rhythm. This exploration provides the foun- dation for evaluating the client’s CranioSacral system and restoring balance. Participants will also learn to do restorative work using the natural energy of human touch, the power of intention, and the release of fascial restrictions. ($25 materials fee, paid directly to the leader, for CranioSacral study guide) CE credit for nurses; see page 74. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74.

April 18–25

The “Pointing Out” Way of Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Daniel Brown This workshop—designed for either novice or advanced meditators—serves as an integrative

DANIEL BIANCHETTA approach to the practice of meditation, with an emphasis on intensive concentration med- Says Sidney: “All the archetypes are up for creativity seems to be activating a vital energy itation using the traditional Tibetan Buddhist renewal.” Sharing their stories, they aim to at the cellular level.” What lies ahead from the “Nine States of Mental Calming/Staying,” a evoke new archetypes through in-depth experience of two elders from the future? The widely-used method for training the mind to expression and dialogue on new themes weekend will be a twenty-first century “semi- stay on its meditation object and to calm guiding the emerging human, such as: the nary” to experience together and plant within mental content. This approach was developed quest for new vocations; men supporting ourselves new seeds of the evolving human. to correct common problems that develop in the social creativity of women, while All ages are invited. meditation practice, such as bad habits that women nurture the feminine in men; evolu- prevent realizations, or reaching a plateau that tionary/spiritual sexuality as a process of makes progress difficult. giving birth to the greater Self; women’s The Upledger Institute’s Introduction to CranioSacral Therapy Participants will also be introduced to classic journey from menopause to “regenopause” Tibetan emptiness-meditations as well as the and regeneration. Cheeta Llanes “directly pointing out” practices about the “As I am getting older,” Barbara says, “I am CranioSacral Therapy is an effective and nature of mind. A balance of mental-stabiliza- simultaneously becoming more creative. increasingly popular form of bodywork that tion and realization-of-emptiness practices Vocational arousal is mounting! The rise of readily complements many other healing will serve as a foundation for many types of

46 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts advanced or “extraordinary” practices, such as to the next—in terms of what it represents tantric meditations based on complex visual- Week of April 18–23 regarding the loss of contact with our spiritu- izations to transform affective states, and al depths. The Diamond Approach provides working with energy transformations within Anusara and the Eight Limbs: an invaluable perspective, showing us how we the body, both of which serve direct realiza- A Teacher Training can use the enneagram as a guide to help us tion of the nature of mind. This relational- wind our way back through the labyrinth of Thomas Michael Fortel & Judy Pollet Narvid based instructional style emphasizes directly the personality to the spiritual dimensions pointing out the meditation methods used Anusara yoga is a system of practice and study within. In the process, the continuum of our and the states likely to occur, balanced with which connects the heart with the universal psychological patterns and our spiritual actual practice, followed by a description of flow of consciousness. The eight limbs of yoga, depths becomes apparent, indicating skillful experiences and further instructions. The originally described by the sage Patanjali, are means for inner development. emphasis is on short, repeated meditation- steps of equal importance which move us The workshop is designed to enable partici- practice periods, with additional, more from the external world to the inner sanctuary pants to experientially grasp what this move- refined instructions interspersed between of our being. By studying the eight limbs and ment within our souls symbolizes in terms of each practice set. the principles of the Anusara system, the path our development. Additionally, the program to self-realization through yoga is revealed. Please bring a meditation cushion, if you will explore what the inner flow describes have one. This workshop is designed to deepen and about the child within—our soul child—and CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. broaden your experience of all eight limbs. It its relationship to our ennea-type. The work- CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. will focus on the principles underlying yamas shop will contextualize and explore this inner CE credit for nurses; see page 74. and niyamas. Participants will practice asana child, opening access to the dimensions of and pranayama, and will develop an under- Being that it encapsulates. standing of pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and Standing on Two Feet: Cortical Field Although not necessary, some knowledge ® ® samadhi. The studies will examine various Reeducation and Feldenkrais — about the enneagram is helpful, as basic infor- methodologies for teaching yoga, the Anusara Week II mation on the ennea-types will not be cov- universal principles of alignment, therapeutic ered in depth. Harriet Goslins, Sybil Krauter techniques, and the art of “languaging.” The & Carol Lessinger retreat will concentrate on the three A’s: atti- Recommended reading: Maitri, The Spiritual Most adults, without realizing it, habitually tude, alignment, and action—with particular Dimension of the Enneagram: Nine Faces of the stand more on one leg than the other. A histo- emphasis on differentiating muscular and Soul. ry of physical trauma or pain in one area asks organic energy, focal points, loops, and spirals. the body to compensate by bearing weight in The group field will be open for questions, With the Grain: another area. Emotional traumas may also dis- discussions, sharing, and exploration. The Art of Woodturning tort posture. The yoga retreat is always fertile ground for Jerry Kermode When there’s a leg we don’t stand on, we are self-exploration and growth, uniting heart gradually deteriorating our joints, from both with the joy of practice. This workshop is for Have you ever wondered at the elegant crafts- underuse and overuse; we hold old compensa- students and teachers alike. Full credit will be manship, the labyrinthine grain, the sensuous tions in place, preventing complete healing given toward Anusara teacher certification. feel of a maple bowl or a walnut platter that from old injury and increasing the risk of All yoga props will be provided. seems almost to improve upon nature? Jerry new injury from falls, lifting, or athletics. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. Kermode will bring his school of woodturn- Emotionally, there may be some viewpoint ing to Esalen for a weekend of demonstra- we don’t have available, some behavior we feel tions and hands-on instruction in turning not at choice about. Nine Faces of the Soul: technique and philosophy. Enjoy an opportu- The Enneagram and the Diamond nity to learn a craft that brings together the Through floor work and table work, partici- Approach thrill of creating with the sensuality of work- pants will address remaining problems in Sandra Maitri & Joyce Lyke ing with wood. In a relaxed, informative, and eyes, neck, shoulders, ribs, spine, pelvis, pragmatic style, Jerry will share his love of knees, ankles, and feet. The metaphoric ques- The enneagram of personality describes nine trees and the beauty they hold within. His tion “Are you able to stand on your own two cognitive, emotional, and behavioral patterns style of woodturning is based upon the ability feet?” will be answered by increased permis- that our consciousness—our soul—takes as a to allow the wood to be cut, rather than forc- sion for personal power, self-trust, compas- result of losing contact with our spiritual ing it to the turner’s will. sionate boundary-setting, and having what ground in early childhood. While much you want. Healing is learning. about the psychology of the nine types is All materials, including mini-lathes and carv- available, the spiritual context for this shaping ing chisels, are supplied, with two people shar- Please note: This workshop is open only to of our souls is seldom recognized or taught. ing each lathe. The learning will be individual those who have completed Harriet’s introduc- and shared, increasing the exchange of ideas. tory seven-day workshop. This workshop will explore the Diamond Turning terms and their application will be Approach’s view of the soul, the characteris- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. introduced, and each participant will have the CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. tics of the soul, and how they are reflected in opportunity to turn several items, such as a the enneagram. It will focus on the inner carving mallet, a spindle, a plate, and a bowl. flow—the dynamic movement from one point ($75 materials fee paid directly to the leader)

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 47 Do we like to come from the heart? Are we •Creating authentic relationships— Weekend of April 23–25 burning with a strong desire to change at least connecting with the heart one piece of the social world? Or do we find • Leadership and being of service It’s Time: No One is Coming that entering the silence—out in nature or • The cultivation process as transformation deep within ourselves—is the way to connect to Save You •Addressing the fear of the ask from the with spirit? Mary Goldenson fundraiser’s and the prospect’s viewpoint Writes Catherine Albanese: “As we get in You don’t get to choose the time you have •Developing corporate partnerships aligned touch with all these forms of meeting spirit, but you do get to choose what you do with it. with a corporation’s values we will especially focus on the last. This one— •Stewardship—partnership and co-creating How much of your life is taken with waiting, also known as metaphysical spirituality—seems waiting, and more waiting? How much of to be what most people are talking about •Advancing the donor’s interests while your life is spent looking at what is not hap- when they say they are spiritual but not reli- advancing the interests of the organization pening? Are you asking yourself: Why am I gious. So we will pay attention to, and experi- • Conquering fundraising burnout— not happy? Why don’t I feel really alive? ment with, the various ways that we can do revitalization and renewed enthusiasm The bad news is: No one is coming to save metaphysics—through different forms of •Keeping the donor involved throughout you, and the good news is: You can save your- meditation (does it matter if you focus on the the fundraising process self! Relationships present profound opportu- breath? draw attention to the point three • The art of acknowledgment nities for personal development and spiritual inches below your navel, or your third eye? •Powerful questions fulfillment. When you embrace the chal- recite a mantra?); through chanting; through lenges of your relationships, they become meditative use of the body that puts the mind great teachers by reflecting the unseen and into the body (like tai ji or yoga); through often rejected parts of yourself. Relationships conscious eating, and the like. Week of April 25–30 provide the opportunity to experience both your greatest pain and your greatest joy. Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: Training Transformational Philanthropy for a Transforming Path of Practice This workshop is for couples, individuals, par- Corinne Bourdeau & Ann Downing ents, children, or lovers who want to emerge: George Leonard, Michael Murphy, Annie Styron Leonard, & Barry Robbins •Out of survival and into aliveness The world of fundraising is filled with oppor- tunities and challenges. This workshop •Out of the past and into the present This workshop offers practical training in each addresses fundraising as a vehicle of transfor- of the elements of Integral Transformative •Out of suffering and into happiness mation for both the fundraiser and the poten- Practice (see Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: A •Out of unconsciousness and into awareness tial donor. The course offers innovative Transforming Path of Practice, March 5-7). approaches to fundraising and introduces In a safe, supportive environment, the work- It is especially recommended for but not limit- effective exercises and presentation materials shop will utilize didactic and experiential ed to those who plan to start an ITP group. exercises drawn from individual and group that will be vital to participants in their pro- Recommended reading and viewing: Leonard experiences. Participants will have an oppor- fessional and personal lives. The workshop is & Murphy, The Life We Are Given; Leonard, tunity to address how they can create Playing designed for fundraisers, development offi- Mastery and The Tao of Practice (videotape): Big, Getting Grateful, and Opening to cers, executive directors, board members, and Murphy, The Future of the Body. Possibilities in their lives. business and foundation leaders. Areas of dis- cussion include: See essay, page 8. This workshop may have up to 34 participants. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74.

American Spiritualities Catherine Albanese “I’m spiritual but not religious”—that’s what lots of people are saying. But if you are “spiri- tual” or want to be “spiritual,” what does that mean? And how do you do it? This workshop explores different meanings of spirituality in present-day American culture. The course will: (1) examine spiritual “knowing” and identify and explore four ways of knowing spirit—through the body, through the heart, through the will, and through the mind; (2) look at the diverse ways that these four kinds of spirituality manifest in our lives and times; and (3) try to figure out where we stand in relationship to them. Are we drawn to ritual? DANIEL BIANCHETTA

48 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts New Poems Week learn to love and accept ourselves for who we dalas. In this workshop, participants are invit- Sharon Olds are in the present moment. We will then dis- ed into the world of the Tibetan Thangka, a cover how these so-called ‘negative emotions’ place of rich imagery and profound sacred Critics who love imagery, risk taking, and an were in fact angels in disguise, guiding us meaning. Jamyong Singye, a former monk accessible voice have praised the poetry of toward our Authentic Self.” and a renowned master of the Karma Gardri Sharon Olds. Michael Ondaatje has called style of Thangka painting will be your teacher This workshop is designed for all those wish- Olds’s poems “pure fire in the hands.” and guide for this meditative art form. ing to enrich the quality of their lives, as well Writes Sharon Olds: “This workshop is a time as for therapists seeking to enhance their Slides of ancient as well as recently-painted for writing new poems and practicing a deep therapeutic skills. Thangkas will inspire participants to follow openness and alertness to each other’s work, the traditional guidelines of measurement Prerequisite: Be willing to abstain from alcohol as participants form a circle of community. and technique. Each participant will create and nonprescription drugs for the duration of Each of us will hope to write first drafts his/her own diagrammed line drawings of the workshop. which in some way move beyond what we Buddha’s face, then Buddha’s whole body, have written before.” Recommended reading: Cavanaugh, Who Am gradually adding robes, landscape, clouds, There will be no writing exercises or assign- I, Really? How Our Wounds Can Lead to Healing. lotus flowers, water, and wish-fulfilling jew- ments, and during the gatherings no xeroxed CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. els. Students will be taught to make their own copies. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. paint in the Tibetan style using semiprecious minerals and flowers. They will also learn to To apply, send a letter with your name and Golf in the Kingdom: An Exploration make brushes and to stretch canvases by tra- address, and three pages of recent poems, ditional methods. typed (no more than one poem per page). of the Deeper Game Do not include a SASE; poems will not be Steve Cohen & Andy Nusbaum This hands-on drawing and painting inten- sive will benefit both beginning and returned. Send them to Olds 5-Day Poetry Ye’ll come away from the links with a new hold on Workshop, c/o Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA advanced artists. It is appropriate for those life, that is certain if ye play the game with all your who intend to use the techniques in a contin- 93920. Be sure to specify that you are apply- heart. ing for Sharon Olds’s 5-Day workshop. Your — Michael Murphy (as Shivas Irons), uing study of Thangka painting, or for those poems must be received by February 14, 2004. Golf in the Kingdom who would like to bring new elements to other art forms. Participants will be notified of their accep- The game of golf provides many opportuni- tance by March 6, 2004. ties to enhance the journey of self-discovery. ($35 materials fee paid directly to the leader) This workshop is offered in a weekend format It can be experienced not only as an athletic April 30-May 2 (if accepted into either work- endeavor, but also as a metaphor for the way shop, it is not possible to switch). one lives. Just as in life, issues of self-confi- Weekend of April 30–May 2 dence, fear, trust, discipline, and awareness emerge in the conflict between the ego’s New Poems Weekend Self-Acceptance— desire for success and the inner self’s ability The Heart of Healing to achieve. Sharon Olds Joe Cavanaugh During these five days, teaching methods For workshop description see April 25-30. The heart has reasons which gleaned from a study of the deeper game will This weekend workshop differs from its five- reason knows nothing of. be utilized, as well as principles from psy- day counterpart in duration only. — Blaise Pascal chosynthesis and Gestalt, to explore the inner To apply, send a letter with your name and We commonly hear the axiom “Love is letting self and how one interferes with its emer- address, and three pages of recent poems, go of fear.” There is, however, another possibil- gence. Two days will be spent on field trips to typed (no more than one poem per page). Do ity: “Love means loving ourselves even when the Monterey Peninsula where participants not include a SASE; poems will not be we are afraid.” This applies to all so-called will practice and play in some of the most returned. Send them to Olds Weekend Poetry “negative emotions”: fear, anger, doubt, jeal- beautiful golf country in the world. On other Workshop, c/o Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA ousy, and so on. We simply cannot be who we days there will be time to relax and enjoy the 93920. Be sure to specify that you are apply- are not. Accepting who we are allows healing natural pleasures of Esalen and Big Sur. ing for Sharon Olds’s Weekend workshop. Your to begin. Judging ourselves, we lose sight of Recommended reading: Murphy, Golf in the poems must be received by February 19, 2004. the deeper message our feelings bring to us, Kingdom and The Kingdom of Shivas Irons; Participants will be notified of their accep- reinforcing the very negativity we are Gallwey, The Inner Game of Golf; Shoemaker, tance by March 11, 2004. attempting to dissolve. Extraordinary Golf: The Art of the Possible. Joe Cavanaugh writes: “Through personal and (greens fees—about $145—paid directly to the leaders) Rasa Vinyasa: Savoring the interpersonal processes, we will see how our Essence of Yoga judgments, beliefs, and attitudes can under- mine our self-esteem and personal effective- The Sacred Art of Thangka Painting Shiva Rea ness. We will create a space to heal our Jamyong Singye This retreat will be dedicated to cultivating wounds from the past while enhancing our Thangka painting is the ancient Buddhist rasa through an integration of vinyasa flow capacity for greater love and compassion. In a method of depicting sacred images and man- yoga, ayurveda, and yogic art as a celebration context of mutual support and safety, we will of life. Rasa has many meanings: in the arts,

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 49 rasa is the transforming “taste” that brings begins as a faint spark and is fanned into a rigid analytical thinking, irrational subcon- inner satisfaction to the beauty of dance, flame of ecstatic awareness by repetition, scious complexes, and the influence of the music, or painting. Within yoga and ayurve- rhythm, and remembrance of the divine.” expectations of group and cultural forces that da, rasa is the “inner juice” associated with surround us. No previous experience is needed. This is an longevity, joy, devotion, and flexibility. exploration of the heart, independent of vocal What is needed are approaches that can Without rasa, it is said, our experience of or musical technique. bypass these obstructions and allow the wis- yoga, and life, becomes “dry, rigid, routine.” dom of the inner mind to come through Rasa, the rejuvenative juice, restores our undistorted. This workshop will explore the essence and enhances our moment-to- Freedom from Fear use of finger signals and other methods that moment satisfaction in being fully alive. David Richo circumvent the blocks and filtering mecha- In vinyasa yoga, the breath and the flowing nisms arising from these obscuring influ- Only a paradox comes close to comprehending sequence of asanas becomes the river in the fullness of life. ences. which to awaken our full potential. Shiva’s — C.G. Jung The approaches explored make use of classes explore the art of yoga in practical, cre- There are three simple steps toward handling “automatisms” that avoid ordinary conscious ative, and inspiring ways. She brings classical neurotic fear: thinking and its verbal expression. The work- yoga alive for modern practitioners through First, admit you feal fear. This breaks through shop will help participants become familiar the integration of movement meditation, all the rationalizations by which you talk with methods for establishing these “ideody- yogic philosophy and art, and spontaneous yourself out of the fear or make it into some- namic” signals for themselves and helping humor and joy. Morning practices will focus thing else. Instead of saying “I am uncomfort- others use them. It will also offer ideas for on virya vinyasa, the cultivation of inner and able around her,” say “I am afraid of her.” employing finger signals as an aid in the prac- outer strength without strain; afternoon ses- tice of various healing arts, including psy- sions on shanti vinyasa, living peace through Second, feel the fear fully, with no attempts to chotherapy, counseling, and emotional body- restorative vinyasa yoga, ayurveda, philoso- get rid of it. Shake, shudder, do whatever it work. phy, and meditation. The retreat includes a takes to experience the emotion. special rasa-inducing yoga trance dance, join- CE credit for psychologistss; see page 74. Third, and most difficult, act as if fear could CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. ing with Jai Uttal. Simple yet effective not stop you. Act as if you were fearless. This ayurvedic practices such as abhyanga (self- is the truth. Since you actually contain all massage) and rasayanas (herbal tonic teas) opposites, you do have fearlessness inside you. Week of May 2–7 will be integrated so that participants can It is only that you have not accessed it. This return home with skills to enhance the flow adds resourcefulness to your defenselessness. of rasa in their lives. Eight Weeks to Optimum Health When you follow these three steps, you begin (in Five Days) to trust that you really can live through fear. Chanting: The Heart of That makes courage real. You have counter- Dennis Gates & Tom Cronin Devotional Yoga poised reality to unreality, true evidence to Everyone wants spontaneous healing and Jai Uttal false. This makes you trust yourself and health. This workshop is designed to enhance enriches your self-respect. what you intuitively know: how to be fit and Embark on a vocal journey through the healthy in a natural way, and how to incorpo- sacred sounds of ancient India. With call-and- Admit, feel, and act is paradoxical because you rate healthy principles into your busy life. response group chanting and storytelling, Jai are doing the very thing that you feared! “I am The course is for all seekers of optimum Uttal creates a space of invocation, prayer, and afraid of this roller coaster, so let’s buy the health—cancer and heart-attack survivors, heartfelt expression. tickets.” You trick yourself into getting over the fear. You fear the water and integrate it by people at risk (diabetes, high cholesterol), Drawing from an unbroken tradition of learning to swim. The way to integrate fear is those desiring stress reduction or weight con- Indian devotional singing, Jai will introduce to admit it, feel it, and act over it. This is free- trol, as well as people who simply want to the ancient practice of kirtan (chanting), the dom from fear. improve. heart of devotional yoga. This meditative Dr. Dennis Gates, a graduate fellow of Dr. practice of calling to the divine creates a This weekend workshop will be spent apply- Andrew Weil’s program, and Tom Cronin, a bridge between the individual and the eter- ing these principles to real-life situations. Healthy Life Coach, have adapted and nal, opening the heart and welcoming the expanded Weil’s book, Eight Weeks to Optimum spirit. Jai will relate stories from the spiritual Using Finger Signals to Tap the Health, to a workshop format. They will guide epics of India as well as from his personal Wisdom of the Inner Mind you through a nutritional, mental, physical, experiences to create a modern context in and spiritual Eight-Week Program—in five which to explore this tradition. Adam Crabtree days. You will study nutrition by combining “These ancient chants,” writes Jai, “contain a Everyone has experienced the power and wis- Esalen’s food and kitchen with Dr. Weil’s prin- transformative power and healing energy. By dom of the inner mind for bringing about ciples and recipes. In interactive sessions, you singing these prayers and expressing a full healing and growth. The question is how to will be taught the use of organic foods, toxin range of emotions through our voices we join be able to tap this rich resource when we have elimination, and supplements. Through a stream of consciousness and devotion that the need, and, importantly, how to be able to breathing, meditation, and other Esalen has been flowing for centuries. The chanting obtain information from the inner mind that approaches, you will practice immune is free from the distortions that arise from

50 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts enhancement and stress reduction. The fit- ness aspect will emphasize simplicity: walk- ing, hiking, dancing, and muscular exercise without machines, amid the beauty of Esalen. This is a proven program for taking full advantage of your body’s natural healing power. The goal is for participants to leave with knowledge and a sense of purpose, hav- ing already begun a naturally healthy life- style. Recommended reading: Weil, Eight Weeks to Optimum Health and Spontaneous Healing. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. CE credit for nurses; see page 74.

Awakening the Creative: The Painting Experience

Stewart Cubley DANIEL BIANCHETTA

Awakening the Creative is a journey into the Pose and Repose: Yoga as a Balance Abandonment to Healing and Black Swan: The wild territory of painting directly from intu- of Active and Receptive Twelve Lessons of Abandonment Recovery, ition, a leap beyond the predictable, a venture Thomas Michael Fortel Anderson is the founder of the Abandonment into color, form, and image where no rules Recovery movement and has studied this apply. It is free play, reflecting your true “It seems apparent on the mundane and field for twenty-five years. nature, genuinely and gently, without words. worldly plane of life that multiplicities, para- What you’ll discover is what you most secret- dox, and polarities are normal,” writes In this workshop she presents a highly effec- ly desire: your deepest response, free from Thomas. “The teachings of yoga indicate that tive program of emotional and spiritual heal- comparison, criticism, and self-control. on the spiritual and metaphysical level, ing that provides the means to reverse the Oneness is the essence of everything. The universal wound of abandonment. Join Stewart Cubley, cofounder of The Participants will learn specific exercises for Painting Experience in San Francisco, in an practices of yoga lead us in the direction of unifying life’s polar opposites, and, over time, each of the five stages of abandonment (shat- adventure of free-expression painting. tering, withdrawal, internalizing, rage, and Explore the power of spontaneous creation to bring the Light of God and the Darkness of Shadow into full integration and embrace. lifting); how to overcome self-sabotage and touch your core and awaken your passion. “abandoholism”; how to make new connec- This workshop will appeal to you whether “Yoga is neither all effort nor all surrender. A tions; and the twelve steps of healing from your interest is in: certain amount of effort is required in a yoga abandonment. She will also share recent find- • The artistic/creative—Learn to trust your practice to keep showing up, and for the body ings from the field of brain science that shed creative impulse in a safe atmosphere that structure to hold the form of the pose. Yet this new light on the biological and chemical honors individual differences. effort is in complete balance and equipoise processes that underlie our emotional • The healing/therapeutic—Not knowing with softening, letting go, opening, and sur- response to loss. allows innocence. Accepting imperfection render. In this retreat we will focus on the limbs of asana, pranayama, and dhyana (medi- Whether you’re experiencing a recent yields compassion. Risking vulnerability breakup, the loss of a loved one, or a lingering connects us with others. tation) in the context of effort and receptivity. Inherent in the exploration of yoga is the wound from the past, this workshop can help • The meditative/spiritual—Free-expression experience of Love and Joy and living from you begin to restore your sense of self and painting is an engaged spirituality, a heart-balanced-with-mind.” increase your capacity for love. practice of learning to stay in the face of whatever arises. It is a journey into the All are welcome to this retreat. Please have a Recommended reading: Anderson, The Great Mystery. minimum of 3 months of recent yoga asana Journey from Heartbreak to Connection, The practice. All props are provided. Journey from Abandonment to Healing and Black All levels of experience are welcome (every- Swan: The Twelve Lessons of Abandonment one is a beginner). All materials are supplied. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. Recovery. For more information visit www.processarts.com. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. You may also send a request to contact@process- The Journey from arts.com for a free CD preview of the workshop. Abandonment to Healing Esalen Massage Intensive Recommended reading: Cubley (coauthor), Susan Anderson Life, Paint and Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Brita Ostrom & Lioness Parizek Spontaneous Expression. “Abandonment is the most primal human fear,” says Susan Anderson, “and the main Esalen Massage is a healing, enriching prac- CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. underlying issue of most emotional distress tice that feels as satisfying to give as to receive. ($50 materials fee paid directly to the leader) and dysfunction.” Author of The Journey from Esalen bodywork in its many forms will be

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 51 concerns, the universality of the experience makes this program valuable for all. CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. CE credit for nurses; see page 74.

The Olympic Spirit: Reviving the Soul of Sports Phil Cousineau & Stuart Brown For nearly twelve hundred years athletes, philosophers, poets, and pilgrims gathered in ancient Greece to compete for the honor of the olive wreaths at the Olympic Games. The Games reflected the Greeks’ passionate pur- suit of arete, or excellence, through competi- tion in every arena of life, from athletics to poetry to history. The ancient Olympics were so revered they lasted nearly twelve centuries, but the modern Games symbolize the paradox PETER JAMES MEYERS of modern sports. Four billion people watch demonstrated, practiced, and discussed dur- er-and-daughter team, Julie and Dondra, in cre- the Games on television and athletes from ing five days of learning and relaxation, cra- ating a safe and loving environment in which two hundred nations compete, but the Games dled in the beauty of the Big Sur coast. to strengthen and honor your relationship. are riddled with scandal, commercialism, and an obsession with winning at any cost. The workshop will incorporate specific and Please note: This workshop is for mother-and- Meanwhile, recent studies reveal that 75% of integrative massage skills, gentle and deeper daughter couples only. American kids permanently stop playing touch, grounding, stretching, and energy sports by age 12. work. The instructors will present a body- work style that addresses individual needs, Mindfulness and Heartfulness: Inspired by the return of the Olympics to balances the whole person, and honors the The Healing and Transformation Athens this summer, mythologist/filmmaker of Mind and Body healing power of touch. Special attention will Phil Cousineau and psychologist/play-expert be given to self-care, quality of contact, breath Mark Abramson & Fred Luskin Stuart Brown will lead this multimedia work- awareness, and stress relief. The workshop This program is designed to integrate the shop that explores the role of play, games, and will utilize meditation, music, and movement, practice of mindful awareness with directed competition in sports, from ancient to mod- encouraging creative expression to bring heartfulness in order to facilitate growth, ern times. Through film clips, slides, poetry, forth the energy released by the bodywork. healing, and change. It is based on Dr. biological and psychological research, and group discussion, they will present a far-rang- The workshop is for people who want to Luskin’s research at Stanford Medical School ing look at the relevance of the Olympics, and develop the ability to give a relaxing, restora- on the healing effects of forgiveness and sports in general, for athletes, coaches, and tive massage, focused on the centered, peace- heartfulness and Dr. Abramson’s work as the spectators alike. Topics will include the evolu- ful internal connectedness that makes Esalen director of Stanford’s Mindfulness Based tionary role of play, the sacred dimension of Massage so effortless. For beginners and expe- Stress Reduction Program. sports, athletics as initiation, the coach as rienced alike, it will provide a safe atmos- The workshop introduces the practical appli- mentor, and the Olympic ideal of pursuing phere for learning and discovery. Please bring cation of techniques of mindfulness and excellence in mind, body, and spirit. This comfortable clothes and your favorite music. heartfulness to transform emotional states workshop is designed for athletes, coaches, CE credit for nurses; see page 74. and unleash the great potential for deep heal- parents, fans, teachers, psychologists—anyone CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. ing of the body. The goal is to learn new ways seeking deeper understanding of the inter- of relating to experience that allow greater play between competition and cooperation. opening, understanding, and the possibility of Weekend of May 7–9 transformation. “Our work,” the leaders write, “has shown us that this creates an increasing Awakening Creativity and Inspiration Mothers and Daughters experience of gentleness, kindness, and Jayson Fann & The Esalen Arts Center Staff respect for oneself and others.” Julie Bowden & Dondra Lopez Let the beauty we love be what we do. The program offers guided practice in mind- — Rumi This program invites mothers and daughters fulness meditation, body movement, breath- The most beautiful thing we can experience for a weekend of exploring the relationship ing practices, and heart opening, interspersed is the mysterious. It is the true source of all that is the most formative in a woman’s life. with lecture and interactive discussion. While art and science. — Albert Einstein Celebrate the joys, and explore and heal the the practices are especially helpful for people hurts, while gaining a deeper and more appre- who are experiencing emotional or physical Jayson writes: “This workshop is for those ciative understanding of each other. Join moth- wanting to immerse themselves in a week of

52 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts abundant creativity. Silk painting, clay sculpt- This program will survey the practical teach- change and healing. Yoga, meditation, and ing, mask making, mosaic, and print making ings of Buddha, Socrates, the Stoics, and the other forms of movement will be practiced are some of the mediums we will explore to Epicureans. Certain common themes emerge daily as a way to care for one’s own body and entice what lies beneath in the ocean of your that speak to us today, for example, the virtue focus the mind. imagination.” of encrateia, or self-mastery, the importance of Please bring your favorite CDs for massage the will, and the need for healing friendships. What makes this workshop special is the and moving, a sense of humor and play, and a For the old masters, philosophy consisted of opportunity to work with several guest artists strong intention for learning. spiritual exercises and criticism of dysfunc- who will share their knowledge in a variety tional worldviews. The workshop will CE credit for nurses; see page 74. of artistic approaches and mediums that are CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. describe these exercises and discuss the accessible and enjoyable. The workshop is elements of worldview-making. Participants Friends rate: Standard accommodations: $2665 structured to provide the guidance, the mate- will have the opportunity to present for group Bunk-bed: $1995 rials, and a supportive environment for you to discussion an everyday human problem, awaken and explore your creativity and artis- Regular rate: Standard accommodations: $2715 which may be their own, someone else’s, or tic passion. For added inspiration, there will Bunk-bed: $2045 a fictional one. be live musical accompaniment woven throughout the workshop. Designed to facilitate a group encounter with ($50 materials fee paid directly to the leader) ancient wisdom, the workshop is meant for Week of May 9–14 therapists and counselors seeking to broaden their repertoire and for individuals curious to Weekend Massage Intensive explore ancient wisdom as a way of dealing Gestalt Awareness Practice Vicki Topp & Tom Case with everyday problems. Christine Price & Guest Leader The essence of Esalen Massage is the aware- For workshop description see February 1-6. ness and presence with which one approach- es the work. This workshop will provide a May 9–21 Awakening Creativity and Inspiration safe and supportive environment for you to explore sensitivity and connection through Advanced Esalen Massage: Jayson Fann & The Esalen Arts Center Staff touch. The fundamental elements of Esalen A Twelve-Day Intensive For workshop description see May 7-9. This Massage—breath awareness, quality of touch, five-day format presents an opportunity for long integrative body strokes, and creative Carl Chase (CC), Deborah Anne Medow & Perry Holloman more—more depth, more exploration, more table movements—will be presented through passion, more creativity, more fun. brief lectures and demonstrations followed by The Esalen Massage School presents this ($75 materials fee paid directly to the leader) hands-on practice. The goal will be to create a twelve-day seminar for advanced students firm foundation of massage upon which to who are seriously pursuing the practice of build. Sessions will include plenty of personal massage and who wish to expand their I-You-Us: Pleasure, Intimacy, instruction and assistance to support this knowledge of the Esalen approach to body- and the Search for Connectedness process of learning massage. work/massage. Terry Hunt Come prepared to touch and to be touched, Esalen Massage reflects the rich history of This workshop is about healthy relation- both in the workshop and by the beauty, Esalen Institute in Somatics, a field dedicated ships—in love, in friendship, in daily life. power, and spirit of Esalen and the Big Sur to understanding and working with the body The focus is on how to nurture our own coast. All levels of experience are welcome. to support psychological growth and spiritual vitality in situations where we long for CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. development. Moshe Feldenkrais, Ida Rolf, connections that are more real, more safe, CE credit for nurses; see page 74. Milton Trager, Charlotte Selver, and Dr. or more rewarding. Randolph Stone are just a few of the pioneers Pleasure is essential for healthy relationships. Ancient Philosophy as Psychotherapy whose work has been incorporated into the ever-evolving form of Esalen Massage. Add the erotic element and the potential for Michael Grosso pleasure grows exponentially. But whether in This workshop will focus on expanding the love or friendship, in same- or opposite-gen- Ancient philosophy was concerned with ques- practitioner’s grasp of intuitive touch. In addi- tions like: Is there a right way to live? Can we der relationships, the reality of sustaining tion to learning how to interpret the client’s delight in one another over time is often a ease suffering and achieve serenity, vitality, needs as a session progresses, students will and happiness? Without exception, every mystery and a struggle. We substitute old experience (1) how different forms of touch avoidance patterns for intimacy as we play ancient philosophy was a school of what today can be utilized within an Esalen Massage for- we call “psycho-therapy” or “care for the soul.” out the Good Girl and Super Guy roles we mat, and (2) how changes in depth, pressure, developed during traumatic childhoods and Now, in our time when psychiatry has turned and rhythm can influence the quality and adolescences. Or we repeatedly act and react into pharmacology and approaches to coun- effectiveness of a massage session. There will out of fear, sadness, or rage, keeping our rela- seling and psychotherapy are reaching out in be instruction in advanced massage tech- tionships locked in the “cultural missionary all directions, we stand to gain by looking to niques, such as stretches, twists, deeper work position.” Giving up carefully honed “pain ancient wisdom traditions for guidance and from underneath the body, and subtler forms avoidant” habits releases new energies for the reorientation. of energetic work which support tissue

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 53 pursuit of personal fulfillment in relation- Tai Chi The workshop sessions will include guided ships. Catherine Elber-Wenner meditations on the life of the body; on our vital “animal” conditioning; on death and This workshop is designed to help individuals Tai Chi began thousands of years ago; the sto- dying; on the nature of consciousness. The and couples identify myths that block the flow ries of its evolution are varied, colorful, often talks and discussions will present both tradi- of joy. Terry Hunt writes: “Together we will contradictory, and always fascinating. The tional Buddhist views of self and reality as redefine the role of pleasure in our lives and most important factor in its history, however, well as some of the latest information from create updated images of our sexual and sensu- is that it’s a living history. Tai Chi has moved evolutionary biology and psychology to sup- al selves. We will explore new language that like a river through the centuries as a well- port and guide the meditations. Crazy wis- more honestly communicates our desires. We spring of relaxation, rejuvenation, strength, dom will also be present in the workshop. will encourage each other to approach our and clarity. The gifts of Tai Chi are as alive gender gaps with intention rather than fear, now as they were thousands of years ago and assertion rather than suspicion. We will follow we, in the present, can easily partake of the Focusing: The Inner Relationship our instincts for pleasure into enriching and endless, timeless nourishment this discipline Ann Weiser Cornell creative moments of wholeness.” provides. Come alone or with an intimate. Focusing is a body-centered technique for There are many forms, styles, and schools of reaching beyond familiar thoughts and feel- Recommended reading: Hunt & Paine- Tai Chi to choose from yet, regardless of the ings to an underlying “felt sense” of some- Gernée, Emotional Healing and Secrets to Tell, mode or system, it is the internal energy, the thing. Instead of the usual internal chatter, Secrets to Keep. chi, that is being cultivated. This workshop you start to listen in a relaxed and friendly CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. presents one of the simplest yet most power- way to the parts of yourself that do not nor- CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. ful methods of Tai Chi; deeply personal mally get attention. Out of this deeper bodily results can be experienced immediately, listening, creative and transformative open- regardless of physical ability. The circulation Spiritual Massage: ings can emerge. of chi is cumulative in effect, and every time Lightbody Infusion we practice we add more chi to our internal This highly experiential workshop is a deep Maria Lucia Sauer Holloman reservoir. In this way, our understanding introduction to the spirit, attitudes, and meth- ods of Focusing. You’ll learn how to tune in to Spiritual Massage is a hands-on healing prac- deepens in regard to the endless benefits bestowed by this ancient practice, permeating “felt senses,” messages from your deeper self tice that works directly on the energy body, that are held in your body. You’ll learn how to balancing the chakras, cleansing old thought every level of our existence with balance, healing, deep calm, and powerful inner peace. create a climate of acceptance and welcome forms, and gently facilitating release of emo- within so that you can hear from these parts tional, physical, and spiritual blockages, allow- of yourself without judgment. You’ll learn ing for infusion by the Lightbody. how to receive the messages that lead to relief Born into a family of healers with a genera- Weekend of May 14–16 and release in your body when you do. tions-old tradition, Maria Lucia studied with The workshop will provide a safe and sup- healers in her native Brazil, where Spiritism— Why Aren’t You Smiling? A Buddhist portive atmosphere in which your inner receiving healing knowledge from the spirit Weekend for Cynics in Recovery sense of rightness is respected, even to world—is familiar to much of the population. Wes Nisker whether and when you speak in the group. In 1979 she came to Esalen and was spon- You’ll learn how to guide yourself through a sored by Esalen cofounder Dick Price while Oh wondrous creatures, Focusing process, and you’ll practice partner- by what strange miracle she learned Spiritual Massage from Brazilian ship skills that support making Focusing a do you so often healer Luiz Gasparetto. regular and trusted part of your life. not smile? — Hafiz, This workshop presents practical methods for Sufi poet Those who aren’t familiar with the Focusing using the hands as instruments of physical “At this very moment,” writes Wes Nisker, process will begin to learn to use it immedi- and spiritual healing. Incorporating hands-on “there are apparent miracles taking place all ately. Those who are familiar with it will go and energetic work, it emphasizes intention- around us and within us. We have only to even deeper. Helping professionals will learn ality as the fundamental tool of any healing look closely in order to become amazed and powerful tools for working with clients. art for moving energy. The course includes to fall in love with ourselves and the world. In CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. exercises for grounding and attuning to ener- this workshop we will make creative use of gy as well as Afro-Brazilian shamanic prac- some of the most important Buddhist medita- tices for self-protection. Emotional release tion techniques as we explore the wondrous Healing the Wound that Will Not work and group process will be integrated as experience of being human. With an attitude Heal: A Retreat for Grieving Parents they emerge. of curiosity and playfulness, we will examine Ken Druck & Charlie Bloom This work is accessible to anyone—nurses, the workings of our bodies and minds, our nature ‘as’ nature, and our place in the grand You don’t think you’ll live past it and you don’t bodyworkers, businessmen, therapists, and all really. The person you were is gone. But the half of scheme of things. In the process we will those interested in working with energy and you that’s still alive wakes up one day and takes hopefully find some relief from our personal people’s bodies. over again. dramas, and a new sense of value and mean- — Barbara Kingsolver CE credit for nurses; see page 74. ing in our lives.” CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. Ask 100 parents their worst nightmare. The

54 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts chances are that 99 will say “losing a child.” Practicing yoga is one way to begin to discov- learn practical gardening methods in the The thought itself is so horrible, so unimagin- er and transform the ways in which we keep organic vegetable and flower gardens. Learn able, it’s almost impossible to hold in con- ourselves stuck and unhappy. The root of this how to transform your own garden into sciousness. Sadly, the unthinkable becomes healing is in cultivating compassion. sacred space, imbued with personal meaning reality for 100,000 parents in the U.S. each and universal sacred symbols. “We get ‘stuck’ when guilt and shame prevent year. These parents experience the choiceless, us from experiencing the ease and flow we so Gardening is a way to bring the sacred into inconceivable pain of losing a child. Their desire. Fear and resistance keep us constantly daily life, and participants will be inspired by grief is overwhelming. Accidents, illness, sui- battling with ourselves. What we all ultimate- talks in the evenings, with slides of sacred gar- cide, and acts of violence claim not only the ly crave is freedom, freedom to love and be dens from around the world, stories, poems, lives of their children, but the hopes and loved, freedom to play. When we release the and personal sharing. The creation of an altar dreams of families. Gone forever is joy, beauty, thought patterns and behaviors that prevent and rituals, as well as hands-on work in the pleasure, and meaning, leaving only pain and us from fully loving ourselves, a wellspring of garden, will invite intimacy with each person. emptiness. Or so it seems. How is a mother or energy becomes available to us for healing, Using the garden as personal metaphor, the father to go on? How can we begin to heal our growth, and pure joy!” workshop will draw parallels between our life lives? Our families? Our souls? What can we experiences and garden cycles of gestation, do to survive the pain? Is it possible to keep In this workshop, participants will be led regeneration, expansion, and, finally, fruition our hearts open when they have been shat- through a creative asana practice that includes and harvest. tered? And how can we honor our children in music, dance, and spontaneous movement, the way we live out the rest of our lives? followed by discussion, journaling and inter- Bring gardening clothes and a journal; cam- active exercises. Participants should have at eras and watercolors are optional. This weekend workshop is for parents, grand- least three months of yoga experience and a parents, and parent-figures who have experi- Recommended reading: Murray, Cultivating basic knowledge of yoga asanas. enced the loss of a child (of any age). Group Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul, and Monet’s process, presentations, music, and sponta- Passion: Ideas, Insights, and Inspiration from the neous sharing will allow participants to expe- Cultivating Sacred Space: Painter’s Garden. rience the support, love, hope, compassion, Gardening for the Soul and understanding necessary to go on. Elizabeth Murray Week of May 16–21 “A garden is a place where we are invited to Freedom Yoga: make an intimate relationship with nature,” Cultivating Compassion writes Elizabeth Murray. “Working in the Painting In the Landscape Hala Khouri beautiful Esalen Garden, we will learn to gar- Adam Wolpert den as a sacred union with plants, soil, water, “One of the greatest lessons that yoga can and light. We will garden as a meditation, a Throughout history artists have turned to teach us is compassion,” says Hala Khouri. healing practice, and an art form, using color, nature for inspiration. The spectacular beauty “Compassion for ourselves is the foundation texture, design, scent, and light.” of Esalen, with its radiant gardens, flowing for our healing and opening to authenticity waters, and rugged coastline, provides the per- and joy. Yoga asanas are valuable tools that Be inspired, nurtured, and enriched in the fect setting to engage in this age-old human bring to the surface our unhealthy—and life-sustaining gardens and nature of Esalen. endeavor. Through hands-on practice, exercis- healthy—thought patterns and beliefs. Cultivate your own inner sacred space as you es in contemplative seeing, demonstrations, lectures, and group critiques, participants will learn how to paint in the landscape. The bulk of each day will be devoted to paint- ing (outdoors, weather permitting) rapid watercolor sketches and more developed small oil paintings. Instruction in setting up a palette, using mediums, mixing colors, and brushwork will be balanced with slide pre- sentations on visual theory, composition, and special issues in landscape painting. Painting out-of-doors is a profound experi- ence. Faced with nature’s dynamic forces, we are challenged to develop visual sensitivity, flexibility, and resilience. In the living land- scape, we come into a deeper relationship with the wind and sun, the moving shadows, the glimmering ocean—and ourselves. Bring a hat and walking shoes, layers for warmth, and skin protection. Also bring a portable easel if you have one, as well as slides DANIEL BIANCHETTA

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 55 or a portfolio (if you have any) of your past teach you—no matter what your age—the fun- Soul Search: Embracing Our Spirit work to share with the group. Adam Wolpert’s damentals of using your skeletal system to Richard Balaban & Julie Bowden work can be viewed at www.adamwolpert.com. support your body in balance so that your ($75 materials fee paid directly to the leader) muscles remain pliant, flexible, and powerful The leaders write: “Childhood has a way of throughout your life. disconnecting our true self, the self that is deeply connected to our soul. Growing up— Stronger at the Broken Places: Aging is usually associated with stooped, even in a ‘normal’ family, much less one with Relationship Challenges as shortened, weakened bodies. In this work- trauma, abuse, or neglect—conspires to create Initiatory Experiences shop, you will be shown how to achieve a bal- a system of defenses to protect us from future anced posture that increases your flexibility, Linda & Charlie Bloom pain. These defenses become a barrier from maintains length in your torso, and dramati- our true feelings and awareness. We are cut The mind seeks an easy relationship. cally reduces the stresses and strains that off from our own sense of spirit—that spirit The heart seeks a spiritual partner. cause chronic pain and discomfort. You will which allows us our deepest pleasure, our Many factors draw us into relationships: learn to walk and sit in a way that frees you clearest awareness, and our most profound physical attraction, a desire for intimacy, from pain and constriction, and empowers access to ourselves and a higher power. financial concerns, to name a few. Then there you with strength and self-confidence. Other “This workshop is designed for individuals are our deeper, often unconscious agendas, benefits: who desire to move beyond pain, trauma, matters of the heart that are usually less • Learn how to realign your bones as you numbness, or meaninglessness. In our soul apparent, although certainly no less com- walk, stand, sit, bend, and sleep search, we learn to embrace the spirit within pelling. A soulmate is someone with whom •Dramatically improve your walking and us which enables growth, well-being, and we can learn the lessons required for our running as you acquire balance emotional health. We learn to listen to our- deeper purposes to be fulfilled. These lessons •Dissolve aches and pains selves and receive guidance from this recon- have to do with freeing ourselves from limit- •Receive personalized feedback thoughout nected spirit. This allows us to navigate with ing patterns of behavior and beliefs that inter- the class intention and awareness through life’s joys as fere with our ability to be free, whole, and lov- well as challenges. ing beings. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. “Using experiential exercises, imagery, writ- This process of liberation often pits us against ing, dialogue, and introspection in a safe (and challenges that stretch our capacities, that Finding Love: drug-free) environment, we will co-create a confront us with unhealed wounds and Relationship Success for Singles journey to acknowledge and nurture our incompletions. This is the deeper purpose of Marvin Cohen & Narrye Caldwell-Cohen inner voice, explore our strengths, enhance relationships: to compel us to go beyond the This experiential training is designed to pro- our relationships, and enliven our spirit. edges of our familiar reality and into the ter- vide you with the tools, information, and sup- Therapists will learn techniques for use in rain of the unknown. Each time we success- port to find the “life you love, and the love of their own practices.” fully move into and through these painful your life.” It is appropriate both for singles ordeals of the heart we claim increasingly CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. desiring a life-partner and people wanting larger aspects of ourselves, bringing us to pro- clarity in their existing relationships. gressively higher levels of consciousness. The leaders write: “First you will develop a In this workshop, participants will be shown Weekend of May 21–23 vision of your perfect life and examine who how to embrace and take full advantage of the you are and what you want. We will use col- teachings that relationships provide for us as lages, Mind Mapping, values clarification, Experiencing Esalen we strengthen the capacity to stand more journaling, and guided visualization. Then Experiencing Esalen Staff firmly and openly in the face of the fire. we help you look at your significant relation- For workshop description see January 30- Please note: This workshop is for couples only. ships and identify harmful and/or helpful February 1. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. patterns. Relationships include past and pre- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. sent romantic partners, parents, siblings, teachers, friends and other nonromantic A Tender Invitation relationships. You will also assess your own Balance: You’re Only Young Once David Schiffman personality and develop a comprehensive But You Can Feel That Way Forever and specific set of requirements, needs, and “Our aims for this weekend are simple,” writes Jean Couch wants for your life-partnership. And finally, David Schiffman. “To join together and share How do you walk through the world? Are you you will create a detailed relationship plan the magical, timeless realities of Big Sur’s sea, open, strong, expansive, active, alive? Or are with timetables, milestones, and measurable sky, and mountains. To feel emotionally and you closed off, weak, in pain, constricted, pas- objectives.” physically restored, healed, and cleansed. To rediscover the lovingly creative inner sive? How you walk, stand, and sit in the Bring a notebook or journal, pen, and a few of resources of our own music, poetry, and world reveals who you are. your favorite magazines to cut up. Scissors, prayer. To feel ready again to face whatever glue, and coloring implements will be provid- This workshop is for anyone from yoga practi- comes next in our lives. tioners to runners, walkers, or computer ed. nerds, and everyone in between. The goal is to ($30 materials fee paid directly to the leaders) “Together we will create a mood of sanctuary and a time to be met by kindred spirits. The

56 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts DANIEL BIANCHETTA approaches utilized will be drawn from a of youthfulness, individuals can rejuvenate forming something inanimate into some- wide variety of practices aimed toward physi- readily, no matter their age or condition. In thing truly personal. In this workshop, the cal, emotional, and spiritual attunement in this workshop you will learn to identify these process of stone carving will be used as a cre- order to restore our gratitude and apprecia- lost abilities and to reintegrate them into your ative vehicle for both artistic expression and tion for being alive.” life to restore the sense of vibrancy and possi- self-discovery. The experience of selecting a bility we had as children. Through gentle stone, working with hand tools, and sharing movement lessons that transform limitation this process in a group will offer participants Rejuvenation: Reverse the Effects and pain into greater comfort, flexibility, and a chance to explore the medium and deepen of Aging, Stress, and Injury strength, along with hands-on exploration, their emerging creative potential. Thus this Anat Baniel theory, and discussion, you will learn: endeavor becomes a metaphor for our lives. As we age, the wear and tear of life manifests •To transform old limiting beliefs into a Even if you have never carved stone, by the positively, through increased capabilities, world of new possibilities end of the workshop an artistic creation will knowledge, and autonomy, and negatively, •How to reclaim your youthful movement emerge that is unique to your individual cre- through aches, pains, stiffness, loss of •Simple techniques to overcome back, neck, ativity. strength, and, maybe worst of all, dimming of and joint pain and avoid future injury ($35 materials fee paid directly to the leader) the vitality with which we experience our •How to move with strength and agility for CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. lives. As children, we continuously learn to better sports performance do, think, and feel in new ways, exploring •An at-home program to continue reversing movement, feeling, and thought without Finding True Love the effects of aging knowing the outcome in advance. We have no Daphne Rose Kingma idea of what is not possible—we are free to CE credit for nurses; see page 74. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. dream, grow, and be vibrantly healthy. “Love,” says Daphne Rose Kingma, “is an expe- rience of emotional and spiritual awakening Anat Baniel, during many years of working Of Stone and the Self: to the unbounded bliss that is the true condi- with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais combined with Stone Carving for the Soul tion of our souls. Love is our one true human twenty-five years of working with children, quest and an intimate romantic partnership Arthur Weinfeld musicians, dancers, athletes, and people with its most fond and luminous expression.” a wide range of limitations, discovered that by Stone is a medium that affords the opportuni- In this workshop, you will be guided in the reintroducing and intensifying the qualities ty to experience the deep satisfaction of trans-

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 57 spiritual and emotional preparations neces- psychological tools for feasting on the experi- sary to attract love into your life. Focusing on ence of being alive. Week of May 23–28 the four keys to true love—Faith, Intention, Dimensions of eating and food that are expe- Trust, Surrender—you will be led on a step-by- rienced with mindful awareness can lead to a Way of the Dreamer step journey to self-knowledge that can liber- reopening of psychological depth, a fuller ate your heart. As you move through each Robert Moss embodiment, and a deeper sense of the cre- process—resolving emotional issues from ative, relational, and spiritual aspects of being In this high-energy adventure in Active your past, healing relationship wounds, exam- alive. Otherwise, unacknowledged hungers, Dreaming—Robert Moss’ original synthesis of ining your myths about relationships, identi- unrecognized feelings, trances, wounds, and modern dreamwork and ancient shamanism— fying your life theme (and discovering its personal mythologies around eating and the learn to find and fulfill your heart’s desires effects upon your past relationships)—you can body misdirect our energies into filling these with the help of a warm and supportive circle. discover your own internal barriers to intima- voids and away from being free and fully Master a fun, fast way to share dreams and cy and gradually release them. alive. This workshop offers neither a diet plan take creative action to bring their energy and “This workshop,” writes Daphne, “is for people nor medical advice, but it does provide tools insight into waking life that you can practice who are looking for a love in the highest and to help you focus on sources of true nourish- anywhere, anytime. Discover how use dreams deepest form. It is for those who want to final- ment. Topics include: for guidance and healing, how to dream the ly heal the pain of old unresolved relation- future and change it for the better, how to free •Your unique food mythologies, patterns, the creator and healer in you—and live a life ships as well as those who can’t seem to bring and trances themselves into alignment with the love that filled with natural magic. The course will pre- •Interconnectedness of Self, Other, and is already waiting to approach them.” sent the ancient shamanic arts of dreaming, Cosmos including: Activities will include meditation, exercises, • Communal stories and release of shame and •Dream travel—journeying smoothly beyond and group process. secrets the body into other times and other Recommended reading: Kingma, Finding True •Cultivating embodiment, depth, and dimensions Love. creative, spiritual energies •Dream reentry—using personal dream • Eating and the body as practice for renewal, images as portals to multidimensional contemplation, and meditation reality Eating, Food, and the Body/Self There will be silent community meals, self- •Tracking—entering a partner’s dreamspace Jerome Front assessment stories, music and ritual, medita- (with permission) to bring guidance and Eating, food, and the body/self are intimately tion, and deep relaxation. Teachings and activ- healing intertwined. Tapping into these connections ities will alternate with periods of silence. •Timefolding—scouting the possible future using the practices and metaphors of food Open to all, the workshop is an especially rich and visiting other life experiences and the body can lead to healing, transforma- resource for therapists and nurses. •Shapeshifting—journeying with the animal tion, and awakening. In a retreat atmosphere, CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. powers you’ll be taught contemplative, somatic, and CE credit for nurses; see page 74. •Dream enactment—developing personal rituals, performance, and spontaneous art to celebrate the powers that speak to us in dreams The group will share sacred teaching stories and travelers’ tales and learn how to work with dream energy to become “poets of con- sciousness,” capable of shapeshifting reality and living a life of natural magic. What to bring: Your dream journal, a small crystal, and a drum or rattle (if you have one). Recommended reading and listening: Robert Moss, Conscious Dreaming and/or the Dream Gates audio series.

Wild Big Sur Steven Harper with Michael Newman “Big Sur in springtime declares ‘Green!’” writes Steve Harper. “This workshop is an immersion into the raw, emerging springtime beauty of Big Sur—and our selves. Spring is a season of re-creation, a time for the rebirth of DANIEL BIANCHETTA

58 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts creative energies. With wild nature—both Recommended reading: Putnoi, Senses Wide to it from our own unique perspective. This inner and outer—as our inspiration we will set Open: The Art and Practice of Living in Your Body. ‘yes-and’—rather than ‘no-but’—approach to forth on day-hikes into Big Sur’s wild back- CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. life creates new connections and fosters alive- country to let our souls (and soles) be ness and vitality. Energy flows, transforma- touched.” tion happens, new ideas and possibilities The Upledger Institute’s unfold in an atmosphere of trust and expan- The group will venture out on five hikes, 4-10 Lymph Drainage Therapy I siveness. We come fully alive. This week is miles in length. Each hike begins after break- about shifting from the stress and depletion fast and concludes in time to enjoy the hot Lymph Drainage Therapy (LDT), developed of ‘no-but’ to the vitality and joy of ‘yes-and.’” springs and dinner at Esalen. Evening ses- by Dr. Bruno Chikly, is an original hands-on sions include an introduction to basic aware- method of lymphatic drainage that incorpo- Participants will engage in guided conversa- ness practices from aikido and meditation, rates techniques from general medicine, tion circles (based on the work of David informal sharing, and useful outdoor skills. osteopathy, and oriental medicine. The LDT Bohm), listening deeply, examining assump- process uses methods of manual listening to tions, engaging in inquiry and reflection to All levels of experience are welcome. teach practitioners how to tune to the reach shared meaning. Awareness/improvisa- Participants should be prepared for the invig- rhythm, direction, and quality of the lymph tional exercises will embody the talk with orating challenge of physical activity as well flow. This enables advanced practitioners to playfulness and spontaneity. as the opportunity to simply sit still in quiet perform a “lymphatic mapping” with their reflection. More information will be sent clients to find the precise pathways for drain- Add the leaders: “There will be no discussion upon registration. ing the lymph. of traumatic pasts or parents’ failures. We will meet each other in the moment in laughter Proper functioning of the lymphatic system is and friendship. As each day passes, we will Senses Wide Open: critical to our body’s ability to detoxify and become more present, more alive, and more An Active Exploration of Presence regenerate tissues, filter out foreign substances, authentically connected to everyone in the Johanna Putnoi and maintain a healthy immune system. If room.” lymph circulation stagnates, toxins accumulate Scene: You shake hands with a stranger. and cellular functioning is compromised, Warmth and kinship seem to flow into you. opening the way to physical ailments and has- Authenticity, Intuition, and Your body says, Pursue this relationship. You tening the aging process. LDT is highly valu- Creativity: A Workshop for Gay tell yourself, I must be imagining things. You able when such dysfunctions occur. and Bisexual Men turn away. The LDT procedure involves subtle manual Justin Hecht Scene: You go on a long walk. You return home maneuvers applying light touch, easy to use Many gay and bisexual men desire a more sat- feeling fit and refreshed. Your body says, I feel and not tiring to perform. Practitioners work isfying and creative life. The readily accessible great. But when you look in the mirror you with flat hands, using all the fingers to simu- resources of the gay community don’t always tell yourself, I’ll never look the way I should. late gentle, wavelike movements. This enables create a real sense of connection and honesty. Scene: Your lover’s touch feels rough, insensi- them to feel the rhythm of the body fluids In this workshop, participants will form a tive. Your muscles tense. You can’t seem to get and thereby stimulate circulation in connec- supportive group to explore living more in a romantic mood. Your body says, I really tive tissue as well as muscles, articulation, authentically and to learn how to let go of don’t like the way this feels. You tell yourself, periosteum, bones, and viscera. defensive ways of being in order to become There must be something wrong with me. Please note: Registration for this workshop is more spontaneous, joyful, and whole. Our body, in its wisdom, continually sends us through The Upledger Institute only. Please Living authentically is what leads to a deeply signals. We know we should pay attention, call 1-800-233-5880. satisfying life. The workshop will help you but our mind takes over. We reject the body as CE credit for nurses; see page 74. contact your inner wisdom to make your life wrong—too weak, too lustful, too fat, too old. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. more creative and fulfilling. The course will Instead of listening to our body’s natural wis- use group process, guided meditations, and dom we do the opposite, then wonder why The Authentic Self Connecting music to enable you to connect with your we don’t feel better. intuition. Focused small-group work will Lynne Kaufman & Glenna Gerard Learning to live fully in your body changes cultivate depth, while larger-group work will your relationship to everything—to yourself, If you want to make contact with the most cultivate broader connections and support. authentic and creative aspects of yourself and to others, to the earth. This workshop in the The workshop is ultimately designed to help from that place connect with others, this Lomi Somatic tradition integrates Western you connect deeply with different aspects of workshop offers you a way to do just that. If psychological and bodywork perspectives your self—your personal history, your intu- you want to invigorate your mind/body/spir- with Eastern spiritual disciplines. The tools ition, and your potential—and to tap your cre- it and bring your private and public self into are presence, perception, contact, and prac- ativity in seeking positive responses to areas closer harmony, this workshop provides the tice. The disciplines used are meditation, con- of your life that feel neglected or unsatisfying. opportunity and skills. scious movement, bodywork, breathwork, The week will conclude with structured exer- and Gestalt. This is an opportunity to practice “Our goal,” write the leaders, “is to meet each cises to help you make specific changes for interrupting your habits of body, heart, and other in a ‘yes-and’ approach. We will learn your ongoing personal growth. mind by expanding your ability to see, hear, the art of opening ourselves to what comes For more information, contact Justin Hecht at sense, feel, and be existentially present. toward us, acknowledging the gift, and adding 415-673-0283 or [email protected].

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Money as a Spiritual Path: The Courage to Value Money Mary Goldenson You must give to feel richer, never to become poorer. It takes courage to be rich. Choosing wealth as a goal requires facing everything about your money—bravely, honestly, and with soul- searing openness. Do you have the courage to explore: •Yours, mine, and ours •How you define value and worth •Creating your financial destiny •Starting over • The business of love What would it cost you to change course in DANIEL BIANCHETTA your life? For you to feel rich in every possible activate the healthy and creative aspects of ever. From Prozac to melatonin to Saint John’s way, including your heart? What would it the unconscious mind. This promotes insight, Wort, kava to coffee to Viagra, chocolate to take for you to say aloud to yourself in the wellness, and individuation. marijuana to LSD to ayahuasca, drugs are a mirror, “Things are going to be different— central part of contemporary society. Meditative practices of various Buddhist starting now”? schools—particularly Tibetan and Zen, as well This seminar provides a comprehensive This workshop is for everyone who wants to as Advaita (Vedic non-dual)—will be explored. overview of the biological, ethnobotanical, contribute, to make a difference, and to prac- These methods utilize mindfulness, insight, psychological, behavioral , and sociological tice gratefulness—lovers, friends, exes, chil- visualization, and presence to activate physio- properties of a variety of familiar and perhaps dren, parents, enemies, rich and poor who logical and psychological energies whose unfamiliar drugs, ranging from chemicals want to answer the question “Whose world is merger can produce powerful states of mind that are used to alter consciousness, to ones it anyway?” to penetrate into the reality of our being and that are used to regulate mood and modify In a safe, supportive environment, the work- experience a spacious quality of freedom. The personality, to substances that are used to pro- shop will utilize didactic and experiential workshop will present teachings on the prin- mote sleep, lose weight, and maintain a youth- exercises drawn from individual and group ciples of Buddhist psychology and their appli- ful body. cations for resolving afflictive factors of mind, experiences. Participants will have the oppor- Participants will develop a comprehensive mood, and happiness. tunity to address: the courage to connect to and deep understanding of drugs, the mind, the world; cultivating abundance; and giving Participants will also be taught forms of and the body, from molecular and chemical too much, giving too little, and giving the breathing, chanting, trance states, and properties to historical and ritual relation- right amount. mind/body healing exercises. The workshop ships. The workshop will be of interest and This workshop may have up to 34 participants. offers skills to calm the mind, regulate affect value to anyone, including health profession- states, and develop trust with the uncon- als from all clinical areas, wishing to expand CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. scious. It is designed for anyone from begin- their knowledge about drugs that influence ner to advanced. There may be up to 45 partic- human behavior. OpenMind Training: Innovations in ipants. CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. Meditation and Mind/Body Healing CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. Recommended reading: Goldstein & CE credit for nurses; see page 74. Ron Alexander Kornfield, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom; OpenMind Training provides instruction in Epstein, Thoughts Without a Thinker; Tolle, The The Soul of the African Drum meditation and mind/body healing from Power of Now; Rossi, The Psychobiology of Mind- both a psychological and a spiritual perspec- Body Healing. Ayo Adeyemi & Carole Zeitlin Adeyemi tive. The focus is on the practice, experience, CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. We are all drummers and dancers—ever since and benefits of meditation and self-healing in CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. the beginning of time. Our first drum is our daily life. heartbeat. Everything we do or say, or even Meditation cultivates self-regulation through think, has a rhythm, a dance, a song. Drugs, the Mind, and the Body relaxation and the development of attention. This workshop is an opportunity to gather as David Presti Training in mind/body healing facilitates a community to learn the language of the awareness of the inner resources of the Core Chemical substances that influence the mind, Drum and the sacred ritual rhythms, dances, Self—trust, comfort, time, and curiosity—to brain, and body are more popular today than and chants to praise the Orisas. When we

60 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts immerse ourselves in a culture, we find that sion, movement, and viewing sacred and cel- The mandala, an ancient symbol and con- the music, dance, art, and traditions of the cul- lular art we will embody the inner codes of centric map of the psyche, has been used by ture are all connected by its spiritual teach- creation to discover how they may inform various cultures around the world, includ- ings. In the Yoruba tradition of Orisa worship, deeper change. The goal is to be both scientist ing Tibetan Buddhists, Aborigines, and drumming is a highly respected source of and mystic while having fun. We will rattle Native Americans. This workshop will healing and prayer. Ori means head, asa our brains and move our muscles toward introduce you to the mandala, and through means to cultivate. We cultivate our head, or learning how to create and enact intent in real it, to the mystery of the soul and the pas- higher self, by drumming for the spirits. We life. It’s as simple as one, two, three.” sionate world of the inner artist. It offers a celebrate life by giving thanks. supportive initiation for all participants, regardless of experience, to open to their This weekend will culminate with an authen- natural creativity through art, meditation, tic ceremonial celebration, Yoruba style. Bring Week of May 30–June 4 ritual, and music. Each participant will com- white ceremonial dress and something for the plete a colorful personal mandala as a sym- altar that represents all that is good and ever- The High-Performance Mind: bol to live with, to study, and to begin a lasting. Awakened Mind Brainwave Training process of learning, growing, healing, and Aboru, Aboye, Abose. May your prayers and your Anna Wise artistic development. offerings be accepted. The high-performance mind is clearer, sharp- Discover your soul symbols as powerful tools er, more flexible. Emotions become more for personal and professional transformation. ITB: In the Beginning—An Integrative available, easier to transform. Information Come to a deeper understanding of your own Practice Based on Creation flows readily between the conscious, subcon- creative forces. Mandala painting can open Sondra Barrett scious, and unconscious levels, increasing your eyes in a heart- and soul-connected intuition, insight, and empathy. Having a way—to see and feel things you may never In the beginning, was the void, the sound, the high-performance mind means being able to have experienced before. word, Creation. But is creation a one-time enter at will the state of consciousness most No previous experience is necessary. event only? Can we see our lives as an ongo- beneficial for any given circumstance—and ing creative process and learn from myth and ($50 materials fee paid directly to the leader) then understanding how to use that state. molecules how to embody that wisdom? Through brainwave training for beta, alpha, Biological creation depends on three things: Letting in the Light: theta, and delta, this workshop teaches you • The cell—three states of tension influence Group Work With Dreams the cell to reproduce, mature, or die how to produce the components for an awak- ened mind, the brainwave pattern of peak Jeremy Taylor • The molecule—three letters of the DNA experience, optimum creativity, and spiritual code create the recipes for some of our We all dream every night, whether we awareness. Working with both the state and physical ingredients remember the dream or not; each night we the content of consciousness, you can learn to produce incredible dramas and sometimes all • The brain—three “brains”(brain stem, use these brainwaves to help develop a high- we recall are what feel like “silly” fragments. limbic and cerebral cortex) influence our performance mind for self-healing, increasing Snippet or epic, all dreams come in the ser- potential creativity, improving relationships, and devel- vice of health and wholeness. The trick is to Many spiritual traditions talk about three oping greater awareness. figure out more of the deeper meanings and powers for creation and life—e.g., The workshop combines biofeedback moni- symbolic language of dreams, and that’s not Christianity’s Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, toring with meditation, visualization, and easy to do alone. and Hinduism’s Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. deep psychophysiological relaxation to help Metaphysical creation also looks to the three- Although only the dreamer can say for sure you master your own states of consciousness. what a dream means, it is extremely difficult some. Sacred geometry, for example, shows The Mind Mirror EEG will be used to mea- that the first stable form is the triangle. to discern that meaning without the help of sure brainwave patterns, and Electrical Skin others and their projections on our dreams. The “Law of Three”: Three things are required Resistance Meters will measure the depth of Dreams speak the universal, archetypal lan- before something can be created or changed. arousal and relaxation of your autonomic ner- guage of myth and metaphor, which means Expanding on the idea of ITP, created by vous system, illuminating the interrelation- that projections on our dream by others will Michael Murphy and George Leonard, ITB ship between your body and your mind. likely awaken the “aha” of recognition, not posits that if we bring the “Law of Three” to CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. only in us, but in the group as well. Working our daily practice, our intentions for change, CE credit for nurses; see page 74. on dreams in this way releases extraordinary creativity, and transformation may be attained creative energy and emotional awareness that more easily. Art as a Spiritual Path: can lead to deep healing and release. Sondra Barrett writes: “Through our bodies Discovering Your Soul Mandala The workshop will look at fundamental we will learn somatic practices rooted in the Paul Heussenstamm assumptions and techniques for group dream inner codes of our cells, sacred geometry, and work and for working with dreams on your It is the artist’s mission to penetrate...in the womb spiritual traditions. We will explore creation— own. It will explore the Dark Shadow (in of nature, in the primal ground of creation where mythic, scientific, and personal—as we learn nightmares) as well as the exciting world body prayers and energy practices based on the secret key to all things lies hidden. — Paul Klee moving beyond the Dark Shadow: the inte- the Law of Three. Through lecture, discus- gration of the Bright Shadow, along with

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 61 many other universal themes in dreams such SIKE: Health and Healing Through Ki and tribe, reflecting our lives in the vast pool as the Trickster and the Wise Counselor. Energy—The Exuberance of Wellness of the dance.” This seminar is open to all. Dream work puts Mallory Fromm & Therese Baxter Recommended reading: Roth, Sweat Your beginners and experts on an equal emotional Spinal Integration/Ki Energy (SIKE) is a Prayers and Maps to Ecstasy. footing from the outset. hands-on experience in the curative powers Recommended reading: Taylor, The Living of Ki (qi) energy. Mallory and Therese have Labyrinth: Exploring Archetypal Images in Myths, synthesized an acclaimed holistic healing art Weekend of June 4–6 Dreams and the Symbolism of Waking Life; Where hitherto available only in Japan with Western People Fly and Water Runs Uphill; or Dream alignment techniques to create SIKE. The Walk on the Wild Side: Work. SIKE Technique is elegant and effective, and Hiking the Big Sur Country uses the transmission of Ki energy rather than manipulation to induce healing and Steven Harper Double Your Creative Power— structural realignment through mind/body “What’s the quickest way out of the city?” An Intuitional Secret-Story Writing relaxation. Workshop John Muir is reported to have asked a SIKE combines the systematic with the intu- stranger on the street of the metropolis in S. L. Stebel itive in treatments for preventive medicine, which Muir had just arrived. “Where do you First I dream the painting, then I paint the dream. pain relief, digestion disorders, sleep disor- want to go?” the man asked. Muir replied, — Vincent Van Gogh ders, stress management, female health and “Anywhere that is wild.” This course is for everyone, from coffee- hygiene, and liberating the body from the This weekend is simple. Participants day-hike house scribblers to published authors, who domination of the mind. Participants give and the mountainous paths into the wilds of Big has felt the pull of a story struggling to receive individual bodywork. The goal: by Sur, breathe in the fresh mountain air, soak in emerge from an ocean of words, only to fall workshop’s end, each participant will have Esalen’s natural hot springs overlooking the back, unable to determine the story’s direc- changed structurally, acquired a new percep- waves of the Pacific—in short, let themselves tion before it slips away. The story is not tion of our innate potential for health and touch and be touched by Nature. “Everybody irretrievable. Using techniques developed healing, and had a lot of fun in the process. needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in over decades, Sid Stebel—whom Ray “Ultimately,” write Mallory and Therese, and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer Bradbury calls “the best writing teacher that “knowledge of and facility with Ki energy and give strength to body and soul,” said Muir. ever was!”—will help participants realize provide insight into the human spirit, elevat- Drawing from various wisdom traditions, the their creative potential. ing our understanding and compassion. group will be introduced to basic practices First, we dream... Through simple exercises par- Come experience the magic of true relaxation that encourage openness to self and nature. ticipants will be asked to produce, during that through profound and lasting mind/body As Muir discovered, “I only went out for a twilight zone between sleep and waking, the change. Come retrieve your childhood exu- walk, and finally concluded to stay out till kind of inner-directed automatic writing that berance and vigor.” sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” comes from the subconscious. Next, with To learn more, visit www.sikehealth.com input from the group, under Stebel’s guidance, Hikes (3-6 miles in length) begin after break- Recommended reading: Fromm, The Book of each individual will attempt to decipher what fast and return in time to enjoy the hot Ki and Qi Energy for Health and Healing. at first may appear to be random meander- springs and wholesome food of Esalen. ings. During this process a story emerges, CE credit for nurses; see page 74. Participants should be prepared for the chal- CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. emotionally meaningful not only to its author lenge of invigorating physical activity as well but to its audience as well. By its creator con- as the opportunity to simply sit still in quiet necting in this deeply-felt way with the story, The Heart of the Matter contemplation. More information will be sent the story will connect in a similar way with Kathryn Altman & Jonathan Horan upon registration. its audience, becoming, almost by definition, profound and universal. “In this workshop,” write Kathy and Jonathan, Muir wrote, “The mountains are calling me “we explore the direct link between the state and I must go.” Then we paint the dream... Once the story has of our body and the state of our emotions. emerged, its author can bring to bear all the Dancing Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms™, a storytelling talents of which s/he is capable. The Spirituality of Trauma cathartic form of ecstatic moving meditation, Using guidelines espoused by Aristotle, as we free our bodies and feel what is held in our Robert Grant expounded upon by Stebel in his book, a vari- hearts. The Heart of the Matter is a journey ety of structural devices and storytelling tech- Traumatic events have the power to place vic- into the land of forgotten feelings, where we niques for enhancing the story will be dis- tims on a path that shamans, mystics, and learn the art of befriending our emotions, cussed, with the goal of choosing those that mythic heroes have been walking for thou- expressing them with purity and directness. best realize the story’s potential. For more sands of years. Trauma has the power to Along the way, we reclaim our power to love. about Stebel, see www.timetrek.com/stebel. deconstruct foundational beliefs and any self- “We will practice the embodiment of the image that the ego can create. Trauma can Recommended reading: Stebel, Double Your 5Rhythms in this ancient and healing land bring victims into contact with their Deeper Creative Power! where mountains meet ocean. We will share Self/soul and the transpersonal dimensions of time exploring connection to self, partner, consciousness. While adherents of other spir-

62 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts faculty member Til Luchau, Rolfing® is taught only in the Rolf Institute’s certification pro- gram. ($15 materials fee—for required course manual with photos of techniques covered—paid directly to the leader, or ordered in advance from www.advanced-trainings.com.) CE credit for nurses; see page 74. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74.

Close Yet Free: The Path to Making a Good Relationship Even Better Gerald Smith How can we be open and vulnerable to love another person, and, at the same time, free in order to continue to grow as an individual? The balance of merging and still maintaining a clear sense of self is never completely worked out, because each partner is continu- ally changing. But this dilemma of competing needs can be dealt with in ways that will add to the aliveness in the relationship. In fact, a DANIEL BIANCHETTA thriving relationship will enhance each per- itual practices often have the luxury of get- body therapy practitioners with advanced and son’s deepest growth. ting off the path at will (for theirs is not a life- little-known myofascial techniques which can Much of the participants’ time during this or-death struggle), victims of trauma must be easily incorporated into existing styles. weekend will be spent with their partners, either work the territories exposed by their Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, the separate from other couples. The workshop traumatic experiences or be overcome by focus is on fresh approaches that will both will use verbal, nonverbal, and written exer- them. expand technique repertoire and inspire cre- cises to increase openness, support, and affec- ativity and innovation. Potential topics Some of the issues to be covered in this work- tion, as well as skills to resolve differences include: shop are: experiences of marginalization, ego without producing “scar tissue.” Also, since loss, the meaning of suffering, encounters •Specific techniques for common structural play is an essential part of a vital relationship, with individual and institutional evil, the and functional complaints there will be experiences to spark the imagi- hard road back to connection with others, and •Utilizing both active and passive nation and willingness to play together. whether forgiveness is appropriate or not. movement to enhance effectiveness Enrollment is limited to 12 couples. The lives of various holy men and women •Precision in working with specific tissue such as Francis, John of the Cross, Hildegard types and body layers von Bingen, Ignatius Loyola, Ghandi, Christ, • Combining indirect/subtle work with Shamanism and Peacemaking and Buddha, along with humanitarians such deep/direct work Myron Eshowsky as Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, •Ways to work sensitively, safely, and will be examined in regard to how traumas To indigenous societies, conflict is a message comfortably at very deep levels were often their source of conversion experi- directed to the entire community but expressed ences. This series of workshops presents a compre- through the individuals embroiled in the conflict. hensive system for working with the body in Therefore, all conflict is community conflict. [It} This workshop is designed for anyone seek- its entirety, and leads to an optional ‘Certified must be assimilated and resolved successfully to ing to move to the next level of awareness in Advanced Myofascial Techniques’ creden- serve the greater good of the community. and/or people accompanying those struggling tial. Workshops may be taken individually, or — Malidoma Somé with the impact of traumatic experiences. combined in any order, in any location. Shamanic traditions believe that there can be Recommended reading: Grant, The Way of the Prerequisite: This course is limited to trained no peace without justice. In shamanic tradi- Wound. practitioners and students of hands-on body tion, justice is about restoring balance, harmo- CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. therapies (Physical Therapists, Massage ny, and healing to our relationships—with CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. Therapists, Rolfers, Chiropractors, and other ourselves, with others, with our communities, somatic practitioners). You may contact the with the world at large, with the spirit in all things. Advanced Myofascial Techniques instructor about prerequisites at for the Spine and Low Back [email protected]. A brief list of Our greatest spiritual wound is the illusion of Til Luchau anatomical structures to review prior to the separation. As spiritual beings we influence course is at www.advanced-trainings.com/ana- and are influenced by what is happening Since 1989, this series of seminars has been treview.html. around us. In shamanic traditions, peace is offered in association with the Rolf Institute™ Please note: Although taught by Rolf Institute not the absence of conflict, but rather how we and other leading institutions. It presents respond to bring healing. This workshop

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 63 explores how these traditions can help us heal this opportunity to enjoy what works and to with playful classical and jazz-based exercises. conflicts and bring peace to our times. Topics look at what stands in the way of creating a We meditate to calm the heart, dance to free include: more positive sisterhood. Bring your sister(s) the spirit, find a way to effortlessly compose •Methods for bringing internal peace and to explore one of the more challenging and with language. The journey leads to giving healing fulfilling human relationships. voice and physicality to the private characters and inner realities that live in the subcon- • The elements and how they can be used to Please note: This workshop is for biological sis- scious mind and the cells of our bodies.” promote peace and healing ters only. Participants must come with a sister. • Conflict-resolution rituals for healing Please bring a recent and a childhood photo This workshop is like dreaming on your feet. •Models of circle justice of you together with your sister(s). Expect to surprise yourself, and to become more playful and at ease before an audience. • The role of place and history in larger You might even find that the sense of well- conflicts Week of June 6–11 being achieved during the workshop not only • The use of emotional release to resolve expands your creative abilities but also conflicts enhances your experience of daily life. And Prior experience with shamanic journeying is Holistic Sexuality: while it is not therapy, Improvisational Being helpful but not required. Dress comfortably A New Integral Approach can be surprisingly, delightfully, holistically so you can move easily. Please bring a drum Ramon Albareda & Marina Romero healing. and rattle (if you have them), clay and draw- For workshop description see April 4-9. Recommended reading: Wise, A Big, New, Free, ing supplies, a journal, and a blanket. Happy, Unusual Life.

Sisters A Big, New, Free, Happy, Unusual Life: Self-Expression and Spiritual Become A Medical Intuitive Lenore Lefer & Cheeta Llanes Practice Nancy Clark “Come celebrate the intimacy, the power, and Nina Wise “Future medicine will depend on the ability the uniqueness of being sisters!” write the to ‘see’ distortions in human energy fields and leaders, who are themselves sisters. Bound by Most of us are conditioned not to express our- selves freely, but once encouraged to feel our then restructure them back to their original blood, history, memory, and parents, the rela- pattern,” writes Nancy Clark. “By seeing and tionship between sisters is complex and gen- inner impulses and to follow them with aban- don, we encounter a vast landscape of charac- sensing the energy flows, medical intuitives erally not explored. Being and having a sister are able to discover not only physical prob- bring with it joy, friendship, laughter, tears, ters, memories, stories, and images that lead us toward freedom. Through movement, lems but also their cause and how to restore discomfort, love, difficulty, security, and much the body to coherence. more. vocal exercises, meditation, song, and dance, this workshop offers physical and spiritual “Imbalance begins with stressful thoughts Through the use of imagery, dialogue, story, tools to translate your inner life into theater. that affect the emotions and finally impact dance, and gentle touch, this workshop will the physical body. Distortions appear first in provide a nurturing and safe environment to “Everyone has a story to tell,” says Nina, “and stories reside as much in the body as in the the mental, emotional, and etheric bodies. heal what is possible while renewing the rela- Pain is the result of a blocked energy flow, so tionship with our sisters and our Selves. Take mind. So we begin with movement—slow stretches to open the body. We open the voice by moving congested energy there is an immediate end to discomfort. Often it takes only minutes to realign the lower (mental, emotional, etheric) bodies and restore harmo- ny. The result is increased energy, balance, and a sense of well-being.” This seminar provides an opportunity to get a working knowledge of the subtle energy fields and engage in exercises to develop suprasensory abilities. It also offers an under- standing of the role of the chakras in daily liv- ing. Students learn how to “key in,” or entrain, their brain waves with those of their clients to discover the origin of their problems. All energy techniques can be used personally as well as with clients. Classes include instruction, meditation, and the practical experience of working on one another. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. CE credit for nurses; see page 74. DANIEL BIANCHETTA

64 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Basic Acupressure: lives of unconscious, breathless automatons, made, mystically-inclined wisdom seekers Clinical Applications seldom present to the miracle of our lives who are guided by their own hard-won reck- Aminah Raheem & Susan Grant right now and here. For many of us, our oning.” breathing is so constricted and incomplete This new course was developed for both that it undermines our health, our vitality, health-care professionals and lay persons who and our consciousness. Such breathing also Weekend of June 11–13 want to learn simple, powerful ways to sup- deprives us of one of the great joys of living: port the body’s own balancing and healing the expansive sensation of a free, easy, bound- processes. Based on the 4000-year-old healing less breath that engages the whole of our- Meditation and ITP Practice tradition of acupressure and combined with selves and opens us to the fullness of life. George Leonard & Phillip Moffitt the powerful touch of interface from Zero Balancing, Basic Acupressure is highly effec- Using ideas and practices from his new book Integral Transformative Practice (ITP), found- tive for soothing all kinds of common stresses Free Your Breath, Free Your Life, Dennis Lewis ed by George Leonard and Michael Murphy and symptoms. will take you on a journey of presence into (see essay on page 8), provides a balanced rela- the physiology, psychology, and spirituality of tionship of body, mind, heart, and soul. This This class teaches you how to locate and use natural, boundless breathing. You will learn hands-on workshop offers an introduction to with confidence 36 special acupoints. The and practice the seven ways of working with ITP with special emphasis on meditation, work is done on a massage table, on clothed the breath: conscious breathing, controlled demonstrating how spirit is involved in every bodies, in pairs or on oneself. The course pre- breathing, focused breathing, movement-sup- aspect of the practice, and of life itself. sents acupressure formulas which can be used ported breathing, position-supported breath- alone for balancing, centering, and energizing ing, touch-supported breathing, and sound- During the weekend, you will have a chance the body, or applied with another modality, supported breathing. Through safe, powerful to learn the ITP Kata, a forty-minute series of such as massage or physical therapy, for ener- Authentic Breathing® exercises—as well as exercises that includes physical movement, getic enhancement. The class combines acu- through special movements, postures, sounds, transformative imaging, and meditation. You pressure instruction, demonstrations of acu- meditations, qigong practices, and dialogue— will practice balancing and centering, the use pressure formulas, and ample practice time. you will learn how to integrate conscious, of chi, focused surrender, and the creation of Basic Acupressure can be given to another or whole-body breathing into your life to sup- effective affirmations. You will be introduced done effectively on oneself. Developed by port your health and your quest for self-trans- to the principles that underlie the practice. Process Acupressure originator Aminah formation. This workshop involves physical movement Raheem, the course presents: Recommended reading: Lewis, The Tao of but is not strenuous. All that’s needed is a gen- • The special touch method of interface, Natural Breathing, and Free Your Breath, Free erous heart and a willingness to participate. taught in Zero Balancing and Process Your Life. Acupressure, which promotes clear Recommended reading and viewing: Leonard boundaries and strong energetic results CE credit for nurses; see page 74. & Murphy, The Life We Are Given; Leonard, Mastery and The Tao of Practice (videotape); • The Process Acupressure whole-body Murphy, The Future of the Body. balancing protocol Transition—Having What it Takes •Specific acupressure formulas to address David Schiffman symptoms and conditions including: Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis Are you a passionate, romantic, spiritually whole-body balancing, stress release, spinal independent type facing a period of transition Eric Simon energizing, immune system support, in your life? Would you like to be inspired by headaches, PMS, and overall health and This seminar presents some of the basic theo- your own dreams and blessed with practical well-being ries, concepts, and applications of clinical support that you can depend on? hypnosis. Topics to be covered include: • Chakra Tai Chi for centering, balancing, and energizing body, mind, and spirit “Our mission for this week,” David Schiffman • The history of hypnosis writes, “will be to face the emotional challenges Supporting material is provided in a Study • Theories of trance and hypnosis of life changes, risk, and transition. Together, Guide and clinical handbook which come • The neurophysiology of hypnosis we will forge an ongoing community based in with the course. •Stage hypnosis honest mutual interest, genuine support, and CE credit for nurses; see page 74. authentic personal presence. It will be a soulful •Traditional/directive hypnosis CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. exploration using a uniquely proven blend of •Ericksonian/indirective hypnosis natural powers, native intelligence, and wisdom Participants will learn beginner-level trance- Free Your Breath, Free Your Life teachings, both traditional and modern. induction skills. This is an interactive, experi- Dennis Lewis “Emphasis will be on developing a keen, ential workshop, and participants will learn mature sense of self-appreciation and person- through practice and application on fellow The ever-increasing speed, stress, and dishar- participants. mony of the modern world not only condi- al timing, and the life skills necessary for tions us to a way of living in which the future moving forward on your own terms. Please note: This workshop is intended for is often felt to be more important than the Communications skills—both energetic and health-care professionals. expressive—will be investigated with potent, present, but also cuts us off from the immedi- CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. ate experience of ourselves as living, breath- simple emotional clarity as our shared aim. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. ing beings. As a result, many of us live the This workshop is especially useful for the self- CE credit for nurses; see page 74.

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 65 Photographing the Seasons of Big Sur • Those who have attended a Holistic pose of this workshop to understand that dis- Cynthia & Daniel Bianchetta Sexuality workshop and want to deepen its cipline and learn to practice it.” spiritual potential and expand on the This largely experiential program introduces a Big Sur abounds with natural beauty in every knowledge that emerged season. It is a land where the waves of the variety of processes aimed at developing •Religious practitioners who wish to: (1) greater self-understanding, learning to live Pacific caress the rugged California coastline, become familiar with contemporary where the sun and the fog perform their more consciously, growing in self-esteem— participatory and integral spiritual clearing obstacles to the natural state of hap- perennial dance through magical redwood approaches; (2) explore the relational and forests and over grassy slopes. piness that is our birthright. Rejecting the interpersonal dimensions of meditative and notion that it is external factors that deter- Participants in this workshop will contem- contemplative practice; (3) learn innovative mine our happiness or unhappiness, the plate with a camera the beauty of Big Sur. On tools for interreligious exchange workshop looks at the mental processes with- Friday night the group will meet to prepare •Meditators and spiritual seekers in general in us that generate feelings of well-being—or for Saturday’s photographic excursion by Please note: Instruction will be in Spanish, the opposite. invoking the use of photography as a tool for with English translation provided. meditation, healing, self-growth, and spiritual Branden adds: “In exploring our subpersonal- connection. Saturday will be a time for con- ities we will see which parts of us sabotage our efforts to create a fulfilling life. Our necting with Big Sur in its late spring attire: The Visionary Life unrecognized or disowned and rejected sub- the wildflowers, the sunsets, the misty panora- Robert Maurer mas. On Sunday morning, thanks to the mira- selves play a major role in our unhappiness. cle of overnight film processing, the group In the past, psychology’s usefulness has tradi- Integrating subpersonality work with sen- will gather to share its creativity together. tionally been limited by its focus on people tence-completion work and Energy with problems. Recent studies, however, have Psychology methods, we will learn how to No experience is necessary and all levels are centered on those who have succeeded in the heal the psychic wounds that keep us trapped welcome. Please bring a 35mm camera you major challenges of life, from vocation to rela- in negativity. Also, I will teach my mirror are familiar with, your favorite print film, a tionships. How did they achieve and sustain technique for integrating the outer and inner journal, and any existing photos you want to success? selves.” share with the group. This program, offered for the second year, is ($12-per-roll fee for overnight film processing) This weekend program explores one of the key attributes common to all successful peo- always tailored to attending participants. ple: vision—the clear sense of purpose that Recommended reading: N. Branden, The Six Holistic Meditation: An Embodied guides and sustains actions and emotions, Pillars of Self-Esteem. Inquiry into Integral Spirituality particularly during times of crisis. During Ramon Albareda & Marina Romero these challenging times, people of vision and commitment are essential. What are the skills Traditional Thai Medical Massage In an age of spiritual confusion, a consensus of the visionary? How are these skills devel- Richard Gold is growing among religious leaders and oped and maintained? This program will not thinkers about the importance of cultivating only provide the remarkable research find- Traditional Thai Medical Massage is a primary an integral spirituality that honors the voice ings but will demonstrate these qualities in component of the 2500-year-old medical sys- and wisdom of the body, instincts, heart, filmed and live interviews. tem of ancient Siam, now known as Thailand. mind, and consciousness. Integral spiritual Developed within the context of the practice seeks the co-creative participation of The quest for a visionary life is a journey that Theravada Buddhist culture of Thailand, this all these human attributes in our spiritual each of us is capable of. The focus of this traditional form of bodywork combines ele- lives. This workshop introduces Holistic workshop will be on creating vivid dreams, ments of acupressure, yoga, and meditative Meditation, which involves contemplative discovering the path to get there, and finding mindfulness. the courage to travel the road. physical contact between practitioners that Thai Massage is based on an energetic para- allows listening to the voice of these human CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. digm of the body-mind-spirit that has been CE credit for nurses; see page 74. dimensions. After a brief introduction, the historically influenced by ancient India and leaders will facilitate group process, guide an China. This bodywork was traditionally “interactive embodied meditation,” and mod- administered by Buddhist monks in the wats erate a period of sharing and dialogue. Week of June 13–18 (monasteries) of Thailand. The tools presented can be incorporated: (a) Thai Massage is practiced very slowly, with- intrareligiously, both to strengthen spiritual The Discipline of Happiness out the use of oils or lotions. The practitioner vitality and community, and to rescue human Devers Branden utilizes his/her hands, feet, knees, and elbows. dimensions that may have been historically The work is done on mats or futons on the Devers Branden writes: “We know that people overlooked; and (b) interreligiously, to deepen floor while the client remains fully clothed in who are predominately happy process their interfaith encounters by moving them loose-fitting clothing. beyond mere individualistic practice and ver- everyday experience differently from people bal exchange through the inclusion of inter- who are predominately unhappy; they live This workshop will be a practical, hands-on personal forms of meditation. The workshop from different ‘life scripts’ that generate dif- experience in the learning, giving, and receiv- is designed for: ferent self-fulfilling prophecies. There is a dis- ing of Thai Massage. cipline to being happy and it is the basic pur-

66 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Required reading: Gold, Thai Massage: them, twist them, hammer and shape them in Mountains and Waves: A Traditional Medical Technique. a clay-like fashion . . . the result can be beauti- Wilderness and Continuum CE credit for nurses; see page 74. ful—and infinitely useful. Susan Harper & Steven Harper CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. The focus of this workshop will be on learn- Wilderness is a primary teacher of move- ing the basics of blacksmithing and welding. ment, creativity, and awareness whose rich- The Magic of Metal: Blacksmithing, Technical skills will be emphasized through ness and beauty awaken our senses to the Welding, and Sculpting hands-on instruction and practice with the world around us; Continuum movement Helmut Hillenkamp, Christy Hengst goal of each student creating his or her own takes us inward, heightening our awareness & Friends sculptural or functional piece. of inner experience. This workshop com- bines two practices, integrating day-hiking There’s a magic about metal that mesmerizes All levels are welcome. No experience is nec- in the magnificent Big Sur backcountry with those who work with and appreciate it. The essary. the subtle inner explorations of Continuum ability to take hard metal rods and bars, heat ($50 materials fee paid directly to the leaders) movement. The hikes will introduce participants to basic and increasingly refined awareness practices to enhance sensitivity to all that wilderness can offer. In so doing, there will be not only contact with the natural world but also the opportunity to reawaken those elements of wilderness within. During the indoor Continuum sessions, par- ticipants will explore movements that express and embody what they have taken in during the hikes, enlivening their ability to feel what they experience in nature as well as in their own inner nature. In this sensual environ- ment, the group will play with movement, breath, sound, dreams, and ritual. This will be a time for contact with nature and wilderness, inside and out. Participants need not have previous experience in hiking or dance.

Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals Jil Windsor & Craig Carr People seeking powerful results and change in their lives are hiring professional coaches every day. Whether focused on specific goals, personal growth, or transition, Co-Active Coaching emphasizes that authentic living aligns with three fundamental principles: (1) honoring core values is basic to a fulfilling life; (2) choices from there lead to a life in bal- ance; and (3) awareness of moment-to- moment experience sustains our aliveness and purpose. Co-Active Coaching refers to the collabora- tive, proactive, and client-designed relation- ship that allows the coaching to be dynamic and effective. This experiential, skill-based seminar will include intuition, curiosity, listening, self-management, and deepening client learning while forwarding action as essential elements to artful coaching. You will coach and be coached in carefully designed one-to-one and group exercises, and specific DANIEL BIANCHETTA

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 67 The Power of Patience: A Weekend for Stressed-Out Folks M. J. Ryan Dear God, I pray for patience. And I want it RIGHT NOW! — Oren Arnold Work piles up as fast as FedEx can deliver it. Urban sprawl leaves us gritting our teeth in traffic. The cell phone won’t stop ringing. Our fast-paced world can make us feel frantic and rushed, stressed and unhappy nearly all the time. “Indeed, the faster things go, the less patience we seem able to muster,” writes M.J. Ryan. “First, this is a problem because life has a certain degree of built-in delay in the form of lines and automated message systems. More important, our lack of patience creates difficulties because the more complex of life’s

DANIEL BIANCHETTA challenges—illness, relationship conflicts, job crises, parenting—require that we practice feedback will be offered to accelerate the healing from the perspective of spirit medi- patience not merely to cope, but to grow in learning of new skills and new tools. cine.” The workshop offers a clear introduc- love and wisdom.” tion for those new to the shaman’s path, and, This program is appropriate for curious begin- This experiential workshop looks at this old- for the more experienced, provides unique ners as well as seasoned coaches, those incor- fashioned virtue from a broad spiritual, inspi- material on the soul cluster from the porating coaching skills into their current rational, and practical point of view. Through Hawaiian kahuna perspective. The week con- profession, or individuals wanting to develop discussion, lecture, journaling, one-on-one cludes with a powerful healing ritual. valuable communication and life skills. It is and small-group interactions, participants will the foundation workshop of the Coaches Wesselman has worked for more than thirty explore what emotional, physical, and spiritu- Training Institute, fully accredited by the years with scientists investigating the mys- al benefits come to us from patience; what International Coach Federation toward certi- tery of human origins in East Africa and has neurological research teaches us about how to fication as a professional coach. For more spent much of his life with indigenous peo- cultivate this heart-quality; and simple prac- information visit www.coachingelements.com ple. In the 1970s, doing fieldwork in Ethiopia, tices to develop more patience where each of and www.thecoaches.com. he began to have spontaneous visionary expe- us needs it most. riences strikingly like those of traditional Recommended reading: House, Sandahl & “Patience helps us reclaim our time, our prior- shamans. His wife Jill Kuykendall is a physi- Whitworth, Co-Active Coaching. ities, and our ability to respond to life and all cal therapist and transpersonal medical practi- its demands,” says M.J. “With patience, we are This class is licensed for CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs tioner, specializing in soul retrieval. through the Coaches Training Institute. in the driver’s seat of our own lives, content Bring drums and rattles, a notebook, sketch- with who and where we are.” pad, a small set of oil or chalk pastels, a ban- Visionseeker: Shamanism and the danna or eyeshade, and a light blanket. Please Modern Mystical Movement refrain from alcohol during the workshop. The Yoga of Sound Hank Wesselman & Jill Kuykendall Recommended reading: Wesselman, The Russill Paul The rediscovery of shamanism has emerged Spiritwalker Trilogy (Spiritwalker, The Yoga of Sound is a 3500-year-old spiritual as a major thrust in the spiritual reawakening Medicinemaker, and Visionseeker), and Journey to system that offers an effective vocabulary of of the Western world. Virtually everyone in the Sacred Garden. sonic tools to heal the body, the mind, and the this movement is a seeker of direct experi- CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. heart. Drawing from his rich experience as a ence of the sacred. The techniques of tradi- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. monk, educator, and professional musician, tional shamans provide an extraordinary Russill Paul guides you into profound mysti- method for accessing hidden dimensions of cal experiences through ecstatic chanting reality and connecting with inner sources of Weekend of June 18–20 accompanied by exotic instruments and power and wisdom. superb musicianship. Hank Wesselman writes: “We will rediscover Experiencing Esalen You will learn Vedic, Tantric, and Devotional our indigenous heart through the classic mantras in combination with yogic breathing Experiencing Esalen Staff shamanic journey, reestablishing connections and movements. Treating the voice as a with our spirit helpers, teachers, and ances- For workshop description see January 30- barometer for spiritual conditions and under- tors, as we engage in visionary fieldwork and February 1. standing how the palate functions as a blue- examine the nature of health, illness, and

68 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts print for the body’s nervous system, you can Breema Bodywork: correspond to their properties. Participants learn how to reduce stress, enhance emotion- The Art of Being Present will learn to incorporate herbs, food, and al well-being, and awaken the flow of energy Jon Schreiber & Denise Berezonsky essential oils for health and vitality. in the body, leaving you in a state of expanded consciousness and wholeness. Breema® teaches practical steps that anyone can take to unify the energies of mind, body, Without demands on your physical body or and feelings to become present. The Breema Week of June 20–25 your vocal capabilities, Russill Paul intro- system uses the body to connect you to the duces you to the wide scope of possibilities harmony of life as it actually is in the The Path of Grace: available through sonic yoga. Russill’s The moment. Embodying Neruda Yoga of Sound, a 3-CD program, will be avail- able to help support an ongoing practice In a joyful, nonjudgmental atmosphere, par- Amelia Barili & Ellen Watson ticipants will explore the Breema’s Nine after the workshop. And I, infinitesimal being, Principles of Harmony and practice Breema’s drunk with the great starry Recommended reading: Paul, The Yoga of rhythmic movement sequences. The flowing Sound: The Healing Power of Chant and Mantra. void, movements and postures of Breema partner likeness, image of bodywork and Self-Breema exercises are pro- mystery, Love Yourself—For Everyone foundly comfortable and natural. They nour- I felt myself a pure part Else’s Sake ish and energize body, mind, and feelings and of the abyss, can lead you to a totally new experience of Mark Abramson I wheeled with the stars, yourself. The key to the method’s many bene- my heart broke loose on the wind. This workshop offers an experience of two fits is contained in the Nine Principles of — Pablo Neruda trainings taught at Stanford University Harmony, which you can use in any situation Pablo Neruda is considered the greatest love Medical Center. As director of Stanford’s to become more present and to help you poet of our times. The beauty of his poetry Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction respond harmoniously to the opportunities invites us to recover a personal sense of mean- Program, Dr. Mark Abramson has modeled and challenges of life. ing and open our hearts to celebrate life. This his work after Jon Kabat-Zinn’s program (fea- Note: The movement sequences are received feels like a revelation—like grace that helps us tured on Bill Moyers’ PBS series “Healing and fully clothed. Workshop participants will be to know who we are and make us whole. the Mind”). sitting and working on a padded floor. Neruda invites us to rediscover that grace, to He has also established a new program at Recommended reading: Schreiber, Breema: sing to our beloved’s hands, to broken things, Stanford called “Love Yourself—For Everyone Essence of Harmonious Life; Schreiber & to our feet, to our childhood, to the birth of a Else’s Sake.” This course focuses on the wis- Berezonsky, Self-Breema: Exercises for fawn, to the moon on the sea, to the lemon, to dom of self-love and kindness, directly chal- Harmonious Life. salt, and, by bringing an attentive gaze, to lenging the confusion surrounding the issue CE credit for nurses; see page 74. every minute as precious. of self-love. Self-love is the most altruistic of CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. all practices. When you are free to be kind Writes Amelia Barili: “We will read Neruda’s and loving to yourself, the world and all the poems, letting their grace flow in our hearts. people in your life are touched. Herbal Medicine We will support and enhance our feelings with music and dance, turning our inner Brigitte Mars Incorporating the latest research on process into moving poetry and then, assimi- mind/body medicine, this workshop intro- Brigitte Mars first became interested in herbs lating it through breathing, deep relaxation, duces practices that create a profound physi- watching her French-Canadian grandmother and centering, we will express in words what ological well-being, plus the heartfulness to practicing folk medicine. As a teenager she has come up through our body and soul.” transform emotional states and unleash the developed her passion for herbal medicine by This workshop is an opportunity to evoke great potential for deep healing of the body. treating schoolmates with homemade herbal and acknowledge your own grace, inspiration, The goal is to learn how to use the aware- remedies. Later she spent two and half years and insights, to get in touch with your long- ness and mindfulness practices to experi- in the Ozarks eating only wild plants. She ings, to see deeper meaning in all that sur- ence your own love in a peaceful, healthy brings a lifetime of experience to this work- rounds you. It will be a week of discovery and body. shop. awakening, of poetry, and a celebration of life “This work,” Dr. Abramson writes, “has been Participants will explore the edible and through movement and words. shown to create an increasing experience of healthful properties of local plants, herbal gentleness, kindness, and respect for oneself preparations, effective dosages, and safety and others.” While the practices are especially issues. Brigitte will provide information on The Psychomanteum Process: helpful for people experiencing emotional or using herbs to treat common health condi- Seeking Contact with Lost Loved physical concerns, the universality of the tions such as insomnia, fatigue, and depres- Ones—and More experience makes this program valuable for sion; to improve immunity; as natural first Arthur Hastings & Psychomanteum Staff all. aid; and to enhance energy, sexuality, and The psychomanteum is a draped, quiet, dimly CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. longevity. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. lit chamber with a mirror at one end to focus CE credit for nurses; see page 74. The workshop will provide participants with attention. Over the past few years, Dr. Arthur an understanding of how the flavors of plants Hastings and a team from the Institute of

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Transpersonal Psychology have developed a chomanteum may also be used for creativity, be directed to the heart, the center of our process for the psychomanteum to address problem solving, and personal questions. You Highest Love. In our Soul Kirtan sessions, we bereavement. This seminar allows you to use can choose to explore these areas during the will sing the names of the gods and goddesses this process to explore a possible reunion seminar. of ancient India—all in celebration of the with friends or relatives who have passed on. glory of the One. The repetition of singing Recommended reading: Moody, Reunions: mantras stabilizes and focuses the mind while Arthur Hastings writes: “Almost everyone Visionary Encounters with Departed Loved Ones. the swirling myriad of melodies and emo- who goes through this process reports reduc- tions are used to explore the mysterious tions in grief, sadness, guilt and unresolved nature of the heart.” feelings. About half report feeling the pres- Ride the Curl: Vinyasa and Bhakti ence of a deceased friend, relative, or pet, Yoga to Melt the Heart With care and gentleness, Govin Das will which may come through imagery, inner dia- Govin Das (Ira Rosen) guide participants to listen to their intuitive logue, an apparition, a message, touch, and voice and live their highest purpose. Come “As we mature in our practice of Vinyasa and other modes. Feelings of loss have shifted for prepared to sweat, pray, and sing! Bhakti Yoga,” writes Govin Das, “we experi- deaths as recent as a few weeks up to decades ence many stages of evolution. We see that for old. We don’t claim that these are actual spir- the most part our tools (asana, pranayama, its and the consciousness of deceased persons, Completions and Transitions— meditation, and chanting) remain the same, or whether these experiences come from Letting Go and Moving On yet what changes is our relationship to them. some other source. This is up to you.” Mary Goldenson The initial stages of resistance in the body, Each participant will be led through one or mind, and heart gradually transform into Often in our lives we feel incomplete with the more individual sessions in the psychoman- acceptance and peace. Finally our practice past. Unresolved issues inhibit us from mov- teum for bereavement or personal explo- blossoms into a heart-based spiritual offering. ing into the present with an open and gener- rations. You are invited to bring photos and ous heart. Though we experience them as “In our Vinyasa sessions, we will ride the curl, other mementos to remind you of the person “finished,” old memories continue to haunt surf through our bodies, and, using tradition- you seek to contact. There will be group meet- us. When we exist more in the past than in al yoga asanas linked with breath control, ings on bereavement, evidence for life after the present, it is time to make the distinction turn ourselves into an energetic wave. As we death, creativity, altered states, and discus- between “finished” and “complete.” organically open, the awakened energy will sions of personal experiences. The psy- Transitions without completions foster

70 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts unsuccessful marriages, friendships, and For those who seek to deepen spiritually, addition, the program will give serious atten- careers, producing sorrow and, some believe, Qigong is a clear path to revealing inner radi- tion to how all of this applies to a world that the causes of illness. ance. For all of us, we will be intently creating has burst into flames since 9/11. and bathing in a field of pure and radiant Qi.” Transitions are crossroads in our lives that give us the opportunity to complete the past, For more information see www.FeeltheQi.com. Energy Medicine: reconnect with our present truth, and renew CE credit for nurses; see page 74. A Hands-On Experience our passion, courage, and commitment for the Donna Eden with David Feinstein future. The focus of this workshop is an in- depth review of our lives to try to discover Ceramic Insights By learning how to work with your body’s what needs to be transformed from “finished” Embree De Persiis energies, you can improve your health, to “complete.” increase your vitality, and enrich your life. In This workshop explores the infinite creative a class designed to be both transformational The workshop will provide a safe, supportive possibilities offered to us by that most primal and fun, Donna Eden will show you how environment that includes risk taking, of substances: clay. Embree De Persiis writes: health concerns can be a path to a more har- intense bodywork, Gestalt, imagery, move- “The material used will be a smooth and tac- monious and joyful relationship with your ment, and meditation to keep us committed tile porcelaneous clay that is ideally suited to body. Your body is designed to heal itself and to the process of discovering ourselves. the ancient method of stone-burnishing with feel good. Energy medicine can bring you agates to produce a lustrous sheen. A palette This workshop may have up to 34 participants. into better alignment with this design. of colored clays will be available to further CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. enrich the surfaces of our work. As sponta- This is a hands-on training. You will be neous forms emerge, many techniques can be shown how to test for energy blocks and dys- Qigong Retreat: The Healing Promise investigated to help achieve one’s personal function and how to move energy in yourself of Qi—Health Maximization, Healing, vision—inlaying of colored clays, pinching, and others. You will be given tools to improve and Personal Transformation coiling, and sculpting. the harmony of all the body’s systems and help alleviate pain and stress. You will discov- Roger Jahnke “A variety of firing techniques based on age- er how to boost your energies when you are old methods of pit-firing will be explored in Chinese Yoga, known as Qigong (Chi Kung) exhausted, strengthen your immune system, daily (and nightly) firings, so that results of is emerging as the self-healing tool of choice and feel more alive. You will also learn how our work can be studied on an ongoing basis. in many people’s lives and in hospitals, health problems can be helped, if not over- Big Sur seaweed will be an important ingredi- HMOs, and retreat centers throughout the come, by intelligently shifting the energies ent in our firings as it imparts its minerals to world. This training is designed for those who that are diminishing them. seek healing and empowerment as well as the clay surfaces. The concluding event will Caroline Myss predicted that Donna’s book those who may wish to investigate the possi- be a celebratory pit-firing on a cliff above the Energy Medicine “will stand as one of the back- bility of teaching Qigong to others. ocean ... each piece will emerge from the fire with its own imprint of the Big Sur coast.” bone studies as we lay a sound foundation for The retreat will begin with the simplest levels holistic medicine.” Jean Houston called No previous experience is required to enjoy of self-healing known as Dao Yin, including Donna’s approach “perhaps the most compre- this workshop, and it provides an opportunity gentle Tai Chi-like movements, self-massage, hensive and effective system in the genre that to truly immerse oneself in a uniquely com- breath practice, and meditative mindfulness. I have ever seen.” This workshop is for anyone pelling medium of self-expression. Then, drawing on Dr. Jahnke’s most recent interested in awakening the body’s potentials book, The Healing Promise of Qi, participants ($20 materials fee paid directly to the leader) and learning to heal with energy. Assisting will penetrate rarely explored insights of the Donna will be husband David Feinstein, a ancient Qi masters, reveal the original mean- clinical psychologist and longtime Esalen ing of Tai Chi, and learn the potent Nine Weekend of June 25–27 workshop leader. Phases Method of Qi cultivation and mastery. Recommended reading: Eden, Energy Throughout the training participants will Applied Wisdom: Universal Truths Medicine. explore Chinese medical theory, take jour- in the World’s Philosophies and CE credit for nurses; see page 74. neys into the inspiring philosophies of the Religions CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74. Taoists, Buddhists, and Chinese Alchemists, and make enlightening comparisons with Huston Smith Images of Desire Western physiology and quantum physics. Approaching the world’s religions as data Simple methods of transmitting Qi to others banks of the human spirit, this workshop will Jaqueline Lapa Sussman will be introduced as well. run a strainer through them to lift from them We all have secret images within us, as unique Writes Roger Jahnke: “For those who seek truths that remain relevant for our lives today. as our fingerprints, which can transform us healing this is an opportunity for deep Similarities and differences will be noted, into the natural, carefree sexual beings we immersion in Qigong learning and practice. with both seen to be important. The question were born to be. We can uncover those For those who seek personal maximization, of how one can be true to one’s own faith images in our own minds because our natural this retreat is an exploration of one of the while availing oneself of insights from others sensuality remains intact, stored within us. most eloquent personal empowerment sys- will be explored. There will be ample time for Today many people’s images of sexuality have tems ever developed by the human family. discussion to relate what is learned to where participants are in their own life journeys. In been shaped by parents, social upbringing,

See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts 71 television, and fashion advertisements, and will venture out on five day-hikes (4-10 miles Understanding, Wise Energy, and Wise thus no longer arise naturally from their core in length). Each hike begins after breakfast Mindfulness can elevate therapy from the selves. The natural images of our original sex- and concludes in time to enjoy the hot personal to the transpersonal, from the ordi- uality have been buried under layers of false springs and dinner each evening at Esalen. nary to the extraordinary. With the support of social impositions. Eidetic images can heal Evening sessions include informal sharing, clear guidelines and practices, every relation- and restore one’s natural sensual abilities, basic awareness practices, and useful outdoor ship, including psychotherapy, can become a allowing the true self to flourish. Jackie skills. All levels of experience are welcome. Be deep meditation practice. Sussman writes: “We will learn to restore the prepared for the invigorating challenge of “From a practical viewpoint, keen mindful- sexual potential we have lost and free our- physical activity and the opportunity to sim- ness enables us to investigate resistance, pro- selves to experience our most genuine sensual ply sit still in quiet reflection. More informa- jection, transference, and countertransference self, allowing us to experience the joy, sensual tion will be sent upon registration. from a place of kindness and safety, allowing passion, pleasure, love, and intimacy which is these patterns to open and reveal their wis- our gift from the gods.” This workshop will dom and teachings. We will explore how both guide you through simple, step-by-step Insight Dialogue for Therapists client and therapist can become locked into processes to: Gregory Kramer & Sharon Beckman-Brindley ideas of self and other that may arise from •Reclaim your natural sensuality Both therapists and clients are drawn to psy- conditioning. Learning to trust what emerges •Discover the roots of your suppression chological work out of a deep desire to heal in Insight Dialogue meditation allows us to • Learn the primary differences between personal suffering. Similar motivation leads move beyond habitual processes into the male and female sexuality many of us to meditation. A personal medita- energy of healing—and even transcendence.” •Learn to keep passion, whether in new tion practice helps us to find calm and pres- This workshop will interweave silent practice, relationships or after years of marriage ence in the midst of turmoil. lovingkindness practice, and listening and •Discover sexual mysteries of the ancient “In this workshop,” write the leaders, “we will speaking meditation. Participants may work Hindus and Greeks extend traditional Insight Meditation practice in any healing profession but must have med- •Resolve intimacy problems beyond the personal to develop deep mindful- itation experience and a committed medita- ness while speaking and listening in relation- tion practice. This workshop is for those seeking to enrich ship. Through Insight Dialogue practice, we their personal lives as well as for mental- CE credit for psychologists; see page 74. will explore how the application of Wise CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. health professionals seeking new tools. For CE credit for nurses; see page 74. more information, visit www.jaquelinesuss- man.com. Recommended reading: Sussman, Images of Desire. CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74.

Week of June 27–July 2

Big Sur Wilderness Experience Steven Harper Esalen is the trailhead to one of the most spectacular mountainous coastlines in the world. With the Big Sur wilderness as the pri- mary teacher, participants will explore the beauty of this alive and wild coast from ancient redwood-forested canyons to dramat- ic coastal beaches, from rugged rocky moun- tains to the soft grassy slopes of the Big Sur hills. Drawing from nature and various aware- ness practices, individuals will be encouraged to open both to the natural world and to the landscapes of their inner world. It is said that Big Sur is not just a place but a state of mind. This wilderness experience seeks to merge mind and place, then to embody what is learned. Weekend workshops will take two day-hikes (3-6 miles in length). Weeklong workshops DANIEL BIANCHETTA

72 See pages 86–87 for reservations, fees, accommodations, scholarship information, and discounts Improvisation for Fun and Profit •Clear past conditioning and “treasured” Vocal Power—Harnessing the James Sherman wounds that foster illness and suffering Power Within •Release ancestral patterns that have Arthur Joseph Improvisational theatre at the Second City in adversely affected your entire family for Chicago has been the training ground for generations In many traditions, the throat is the center of such talents as Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, creative power. The voice reflects this power •Support your body to heal, unimpeded by George Wendt, and Michael Myers. But the and has the capacity to help access our full mental and emotional blocks improvisational exercises first developed by creative expression. This course combines the Viola Spolin (mother of Second City founder As the mind rests and the heart opens, the powerful practices of Vocal Awareness with Paul Sills) were designed to be practiced by truth of who we are is revealed. The search for principles of creativity theory to help partici- nonprofessional actors, children and adults love ends the moment we discover it to be pants realize their creative potential. ever present within ourselves. alike, in neighborhood community centers. The Vocal Awareness approach—which views James Sherman, longtime member of the This workshop is suitable for therapists and the voice as a metaphor representing an indi- Second City Theatre and faculty member of helping professionals as well as all those inter- vidual to the world—includes vocalizing, the Second City Training Center, teaches ested in exploring a loving presence. sound meditation, movement, song study, improvisation as training for both theatre and CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs; see page 74. and development of the speaking voice as a life. In a safe, supportive, fun-filled atmos- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. means for deepening contact with the self. phere, Sherman guides participants through a Participants work individually and in groups series of theatre games and exercises quickly Chakra Integration: A Comprehensive exploring breathing, toning, and vocalizing. leading to fully improvised scenes. As Guide to Health and Healing Not only do singing and speaking offer an Sherman sums it up: “We talk and listen; we immediate outlet for creative expression, but give and take; we heighten and explore. We Laurie Lioness Parizek & The Esalen Teaching Staff the voice can also be a springboard for other build scenes together. We discover how work- forms of creative expression, such as writing, ing with partners on stage relates to interac- The chakras help us to map, understand, and drawing, movement, and problem solving. tions with everyone in our lives.” balance our physical, emotional, and spiritual Seen in this way, the voice represents the As a transformative practice, Sherman calls energies. Chakras are life-enhancing centers whole person as an integrated creative being. improvisational training “Theatrical Aikido.” with roots deep in our core. Backed up by Consequently, this workshop can be not only As in Aikido, improvisational actors are fully nerve plexuses and endocrine glands, they a vocal training class but a step toward committed to each moment and blend their open into our energy field and are a three- empowerment along life’s path. energy with their partners’. In a balanced, dimensional sensing and integrating system. When balanced, they refine the mainstream For further information visit www.vocalaware- grounded, and fully aware stance, participants ness.com. learn to be present for each and every current in the central nervous system and help encounter—on stage and off. attune the body. Chakra integration brings Note: Please bring a tape recorder, if you have greater understanding and connectedness, and one. is a potent tool for deep conscious healing, use- CE credit for nurses; see page 74. Self Awakening: The Ultimate Medicine ful for addressing restrictive behavior patterns Leonard Laskow and strengthening the immune system. Do you ever find yourself longing to be so This workshop incorporates movement, per- quiet inside, so at peace, that you can wholly sonal and interactive awareness exercises, relax into the moment and appreciate the sound, creative expression, and supportive sheer wonder of existence? Busy creating hands-on exchanges. The focus is to bring a livelihoods, healthy relationships, and mean- dynamic balance to the chakras and the main- ingful work, many of us feel as if the seams of stream spinal current, and to gently and con- our lives threaten to burst from our hectic sciously open this channel that connects heav- pace to ‘do it all.’ We have forgotten how to en and earth through our bodies. Meditation, simply be who we truly are. qigong, and yoga will be used to encourage serenity and and to build strength and resilien- Using the themes of Self Awareness, Love, cy. Healthy eating will be encouraged. Paying and Healing, this retreat guides you toward attention to the nutritional content and vibran- awakening to who you are beyond the experi- cy of food replenishes the chakras and helps ences and perceptions of the personality. streamline and energize the physical body. Using step-by-step processes that blend ancient wisdom with modern scientific The workshop addresses those interested in a research, you will be encouraged to release the workable knowledge of this ancient practice limitations that veil your essential nature. and is of value to those in health care and These processes help to quiet the mind, bring education. The schedule makes use of Esalen’s you more peace, joy, and abundance, and beautiful grounds and facilities. Please bring allow an intuitive, loving presence to unfold. your favorite music. This loving presence empowers you to: CE credit for nurses; see page 74. CE credit for bodyworkers; see page 74.

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salen is an approved provider of con- National Certification Board for Therapeutic registered nurses (provider number 01152). tinuing education for: psychologists, Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a con- For additional information on CE courses for Eapproved by the American Psychological tinuing education provider under Category A nurses, contact Mary Anne Will, R.N., 831-667- Association (Esalen maintains responsibility (provider number 043062-00). Workshops 3000. for the program; California psychologists are for which CE credit has been approved are listed Please note: All two-day workshops offer 10 hours below and also noted in the Seminars section. required to report their hours to the NICEP of CE credit and all five-day workshops offer 26 hours. For further information, contact Brita Ostrom at Accrediting Agency); MFTs and LCSWs by If you wish to receive a certificate, please notify your 831-667-3040. the California Board of Behavioral Sciences workshop leader. There is a $10 fee for each certificate (provider number PCE1594); and massage The Board of Registered Nursing has approved of completion, payable to the office. practitioners and bodyworkers by the Esalen as a provider of continuing education for

DATES COURSE TITLE PSYCHOLOGISTSMFTs &NURSES LCSWsBODYWORKERS DATES COURSE TITLE PSYCHOLOGISTSMFTs &NURSES LCSWsBODYWORK Jan 2-4 Massage Intensive for Friends and Couples ■ Apr 16-18 Life Coaching for Results ■ Jan 4-9 Releasing the Self and Healing the Exiles ■ Apr 16-18 Accompanying the Dying ■■ Jan 4-9 Process Leadership and Conflict Skills ■ Apr 16-18 Upledger Intro to CranioSacral Therapy ■■ Jan 4-9 Yoga as an Organic Tool for Healing ■ Apr 18-25 Tibetan Buddhist Meditation ■■■ Jan 9-11 Advanced Awakened Mind Training ■■ Apr 18-25 CFR and Feldenkrais—Week II ■■ Jan 11-16 Awakening the Mind ■■ Apr 18-23 Anusara and the Eight Limbs: Teacher Training ■ Jan 11-16 Esalen Massage Intensive ■■ Apr 23-25 It’s Time: No One is Coming to Save You ■ Jan 16-18 Facing the Final Mystery ■■ Apr 25-30 Self-Acceptance—The Heart of Healing ■■ Jan 16-18 Developing a Personal Yoga Practice ■ Apr 30-May 2 Using Finger Signals to Tap Your Wisdom ■■ Jan 16-18 Demystifying Qi ■ May 2-7 Eight Weeks to Optimum Health (in Five Days) ■■ Jan 16-18 Esalen Massage for Pregnant Partners ■ May 2-7 Awakening the Creative: Painting Experience ■ Jan 18-23 The Secrets of Successful Relationships ■■ May 2-7 Pose and Repose: Yoga ■ Jan 18-23 Advanced Esalen Massage and Bodywork ■■ May 2-7 The Journey from Abandonment to Healing ■ Jan 23-25 Managing By Agreement ■ May 2-7 Esalen Massage Intensive ■■ Jan 25-30 Love Beyond Addiction ■ May 7-9 Mindfulness and Heartfulness ■■■ Jan 30-Feb 1 Deep Healing: Mind/Body Medicine ■■■ May 7-9 Weekend Massage Intensive ■■ Jan 30-Feb 1 Seeing Your Life Through New Eyes ■ May 9-21 Advanced Esalen Massage ■■ Jan 30-Feb 1 Radical Rx for Health Professionals ■■ May 9-14 Gestalt Awareness Practice ■ Feb 1-6 Gestalt Awareness Practice ■ May 9-14 I-You-Us: Pleasure, Intimacy, Connectedness ■■ Feb 1-6 It Won’t Hurt Forever ■■■ May 9-14 Spiritual Massage: Lightbody Infusion ■■ Feb 6-8 Undefended Love ■ May 14-16 Focusing: The Inner Relationship ■ Feb 6-8 The Body Keeps the Score ■■■ May 16-21 Stronger at the Broken Places ■■ Feb 8-15 Not For the Feint of Heart ■■ May 16-21 Balance: You’re Only Young Once But… ■ Feb 8-13 The Upledger Institute’s CranioSacral I ■■ May 16-21 Soul Search: Embracing Our Spirit ■ Feb 8-13 Love, Strength, and Awareness in Community ■ May 21-23 Rejuvenation ■■ Feb 8-13 Life Coaching for Results ■ May 21-23 Of Stone and the Self: Stone Carving ■ Feb 13-15 Sexual Healing: Transforming the Sacred Wound ■■■ May 21-23 Eating, Food, and the Body/Self ■■ Feb 15-20 Dreamwork for Professionals ■ May 23-28 Senses Wide Open ■ Feb 15-20 Esalen Massage Intensive ■■ May 23-28 Upledger Lymph Drainage Therapy I ■■ Feb 20-22 Medical Qigong ■ May 28-30 Money as a Spiritual Path ■ Feb 27-29 Communication and Partnership ■ May 28-30 OpenMind Training ■■■ Feb 27-29 Weekend Massage Intensive ■■ May 28-30 Drugs, the Mind, and the Body ■■■ Feb 29-Mar 5 Self-Healing: Create Health and Vitality ■■ May 30-June 4 The High-Performance Mind ■■ Feb 29-Mar 5 Esalen Massage and the Body in Motion ■■ May 30-June 4 SIKE: Health and Healing Through Ki Energy ■■ Mar 7-12 Relationship: Living, Loving, Going Deeper ■■ June 4-6 The Spirituality of Trauma ■■ Mar 7-12 Upledger SomatoEmotional Release I ■■ June 4-6 Advanced Myofascial Techniques ■■ Mar 7-12 Body Tales ■ June 6-11 Become A Medical Intuitive ■■ Mar 12-14 Couples’ Communication ■■■ June 6-11 Basic Acupressure: Clinical Applications ■■ Mar 14-19 Choosing Aliveness and Intimacy ■ June 6-11 Free Your Breath, Free Your Life ■ Mar 14-19 Transforming Trauma with EMDR ■■■ June 11-13 Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis ■■■ Mar 19-21 Being Present for Your Life ■ June 11-13 The Visionary Life ■■ Mar 26-28 Yoga: Practicing a New Way of Being ■ June 13-18 Traditional Thai Medical Massage ■■ Mar 28-Apr 2 Who Is Running My Life? ■ June 13-18 Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals ■ Apr 2-30 28-Day Massage Practitioner Certification ■■ June 13-18 Visionseeker: Shamanism ■■ Apr 2-4 The Transformative Power of Emotions ■■ June 18-20 Love Yourself—For Everyone Else’s Sake ■■■ Apr 2-4 Psychic and Intuitive Healing ■ June 18-20 Breema Bodywork ■■ Apr 2-4 Headache Self-Care ■■ June 20-25 The Healing Promise of Qi—Qigong Retreat ■ Apr 4-9 Visionseeker 3: Shamanic Cosmology ■■ June 20-25 Completions and Transitions ■ Apr 4-9 Storytelling as a Healing Art ■ June 25-27 Energy Medicine ■■ Apr 9-11 Healing of Heart and Mind ■■■ June 25-27 Images of Desire ■ Apr 9-11 Massage for Couples ■ June 27-July 2 Insight Dialogue for Therapists ■■■ Apr 11-16 Table Shiatsu ■ June 27-July 2 Self Awakening: The Ultimate Medicine ■■ Apr 11-16 Nonduality and Intersubjectivity ■ June 27-July 2 Chakra Integration ■■ Apr 11-16 The Bioenergetics of Emotional Transformation ■■ June 27-July 2 Vocal Power—Harnessing the Power Within ■

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movement classes, use the Art Barn (if avail- he Work Study Program is a 28- able), attend the weekly Wednesday night January 4–February 1 day program for those interested in an programs, and enjoy round-the-clock access intense involvement with the Esalen Each of us is born with an inherent drive for T to the Esalen baths. environment. A work- and service-oriented self-expression. As we grow up, our sense of program, it is emotionally and physically Selection of work students is done by Work self and our ability to be spontaneous often challenging, and only rarely is it restful. Study Coordinator Mary Anne Will. Since become blocked. Knowing who we are, and Participants work 32 hours per week in one this is a work and service program, preference what we feel and want, can be difficult when of Esalen’s departments and participate in is given to applicants who are open and will- our self-knowledge is distorted by family that department’s program. ing to learn about themselves within the experiences and cultural expectations. The work context as well as within the focus of a month with Dorothy Charles will During four to five evenings and one week- study/process groups. Because the work can be Gestalt Practice, using group process to end intensive, work scholars are together in be physically challenging (lifting, bending, enhance communication and conflict resolu- one of two groups (see below). Each group etc.), it may not be suitable for all who wish to tion skills and to develop empathy for self and emphasizes one type of growth practice, such apply. First-month work students, in particu- others. Expressive arts will be part of the cur- as Gestalt, meditation, creative arts, massage, lar, are assigned to departments largely on the riculum. or somatics work, and has a specifically basis of community need (usually the kitchen assigned leader(s) who is with the group Please note: There will be a $20 materials fee or housekeeping). throughout the month, coordinating the paid directly to the leader. study schedule and facilitating many of the Please note: The Work Study Program is Vicki Topp will facilitate a monthlong jour- evening sessions. Applicants must state their designed to explore and apply human values and ney weaving hands-on and movement-medi- preferred group and be prepared to stay at potentials. It is not intended as a substitute for tation practices drawn from approaches Esalen for the entire month. therapy or as a “cure.” including Esalen Massage, Body-Mind- In addition to the evening program, work Work Study Programs scheduled for this cata- Centering®, and meditation. Using music scholars may participate in regularly scheduled log period are as follows: from around the world, the group will explore breath and movement, integrating cross-cul-

75 tural healing practices inherent in all living intuition is opened: We are movement. This April 25–May 23 beings. Special focus will be on developing guided movement experience weaves togeth- the ability to contact, trust, and support—to er creative personal expression, relationships, This program with Robin Fann & Johanna listen and respond to impulses and feelings and divine dialogue. Through movement and Holloman will focus on helping you create a and apply this to bodywork and healing. The stillness, the program is designed to enable daily yoga practice that is just right for your program is designed to awaken your senses, participants to “know again the boundless body, regardless of your level of skill. emotions, and inner spirit. Come prepared to Presence available to each and every one of Presenting yoga to free the body and develop move and be moved, to touch and be touched, us.” self-awareness, the program is designed to to support and be supported. This Gestalt month with Dorothy Nell give you greater vitality, increased breath, and Thomas will focus on individual process an expanded sense of well-being. It will intro- (open seat work) within a group setting. duce the principles behind yoga, with an emphasis on meditation, asanas (postures), February 1–29 Emphasis will be on investigating the differ- ent “folks” that make up the whole of who we pranayama (breathing exercises), and self- Shamanism is the oldest spiritual system in each are. The group will also “play” with care. There will be stronger optional morning the world. David Corbin & Nan Moss offer group process, and explore being states of con- yoga classes; evenings will be devoted to gen- a monthlong exploration of the shaman’s sciousness through such practices as short tle yoga, along with guided meditation, jour- ancient and universal methods to enter non- meditations and social silence. Participants naling, and movement practices. The program ordinary reality for problem solving, well- will be encouraged to practice a deeper level will also cover diet, partner yoga, and Thai being, and healing. Participants will be guided of authenticity by surrendering to the truth of massage. to enter the shamanic state of consciousness what is, in the moment, and to pay attention A month with David Schiffman is intended and be initiated into the shamanic journey to to what flows out of that process. Structured for people in transition who would like to experience the same sources of profound wis- fun and creativity will be thrown into the mix cultivate the life skills necessary for dealing dom and compassion known to our ancestors. as well. effectively with change and uncertainty. The The group will seek to restore spiritual power program will focus on individual and commu- and to apply shamanism in contemporary nity reflection using movement, ceremony, daily life to help heal oneself, others, and the and guided group exercises. A unique blend planet. March 28–April 25 of ancient and modern practices, the curricu- Change can sometimes be unbearably diffi- Maria Lucia Sauer Holloman will lead a lum will emphasize developing resourceful- cult, yet it is both inevitable and yearned for. monthlong program teaching spiritual mas- ness, imagination, and honest self-assessment. Learning to be comfortable with change may sage and healing—the laying on of hands, a The goal is to study what can be used to call actually call for unlearning and being uncom- practice that integrates hands-on and ener- up native intelligence and spirituality to max- fortable. This program with Anja Hueber & getic healing. Joining Maria Lucia will be imize our physical, emotional, and soulful Mark Nicolson will explore the capacity to Carlos Sauer, who brings a lifetime of realization in dealing with life changes. In manage transition in the company of others. shamanic experience and purification prac- addition to the evening sessions, there will be The program will utilize the relationships tices to assist participants in journeying to dif- weekly time for counsel and problem solving within the group to understand how we relate ferent realities. Beginning Silat (Balinese mar- in smaller groups. in all areas of our lives, how we mask our tial art) movements, dance, and a sweat lodge deeper needs and longings, and what we are ceremony will be incorporated to comple- ready for now. The month will provide the ment the energy work and to help bring par- support to find authentic expression of joy, ticipants in tune with their bodies. The pro- May 23–June 20 fear, need, love, and increased contact—instead gram will integrate emotional release work as Helen Jerene Malcolm guides a month of of withdrawal—during difficult times. The it organically emerges. Vision Painting—painting as a process to program will include practices of nonviolent Of the personal qualities that most people expose the limitations of the conditioned communication, movement and bodywork, respect in themselves and others, none is mind. An atmosphere of exploration and and a relational approach to coaching more highly valued than integrity. This word, acceptance will encourage participants to sus- informed by Gestalt Process. which literally means “whole,” brings to mind pend judgment, enabling the creative impulse a collection of human traits including to play, take risks, and face fears. The course strength, reliability, honesty, trustworthiness, will utilize emotional awareness, visualiza- tion, meditation, music, and dream images to February 29–March 28 and respectability. In a month with Charlie Bloom, participants will develop a deeper evoke creative expression from one’s inner Soul Motion™ is an ecstatic dance practice understanding of what it means to live in source of intuitive wisdom. Through the lan- that encourages participants to cultivate the integrity with the truth of one’s being and guage of color, the soul can unfold its message ability to relax while in motion and to listen embody it in words, deeds, and relationships. to the painter. The colors one chooses relate to their body. Developed and led by Vinn The program will focus on identifying the to the colors in one’s electromagnetic field Martí, Soul Motion uses the interior land- patterns that may be compromising or dimin- and reflect the painter’s state of conscious- scapes of the mind and body as well as the ishing our experience of integrity, in order to ness. There will be painting-gestalt sessions to outer environment to enable participants to develop new responses that enhance our con- explore the soul-talk of Vision Painting. discover the simple yet profound revelation nection to the truth on an ongoing basis. Please note: There will be a $45 materials fee that emerges when the intellect is hushed and paid directly to the leader.

76 Most of us have a desire to be healthy and Work Study office for information on staying July 18–August 15 whole. The body offers a doorway to longer than one month). Work scholars may increased self-awareness, which then allows This month with Peter Meyers will be a not stay longer than three months in a calen- change to occur on physical, emotional, and dynamic exploration of theater as a play- dar year, nor longer than three consecutive spiritual levels. In a program facilitated by ground and a springboard to personal discov- months. There are no scholarships available Patrice Hamilton, you will explore who you ery. The group will develop key ensemble for the Work Study Program. Occasionally it are and how you move. Using Cortical Field skills in movement, voice, and improvisation is possible to stay for a longer period as an Reeducation® (CFR) and Gestalt Awareness while promoting individual self-assurance, Extended Student. Practice, the program will investigate the physical presence, and communication skills. Food and Housing: Accommodations are patterns that lock you into behaviors and atti- The program is designed to create a safe and shared (occasionally co-ed), with up to four tudes that no longer serve you. CFR, based on supportive environment for experiencing people to a room, usually at South Coast the teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais, uses a heightened awareness within the group and Center, a staff complex located 1.5 miles north gentle form of movement exploration to help developing a form to communicate a collec- of Esalen. Housing and meals, often with the body release deep, long-standing muscular tive vision. Emphasis will be on listening to home-grown organic produce, are included contractions that limit mobility or prevent the creative impulse, trusting the intuitive in your tuition. healing. The program addresses not only response, expanding expressive skills, and symptom elimination, but the deeper life finally preparing an original theater perfor- Transportation: When making travel plans, issues involved. Music, journaling, and other mance for the Esalen community. (Academic note that the closest airport to Esalen is forms of expression may also be utilized. credit may be available for college students.) Monterey. With at least 48-hour advance reservations, van service to Esalen is available Experiencing and expressing emotions are from the following locations on the Sunday of integral to being alive. Yet, for many of us, your arrival: emotions remain mysterious, confusing, and June 20–July 18 Monterey Airport: Departs 2 pm; Cost: $40 difficult to constructively express. As a result, pm; Til & Loretta Carridan Luchau will lead a our relationships may be unsatisfying and the Monterey Transit Center: 2:20 . $40 am monthlong group in Process-Oriented choices we make may not reflect our inner- San Francisco Airport: 11:45 ; $80 Coaching Skills for working both with our- most desires or our true selves. Learning to For van reservations call 831-667-3010 or selves and with others. Blending light-hearted fully experience feelings and express them in e-mail [email protected]. experiential study, somatic practices, group healthy ways enables us to be authentic and Please note: Application is not registration work, and contemplation, the focus will be on to have more fulfilling relationships. In this in the program. Registration is made only developing ways of living and relating that month of Gestalt Awareness Practice and after approval of application. If you do not bring a sense of purpose, connection, and ful- group process with Dorothy Charles, partici- pay in full at the time of application, the bal- fillment. Drawing from the work of Arnold pants will develop awareness of self and oth- ance of the fee is due on arrival and is nonre- Mindell and other seminal thinkers, topics ers, explore feelings as sensations in the body, fundable thereafter. will include health and body symptoms, life and learn self-expression and communication or professional path, and relationships and skills. Mini-lectures, paired exercises, and Cancellation policy: If you choose to cancel, community. The program also offers skills to expressive arts will be part of the curriculum. you will be charged the following amount: become effective catalysts for meaningful 15+ days prior to start, $100; 8-14 days, $200; transformation in our selves, in our relation- Please note: There will be a $20 materials fee 3-7 days, $300; 0-2 days, $400. paid directly to the leader. ships, and in the world. This course is relevant Please mail the application form (see next for those working with others, as well as for page) with your personal statement and anyone interested in becoming more con- Commitment to the Work Study Program deposit to: scious about how to support and effect mean- is from 4 PM of the first Sunday to 4 PM Work Study Program ingful change. of the final Sunday. Inasmuch as the Work Esalen Institute Kenn Chase leads a monthlong intensive Study Program is a complete program in itself, 55000 Hwy 1 exploration of the entire Yang-style T’ai Chi please do not plan to take regularly scheduled Big Sur, CA 93920 Ch’uan sequence. Students will study the catalog workshops during your stay. or fax to: fifty-four postures of this ancient movement Fees: A deposit of $400 in U.S. currency is Work Study Program meditation, with hours of practice and refine- required with your application. You may pay 831-667-3069 ment. Kenn will integrate Feldenkrais® in full at the time you apply. Prior to March 28, Awareness Through Movement exercises into We will contact you regarding your status the work scholar fee is $795 for the first month, the class, helping students to free the body for within 14 days of receipt of your application. $745 for the second month, and $695 for the third more efficient mastery of the T’ai Chi forms. For more information contact the Work month. Beginning with the March 28 program, Movement analysis and Functional Study Office at the above address or phone: the new fee schedule will be $895 for the first Integration will also be part of the program, 831-667-3010; fax: 831-667-3069; e-mail: month, $845 for the second month, and $795 for helping to relieve stress and pains arising [email protected]. the third month. Work students may be invited from chronic misuse of posture. to remain for a second or third month depending on space available and community needs (foreign nationals should contact the

77 Q work study program application please print legibly. Name ______❏ Male ❏ Female Today’s Date ______

Phone: Evening (—————) ______Day (—————) ______Cell (—————) ______Home Address______City/State/Zip ______Country ______E-mail Address ______Date of Birth ______Age ______Occupation ______Do you have any limiting physical/emotional conditions (e.g., bad back, severe depression) which might affect your full participation in this program? ❏ Yes ❏ No Are you currently taking any medication? ❏ Yes ❏ No If yes to either of these questions, please include details in your personal statement. If a former Work Scholar, list where you worked and approximate dates ______The Work Study Program is for 28 days, beginning and ending at 4 pm on Sunday. Sometimes particular dates and/or leaders are not available. List below, in order of preference, the dates/leaders for which you are available. Please note: Space may become available up until the program start date. You must let us know if you wish to be removed from a wait list; if you’re on a wait list and space becomes available, you will be automatically placed and then notified. If you cancel after placement, you will be charged a cancellation fee. start date Choice 1 ______Preferred Leader ______If full, wait list? ❏ Yes ❏ No Choice 2 ______Preferred Leader______If full, wait list? ❏ Yes ❏ No Choice 3 ______Preferred Leader______If full, wait list? ❏ Yes ❏ No Choice 4 ______Preferred Leader______If full, wait list? ❏ Yes ❏ No If your application is approved and we cannot give you your first choice, we will place you in your next available choice. Work students may be invited to remain for a second or third month, depending on space availability and the needs of the Esalen community. Please indicate your availability for such an invitation (no obligation): ❏ No extension ❏ One-month extension ❏ Two-month extension We encourage ridesharing. Are you bringing a vehicle? ❏ Yes ❏ No; Are you willing to give a ride? ❏ Yes ❏ No; Receive a ride? ❏ Yes ❏ No; I wish to rideshare from (if different from above address) ______Assignments to departments are made according to community labor needs (usually kitchen or housekeeping). However, if you have preferences in housekeeping, kitchen, maintenance, gardening, or groundskeeping, please list them below (skills not always necessary). ❏ Place me wherever I’m most needed – or – note my preferences below. Choice 1 ______Skills/Experience ______Choice 2 ______Skills/Experience ______Choice 3 ______Skills/Experience ______

Please attach a personal statement about your interest in the Work Study Program, telling us why you’d like to participate and what you hope to take with you when you leave. All applicants are required to sign a standard release-from-liability and assumption-of-risk form as a condition of participation in the Work Study Program. This form will be mailed to you upon acceptance to the program. Do you want van service? From ❏ Monterey Airport, 2 pm ($40 fee); ❏ Monterey Transit, 2:20 pm ($40); ❏ San Francisco Airport, 11:45 am ($80).

Payment ❏ $400 deposit ❏ $795 ❏ $895 (after 3/28) Card No. ______❏ Check (U.S. banks only), attached and payable to Esalen Institute Credit Card Expiration Date ______❏ MasterCard ❏ VISA ❏ American Express Name and phone number (if different from above) ______If you are making a credit card deposit, the balance will be ______automatically charged to your card five days before your arrival. Authorizing signature ______

Please Note: No pets, drugs, or violence allowed. We cannot accommodate children of work scholars. Applications cannot be considered without a deposit and a personal statement included.

78 R biographical information

Esperide Ananas leads seminars on Ellen Bass has supported, encouraged, Charlie Bloom is a teacher, consultant, A healing, inspiration, and perception all over and inspired writing for over 20 years. She and therapist specializing in relationship the world. A graduate of Damanhur’s has published a dozen books, including poet- issues. He has designed and facilitated expe- Jeremiah Abrams has worked for 30 School of Spiritual Healers in Italy, she is a ry, nonfiction, and children’s stories. She riential seminars since 1982, and codirects years in the helping professions. Director of the member of Damanhur’s Way of the Oracle, recently won the Pablo Neruda Prize for The Empowerment Network with his wife Mt. Vision Institute (www.mtvision.org), researching dreaming and subtle energies. Poetry and has a new volume, Mules of Linda. p. 18, 54, 56, 76 a certification counseling program in Marin p. 29 Love. p. 13 County, he is author of Meeting the Linda Bloom is a psychotherapist, sem- Shadow, The Shadow in America, and Susan Anderson is a psychotherapist Rob Bauer has been working with gay inar leader, and codirector of The Reclaiming the Inner Child. p. 28 who specializes in helping people overcome men for more than 15 years as a body-cen- Empowerment Network. She has facilitated heartbreak, loss, and abandonment. She is tered psychotherapist. He has presented his relationship workshops throughout the U.S. Mark Abramson is a part of the the founder of Abandonment Recovery, a workshops across North America, including as well as internationally. p. 18, 56 Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine worldwide program of techniques and sup- Esalen and Omega Institutes and Rowe and heads the Mindfulness Based Stress is the president of port groups that help people overcome their Conference Center. p. 29 Corinne Bourdeau Reduction Program at Stanford Hospital 360 Degree Communications. Former asso- abandonment wounds past and present. and Stanford University. He teaches at has trained in and ciate publisher of Los Angeles Magazine, p. 51 Therese Baxter Stanford’s School of Medicine and is on staff practiced medical ki for 20 years. She is an she has worked with numerous nonprofits, at Stanford Hospital. p. 52, 69 Lane Arye teaches Process Work and instructor of PhysioSynthesis with 26 years’ including Women in Film and City of conflict resolution worldwide. He leads a experience in the Alexander Technique. She Hope. p. 48 Ayo Adeyemi, was born in Ijebu, UN project in the Balkans working on eth- has a private SIKE practice in Los Angeles, Nigeria, and cofounded (with his wife psychotherapist and nic tensions and community building, has a and works extensively with performing Julie Bowden, Carole) Yoruba House in Los Angeles. In author, specializes in childhood trauma, doctorate in psychology, and is the author of artists. p. 62 addition to being a master of the Yoruba substance abuse, and forgiveness. Coauthor Unintentional Music. p. 26 rhythms, he is a Babalowo in the Ifa’ reli- Sharon Beckman-Brindley is a of Recovery: A Guide for Adult gion. p. 60 clinical psychologist working in both public Children of Alcoholics and Genesis: and private settings for 23 years. She has Spirituality in Recovery from Carole Zeitlin Adeyemi cofounded B over 20 years of meditation experience and Childhood Traumas, she has been teach- Yoruba House in Los Angeles in 1992 with for 8 years has taught mindfulness practices ing at Esalen for 16 years. p. 52, 56 her husband Ayo. Together they have intro- Nancy Bacal, lyricist, screenwriter, and to Virginia therapists in yearlong seminars duced thousands of people to the Yoruba cul- longtime Esalen leader, edited Leonard on Unconditional Presence. p. 72 Ann Bradney is a senior faculty mem- ture and the spirituality of community Cohen’s anthology Stranger Music and ber at the Institute of Core Energetics East, wrote and produced Raga, a film starring drum and dance. p. 60 Denise Berezonsky is associate has a private Core Energetics counseling Ravi Shankar. She conducts ongoing writ- director of The Breema Health and practice in New York City, and has led Mandy Aftel is the founder and presi- ing workshops in Los Angeles, San Wellness Center, a senior instructor at The numerous workshops in New York and dent of the Artisan Natural Perfumers Francisco, and Honolulu. p. 37 Breema Center, and coauthor of a book on California. p. 26 Guild. She works with pure and natural Self-Breema. She teaches Breema worldwide essences creating one-of-a-kind individual Richard Balaban, a licensed clinical and leads wellness retreats. p. 69 Devers Branden is a personal-devel- perfumes, as well as formulating private psychologist and certified group psychothera- opment consultant, corporate coach, and the pist, has taught at Indiana University and label fragrances. Her latest book is Essence Richard Berrett has committed the coauthor of What Love Asks of Us. She is and Alchemy: A Book of Perfume. p. 43 SUNY at Buffalo. His passion is for his fam- past 34 years of his professional life to recognized for her pioneering work in relat- ily, his work, and life’s journey. p. 56 enhancing awareness. A clinician, universi- ing the field of subpersonalities to that of Catherine L. Albanese is professor ty professor, and past president of Imagery self-esteem. p. 66 of religious studies at the University of Anat Baniel began studying the International, he has an extensive back- California, Santa Barbara, directing disser- Feldenkrais Method in early childhood in ground in body awareness, imagery, family Deborah Brenner, an artist dis- tations from American Daoism to bluegrass her native Tel Aviv and later became the systems, Gestalt, and deep learning. p. 40 played in galleries internationally, is an art festivals and national parks. Her writings student and apprentice of Moshe therapist devoted to exploring the creative Feldenkrais. She works extensively with include Nature Religion in America and Cynthia Johnson Bianchetta is a process of relationship. She and her husband American Spiritualities. p. 48 infants and children, health-care profession- photographer, movement artist, and autho- Paul have offered workshops throughout the als, and musicians. p. 57 rized Continuum Movement teacher, teach- U.S. and Canada. p. 23 Ramon Albareda is a clinical psy- ing dance and movement for more than 30 chologist, theologian, and sexologist. He is James Baraz has taught vipassana years. Former director of the Weston Paul Brenner holds doctorates in medi- the founder/director of Estel, a center of per- insight meditation retreats and classes since Photographic Gallery, her websites are cine and psychology. Moderator of the PBS sonal growth in Barcelona, and creator of 1977. Cofounder of Spirit Rock Meditation www.sacredearthphotography.net series “Healing Through Communication,” Holistic Sexuality. He is the coauthor of Center in Marin County, Calif., he holds an and www.movingspirit.net p. 16, 43, 66 he is the author of Seeing Your Life Nacidos de la Tierra: Sexualidad, Origen MA in psychology and has a counseling Through New Eyes and Buddha in the practice in Berkeley. p. 38 del Ser Humano. p. 39, 42, 64, 66 Daniel Bianchetta has been teaching Waiting Room. p. 23 meditation and intuitive practice at Esalen Ronald Alexander, a mind/body Amelia Barili is an Argentine-born for over two decades. A photographer as well Byron Brown has taught the Diamond psychotherapist practicing in Santa Monica, journalist and university professor who as Esalen’s media coordinator, his photo- Approach since 1990 and is the author of has explored meditation and healing disci- teaches Latin American literature at UC graphic interests are the Big Sur coast and Soul Without Shame: A Guide to plines since 1971. Originator of the Berkeley. Coauthor of Conversations with Native American rock art. p. 66 Liberating Yourself from the Judge OpenMind Training, teaching mind/body Borges, she is the author of Jorge Luis Within. For many years he taught and per- Borges y Alfonso Reyes and the forth- healing, he is a business consultant, focusing Judith Blackstone is a meditation formed improvisational dance and voice on leadership, creativity, and communica- coming Borges, A Weaver of Dreams. teacher, psychotherapist, author, and and brings that experience to his spiritual tion. p. 60 p. 19, 25, 69 founder of Subtle Self Work, a method of teaching. p. 36 realizing nondual consciousness. She is Kathy Altman is on the teaching facul- Sondra Barrett, teacher, award-win- director of Realization Center in Woodstock, Daniel Brown has a group private ty for Gabrielle Roth’s institute, The Moving ning photographer, and “recovering scien- N.Y. p. 44 practice in Cambridge, Mass., and is on the Center, and has studied with Gabrielle for tist,” has taught healing practices for more faculty of Harvard Medical School and than 25 years. A student of shamanism, 25 years. She cofounded The Moving Center Richard Blasband, an international- Simmons School of Social Work. He is School in California, and maintains a qigong, and expressive arts, she is author of ly recognized exponent of Wilhelm Reich’s author of 12 books, including teaching practice in Mill Valley. p. 62 the CD Molecular Messengers of the work, is a psychiatrist in private practice in Transformations of Consciousness Heart and the forthcoming book, Mystic Sausalito, Calif. Formerly on the medical (with Ken Wilber and Jack Engler). p. 46 Zaida Amaral is an architect, feng shui Molecules. p. 61 faculty of Yale University, he is past-presi- practitioner, and ecovillage developer. She is dent of the American College of Orgonomy. from Porto Alegre, Brazil, and is executive p. 44 director of the Sustain Ability Trust. p. 19

79 Stuart Brown is a psychologist, film- Nancy Clark, psychotherapist, author, Stewart Cubley is cofounder of The Catherine Elber-Wenner has been maker, and a leader in the study of evolution- and international workshop facilitator, has Painting Experience in San Francisco and a student of yoga since 1964, of tai chi since ary play. He was executive producer of The been involved in projects to reduce stress in coauthor of Life, Paint and Passion. 1970, and a teacher of tai chi since 1975. Hero’s Journey: The World of Joseph post-Communist countries. In 1991, she Originally a scientist, he has led seminars in Renowned for her distinctive approach to Campbell, and his article for National spontaneously began to see inside the body creativity for over 25 years. p. 51 this ancient art, she is “honored to be instru- Geographic on animals and play is the most and started teaching energy medicine. p. 64 mental in bringing this gift into people’s requested article in their history. p. 52 Raphael Cushnir, recently featured lives.” p. 54 Marvin Cohen is president and in O, The Oprah Magazine, has been a cofounder of Relationship Coaching teacher, activist, screenwriter, and film Myron Eshowsky is executive direc- C Institute Silicon Valley (formerly director. His own heart was rekindled after tor of the Pathways Foundation for Peace LifePartnerQuest), a six-year-old relation- a period of profound grief. Since then, he has and Healing, dedicated to bringing spiritual Piovra Caffe is an accomplished ship, coaching, and education company held frequent talks and workshops through- approaches to modern peacemaking needs. painter and sculptor who specializes in artis- with over 400 licensees worldwide. He is a out the country. p. 30 He has taught worldwide, written articles, tic glass techniques, including Tiffany. She teacher, relationship and life coach, and and worked in prisons, mental-health cen- supervises all artwork for the Temple of counselor (MFT intern)). p. 56 ters, and with at-risk youth. p. 63 Humankind at Damanhur (Italy) and is D Stephen Cohen, Gestalt practitioner Stewart Esposito bridges the directly involved in designing and making and longtime golf hacker, is founder and Western mind to the Tantric/Taoist prac- art pieces for its halls. p. 29 David Darling is a cellist, teacher, and president of The Shivas Irons Society, a non- composer. He is cofounder of Music for tices of intimacy and sacred sexual connec- Narrye Caldwell-Cohen is a doctor profit organization dedicated to enhancing People, an organization dedicated to self- tion between beloveds. He brings 40 years of of Traditional Chinese Medicine, spiritual golf’s beauties and virtues. p. 49 expression through music and improvisa- experience as a CEO, consultant, and course guide, shamanic practitioner, relationship tion. His latest recordings include 8-String leader. Stewart is completing his first book David Corbin is a shamanic practi- on Conscious Loving. p. 13 and life coach, and wellness coach and coun- tioner and teacher with a private practice in Religion, Darkwood, and the Grammy- selor. p. 56 shamanic counseling and healing in Maine. nominated Cello Blue. p. 20, 37 Susan Campbell has written six He is a faculty member of the Foundation Govin Das (Ira Rosen) has a great F books on interpersonal relationships, includ- for Shamanic Studies. p. 33, 76 love for the awakening of the heart. He ing two bestsellers: The Couples’ Journey: sings kirtan and teaches vinyasa yoga in Esalen Arts Center coor- Ann Weiser Cornell has taught Jayson Fann, Intimacy as a Path to Wholeness and Focusing in fifteen countries on five conti- Santa Monica and also leads retreats and dinator, has 15 years’ experience as a musi- From Chaos to Confidence: Survival nents. She is a student and colleague of Gene workshops internationally. He makes fre- cian, performer, visual artist, costume Strategies for the New Workplace. p. 13 Gendlin, the developer of Focusing. Her quent pilgrimages to India and is a devotee designer, composer, and musical director. He of Neem Karoli Baba. p. 70 studied music in Africa and the Caribbean, Fritjof Capra, physicist and systems book is The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self- and has taught at Cal State University, theorist, is the author of several internation- Annee Delaware is a psychiatric Monterey Bay. p. 52, 53 al bestsellers, including The Tao of Healing. p. 54 nurse, counselor, and a Life Purpose Process Physics, The Web of Life, and The Coach. She is a visual and performance Rachel Fann joined the Esalen massage Olivia Corson is a pioneering move- staff in 1993. Her work integrates Esalen Hidden Connections. His website is ment/story artist, teacher, and performer. artist and has facilitated workshops for 15 Massage with approaches from www.fritjofcapra.net. p. 25 Body Tales, infused with her lively devotion years, with a focus on creativity, healing, CranioSacral Therapy, aikido, Chi Kung, to Earth’s sacred and creative powers, has and life purpose. p. 44 Craig Carr comes to the coaching profes- breathwork, and meditation. p. 30 sion from a background in psychology and inspired people internationally. Her website Embree De Persiis has worked and body/mind medicine. He is a senior trainer is www.bodytales.com. p. 34 taught at her Big Sur studio for more than Robin Fann has a lifelong background with the Coaches Training Institute and 20 years. Her work has been exhibited in in dance and movement. An Esalen Jean Couch, author of The Runner’s Massage practitioner, CranioSacral practi- maintains an international clientele of busi- Yoga Book, is director of the Balance galleries and private collections throughout ness and professional leaders. p. 67 the United States and Canada. p. 71 tioner, and certified yoga instructor, she has Center in Palo Alto, Calif., gleaning new taught and assisted Esalen Massage train- Tom Case has been practicing massage knowledge about fitness by studying popula- Karen Dietz is a folklorist, story expert, ings, yoga retreats, and Upledger Institute for the past 13 years. He has been on the tions of people who have no back or joint consultant, and coach. She has over 20 years trainings. p. 19, 44, 76 Esalen massage staff since 1993. p. 16, 53 pain. p. 56 of experience working with Fortune 500 executives, politicians, professional speakers, Warren Farrell, author of Father and Joseph Cavanaugh is a licensed psy- Phil Cousineau is a writer, filmmak- Child Reunion; Why Men Are the Way er, photographer, adventure travel leader, community leaders, and activists in stories chotherapist in private practice in the Sierra and storytelling. p. 25 They Are; and Women Can’t Hear foothills, a psychology instructor at a local and the author of 18 books, including What Men Don’t Say, has been a pioneer community college, and has facilitated per- the recent The Olympic Odyssey: Ann Downing heads the Esalen in both the women’s and men’s movement, sonal growth workshops throughout Rekindling the Spirit of the Great Campaign for the Future. As a planning and has appeared on over 1,000 television California for the past 30 years. p. 49 Games, Once and Future Myths, and and resource development professional, she and radio shows. p. 35 The Art of Pilgrimage. p. 52 has worked on the staff of and as a consul- Dorothy Charles is a Gestalt practi- tant for national nonprofits in the fields of David Feinstein is the author of tioner whose primary interest is in combin- Kathleen Cox, founder of vastuliv- Energy Psychology Interactive and exec- ing.com, is the author of The Power of the arts, environment, community develop- ing Gestalt Practice with artistic expression. ment, and health care. p. 48 utive director of the Energy Medicine p. 75, 77 Vastu Living and Vastu Living. A vastu Institute. He has taught at the Johns consultant and speaker, Cox is credited with Ken Druck began the Jenna Druck Hopkins School of Medicine. p. 71 Carl Chase (CC), developer of the CC building vastu awareness in America. p. 24 Foundation in 1996 following the death of Flow, is a bodyworker who specializes in his daughter Jenna. The Foundation’s Heidi H. Finser is both an artistic Adam Crabtree is a Toronto psy- cross-fiber friction and deep tissue methods. Families Helping Families program reaches Eurythmist and a therapeutic Eurythmist, He has also studied sports massage and soft- chotherapist and writer in the history of having completed seven years of Eurythmy hypnosis, multiple consciousness, and psy- thousands of bereaved parents annually. He tissue manipulation. p. 19, 53 leads “Healing Your Life After the Loss of a stage and therapy training in Vienna and chotherapy. He is a participant in the London. She has performed, taught, and Kenn Chase has taught traditional Esalen Survival Colloquium. His latest Child” workshops throughout the U.S. Yang-style T’ai Chi Ch’uan for 30 years and p. 54 practiced Eurythmy in Europe and the U.S. book, Trance Zero, is about trance states in for the past 30 years. p. 41 has studied with several T’ai Chi masters. A everyday life. p. 50 certified Feldenkrais teacher, he is a stress Janet Fitch is the author of the novel management consultant for Cardiology Tom Cronin is a Healthy Life Coach, a E White Oleander which was recently made Associates of Marin. p. 77 Certified Trainer, cancer survivor, heart- into a movie. p. 43 attack survivor, and teacher of Eight Weeks Donna Eden is among the world’s most Michael Christie studied cello, compo- to Optimum Health workshops for Gilda’s sought, most joyous, and most authoritative Thomas Michael Fortel is a long- sition, and piano at London’s Royal College Clubs, cancer centers, and other wellness spokespersons for energy healing. Her book, time yoga practitioner/teacher, influenced of Music, where he won the Bliss Prize. groups in Chicago. p. 50 Energy Medicine, is becoming the classic by the Iyengar and Ashtanga styles of hatha Involved in musical projects throughout in the field. p. 71 yoga. In addition, he draws strongly from Europe, he teaches and composes for groups his devotional experience in Bhakti yoga. from the English Sinfonia to children’s He teaches locally and leads retreats nation- development pieces. p. 36 ally and worldwide. p. 14, 17, 40, 47, 51

80 Gregory Franta, principal architect of Glenna Gerard is a nationally recog- Connie Grauds is president of the Arthur Hastings is a professor at the ENSAR Group, an international sustain- nized consultant in the area of interpersonal Association of Natural Medicine Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo able design firm, has a wealth of experience communications and transformation. She is Pharmacists, assistant professor of clinical Alto, Calif. The psychomanteum staff are in environmental design for a variety of coauthor of Dialogue: Rediscovering the pharmacy at UCSF, director of the Center advanced doctoral students who have experi- building types, LEED projects, and creating Transforming Power of Conversation. for Spirited Medicine, and author of the enced the process themselves and are accom- successful high-performance buildings. p. 36 p. 59 book Jungle Medicine. p. 23 plished at guiding others through it. p. 69 Patricia Frisch is a licensed psycholo- Mariah Fenton Gladis, Lynda Greenberg is an exhibiting Justin Hecht is a Jungian psychologist gist, Reichian therapist, family therapist, founder/director of the Pennsylvania sculptor who has taught drawing nation- and executive coach in private practice in and experienced group leader. She is director Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and wide since 1981. She has been a colleague of San Francisco. He teaches meditation and of Counseling and Training Consultants, Training for nearly three decades, leads the center for the Educational Applications leads groups and workshops designed to which provided communications training workshops and trainings around the U.S. of Brain Hemisphere Research since its awaken authenticity and creativity. p. 59 for inmates and staff in California State and in Europe. She is recognized for the sen- founding in 1985. p. 19 prisons. p. 44 sitive and creative way she practices the art Robert Helm is a longtime teacher and of Gestalt. p. 26 Pierre Grimes is one of the founders of practitioner on the Esalen massage staff. Mallory Fromm studied martial and the Philosophical Counseling movement. p. 13 healing ki in Japan for 27 years, and is an Aviva Gold has been teaching inspired He was called a Jnana yogi by Alan Watts, internationally recognized aikido shihan art for over 25 years and leads Painting with whom he studied. The Zen master Judith Hemming is a British Gestalt and ki practitioner. Besides his private From The Source in her own retreat in New Myo Bong S’nim of the Chogye Buddhist psychotherapist who specializes in working practice, he consults extensively, and has York State as well as throughout the U.S. order of Korea sealed him as his Dharma with couples and families and in the spiritu- written two popular books on health She is both an active artist and a practicing Successor. p. 15 al opportunities that accompany human life through ki. p. 62 psychotherapist. p. 38 and suffering. She has studied and taught Michael Grosso is the author of books The Orders of Love since 1993. p. 18, 21 Jerome Front is an adjunct faculty at Richard Gold has been practicing and on mythology and soulmaking. His most Pepperdine University and teaches about teaching Oriental healing arts since 1978. A recent book is Experiencing the Next Christy Hengst has taught the art of eating, food, and mindfulness-based graduate in Thai Massage from the Old World Now. He’s on the board of directors tilemaking in Ecuador and the U.S. She approaches. He has worked at the Rader Medicine Hospital in Chiang Mai, of the American Philosophical Practitioners currently works out of her studio in Santa Institute for Eating Disorders, leads retreats, Thailand, he is chairman of the board of the Association. p. 53 Fe, N.M., with a focus on public art projects and is an MFT in private practice in Studio International Professional School of and on integrating her baby’s needs into her City, Calif. p. 58 Bodywork in San Diego. p. 66 Tara Guber is a yogi of 28 years, life as an artist. p. 67 teacher, producer, and founder of Yoga Ed. Mary Goldenson is a clinical psycholo- and The Yoga House, an organization dedi- Paul Heussenstamm has taught art as a spiritual path throughout the U.S. and G gist, chiropractor, and certified Radix teacher cated to body, mind, and spirit. She is coau- in Los Angeles. She has a private practice spe- thor of the book/video Yoga Moves and abroad. Gabrielle Roth’s book, Maps to cializing in relationship therapy and transi- author of the forthcoming Contact: The Ecstasy, features his original mandala on Jim Gallas has been teaching Shiatsu the cover. p. 27, 61 for over 10 years. He has led numerous tions, and leads mediation trainings and Yoga of Relationship. p. 31 workshops in California as well as interna- workshops around the country. p. 21, 30, 36, Sha Sha Higby is nationally known tionally. He is creator of the video Table 48, 60, 70 for her evocative and haunting perfor- Shiatsu: Deep and Effective Bodywork Jan Goldstein is an award-winning H mances and for the exquisite and ephemeral With Ease. Jim also teaches yoga and Chi poet, playwright, screenwriter, and author. body sculpture she creates to move within. Kung. p. 44 Patrice Hamilton worked in educa- She has performed internationally and A human rights activist and ordained rabbi, tion and counseling in the Midwest before he is the author of Life Can Be This Good studied extensively in Indonesia and Japan. Johannes Galli is a facilitator in moving to California in 1996. Since then p. 22 transformational theater. He is the author and Sacred Wounds: Succeeding she has spent much of her time living, work- of The Seven Kellerkinder—Empowering Because of Life’s Pain. p. 15 ing, and studying at Esalen, where she Helmut Hillenkamp specializes in Creativity; The Galli Method: Successful Steven Goodman is core faculty and began her training in CFR and was active the sculptural design of functional forms. Conflict Prevention and Resolution; codirector of the Asian and Comparative in Gestalt training and practice. p. 77 former Esalen staff member, he built and Clown: Joy of Failure, The Secret to Studies program in the Philosophy and Esalen’s forge and pottery kiln. He now Genuine Success, among others. p. 38 Joseph Hanania is a frequent contrib- lives in Santa Fe, N.M. p. 67 Religion Department at California Institute utor to The New York Times and The of Integral Studies, where he teaches Sherry Galloway is an Esalen mas- Los Angeles Times. He has taught screen- Shelley Hodgen has read people clair- sage staff practitioner and teacher whose Buddhism and comparative philosophy. writing and nonfiction writing at UCLA voyantly and taught them to develop their focus is sports massage, balanced with p. 19 Extension and the New School for Social psychic and intuitive abilities for over 22 Esalen bodywork. A practicing RN, she spe- Harriet Goslins originated Cortical Research, and has produced television credits years. Formerly the director of the Berkeley cializes in emergency medicine and psychi- Field Reeducation. A Feldenkrais practition- for HBO and CBS. p. 27 Psychic Institute, she currently teaches class- atric intervention. p. 30 er and Integrated Awareness teacher, she es and workshops in Marin County. p. 41 Steven Harper is a wilderness guide, has a background in psychosynthesis, Gangaji is an American teacher who author, artist, and Big Sur resident. He has Johanna Holloman is a licensed clin- applied kinesiology, muscle energy, cran- travels the world responding to the deepest led both traditional and experimental ical psychologist, Gestalt- and deep body- iosacral work, and social anthropology, and spiritual questions of our time. She is the wilderness expeditions internationally for work-therapist, and teacher from Germany. has been teaching at Esalen for 22 consecu- author of You Are THAT!, Freedom and over 25 years. He has an MA in psychology Now living in Big sur, she is a member of tive years. p. 47 Resolve, and many video and audio compi- and his work focuses on wild nature as a the Esalen massage crew and a professional lations. p. 40 Robert Grant works internationally as vehicle for awakening. p. 58, 62, 67, 72 yoga teacher on the Esalen Movement staff. a trainer and consultant to business, reli- p. 76 Jerome Gary has worked as a screen- gious, and relief organizations in the areas Susan Harper teaches Continuum writer, director, producer, and executive in of trauma and spirituality. In addition to workshops in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Maria Lucia Sauer Holloman the movie industry for more than 25 years. training professionals to work with trauma and Japan. She also offers Quest trips—for has practiced spiritual healing in Brazil and His credits include the Academy Award- victims, he has gone on-site to trauma zones celebrating what is still wild, inside and the U.S. since 1982. She has been a resident nominated Pumping Iron, Old to support victims. p. 62 out—in the wilderness and in Asia. p. 67 student and teacher at Esalen and conducts Boyfriends, Stripper, and the Emmy trainings and seminars internationally. Award-winning The Russians. p. 31 Susan Grant is a member and teacher Andrew Harvey, poet, translator, p. 54, 76 of Aminah Raheem’s Basic Acupressure fac- novelist, and mystical scholar is the author Dennis Gates, an Integrative ulty. She is the originator of Free To Move or editor of over 30 books, including the best- Perry Holloman has taught at Esalen Medicine Physician after a 27-year career as and is a certified practitioner of Process sellers Journey in Ladakh; The Way of and in Europe for over 20 years, focusing on an orthopedic surgeon, is a graduate fellow Acupressure, Craniosacral techniques, and Passion: A Celebration of Rumi; Son of the physical, energetic, and emotional causes of Andrew Weil. He teaches healthy living the Alexander Technique. p. 65 Man; and The Direct Path. p. 38 of chronic pain. He is on Esalen’s bodywork integrating holistic and standard medical staff and teaches somatic approaches to care to all seekers of optimum health, Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute in including medical and surgical staffs. p. 50 Dortmund, Germany. p. 53

81 Jonathan Horan is on the teaching Zoran Josipovic is a counselor, medi- faculty for Gabrielle Roth’s international tation teacher, and codirector of Realization in memoriam institute, The Moving Center. In addition to Center in Woodstock, N.Y. He is a longtime leading workshops throughout the U.S., student of Eastern contemplative traditions Babatundi Olatunji South America, and Europe, he is a certified and coauthor of Zen for Beginners. p. 16, massage therapist and a professional actor. 18 1927 – 2003 p. 62 Peggy Horan has been practicing and K teaching massage at Esalen for over 25 years. She has also been involved in child- Leah Kalish is the program director for birth education and has practiced midwifery Yoga Ed. and The Accelerated School Yoga in Big Sur for 15 years. p. 18, 32 Program. She is also the writer/teacher in GAIAM’s Yoga Fitness for Kids videos Paul Horn has made over 40 albums in a four-decade career. He has recorded with and co-creator of Yoga Kit for Kids and such legendary figures as Duke Ellington, Games for Life. p. 31 Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones, and Ravi Lynne Kaufman is a nationally recog- Shankar, and his Inside the Taj Mahal nized playwright. She has taught improvi- solo album became the seminal recording for sation at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. the genre of New Age music. p. 39 She currently directs the Travel with Scholars Program at UC Berkeley Chungliang Al Huang teaches Tai Ji philosophy, East/West synthesis, and the art Extension. p. 59 of movement meditation. He is the founder- Sam Keen is the author of numerous president of the Living Tao Foundation and books, including The Passionate Life, director of Lan Ting Institute in the Sacred Faces of the Enemy, Hymns to an Mountains of China. p. 37, 39 Unknown God, and, most recently, Learning to Fly. p. 27 Barbara Marx Hubbard, author, speaker, and social innovator, is president of Jerry Kermode has been a woodwork- the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. er since 1972. He lived in Hawaii for 21 Nominated for Vice President on the years, where he began turning bowls from Democratic ticket in 1984, she recently local Hawaiian trees. Jerry now lives in launched Gateway to Conscious Evolution, Bodega Bay, Calif., and works as a full-time a global evolutionary educational program. woodturner. p. 47 p. 45 Hala Khouri has been teaching move- Anja Hueber works as a transpersonal ment arts for over 12 years, having trained therapist in the Netherlands. Her warmth in ballet, modern, dance, Pilates, Capoeira, JOHN WERNER combined with sharp insight has facilitated and yoga, among others. She did her yoga growth and change with addicts, police offi- teacher training at YogaWorks in Santa cers, and high-level executives, among oth- Monica, Calif. p. 55 Jill Kuykendall is a physical therapist Sidney Lanier, former Episcopal ers. p. 76 and transpersonal medical practitioner who priest, founder of The American Place Daphne Rose Kingma is a thera- has worked in the standard Western med- Theater in New York and the New Terry Hunt is a licensed psychologist pist, lecturer, and teacher of relationships as ical paradigm for over 20 years. She is now American Place Salon in San Francisco, has and certified bioenergetic therapist. He has a a spiritual art form. She is the best-selling in private practice with the Center for been a lifelong pioneer in his quest for the private practice in Boston, with subspecial- author of seven books on relationships, Optimum Health in Roseville, Calif., spe- truth of “life more abundant ... life in the ties in adult children of alcoholic and abu- including Coming Apart, Finding True cializing in soul retrieval. p. 42, 68 service of life.” p. 45 sive homes, addiction, and older adolescents. Love, and the forthcoming 9 Types of He is a consultant to the Hazelden Institute. Lovers. p. 57 Laura Larsen is a graduate of UCLA p. 53 L School of Nursing. She is the author of Peter Kingsley is the author of several Facing the Final Mystery: A Guidebook books, and teaches across the country. An Ann Ladd is a psychotherapist/physical for Discussing End-of-Life Issues Now, J honorary professor at the University of New therapist who founded Life Patterns for and has been teaching workshops based on Mexico, his groundbreaking work on the Health in 1972 to offer holistic programs. this material since 1998. p. 17 Roger Jahnke has practiced Chinese origins of western spirituality and culture is She combines training in physical therapy, Sarah La Saulle is a psychotherapist medicine clinically for over 25 years. He has recognized around the world. p. 35 Gestalt, transpersonal psychology, and deep traveled to China eight times to explore the and teacher who specializes in healing Gregory Kramer, a Vipassana emotional healing to create safe, deeply blocks to self-love and creativity. She is in secrets of Qi in hospitals, temples, and sacred transformative groups. p. 28 sites. He is the author of the acclaimed The teacher for more than 20 years, studied private practice in Santa Monica, Calif., Healer Within and, more recently, The Buddhist meditation and psychology with Bob Lamp is a mixed-media artist. He where she is also an avid ballroom dance Healing Promise of Qi. p. 30, 71 respected Asian teachers. He directs the recently spent four years as the Foundry student. p. 41 Metta Foundation, supporting the develop- Technician for the School of Art and Design Eli Jaxon-Bear is Gangaji’s husband. ment of Insight Dialogue meditation and Leonard Laskow is a Stanford- of San Jose State University. He currently trained physician who has studied the heal- He leads retreats around the world in ser- the Buddha’s teachings as they manifest teaches a wide range of sculpture classes at vice of world peace and freedom through today. p. 72 ing power of love for more than 25 years. He Cabrillo and Monterey Peninsula Colleges. is the developer of Holoenergetic healing universal self-realization. He is the author p. 44 of The Enneagram of Liberation: From Sybil Krauter teaches Integrated and author of Healing With Love: A Fixation to Freedom and Sudden Awareness and Cortical Field Reeducation. Bruce Langhorne is a legendary Breakthrough Mind/Body Medical Awakening. p. 40 Her background is in clinical hypnosis, neu- recording artist and composer who has been Program for Healing Yourself and rolinguistic programming, and education. nominated for an Academy Award in film Others. p. 73 Arthur Samuel Joseph is a teacher Currently her focus is on how we create scoring. He is the inspiration for the Bob Barbara Lee has been a circlemaker for of voice who over 40 years ago established reality. p. 47 Dylan song “Tambourine Man.” p. 13 the Vocal Awareness system, a method inte- the past 21 years. Her primary focus is on grating mind/body/spirit in the vocal arts. Michael Kuka is a champion ballroom the heart-centered remembrance of the He is author of Vocal Power—Harnessing dancer and excellent teacher who knows the Divine. She is the author of Loving the Power Within plus other books and importance of fun. p. 41 Yourself. p. 33 multiple audio and video series. p. 73

82 Lenore Lefer is an MFT and has been Til Luchau is a trainer, somatic thera- Charlea Massion is a family physi- Eric Moya is director and staff therapist a psychotherapist for over 25 years. She leads pist, and coach whose trainings for transfor- cian and women’s health specialist. She of a clinic called The Ripple Effect: Center women’s groups and works with people with mative professionals have been offered on teaches in the Division of Family and for Advanced Manual Therapy in heart disease and cancer. p. 64 five continents. A faculty member of the Rolf Community Medicine at Stanford Albuquerque, N.M. His practice focuses on Institute since 1989, he is the director of University Medical Center and is on the CranioSacral Therapy and Lymph Annie Styron Leonard is executive Advanced-Trainings.com. p. 14, 63, 77 advisory board of the American College of Drainage Therapy, with training in director of the Energy Training Institute in Women’s Health Physicians. p. 23 Visceral Manipulation and Neuro- Mill Valley, Calif., the certifying organiza- Frederic Luskin is a Senior Fellow at Muscular Therapy. p. 26 tion for Leonard Energy Training (LET). the Stanford Center on Conflict and Sarah Mata is a certified yoga teacher She holds a black belt in the martial art of Negotiation. A licensed psychologist, he trained in the traditions of Krishnamacharya. Michael Murphy is cofounder and aikido and is one of the founding leaders of directs the Stanford Forgiveness Projects Her work ranges from the vigorous flow for chairman of the board of the Esalen Integral Transformative Practice. p. 33, 48 and is the author of Forgive for Good: the very fit to the user-friendly application of Institute. He is also a founder of the Esalen A Proven Prescription for Health and yoga for people with heart disease and mus- Institute Soviet-American Exchange George Leonard is the author of 12 Happiness. p. 43, 52 culoskeletal injuries. p. 24 Program from which The Russian- books, including Mastery, The Ultimate American Center had its beginnings. Athlete, and The Way of Aikido. He is a Joyce Lyke is one of the principal Robert Maurer is Director of Behavioral Sciences for the Family Practice Michael is the author of both fiction and fifth-degree black belt in aikido, founder of teachers of the Diamond Approach to Inner nonfiction books. p. 33, 48 Leonard Energy Training (LET), and presi- Realization. She has taught ongoing DA Residency Program at Santa Monica-UCLA dent of Esalen. p. 29, 33, 48, 65 groups throughout the U.S. for 13 years and Medical Center. He also teaches writing Elizabeth Murray, gardener, author, currently teaches in Canada. She was part classes in creativity, storytelling, and charac- artist, and photographer, was trained as an Carol Lessinger, Feldenkrais and of the Esalen staff during the ‘70s and ‘80s. ter development at UCLA and USC. p. 66 organic gardener by Scott and Helen Integrated Awareness teacher, has taught p. 47 Nearing. She helped restore Monet’s gardens healing practices through awareness, move- Deborah Anne Medow, Esalen workshop leader and bodywork practitioner in Giverny, France, and is a certified ment, dance, and touch for over 30 years. Marlena Lyons cofounder (with Jett Horticultural Therapist. p. 55 She directs her Center for Moving in Psaris) of the Bay Area’s Conscious Living since 1969, teaches yoga, massage, creative Wholeness in Ojai, Calif. p. 47 Center, has been in private practice since movement, awareness practices, and related 1979 specializing in relationship issues and healing disciplines throughout the U.S. and N Peter Levine is an internationally rec- the cultivation of the capacity for undefend- Europe. p. 36, 53 ognized authority on trauma and a pioneer ed love. p. 25 in stress research and healing practices for Nancy Mellon is a storyteller, thera- Judy Pollet Narvid has studied yoga trauma survivors. Dr. Levine is the founder pist, and author of Storytelling and the for 35 years and taught yoga for the last 24. She is both an Iyengar and Anusara certi- of the Foundation for Human Enrichment M Art of Imagination and Storytelling in Lyons, Colorado. p. 24, 25, 27 with Children. She gives workshops and fied teacher and a teacher trainer designate in the Anusara system. She lives in Patricia Ryan Madson, a senior trainings in therapeutic storytelling across Stewart Levine is dedicated to provid- the U.S. and abroad. p. 43 Woodland Hills, Calif., where she teaches ing skills and ways of thinking that people lecturer in the Stanford Drama Department, public and private classes. p. 47 will need to thrive in the new millennium. is coach of the Stanford Improvisors and a Deena Metzger is a novelist, poet, His book Getting to Resolution: Turning Constructive Living instructor. She received playwright, and essayist. Her most recent Michael Newman is an attorney- Conflict Into Collaboration was named the 1998 Dinkelspiel Award for innovative books are Entering the Ghost River: mediator, surfer, and lifelong resident of the one of the 30 Best Business Books of 1998. contributions to undergraduate education at Meditations on the Theory and Practice Big Sur coast. He has an MA in psychology p. 20 Stanford. p. 12 of Healing, the novel The Other Hand, and promotes the integration of wilderness into contemporary life. p. 58 Sandra Maitri is one of the principal and Writing For Your Life. p. 17 Dennis Lewis, a longtime student of teachers of the Diamond Approach and the the Gurdjieff Work, Taoism, and Advaita, Peter Meyers, founder and director of Mark Nicolson runs Ventana, a con- author of The Spiritual Dimension of teaches the transformative power of presence the Vector Theater Conservatory in San sultancy which facilitates transformative the Enneagram: Nine Faces of the Soul. through breathing, qigong, and meditation. Rafael, Calif., received the Golden Bell learning in organizations committed to A member of Claudio Naranjo’s original He is the author of Free Your Breath, Free Award for outstanding achievement in edu- social change. A graduate of Oxford, SAT group, she has worked with the ennea- Your Life, The Tao of Natural Breathing, cational planning. He has directed numer- Stanford, and the Esalen ES program, he is gram for almost three decades. p. 47 and the audio program Breathing as a ous theater shows and performed on televi- at work on a book applying Gestalt to the coaching process. p. 76 Metaphor for Living. p. 20, 65 Helen Jerene Malcolm, artist, con- sion and film. p. 77 sultant, and teacher, works with a visionary Emmett Miller is widely recognized as Wes “Scoop” Nisker is a radio Denise Linn is the author of 12 books, consulting team designing long-range vision including the award-winning Secrets and a founder of mind/body medicine and as the commentator, Buddhist meditation teacher, paintings for individual clients and Fortune inventor of the guided-imagery audiocas- and performer who has practiced Buddhist Mysteries and the best-selling Sacred 500 corporations. p. 24, 37, 76 Space. She has taught in 19 countries and sette. He is the author of Deep Healing meditation for 30 years. He is the author of was the keynote speaker at the last Jena Marcovicci is a former touring and has recorded more than 50 deep-relax- The Essential Crazy Wisdom and International Feng Shui Conference. p. 44 professional tennis player (1972-1976) who ation meditations and talks. p. 22 Buddha’s Nature, and the founder and competed against Borg and Vilas. He has a coeditor of the Buddhist journal Inquiring Phillip Moffitt began studying raja Cheeta Llanes started her career as a doctorate in counseling and psychology, and Mind. p. 54 meditation in 1972 and vipassana medita- massage therapist 30 years ago. She has been a private sports psychology practice in tion in 1983. A member of the Spirit Rock Andrew Nugent-Head is the connected to the Upledger Institute for 10 Richmond, Mass. p. 31 years, first as a student, then as a practition- Teachers Council, he writes the Dharma founder/director of the Association for er and teaching assistant, and now as a pre- Brigitte Mars is an herbalist and Wisdom column for Yoga Journal, coau- Traditional Studies. He lived in China for senter. p. 46, 64 nutritional consultant from Boulder, Colo., thored The Power to Heal, and is the 15 years, training in traditional teacher-dis- who has been working with natural medi- founder of the Life Balance Institute. p. 65 ciple relationships in the arts of Dondra Lopez is completing a degree cine for over 30 years. She is the author of Baguazhang, Taijiquan, Qigong, and in counseling psychology for certification as Addiction-Free Naturally; Sex. Love, Nan Moss is a faculty member of the Chinese Medicine. p. 17 a rehabilitation counselor. For many years Foundation for Shamanic Studies. As a and Health; and the forthcoming Andy Nusbaum is a 30-year member she was a volunteer ombudsman for the Rawsome. p. 69 shamanic practitioner she teaches work- Washington Long-term Care Program, and shops on shamanism, and has a shamanic of the P.G.A., a longtime teacher, and a is currently a member of the Governor’s Dean Marson is a practitioner and counseling and healing practice in Maine. founding board member of The Shivas Irons Committee on Disability Issues and instructor of Esalen Massage who uses self- p. 33, 76 Society. He is committed to the mysteries, Employment. p. 52 care techniques as a means of introducing beauties, and transformative capabilities of people to the pleasure and potential of Robert Moss is a world-renowned the game of golf. p. 49 Loretta Carridan Luchau is a human touch. p. 32 dream teacher, a shamanic counselor, a nov- somatic psychotherapist, bodyworker, and elist, and a former professor of ancient histo- dedicated mother. A former instructor of Vinn Martí is a dance artist and ry. He teaches Active Dreaming—his pioneer integrative bodywork, communication, and licensed prayer practitioner who teaches synthesis of dreamwork and shamanism— ethics at the Boulder College of Massage Soul Motion internationally. He is the all over the world and is the founder of a Therapy, she currently lives and practices in cofounder of Body Moves of Portland, one of contemporary Dream School. p. 58 Colorado. p. 77 the first mind-body movement-arts studios in the country. p. 40, 76

83 David Presti is a neuroscientist and Beth Pettengill Riley is an autho- Howard Joel Schechter is interest- O clinical psychologist who teaches at the rized Continuum Movement teacher who ed in learning and teaching about emotion- University of California in Berkeley. His has served on the faculties of UC Santa al and spiritual liberation. He is the author Sharon Olds teaches in New York expertise ranges from the treatment of drug Cruz, Stanford University, and the Santa of Rekindling the Spirit in Work and University’s Graduate Creative Writing addiction to the use of drugs and plant med- Barbara Graduate Institute. She was recent- Jupiter’s Rings: Balance from the Inside Program and is the New York State Poet icines for healing through ritual and alter- ly named “Best Yoga Teacher of Santa Out. p. 33 Laureate. She has published many books of ations of consciousness. p. 60 Cruz.” Her website is www.themoving- poems, including The Father, The well.com. p. 43 David Schiffman is a longtime group Wellspring, and, most recently, Blood, Christine Stewart Price is a leader at Esalen. His primary interest is in Tin, Straw. p. 49 teacher and ongoing student of Gestalt Erik Riswold is an ITP trainer, a certi- facilitating people in transition toward a Awareness Practice and other approaches to fied Leonard Energy Training (LET) train- more heartful, unstrained existence. p. 14, Frank Ostaseski is the Founder of developing awareness. p. 23, 53 er, and holds a third-degree black belt in 45, 56, 65, 76 Zen Hospice Project, the first Buddhist hos- aikido. He has led numerous weekend and pice in America. In 2001 he was honored by Jett Psaris, after a career spanning the monthlong workshops at Esalen. p. 15 Meir Schneider, an internationally- H.H. the Dalai Lama for his years of com- heights and depths of the financial world, known therapist and educator, is the passionate service, and he was recently started to question every belief she held true. Barry Robbins is a leader of founder of the School for Self-Healing in named one of America’s “50 most innovative After completing a Ph.D. in psychology, she Community ITP in Mill Valley, Calif., a San Francisco. His latest publication is people” by AARP. p. 45 began offering workshops with Marlena consensus-based shared practice. He has a Yoga for Your Eyes, a video on natural Lyons to other seekers on the path of self- 25-year background in yoga and is a nation- vision improvement. p. 32 Brita Ostrom, a licensed MFT, has led knowledge. p. 25 ally-ranked athlete who has led previous massage and other workshops at Esalen for ITP workshops at Esalen. p. 15, 33, 48 Jon Schreiber has been teaching over 20 years. She is trained in Gestalt Johanna Putnoi is a dancer, writer, Breema worldwide since 1980. He is the awareness work and participated in Esalen’s and somatics educator who leads workshops Jane Marla Robbins, a professional founder and director of The Breema Center two-year somatics education project. p. 13, and trainings in Lomi somatics, the move- actress, teacher, and writer for over 30 years, and The Breema Health and Wellness 51 ment arts, and the enneagram throughout has acted in movies, in television, and on Center in Oakland, Calif. The author of the U.S. and in Europe. She has a private Broadway. Her plays have been produced in several books on Breema, he is also a practice in Menlo Park, Calif. p. 59 New York, London, Copenhagen, and licensed chiropractor. p. 69 P Spoleto. p. 43 Stephen Schuitevoerder is a Lisa Palac is a journalist, editor, produc- R Marina Romero is a therapist and Diplomate in Process Work and is on the er, and TV and radio host whose work cov- teacher. She is director of Estel, a center of faculty of the Process Work Center of ers a range of topics, including pornography, Aminah Raheem is a transpersonal personal growth in Barcelona, and creator of Portland. Trained as a clinical psychologist high technology, rock ‘n’ roll, religion, and psychologist, the originator of Process Holistic Sexuality. She is the coauthor of in South Africa, he facilitates trainings in feminism. Her memoir is titled The Edge Acupressure, an international teacher of Nacidos de la Tierra: Sexualidad, Process Work internationally. p. 14 of the Bed: How Dirty Pictures body psychology, and the author of Soul Origen del Ser Humano. p. 39, 42, 64, 66 Richard Schwartz is a former associ- Changed My Life. p. 28 Return: Integrating Body, Psyche, and Gordy Onàyémi Ryan has 30 years ate professor in the Department of Spirit. p. 65 Laurie Lioness Parizek combines of experience playing with Babatunde Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of traditional and innovative ways of healing. Ashley Ramsden is the directing Olatunji’s Drums of Passion as well as an Medicine. He is director of the Center for She teaches and practices interactive and founder of the School of Storytelling in the extensive career as a recording artist and Self Leadership in Oak Park, Ill. Author of energetic healing and is a longtime teacher United Kingdom. He runs international composer for dance, albums, and films. p. 13 six books, he is the developer of the Internal of Esalen bodywork. She also pilots Esalen symposia on storytelling and tours exten- Family Systems model. p. 13 M.J. Ryan is one of the creators of the Outreach and Education, extending Esalen’s sively with his acclaimed performances. Random Acts of Kindness series and the Alfred Scopp, a licensed psychologist, services to the world. p. 16, 51, 73 p. 43 author of The Power of Patience, is cofounder and codirector of the Northern Laurel Parnell is a clinical psychologist Shiva Rea’s retreats explore the art of Attitudes of Gratitude, The Giving California Headache Clinic in Mountain and author of Transforming Trauma: yoga in practical, creative, and life-trans- Heart, and 365 Health and Happiness View, Calif. He has specialized in compre- EMDR and EMDR in the Treatment of forming ways. She is a leading teacher of Boosters. Her work utilizes current brain hensive headache treatment since 1980, has Adults Abused as Children. She is vinyasa flow yoga worldwide, writes for research to maximize the cultivation of wis- published 10 studies, and has practiced yoga adjunct faculty in the psychology doctoral Yoga Journal, and is the author of home dom. p. 68 since 1965. p. 41 program at California Institute of Integral practice CDs, videos, and DVDs. p. 49 Maggie Seeley is a facilitator and Studies. p. 37 Laura Regalbuto, in addition to S business coach who use the Triple Bottom Russill Paul, born in South India, being a psychiatric social worker and psy- Line (people, the planet, and profit). She underwent a transformation in 1984 that chotherapist, teaches yoga, tai chi, and Carlos Sauer teaches workshops inter- consults with the U.N. and is managing motivated him to live for five years as a dance. She leads yoga retreats and seminars. nationally, both independently and for the partner of Seeley & Associates, consultants monk under Dom Bede Griffiths in a p. 27 Foundation for Shamanic Studies. He is to organizations. p. 19 Hindu-Christian Ashram. He has studied coordinator and a ceremonial leader of the Susie Self studied voice and composi- Sanskrit, Yoga, and Indian music with Alan Richards, professor of Esalen Sweat Lodge. p. 76 tion at London’s Royal College of Music. She many prominent teachers. p. 68 Environmental Studies at UCSC, has been a consultant to U.S. and U.N. agencies on Dana Sawyer is a professor of Asian sings in European opera houses and Maggie Phillips is an expert in the the Middle East for more than 20 years. He philosophy at the Maine College of Art. He London’s West End. Her opera Heroic field of abuse and trauma, and in the treat- is a member of Everyday Dharma Zen has recently written a biography of Aldous Women is out on CD. p. 36 ment of posttraumatic and dissociative dis- sangha in Santa Cruz. p. 30 Huxley that Huston Smith calls “an impor- Catherine Shainberg is a transper- orders. Coauthor of Healing the Divided tant study in the intellectual history of our sonal psychologist, healer, teacher, and Self and author of Finding the Energy to Charles Richards is a therapist, times.” p. 12 visionary with a private practice in New Heal, Dr. Phillips is director of the speaker, trainer, and explorer of the bound- York City. In 1982 she founded the School of California Institute of Clinical Hypnosis. aries of psychology and spirituality. He is Bill Say directs the Community Healing Images, dedicated to teaching the revelatory p. 27 the author of the tape/CD set The Way of & Leadership Training in Berkeley, Calif., Karma and the book Karmic taught at the Core Energetic Institute, and dream and kavanah (intent) techniques of Char Pias, Esalen massage staff member Relationships. p. 20 is faculty at Naropa and JFK universities. an ancient Sephardic Kabbalah tradition. since 1980, is a facilitator and founding He is a Korean/Japanese American and a p. 20 member of the Esalen Arts Center. She is a David Richo has a doctorate in clinical father. p. 26 Phyllis Shankman is a longtime Reiki Master and a licensed minister of the psychology and is the author of When Love Esalen group leader who is a licensed coun- Center for Spiritual Healing in Tiburon, Meets Fear; Unexpected Miracles: The Brenda Schaeffer is an international selor in California. She has taught at Calif. p. 19 Gifts of Synchronicity; and Shadow teacher, psychologist, and addictions special- Dance. He emphasizes Jungian and ist whose passion is to put soul back into psy- UCLA Extension and was formerly director Pablo Piekar has been practicing body- Buddhist themes to integrate psychological chology. She is the author of Is It Love or of The Mountains AIDS Foundation. She is work for 14 years. He is a member of the and spiritual work. p. 50 Is It Addiction? and Love’s Way. p. 21 deeply interested in creativity and spirituali- Esalen massage staff and has a background ty. p. 16 in psychology. p. 30, 44

84 Paula Shaw, a professional actress and Malcolm Stern is a psychotherapist Arthur Weinfeld is a clinical psychol- acting teacher for over 25 years, conducts with more than 20 years’ experience. U ogist and passionate stone carver. He has workshops in expanding self-expression, Cofounder of England’s human-potential been able to blend the two into helping him- Daniela Urbassek is a long-term well-being, and creativity for non-actors forum, Alternatives, he is the author of the self and others along the journey to self-dis- member of the Esalen massage staff. Her across the United States and Canada. forthcoming Falling in Love/Staying in covery. p. 57 work is strongly influenced by her studies in p. 32, 34 Love, copresenter of the UK’s hit series craniosacral work, movement, yoga, and Made for Each Other, and runs groups Hank Wesselman is a paleoanthro- dance. p. 28, 40 James Sherman is an award-win- internationally. p. 42 pologist who conducts research in Ethiopia ning playwright and Second City actor and and teaches for American River College and Jai Uttal, a sacred music composer, director who has led workshops in improvi- David Streeter, a certified sports mas- Sierra College in northern California. recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, and sational theatre all over the world for col- sage practitioner on the Esalen massage He is the author of Spiritwalker; ecstatic vocalist, combines influences from leges, universities, and corporations. His staff, has taught yoga and anatomy and Medicinemaker; Visionseeker; and India with influences from rock, folk, hip- new play, Door to Door, will open Off worked as an athletic trainer. Before joining Journey to the Sacred Garden. p. 42, 68 hop, and jazz, creating a multicultural Broadway in the spring of 2004. p. 73 the Esalen faculty, he lived as a Camaldolese world spirit music. His website is monk. p. 40 Gordon Wheeler is senior faculty at Eric P. Simon is a renowned expert in www.jaiuttal.com. p. 50 the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and clinical and medical hypnosis. He has pub- Jaqueline Lapa Sussman has author of Gestalt Reconsidered. He writes lished extensively on how mental states can applied the techniques of Eidetic Imagery as and trains extensively in the Gestalt model, improve clinical outcomes. He has a doctor- a teacher and counselor for more than 20 V focusing on men’s issues, intimacy and ate in clinical psychology and is certified by years. A world-renowned imagery practi- shame, and building interpersonal support the American Board of Professional tioner, she has trained health-care profes- Jean-Claude van Itallie was cen- systems. p. 30 Psychology. p. 65 sionals, CEOs, and athletes, and is the tral to the explosive sixties’ American the- author of Freedom From Failure and atre. His plays include America Hurrah, Sue Wheeler lives on Lasqueti Island, Jamyong Singye at the age of six was Images of Desire. p. 71 The Serpent, The Tibetan Book of the British Columbia. She has published two placed in a Tibetan monastery, where his Dead, translations of Chekhov, and Light. collections, Solstice on the Anacortes teachers guided him to study Thangka He founded Shantigar, a center in Ferry and Slow-Moving Target. Her painting. Today he is a renowned Master T Massachusetts for theatre, meditation, and poetry has won numerous awards. p. 28 Thangka Painter who has been painting healing. p. 35 Jil Windsor is a senior trainer with the Thangkas and teaching in the Bay Area for Amaran Tarnoff, a licensed MFT, is Sietze VanDerHeide is a clinical Coaches Training Institute. She works 20 years. p. 49 the founder of Results/Support Seminars, psychologist in private practice in Los internationally as a personal coach and and has been teaching the Inquiry Process Gerald Smith is a licensed psychologist Angeles and a faculty member at Ryokan seminar leader, and directs her company, for over 20 years as a professional coach. He in private practice in San Mateo, Calif. He College. He lectures widely and leads work- Coaching Elements, Inc., from her home in is currently writing a book titled The has written two books about relationships, shops on the process of change and growth Santa Cruz, Calif. p. 67 Inquiry Process: Learning Together to Couple Therapy and Hidden Meanings. integrating individual psychology with neu- Produce Results. p. 27, 45 Anna Wise has taught meditation and He has been leading couples groups at robiology, spirituality, and culture. p. 41 brainwave training worldwide for over 25 Esalen since 1966. p. 63 Jeremy Taylor blends spirituality with Bessel van der Kolk is a clinician, years. She is the author of The High- an active social conscience and a Jungian Huston Smith, Professor Emeritus of researcher, and teacher in the area of Post Performance Mind: Mastering perspective. Cofounder and past president of Philosophy, Syracuse University, is the Traumatic Stress. His book Traumatic Brainwaves for Insight, Healing, and the International Association for the Study country’s preeminent scholar of world reli- Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Creativity and Awakening the Mind: of Dreams, he leads workshops across the gions. Author of The Religions of Man Experience on Mind, Body, and Society A Guide to Mastering the Power of country, and teaches at schools and seminar- (republished as The World’s Religions) (coedited with A. McFarlane) is the premier Your Brainwaves. p. 15, 16, 61 ies in the Bay Area. p. 61 and the best-selling Why Religion text on the subject. p. 25 Nina Wise is a performance artist whose Matters, Smith has influenced generations Lama Tharchin Rinpoche is a John Vasconcellos is Dean of the provocative and original works have been of seekers. p. 71 Tibetan lama and Dzogchen master of California Legislature, representing Silicon honored with seven Bay Area Critics’ Circle Vajrayana Buddhism. He spent five years Robert Solomon is a professor at the Valley these past 35 years—paralleling his 35 awards and three National Endowment for in solitary retreat and completed the tradi- University of Texas and has been giving years of personal odyssey as a protégé of the Arts fellowships. Her written pieces have tional three-year retreat under the guidance seminars at Esalen for 20 years. He is the Maslow, Rogers, May, Satir, and Keleman. appeared in numerous magazines. p. 64 of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, the for- author of many books, including The His website is www.PoliticsofTrust.net. mer supreme head of the Nyingma. p. 35 Adam Wolpert is a painter, teacher, Passions and About Love. p. 27 p. 15 and director of the arts program at the was Bob Stahl is the director of mindfulness- Dorothy Nell Thomas Occidental Arts and Ecology Center. He has founder/director of The Keys Institute in based stress reduction programs at hospitals taught classical painting in Los Angeles and Key Largo, Fla., and is also a former coordi- in Santa Cruz and the Bay Area. He is a W San Diego, landscape painting at New nator of Esalen’s Work Study Program. longtime meditation practitioner who lived College of California, and has shown exten- Currently a process facilitator and writer, Robert Walter, Joseph Campbell’s in a Buddhist monastery for over eight sively throughout California. p. 55 she is foremost a lover of truth, even when editor for a decade, is president of the Joseph years, and has trained with Dr. Jon Kabat- Campbell Foundation and a poet/play- Zinn. p. 23 the truth “ain’t pretty.” p. 76 Dale Wright is a professor of religious wright with several decades of diverse expe- studies at Occidental College. He writes is a senior practitioner and S.L. Stebel, award-winning screen- Vicki Topp riences as group leader, teacher, publisher, extensively on Buddhism, including instructor of Esalen Massage and somatic writer, playwright, and novelist, has won and theatrical producer/director/designer. Philosophical Meditations on Zen bodywork. She teaches workshops and train- wide renown as a story “dowser,” working as p. 38 Buddhism, and speaks frequently to a wide ing groups internationally and is a a consultant on novels, plays, and scripts for variety of audiences. p. 25 Registered Movement Therapist and practi- Jane Watkins is an original member the publishing and film industries. He is a of Esalen’s “Guild of Hands,” a Big Sur popular teacher at major writers’ conferences tioner of Body-Mind Centering. p. 28, 53, 75 artists’ collective based at the Art Barn. Her and universities. p. 62 batik banners have been stage sets for Big Z Laurel True is a studio artist in Sur Folk Festivals, Esalen anniversary con- Brother David Steindl-Rast, Dana Zed has been making glass talis- Oakland, Calif., whose work includes archi- certs, and featured in the film Celebration Benedictine monk, psychologist, and author, mans and temples for over 20 years. She has tectural and sculptural mosaics in ceramic at Big Sur. p. 23 has lectured on five continents. He was exhibited in museums and galleries Spiritual Teacher in Residence at Esalen, tile, mirror and glass mosaic, mosaic murals, furniture, fine art, and community projects. Ellen Watson is a teacher/student of throughout the U.S. and has been published and is concerned with the unique challenges transformational practices including worldwide. To see her work, visit and opportunities of our time. p. 39 She has studied mosaics in Europe, the Middle East, and West Africa. p. 31 Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms, Trance Dance, www.danazed.com. p. 33 yoga, Holotropic Breathwork, and Esalen Massage. She has been at Esalen since 1984, practicing and teaching on the massage and Movement Arts staff. p. 69

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card five days before your arrival. (Please see Single housing is available on a limited basis Making Contact with Us page 87 for information on discounts and for an additional $70 per day. Mail or Fax: The most efficient way to reduced rate options.) Bunk Bed Rooms: This is shared housing, register for a workshop at Esalen is to fax Please indicate your second choice for a work- four or more persons per room. There are a or mail your reservation. If you fax your shop in case your first choice is cancelled and limited number of these spaces, which are reservation, be sure to include accurate we are unable to reach you. credit card information. reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Esalen Institute reserves the right to cancel any 7-Day 5-Day Weekend Esalen’s Fax: 831-667-2724 program at any time. Friends Rate $1200 $745 $405 (Our fax line is exclusively for reservations— Regular Rate $1250 $795 $455 no personal correspondence, please.) Phone: If you prefer to make your reserva- Friends of Esalen Sleeping Bags: Meeting rooms are some- tion by phone, please be prepared with your times used as shared sleeping bag space and completed reservation form, workshop dates We invite you to become a Friend of Esalen. may be available for workshop participants and leaders, and your credit card. We know Your donation of $50 or more will benefit our with limited financial means. Sleeping bag that all calls to Esalen are long-distance and programs and help build Esalen’s long-term spaces are for sleeping only, as meeting rooms will try to be as efficient as possible. Please do financial base (see page 4). are frequently in use and therefore inaccessible not call from a cell phone as cell phones do not As a Friend of Esalen you will receive the between 9 am and 11 pm. There is a 7-day work at Esalen. following benefits: limit on sleeping bag stays. 7-Day 5-Day Weekend General Information: 831-667-3000 • A $50 reduction in tuition for all workshops Friends Rate $785 $475 $260 over the next 12 months. Express Reservations: 831-667-3000, Regular Rate $835 $525 $310 ext. 7321 (Express reservations are for those • Friends of Esalen Newsletters for one year who have previously taken a workshop at Esalen Own Accommodations: If you are staying and know the workshop, date, and leader of the • A tax deduction under IRS section 501(c)3 for the amount of the donation off the property the following rates apply. workshop for which they are registering. Please 7-Day 5-Day Weekend have ready your credit card and type of accom- Friends Rate $950 $580 $320 modation you desire.) All Seminar Fees Cover: Regular Rate $1000 $630 $370 All Other Reservations: 831-667-3005 • Workshop Tuition Camping on the grounds, either in tents or Messages: 831-667-3000, ext. 7402 campers, is prohibited. We do not have park- • Food: Esalen serves a wide variety of food. (to leave a message for a seminar participant or ing space to accommodate RVs. Whenever meat is served, a vegetarian room and board guest.) alternative is available. Much of Esalen’s Phone Reservation Hours:* produce is organically grown on our farm Esalen Personal Retreats Mon., Tues., Thur.: 10 am to 7 pm and picked fresh just hours before mealtime. Wednesday: 10 am to 12 noon An Esalen Personal Retreat gives you the oppor- Friday: 10 am to 5 pm • Lodging: Friday and Saturday night accommodations for weekend workshops; tunity to nourish your body, mind, heart, and Saturday: 10 am to 3 pm soul without participating in a catalog work- Sunday: 12 noon to 5 pm Sunday through Thursday night accommodations for 5-day workshops; shop. Some of the activities—and non-activities— *The reservation office is closed on Christmas you may enjoy on your Personal Retreat are: and New Year’s Day. Sunday through Saturday night accommodations for 7-day workshops •Sign up for a massage or bodywork session World Wide Web: http://www.esalen.org •Meditate in the Round House • 24-hour use of hot mineral spring bath facilities, the Art Barn (except when a •Attend yoga, movement, or dance classes workshop is scheduled), and the entire •Explore your creativity at the Art Barn Esalen grounds •Relax in the hot-spring mineral water Registration •Participation in movement classes The following Personal Retreat rates are per Fees and Reservations: Preregistration, by scheduled during time on the property person, per day* and include all meals for the fax, mail, or phone, is required prior to arrival. •One-year subscription to the Esalen Catalog duration of your stay: A registration form is provided on page 88. Weekend Weekday Since workshops fill quickly, it is advisable to (Friday and (Sunday through sign up as early as possible. In order to reserve Saturday nights) Thursday nights) a space in any workshop, we require full pay- Fees and Accommodations Standard Accommodations (2 or 3 per room): ment or the following deposits: Standard Accommodations: This is shared $180 $150 housing, two or three persons per room. In Weekend: $150 12 to 14 days: $400 Bunk Bed (4 or more per room): some cases, bathrooms are shared. Couples 5 to 7 days: $300 More than 21 days: $600 $110 $105 will always be housed together. Deposits are payable in U.S. currency only. *Off-season rates (in effect from November 2 7-Day 5-Day Weekend through March 31, holidays excepted) are as follows: Overseas residents must pay by checks drawn Friends Rate $1605 $1010 $545 Standard $150 $120 on U.S. banks or use a credit card. The balance Regular Rate $1655 $1060 $595 will be automatically drawn from your credit Bunk $95 $90

86 dren are enrolled in Gazebo School Park or an next to Ordway Drug) at approximately Cancellation Policy Esalen workshop, additional fees are required. 4:20 pm. If you plan to use this service, please Cancellation and Refund Policy: Contact the Gazebo, 831-667-3026, for inform the Esalen office at least 24 hours Cancellations must be made by phone with information regarding their fees. prior to your arrival. The $40 one-way fee one of our reservation staff. If you cancel or (subject to change) is payable to the Esalen change any part of your reservation at least office when you check in. Return reservations five full days before the start of your work- The Gazebo School Park may be made at that time. The only departing shop(s), your nonrefundable deposit, less a Early Childhood Program van service from Esalen is on Fridays and $50-per-workshop processing fee, will be The Gazebo School Park is a unique education- Sundays at approximately 6:30 pm. If you plan transferred to a credit account to be used al experience for children one to six years. It is to use this departure service, please make sure within one year. If you cancel with less than open year-round and has an average of 15 to that your plane reservations are after 8 pm. five days’ notice, you forfeit your entire 20 children in attendance each day. deposit. If you have prepaid your entire reservation fee, we will retain the deposit, The Early Childhood Program is available to Schedules children who come with their parents to expe- as above, less the $50 processing fee, and Check-in/Check-out: Rooms become avail- rience Esalen. The program’s hours match par- return the balance to you. Donations to the able at 4 pm; however, guests are welcome to ents’ workshop hours. Daytime activities for Friends of Esalen are nonrefundable. arrive anytime after 2 pm. Check-out time is the children include gardening, pony rides, noon on departure day. learning about animal care, exploring nature, Workshops: Workshop sessions normally Scholarship Information a real boat, the magic castle, and an Indian tepee. Evenings are spent with a teacher in the begin at 8:30 on the first evening and end at Esalen is able to provide some scholarship am Gazebo Farmhouse, engaged in activities that 11:30 on the final day. assistance to workshop participants in exchange are age-appropriate, such as reading, learning for a work commitment (usually in the kitchen). and playing with the computer, baking, arts Approved scholarship recipients will receive and crafts, or building-block play. For Your Information their work schedules upon arrival at Esalen. Assistance Work Reservations should be made at least a month Health Services: There are no medical ser- Weekend $ 50 4 hours in advance. Call the Gazebo Farmhouse, 831- vices or pharmaceutical supplies available at 5-9 days $100 8 hours 667-3026, for more information and reservations. Esalen. If you will require medical attention Weekend: $250 Week: $450 or supplies during your stay, please come If additional scholarship assistance is required, prepared to administer to your own needs. Internship Program: This is a three-month please send a letter of explanation to: Esalen is 45 miles from the nearest medical program for those who wish to have intense Scholarships at Esalen. Due to the number of facility or pharmacy. requests we receive, we can only provide one exposure to life at the Gazebo School Park and scholarship per person per year. its unique educational resources. The Intern- Technology and Communications: ship Program offers experience with children, Esalen is technologically inconvenient and the Gazebo environment, and its teaching phi- lacks ready access to e-mail, computers, faxes, Reduced Rate Options losophy. Applicants must have completed at television, and other inventions to which you and Discounts least three work scholar months at Esalen may be habituated. If you pay in full at the time you make your before being considered for this program. Money: We are unable to act as a banking ser- reservation, you will receive a $10 prepayment Call the Gazebo Farmhouse, 831-667-3026, vice. Please bring adequate funds for your stay. discount per workshop and be eligible for for more information or reservations. Valuables: The Esalen office has no facili- express check-in upon arrival. This discount 1st month $450/2nd month $400/3rd month $350 ties to store your valuables. does not apply to scholarship recipients, sleep- ing bag accommodations, own accommoda- Flashlight: Please bring a flashlight for use at night while walking on the grounds. tions, or the Ongoing Residence Program. Seminarians as Volunteers Snoring: All of our accommodations are Senior Citizen Discount: Esalen offers a Seminarians in residence at Esalen are invited shared. You or your roommate may snore. special discount to individuals over 65 years to contribute one or two hours per week to Please come prepared (nose guards, ear of age. The discount for a weekend workshop work with the staff, usually in the kitchen. plugs, etc.) for this possibility. is $25; for a five-day or longer program, it’s Your help enables us to meet the pressures of $50. Please request this discount at the time peak working times and enables you to expe- Smoking: Smoking is not permitted in any of registration. When you complete the reser- rience Esalen from the inside out. of our accommodations or meeting rooms. vation form on page 88, please indicate the Illegal Drugs: In accordance with state and discounts for which you qualify. If you quali- federal laws, the possession or use of illegal fy, and you make your reservation by phone, Transportation to Esalen drugs on Esalen grounds is strictly prohibited. be sure to ask for this discount. (Please note: Ridesharing: We encourage ridesharing to Guests: Seminarians are not allowed guests Senior discounts are not available for the reduce the number of cars on the road and at on the property during their stay. Work Study Program.) Esalen. See the reservation form on page 88 Pets: No pets are allowed on the property. Accommodations for Families: Two full- for ridesharing options. paying adults housed in standard accommo- Van Service: On Fridays and Sundays we Lost and Found: To inquire about items left dations may have their children in the room have van service from the Monterey Airport behind from your Esalen visit, call 831-667-3019. for a meal charge of $20 per child per day at approximately 4 pm and from the Monterey ($10 for children under six). Note: If chil- Transit Plaza (corner of Pearl and Alvarado,

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This form is for your convenience in reserving a space in Esalen work- phone number. A nonrefundable deposit for each person registering shops. If you wish to make reservations for more than one person, and each workshop applied for must accompany this form. (Please see please photocopy this form so that each registrant has his/her own Reservation Information, page 85, under Fees and Reservations, form, unless you are registering as a couple with the same address and Making Contact with Us, and Cancellation and Refund Policy.)

Name of Registrant______Sex: M ❏ F ❏ Couple ❏ PLEASE PRINT Address ______E-mail ______

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Home Phone ( ______) ______Work Phone ( ______)______❏ Check if you have previously been to Esalen and this is a new address. Passenger Van Service: Ridesharing: We support ridesharing and hope you will too. If you are driving to I want transportation from (check one): Esalen and willing to give a ride to someone from your area, check here ❏ ❏ Monterey Airport at approximately 4:00 pm on ______Occasionally there are unexpected situations that require us to contact you immediately (date of arrival, Fridays and Sundays only). before your stay here. If you will not be at the above numbers during the two weeks prior ❏ Monterey Transit Plaza at approximately 4:20 pm to the workshop, where may we reach you? (corner of Pearl and Alvarado, next to Ordway Drug) ______The $40-per-person charge (subject to change) is payable on Please mark your first and second choices for housing after referring to page 85 for accom- arrival at Esalen. Please prepare to arrive at the airport well before pm modation descriptions and rates. Total cost includes workshop fees, lodging, and meals. 4:00 so you do not miss our van. Esalen cannot be responsible for taxi fare or other transportation costs. If your plans for use ❏ Check for standard accommodations, if available. of the passenger van service change after you have made ❏ Check for bunk bed room, if available. your reservation, please notify us. The only departing van ❏ Check for sleeping bag space, if available. service from Esalen is on Fridays and Sundays at approximately pm ❏ 6:30 . If you plan on taking this van please make sure that your Check if you wish to room as a couple. plane reservations are after 8:00 pm. Passenger van service is not Write here the name(s) of any person(s) with whom you wish to room. available at any other time. ______Other Notes: All of our rooms are non-smoking. If you smoke, please plan to All workshop reservations require a nonrefundable deposit. The balance will be do so outside. automatically drawn from your credit card five days before your arrival. Your signature below authorizes Esalen to charge your credit card for the balance. No pets allowed. We are unable to act as a banking service for our guests. Please Workshop Date Leader’s Name Fee bring adequate funds for your stay. ______Snoring: All of our accommodations are shared. Please come pre- pared for the possibility of rooming with a snorer. ______❏ Check here if you do not want your phone number given out ______for ridesharing. Workshop Deposits Enclosed ______Please make checks payable to Esalen Institute, in U.S. currency only. (There will be a $15 fee for returned checks.) Overseas resi- Tax-deductible contribution to Friends of Esalen (Optional, see page 86) ______dents must pay by checks drawn on U.S. banks or with one of the charge cards below. Checks or credit card information must $5 Catalog Contribution (Optional) ______accompany the reservations form. Or, you may fax this form to us at 831-667-2724. If you do so, you must include payment Subtotal ______via one of the credit cards below. Total Amount Enclosed ______Your reservation can be charged to: ❏ MasterCard ❏ Visa ❏ American Express ❏ Check here for $10 prepay discount (see page 87). ❏ Check here if this is your first visit to Esalen. Name on Card ______❏ Check here if you need directions to Esalen. Card No.______❏ Check here if you are a senior. Expiration Date ______

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Authorizing Signature ______DATE REC. RES INITIALS CIRCLE DEPOSIT CC CK CA SUS Thank you for your reservation. As soon as it is processed you will DEPOSIT AMT. RES. BK CC AUTH. # receive by return mail a receipt for your deposit and a notice of DATE TYPED TYPED INITIALS PP SCHOL LIMO SENIOR confirmation. Please review your confirmation for accuracy.

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