“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver The Brahmavihārās, or divine abodes, are deep contemplative practices that invite us to live with greater ease,...
$940.00
Arrive with curiosity and openness, and let consciousness meet you exactly as you are. Across time and cultures, people have described subtle ways of knowing: intuition that seems to arrive from beyon...
$560.00
“Nature does not hurry, and yet everything is completed.” — Lao Tzu There are moments when time seems to open wide: in deep meditation, on a mountain trail, in the pure play of being with an infant, i...
You are invited into a journey toward wholeness through movement, stillness, and deep rest. Together, we will explore ritual, respect, and regulation as a way to remember and embody a more complete se...
As relaxation deepens, our awareness of energy naturally grows more refined and expansive. Qigong, an ancient Chinese practice often described as cultivating life force, is a movement system that both...
Hear what your Spirit Guides are sharing and step into the conversation. This weeklong retreat is designed to deepen your connection with your spiritual team as a steady, trustworthy source of guidanc...
Primordial Qigong offers meditation in motion, bringing together two of the best-known Taoist meditation practices: the Microcosmic and Macrocosmic Energy Circulation. In these forms, solar (yang) and...
Come together on this powerful land for a weekend devoted to remembering — with body, mind, and spirit — everything there is to be grateful for. In the midst of uncertainty, we gather in community to....
$660.00
Master Chungliang “Uncle Al” Huang, a beloved Esalen faculty member, brings more than 50 years of teaching experience to an introduction to China’s ancient qigong tradition. In this workshop, Master H...
Winter Solstice offers a sacred threshold, a moment when darkness begins to soften and the light slowly returns. As the season turns inward, we are invited to pause, move more gently, and reconnect wi...
At a time when steadiness matters more than ever, this four-day experience offers space to strengthen inner resilience and deepen self-resourcing amid a rapidly changing world. From Friday through Mon...
$1,190.00
Modern life asks more of the nervous system than it was ever meant to hold. When urgency, productivity, and constant availability become the norm, it is easy to feel fragmented, depleted, and disconne...
Welcome the New Year with a restorative week of meditation, music, and gentle yoga, guided by Buddhist teacher and author Lopön Chandra. As winter encourages us to slow down and turn inward, this gath...
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” Chinese Proverb Come for a time of deep release and renewal as we slow down, align with autumn, honor the sacred cycle of life, and...
On request
The Earth holds us, breathes with us, and moves through us. For as long as humans have walked the planet, we have lived in intimate relationship with the land—our movement shaped by terrain, our nervo...
What might change if you set your phone aside and return to the life waiting in your own hands? Over the last twenty years, technology has profoundly altered our minds, relationships, and communities....