Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the alternate route directions.
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.
“The body always leads us home… if we can simply learn to trust sensation and stay with it long enough for it to reveal appropriate action, movement, insight, or feeling.” — Pat Ogden
Our bodies are our greatest resource and provide a direct path for exploring our unconscious, limiting beliefs and the emotions tied to them. By increasing awareness of our bodies, we get in touch with the here and now, where change and growth are possible.
This experiential class will blend slow, developmental movements with Gestalt Practice and The Refined Method of Hakomi. All are designed to increase awareness and facilitate a greater understanding and felt experience of the connections between mind, body, and emotions.
Together, we will:
You will emerge from this program feeling more grounded, at ease, and comfortable in your body, more empowered and able to fully express yourself in the world. All that is needed is willingness to explore with curiosity and compassion.
Through mindfulness, we can create new habits. Join me as we explore what is possible!
Recommended Reading: Body-Centered Psychotherapy the Hakomi Method by Ron Kurtz, Somatics by Thomas Hanna, Gestalt Verbatim by Fritz Perls
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Patrice Hamilton has worked in the fields of education, counseling, and bodywork for over 30 years. She feels fortunate to have lived and worked at Esalen from 1996-2002, followed by opportunities to lead residential and public programs.
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Monday
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm *How to Drop Into Esalen*
7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Friday
9:30 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.
“The body always leads us home… if we can simply learn to trust sensation and stay with it long enough for it to reveal appropriate action, movement, insight, or feeling.” — Pat Ogden
Our bodies are our greatest resource and provide a direct path for exploring our unconscious, limiting beliefs and the emotions tied to them. By increasing awareness of our bodies, we get in touch with the here and now, where change and growth are possible.
This experiential class will blend slow, developmental movements with Gestalt Practice and The Refined Method of Hakomi. All are designed to increase awareness and facilitate a greater understanding and felt experience of the connections between mind, body, and emotions.
Together, we will:
You will emerge from this program feeling more grounded, at ease, and comfortable in your body, more empowered and able to fully express yourself in the world. All that is needed is willingness to explore with curiosity and compassion.
Through mindfulness, we can create new habits. Join me as we explore what is possible!
Recommended Reading: Body-Centered Psychotherapy the Hakomi Method by Ron Kurtz, Somatics by Thomas Hanna, Gestalt Verbatim by Fritz Perls
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Patrice Hamilton has worked in the fields of education, counseling, and bodywork for over 30 years. She feels fortunate to have lived and worked at Esalen from 1996-2002, followed by opportunities to lead residential and public programs.
October 16–20, 2023
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Applications are closed.
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“The body always leads us home… if we can simply learn to trust sensation and stay with it long enough for it to reveal appropriate action, movement, insight, or feeling.” — Pat Ogden
Our bodies are our greatest resource and provide a direct path for exploring our unconscious, limiting beliefs and the emotions tied to them. By increasing awareness of our bodies, we get in touch with the here and now, where change and growth are possible.
This experiential class will blend slow, developmental movements with Gestalt Practice and The Refined Method of Hakomi. All are designed to increase awareness and facilitate a greater understanding and felt experience of the connections between mind, body, and emotions.
Together, we will:
You will emerge from this program feeling more grounded, at ease, and comfortable in your body, more empowered and able to fully express yourself in the world. All that is needed is willingness to explore with curiosity and compassion.
Through mindfulness, we can create new habits. Join me as we explore what is possible!
Recommended Reading: Body-Centered Psychotherapy the Hakomi Method by Ron Kurtz, Somatics by Thomas Hanna, Gestalt Verbatim by Fritz Perls
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Patrice Hamilton has worked in the fields of education, counseling, and bodywork for over 30 years. She feels fortunate to have lived and worked at Esalen from 1996-2002, followed by opportunities to lead residential and public programs.
Esalen Institute
55000 Highway 1
Big Sur, CA 93920
US: 1-831-667-3000
info@esalen.org