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Established in 1962 and considered the epicenter of the human potential movement, we are a non-profit offering comfort and space for exploration, transformation, and healing within the wilds of Big Sur’s majestic mountainscape and glittering coastline.
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Esalen Institute is a non-profit retreat center and intentional community in Big Sur, California, that focuses on humanistic alternative education. Founded in 1962 by Michael Murphy and Dick Price, it played a key role in the Human Potential Movement and the New Age movement, offering workshops on psychology, spirituality, ecology, and more.
Esalen offers various programs and opportunities to explore self-growth, healing, and community in Big Sur. You can choose from workshops, self-guided explorations, festivals, scholarships, extended education, or day passes.
Jun 1, 2023 · If you're part of the overstressed silicone rat race crowd and don't mind blowing 2 to 3 grand in a weekend, this may be your artificial relief valve, but true holistic people "play" smartly and won't touch this place with a ten foot pole. And if you decide to come, please, don't bring your kids.
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More a retreat center than a decadent spa, the storied Esalen Institute—perched above the rugged oceanside bluffs of Big Sur—has been calling to visitors looking for an escape from the everyday world for more than 50 years.
Esalen, Big Sur, California. 78,356 likes · 246 talking about this · 23,164 were here. Exploring human potential since 1962.