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Please note: On Wednesday September 20, online registration may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes while system maintenance is performed. If the 'Register Now' page does not load, please wait about 15 minutes and try again.
Regardless of your spiritual background, the word “Grace” evokes a felt sense of something simple, yet beautiful; subtle, yet substantial. It is a tender reality which has perhaps always existed in the background of your awareness, where its presence may arise more explicitly in life’s transitions and transformations. But what exactly IS grace? And – importantly – how do we gain access to it?
Grace can be defined as the direct experience of Divine Presence coming alive from within you. Experiencing grace can reconnect you to the source of love, clarity, peace, strength, and joy. Grace is more available than you might think to help you live with spiritual depth. It can support you while you learn to embody and integrate your noble qualities deeper into daily life and begin to radiate the benefits to your loved ones and community.
In this retreat, Miranda will share rich teachings and practices to help you relax out of ego fear and control, and take you on a journey into the four dimensions of grace:
Within a palpable atmosphere of unconditional love, we will explore the most important themes of your life and these times. Through powerful inquiry exercises, meditation practices, beautiful music, and group reflection, we will illuminate your obstacles and let your consciousness refine so that you can relax more substantially to the luminous presence at your core.
Miranda has been guiding others into direct experience of the sacred for over thirty years internationally. She shares a feminine approach to spiritual surrender and non-dual realization based on the practice she calls Ego Relaxation, and is dedicated to loving others all the way home into the freedom and wholeness of our true nature.
As part of the workshop, you will receive a copy of Miranda’s new “Cultivating Grace” illustrated cards and Guidebook, containing skillful practices and inspirational prompts to support your practice flourishing long after the workshop itself.
Recommended reading: The Way of Grace: The Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation, by Miranda Macpherson
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Miranda Macpherson is a spiritual teacher, author, interfaith minister and musician who has been guiding others into direct experience of The Sacred for over thirty years. She leads the Living Grace Global Sangha, broadcasts extensively and leads retreats internationally.
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Friday
8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday
9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sunday
9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Monday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Summer Groovers will experience Esalen in a format similar to our Self Guided Explorations workshops. Each Summer Groove week or weekend will open and close with a circle, and be filled with festive, nostalgic activities that harken back to those days of yore.
More activities can be found on our open class schedule.
See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.
Click Register Now to view availability of accommodations and all-inclusive, program-specific tuition. Please note that not all accommodation levels are available for every workshop and additional faculty fees may apply.
We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.
Please note: On Wednesday September 20, online registration may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes while system maintenance is performed. If the 'Register Now' page does not load, please wait about 15 minutes and try again.
Click Register Now to view availability of accommodations and all-inclusive tuition that includes lodging, three meals per day, access to the baths, and all activities on the Summer Groove schedule.
We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.
For this workshop, you will register and pay for accommodations and tuition in two separate steps.
Second, click Book Accommodations from this page and enter the password to complete your reservation to stay at Esalen.
Prices for accommodations include your lodging, meals, open classes, and use of the baths and other facilities. View partner program accommodations pricing.
As of June 30, 2023 we no longer require a negative COVID test at the time of check in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
All guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
In addition to proof of vaccination, all guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
Effective January 7, 2022 in response to the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant, all guests and faculty will provide proof of negative PCR, NAAT, or antigen test results at time of check-in. The test must be taken within 72 hours nd results must come from a laboratory or healthcare provider.Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Effective December 15 in accordance with new guidance from Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Health, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are required to wear masks in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status, for the next four weeks (December 15, 2021 through January 15, 2022). Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Effective November 19, 2021, in accordance with new guidance from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are no longer required to wear masks indoors on campus. Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Starting November 5, 2021, due to substantial levels of COVID-19 transmission in Monterey County, a mask mandate established by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors will go into effect. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
All guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival starting September 3, 2021. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Masks are no longer mandated indoors or outdoors, except during massage sessions. Guests are not required to provide testing or vaccination verification before arriving on campus. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Regardless of your spiritual background, the word “Grace” evokes a felt sense of something simple, yet beautiful; subtle, yet substantial. It is a tender reality which has perhaps always existed in the background of your awareness, where its presence may arise more explicitly in life’s transitions and transformations. But what exactly IS grace? And – importantly – how do we gain access to it?
Grace can be defined as the direct experience of Divine Presence coming alive from within you. Experiencing grace can reconnect you to the source of love, clarity, peace, strength, and joy. Grace is more available than you might think to help you live with spiritual depth. It can support you while you learn to embody and integrate your noble qualities deeper into daily life and begin to radiate the benefits to your loved ones and community.
In this retreat, Miranda will share rich teachings and practices to help you relax out of ego fear and control, and take you on a journey into the four dimensions of grace:
Within a palpable atmosphere of unconditional love, we will explore the most important themes of your life and these times. Through powerful inquiry exercises, meditation practices, beautiful music, and group reflection, we will illuminate your obstacles and let your consciousness refine so that you can relax more substantially to the luminous presence at your core.
Miranda has been guiding others into direct experience of the sacred for over thirty years internationally. She shares a feminine approach to spiritual surrender and non-dual realization based on the practice she calls Ego Relaxation, and is dedicated to loving others all the way home into the freedom and wholeness of our true nature.
As part of the workshop, you will receive a copy of Miranda’s new “Cultivating Grace” illustrated cards and Guidebook, containing skillful practices and inspirational prompts to support your practice flourishing long after the workshop itself.
Recommended reading: The Way of Grace: The Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation, by Miranda Macpherson
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Miranda Macpherson is a spiritual teacher, author, interfaith minister and musician who has been guiding others into direct experience of The Sacred for over thirty years. She leads the Living Grace Global Sangha, broadcasts extensively and leads retreats internationally.
March 10–13, 2023
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Regardless of your spiritual background, the word “Grace” evokes a felt sense of something simple, yet beautiful; subtle, yet substantial. It is a tender reality which has perhaps always existed in the background of your awareness, where its presence may arise more explicitly in life’s transitions and transformations. But what exactly IS grace? And – importantly – how do we gain access to it?
Grace can be defined as the direct experience of Divine Presence coming alive from within you. Experiencing grace can reconnect you to the source of love, clarity, peace, strength, and joy. Grace is more available than you might think to help you live with spiritual depth. It can support you while you learn to embody and integrate your noble qualities deeper into daily life and begin to radiate the benefits to your loved ones and community.
In this retreat, Miranda will share rich teachings and practices to help you relax out of ego fear and control, and take you on a journey into the four dimensions of grace:
Within a palpable atmosphere of unconditional love, we will explore the most important themes of your life and these times. Through powerful inquiry exercises, meditation practices, beautiful music, and group reflection, we will illuminate your obstacles and let your consciousness refine so that you can relax more substantially to the luminous presence at your core.
Miranda has been guiding others into direct experience of the sacred for over thirty years internationally. She shares a feminine approach to spiritual surrender and non-dual realization based on the practice she calls Ego Relaxation, and is dedicated to loving others all the way home into the freedom and wholeness of our true nature.
As part of the workshop, you will receive a copy of Miranda’s new “Cultivating Grace” illustrated cards and Guidebook, containing skillful practices and inspirational prompts to support your practice flourishing long after the workshop itself.
Recommended reading: The Way of Grace: The Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation, by Miranda Macpherson
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Miranda Macpherson is a spiritual teacher, author, interfaith minister and musician who has been guiding others into direct experience of The Sacred for over thirty years. She leads the Living Grace Global Sangha, broadcasts extensively and leads retreats internationally.
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55000 Highway 1
Big Sur, CA 93920
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