The Esalen Catalog July–December 2012 Celebrating Fifty Years of Personal & SociaL Transformation “Unique and magical—a rare combination of mind-opening ideas, direct contact with activists and thought leaders (both presenters and fellow par- ticipants!), and on top of that, a whale of a good time. We ranged from tears to hilarity, from sober contemplation to excited dialogue to moments of sheer raucous fun. Wouldn’t miss it for anything—we came straight home and put it on our calendar for next year.” — A past participant Esalen’s 50th Anniversary Benefit Weekend Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Creating the Future Special 4-Day Program – October 4-7, 2012 Marianne Williamson, Robert Reich, Byron Katie, Dean Ornish, Michael Krasny, Anna Halprin, Chungliang Al Huang, Michael Murphy, Ken Dychtwald. Other presenters and entertainers to be announced—see www.esalen.org/benefit for up-to-date details. This year Esalen Institute celebrates fifty years as a leader and catalyst in the world of personal and social trans- formation. Concepts and experiences originating at Esalen have influenced a wide range of areas that are a vital part of the world stage today: psychology, sustainability, health and healing, lifelong personal growth, citizen diplo- macy, and our common search for meaning through religion, spirituality, and authentic personal commitments. We are celebrating Esalen’s 50th Anniversary with a very special 4-day weekend benefit event that offers what former Labor Secretary Robert Reich has characterized as “a true growth experience…a true pleasure…a community of people that understands…that personal development and social development go hand in hand.” Presenters include: MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, spiritual activist, author, lecturer and founder of The Peace Alliance and Project Angel Food ROBERT REICH, leading economist, author, professor at UC Berkeley, and former US Secretary of Labor BYRON Katie, founder of The Work; author of four best-selling books including, Loving What Is DEAN ORNISH, founder of Preventive Medicine Research Institute, author, leading expert on fighting illness with dietary and lifestyle changes MICHAEL KRASNY, scholar, critic, fiction writer, and host of KQED-FM radio’s award-winning Forum program ANNA HALPRIN, author, teacher, and for nine decades a seminal figure in the world of dance CHUNGLIANG AL HUANG, philosopher, musician, author, teacher of Tai Ji, East/West Synthesis and the art of movement meditation MICHAEL MURPHY, Esalen co-founder, author and head of Esalen’s Center for Theory and Research (CTR) KEN DYCHtwaLD, (emcee) gerontologist, and the nation’s foremost authority on the economic and cultural effects of the “age wave” Additional activities in this extended four-day program include entertainment, music and movement, yoga and meditation classes, Big Sur nature hike, a silent and live auction featuring Ashley Smith Johnson, an opportunity to engage with other Friends of Esalen, to have fun, relax, enjoy the baths, meditate and just be… All speakers are generously donating their time. By participating or sponsoring others to participate, you co-create this weekend while providing philanthropic support for Esalen Institute. To register or learn more, please contact Nancy Worcester, [email protected], 831-667-3032 or www.esalen.org/benefit for current pricing and to reserve your space. See page 63 for more details. July – December 2012 Volume li, Number 2 contents Friends of Esalen.......................................2 General Information................................3 Reflections on the Land..........................4 Guide to Workshops ................................6 Partner Programs ......................................7 Seminar Spotlight.....................................8 Esalen Seminars......................................10 DOUG ELLIS Esalen Birthday Week...........................62 Extended Benefit Weekend.................63 Join Our 50th Year of Expanding Our Sense of Humanity 28-Day Esalen Massage Training........84 Work Study Program...........................105 ith this catalog season Esalen moves toward the climax of our 50th Anniversary Celebration events. Today humankind faces unprecedented Rates and Reservations.......................110 Wchallenges and exciting new opportunities to create a world of sustainability, Leader Index..........................................113 humanity, and justice — the living promise of our creative human potential. Over the past 50 years Esalen has led the way in developing the new tools and practices that equip us to Continuing Education Programs.....114 address these challenges in ever-new ways, and evolve, adapt, and lead in an ever-shifting, always open-ended future. In areas ranging from experiential education, lifelong personal growth and development, sustainability and permaculture, integral leadership and organizational transformation, contact relationships and intimacy, citizen diplomacy and social change, this catalog offers building blocks for deep shifts in consciousness and windows into your own personal curriculum: Website: www.esalen.org adventure, healing, and new tools for transformation in your life, and in our shared world. E-mail: [email protected] This catalog also brings you your special invitation to join us for Esalen’s 50th Birthday Mailing Address: Esalen Institute, 55000 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920 Celebratory Benefit Weekend (inside cover, p. 63, and www.esalen.org), a unique 4-day event this year, with an all-star roster of speakers plus the stimulating company of your fellow General Information: 831-667-3000 celebrants. Don’t miss this one-time milestone extravaganza event! Also check out the four- Reservations: 9 am–7 pm every day. day period leading up to the Birthday itself (p. 62), when Esalen will feature a special series Preregistration is required for all Esalen of days in honor and celebration of our remarkable past and our equally amazing present — programs. and most of all in full embrace of our shared, exciting future. Online: www.esalen.org/workshops/ Always remember that the limits of the life we can create and the world we can build reservations.html together are set only by the limits of our ideas and our imaginations. Join us this fall and Phone: Toll-free US: 888-8-ESALEN anytime to nourish yourself and your journey with this rich feast of offerings, adding the (888-837-2536) flavor of your unique experience and perspectives to this creative flow. Celebrate, learn, Local US: 831-667-3005 International: +1 703-342-0500 and recharge! See you soon at Esalen. Fax: 831-667-2724 Mail: See address above Mail and fax reservations must include a Gordon Wheeler completed reservation form, available President online at www.esalen.org. Esalen Institute, 55000 Highway 1 Big Sur, California 93920-9546 Catalog Requests: 831-667-3000 Esalen Board of Trustees: friends of esalen Sam Yau Chair Chip Conley s a Friend of Esalen, you can help ensure q Friends Circle: $50+ q Founders Circle: $5,000+ Bill James Mary Ellen Klee Esalen’s place in the world. It is through the q Hot Springs Circle: $250+ q Partners Circle: $10,000+ Nancy Lunney-Wheeler ex officio A generosity of friends like you that Esalen David Lustig q Sustainers Circle: $500+ q Anniversary Circle: $25,000+ Tricia McEntee can continue its mission of developing human Anisa Mehdi q Benefactors Circle: $1,000+ q Coast Circle: $50,000+ Gordon Wheeler potential. Your support not only benefits current Cofounder & Chair Emeritus: programs, but also helps secure Esalen’s long-term Name ___________________________________________________________________________ Michael Murphy financial future. Donations are tax-deductible and Program Staff: Phone___________________________________________________________________________ Cheryl Fraenzl, Director provide support for sustainability initiatives, intern Jerilyn Hesse, Faculty Coordinator Address_________________________________________________________________________ Kristin Bellando, Admin. Coordinator programs, our organic farm and garden, the Gazebo Jennifer Jaffe, Admin. Assistant John Larmour, Event Coordination Park School, special projects, and Esalen’s visionary City ___________________________________ State___________ Zip__________________ Nancy Lunney-Wheeler, Advisor Stacy Carlson, Editor Center for Theory & Research. 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