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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.
Everyone is or can become fertile. While this may seem debatable, even inflammatory, it is actually, wholeheartedly, true. Our common societal standards for measuring fertility, however, are deeply flawed. We are indoctrinated from our formative years to understand the definition of fertility as a physical concept, but what of the spiritual? Our narratives around fertility offer much in the way of diagnosing perceived haves and haves-not, but little in the way of care of the mind, body, and spirit.
Moon Lodge: Spiritual Fertility was brought into the world as a clarion call to those who have felt alone or discouraged on their fertility journey. It is meant to help you cultivate the sovereignty to navigate this journey and to develop a deeper relationship with a universe of untapped energies that can be accessed to your benefit.
In this workshop, you will learn powerful healing tools…
Join us for exploration in healing family wounds, releasing trauma from your own perinatal/birth experience, and clearing blockages that can be caused by miscarriage, termination, and trauma from medical procedures.
We will discover and be strengthened in our individual connection to sacred motherhood as we join together in the strength of the sharing circle to collectively heal. Through moving and seated meditation, self-care, Women’s health fundamentals, and supportive sharing circles, together we will hold, heal and create new paths for conception and motherhood.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Lucia Horan was born and raised in the Esalen community. She is a leader, wife, and mother. She has been teaching since 1998. Lucia received lifelong direct training with Gabrielle Roth in the 5Rhythms® method. She is formally empowered to teach Buddhist mindfulness in all capacities. She is a certified Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher.
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Dr. Julie Von is a holistic doctor, author, and speaker specializing in fertility. Dr. Von began her career apprenticing with healers, shamans, and doctors around the world. Her acclaimed book, Spiritual Fertility, is the benchmark text on the link between trauma and conception.
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Fri 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sat 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sat 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Sun 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.
Everyone is or can become fertile. While this may seem debatable, even inflammatory, it is actually, wholeheartedly, true. Our common societal standards for measuring fertility, however, are deeply flawed. We are indoctrinated from our formative years to understand the definition of fertility as a physical concept, but what of the spiritual? Our narratives around fertility offer much in the way of diagnosing perceived haves and haves-not, but little in the way of care of the mind, body, and spirit.
Moon Lodge: Spiritual Fertility was brought into the world as a clarion call to those who have felt alone or discouraged on their fertility journey. It is meant to help you cultivate the sovereignty to navigate this journey and to develop a deeper relationship with a universe of untapped energies that can be accessed to your benefit.
In this workshop, you will learn powerful healing tools…
Join us for exploration in healing family wounds, releasing trauma from your own perinatal/birth experience, and clearing blockages that can be caused by miscarriage, termination, and trauma from medical procedures.
We will discover and be strengthened in our individual connection to sacred motherhood as we join together in the strength of the sharing circle to collectively heal. Through moving and seated meditation, self-care, Women’s health fundamentals, and supportive sharing circles, together we will hold, heal and create new paths for conception and motherhood.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Lucia Horan was born and raised in the Esalen community. She is a leader, wife, and mother. She has been teaching since 1998. Lucia received lifelong direct training with Gabrielle Roth in the 5Rhythms® method. She is formally empowered to teach Buddhist mindfulness in all capacities. She is a certified Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher.
Dr. Julie Von is a holistic doctor, author, and speaker specializing in fertility. Dr. Von began her career apprenticing with healers, shamans, and doctors around the world. Her acclaimed book, Spiritual Fertility, is the benchmark text on the link between trauma and conception.
June 3–5, 2022
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Everyone is or can become fertile. While this may seem debatable, even inflammatory, it is actually, wholeheartedly, true. Our common societal standards for measuring fertility, however, are deeply flawed. We are indoctrinated from our formative years to understand the definition of fertility as a physical concept, but what of the spiritual? Our narratives around fertility offer much in the way of diagnosing perceived haves and haves-not, but little in the way of care of the mind, body, and spirit.
Moon Lodge: Spiritual Fertility was brought into the world as a clarion call to those who have felt alone or discouraged on their fertility journey. It is meant to help you cultivate the sovereignty to navigate this journey and to develop a deeper relationship with a universe of untapped energies that can be accessed to your benefit.
In this workshop, you will learn powerful healing tools…
Join us for exploration in healing family wounds, releasing trauma from your own perinatal/birth experience, and clearing blockages that can be caused by miscarriage, termination, and trauma from medical procedures.
We will discover and be strengthened in our individual connection to sacred motherhood as we join together in the strength of the sharing circle to collectively heal. Through moving and seated meditation, self-care, Women’s health fundamentals, and supportive sharing circles, together we will hold, heal and create new paths for conception and motherhood.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Lucia Horan was born and raised in the Esalen community. She is a leader, wife, and mother. She has been teaching since 1998. Lucia received lifelong direct training with Gabrielle Roth in the 5Rhythms® method. She is formally empowered to teach Buddhist mindfulness in all capacities. She is a certified Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher.
Dr. Julie Von is a holistic doctor, author, and speaker specializing in fertility. Dr. Von began her career apprenticing with healers, shamans, and doctors around the world. Her acclaimed book, Spiritual Fertility, is the benchmark text on the link between trauma and conception.
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