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.
Psychedelic (sy·che·del·ic): mind manifesting, visionary
Integration (in·te·gra·tion): transmutation of psychedelic experience into long-lasting change
Beginning with Aldous Huxley — a major inspiration for the founding of Esalen in 1962 — many influential teachers have elucidated the value of psychedelics, including Alan Watts, Terence McKenna, Ram Dass, Rick Strassman, Robert Anton Wilson, and Frank Barron. Now, we welcome you to a return of in-depth psychedelic study at Esalen. During this property-wide event, we’ll examine how psychedelic medicine is making a difference personally, culturally, and in the transformation of human consciousness amidst a global eco-crisis.
Join author Michael Pollan, MAPS founder Rick Doblin, psychiatrist Julie Holland, neurobiologist David Presti, UK psychiatrist Ben Sessa, youth safety advocate Marsha Rosenbaum, Project CBD’s Martin A. Lee, Buddhist writer Allan Badiner, and special guests author James Fadiman and UC Berkeley psychiatrist Kristi Panik, as we explore the challenges and opportunities unique to this moment in history. Stanislav Grof, who lived and taught at Esalen for 14 years, will join us remotely to open the conversation.
This workshop provides an opportunity to hear the latest research findings as well as interactive sessions to explore new topics as they arise. Together we will examine the remarkable potential of these substances as tools for healing and self-discovery. Some sessions will be filmed.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Michael Pollan is a writer, teacher, and activist. His most recent book is How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence. All seven of his previous books were New York Times bestsellers.
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Rick Doblin, PhD, is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. His professional goal is to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist.
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Julie Holland, MD, is a psychiatrist and author of Weekends at Bellevue and Moody Bitches; editor of The Pot Book and Ecstasy: The Complete Guide; and medical monitor for clinical studies of cannabis and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of PTSD in veterans.
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Ben Sessa is an MD psychiatrist interested in the developmental trajectory from child maltreatment to adult mental disorders. He is a MAPS and Compass-approved MDMA and psilocybin psychotherapist and senior research fellow at Bristol and Imperial College London Universities, and has been a study doctor administering and receiving LSD, DMT, psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine on scientific studies. He is the author of multiple articles and medical textbooks exploring psychedelics, including Psychedelic Renaissance, and is co-founder and director of the Breaking Convention conference.
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Martin A. Lee is the director of Project CBD and the author of several books including Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD - the CIA, the Sixties and Beyond, and Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific.
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Marsha Rosenbaum is director emerita of the Drug Policy Alliance in San Francisco where she founded the Safety First drug education project. She was principal investigator on several NIDA-funded studies and author of numerous books and articles about drug policy.
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David Presti, PhD, is a teaching professor of neurobiology and psychology at the University of California in Berkeley.
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Allan Badiner is the editor of Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics, Dharma Gaia: A Harvest in Buddhism and Ecology, and Mindfulness in the Marketplace. He is also a contributing editor of Tricycle magazine, producer of Psychedelic Integration, and co-producer of the Entheowheel series.
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Sun 8:30 pm - 10:15 pm
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:00 am - 12:30
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 3:45 pm - 6:15 pm
Mon, Tue, Thu 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fri 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.
Psychedelic (sy·che·del·ic): mind manifesting, visionary
Integration (in·te·gra·tion): transmutation of psychedelic experience into long-lasting change
Beginning with Aldous Huxley — a major inspiration for the founding of Esalen in 1962 — many influential teachers have elucidated the value of psychedelics, including Alan Watts, Terence McKenna, Ram Dass, Rick Strassman, Robert Anton Wilson, and Frank Barron. Now, we welcome you to a return of in-depth psychedelic study at Esalen. During this property-wide event, we’ll examine how psychedelic medicine is making a difference personally, culturally, and in the transformation of human consciousness amidst a global eco-crisis.
Join author Michael Pollan, MAPS founder Rick Doblin, psychiatrist Julie Holland, neurobiologist David Presti, UK psychiatrist Ben Sessa, youth safety advocate Marsha Rosenbaum, Project CBD’s Martin A. Lee, Buddhist writer Allan Badiner, and special guests author James Fadiman and UC Berkeley psychiatrist Kristi Panik, as we explore the challenges and opportunities unique to this moment in history. Stanislav Grof, who lived and taught at Esalen for 14 years, will join us remotely to open the conversation.
This workshop provides an opportunity to hear the latest research findings as well as interactive sessions to explore new topics as they arise. Together we will examine the remarkable potential of these substances as tools for healing and self-discovery. Some sessions will be filmed.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Michael Pollan is a writer, teacher, and activist. His most recent book is How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence. All seven of his previous books were New York Times bestsellers.
Rick Doblin, PhD, is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. His professional goal is to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist.
Julie Holland, MD, is a psychiatrist and author of Weekends at Bellevue and Moody Bitches; editor of The Pot Book and Ecstasy: The Complete Guide; and medical monitor for clinical studies of cannabis and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of PTSD in veterans.
Ben Sessa is an MD psychiatrist interested in the developmental trajectory from child maltreatment to adult mental disorders. He is a MAPS and Compass-approved MDMA and psilocybin psychotherapist and senior research fellow at Bristol and Imperial College London Universities, and has been a study doctor administering and receiving LSD, DMT, psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine on scientific studies. He is the author of multiple articles and medical textbooks exploring psychedelics, including Psychedelic Renaissance, and is co-founder and director of the Breaking Convention conference.
Martin A. Lee is the director of Project CBD and the author of several books including Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD - the CIA, the Sixties and Beyond, and Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific.
Marsha Rosenbaum is director emerita of the Drug Policy Alliance in San Francisco where she founded the Safety First drug education project. She was principal investigator on several NIDA-funded studies and author of numerous books and articles about drug policy.
David Presti, PhD, is a teaching professor of neurobiology and psychology at the University of California in Berkeley.
Allan Badiner is the editor of Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics, Dharma Gaia: A Harvest in Buddhism and Ecology, and Mindfulness in the Marketplace. He is also a contributing editor of Tricycle magazine, producer of Psychedelic Integration, and co-producer of the Entheowheel series.
March 31 – April 5, 2019
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Psychedelic (sy·che·del·ic): mind manifesting, visionary
Integration (in·te·gra·tion): transmutation of psychedelic experience into long-lasting change
Beginning with Aldous Huxley — a major inspiration for the founding of Esalen in 1962 — many influential teachers have elucidated the value of psychedelics, including Alan Watts, Terence McKenna, Ram Dass, Rick Strassman, Robert Anton Wilson, and Frank Barron. Now, we welcome you to a return of in-depth psychedelic study at Esalen. During this property-wide event, we’ll examine how psychedelic medicine is making a difference personally, culturally, and in the transformation of human consciousness amidst a global eco-crisis.
Join author Michael Pollan, MAPS founder Rick Doblin, psychiatrist Julie Holland, neurobiologist David Presti, UK psychiatrist Ben Sessa, youth safety advocate Marsha Rosenbaum, Project CBD’s Martin A. Lee, Buddhist writer Allan Badiner, and special guests author James Fadiman and UC Berkeley psychiatrist Kristi Panik, as we explore the challenges and opportunities unique to this moment in history. Stanislav Grof, who lived and taught at Esalen for 14 years, will join us remotely to open the conversation.
This workshop provides an opportunity to hear the latest research findings as well as interactive sessions to explore new topics as they arise. Together we will examine the remarkable potential of these substances as tools for healing and self-discovery. Some sessions will be filmed.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Michael Pollan is a writer, teacher, and activist. His most recent book is How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence. All seven of his previous books were New York Times bestsellers.
Rick Doblin, PhD, is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. His professional goal is to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist.
Julie Holland, MD, is a psychiatrist and author of Weekends at Bellevue and Moody Bitches; editor of The Pot Book and Ecstasy: The Complete Guide; and medical monitor for clinical studies of cannabis and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of PTSD in veterans.
Ben Sessa is an MD psychiatrist interested in the developmental trajectory from child maltreatment to adult mental disorders. He is a MAPS and Compass-approved MDMA and psilocybin psychotherapist and senior research fellow at Bristol and Imperial College London Universities, and has been a study doctor administering and receiving LSD, DMT, psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine on scientific studies. He is the author of multiple articles and medical textbooks exploring psychedelics, including Psychedelic Renaissance, and is co-founder and director of the Breaking Convention conference.
Martin A. Lee is the director of Project CBD and the author of several books including Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD - the CIA, the Sixties and Beyond, and Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific.
Marsha Rosenbaum is director emerita of the Drug Policy Alliance in San Francisco where she founded the Safety First drug education project. She was principal investigator on several NIDA-funded studies and author of numerous books and articles about drug policy.
David Presti, PhD, is a teaching professor of neurobiology and psychology at the University of California in Berkeley.
Allan Badiner is the editor of Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics, Dharma Gaia: A Harvest in Buddhism and Ecology, and Mindfulness in the Marketplace. He is also a contributing editor of Tricycle magazine, producer of Psychedelic Integration, and co-producer of the Entheowheel series.
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