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For many of us, it is difficult to simply let go, create, and express ourselves. Programmed to fear judgment, we set narrow boundaries on our creativity. The “dragons” of product, meaning, and control limit our choices of subjects, colors, and forms. However, once we find Point Zero, the ground from which creation springs, we can push these fears aside and recapture the magic of spontaneous creation.
This work offers practical ways to dissolve creative blocks and find inspiration so that art becomes not a means to an end but a place we inhabit, a place to explore our true selves and the mystery of our lives.
Michele Cassou has created an original approach to painting as a tool for self-discovery and spiritual exploration. This workshop is a week of painting, support, stimulation, free play, and self-realization for artists and seekers of all stripes — educators, counselors, meditators — anyone with a thirst to revitalize the creative juices.
Michele Cassou, Cherie Ray, and other teachers facilitate this workshop.
Cherie Ray is a coach/workshop facilitator. Cherie has worked and studied the Point Zero Painting Process with Michele for over 20 years. She facilitates the Point Zero method from her Houston, TX studio and virtually around the world.
Jane Malek is a Senior Teacher/Practitioner of Rosen Method Bodywork, practicing in the Monterey, CA area and teaching globally. She has studied Point Zero Painting with Michele for over 40 years.
No experience is necessary, just the desire to unleash your spontaneous self-expression. Please bring a painting apron.
$50 materials fee will be added to the workshop cost at registration.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Michele Cassou, painter and teacher, developed the Point Zero Painting Method, using painting for self-discovery, self-expression, and exploring the spiritual dimensions of the creative process. She is the founder of the Cassou Institute for Creative Freedom and teaches around the world.
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Mon 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tue, Wed, Thu 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Tue, Wed, Thu 4:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Tue, Thu 8:00 pm – 9:30 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.
For many of us, it is difficult to simply let go, create, and express ourselves. Programmed to fear judgment, we set narrow boundaries on our creativity. The “dragons” of product, meaning, and control limit our choices of subjects, colors, and forms. However, once we find Point Zero, the ground from which creation springs, we can push these fears aside and recapture the magic of spontaneous creation.
This work offers practical ways to dissolve creative blocks and find inspiration so that art becomes not a means to an end but a place we inhabit, a place to explore our true selves and the mystery of our lives.
Michele Cassou has created an original approach to painting as a tool for self-discovery and spiritual exploration. This workshop is a week of painting, support, stimulation, free play, and self-realization for artists and seekers of all stripes — educators, counselors, meditators — anyone with a thirst to revitalize the creative juices.
Michele Cassou, Cherie Ray, and other teachers facilitate this workshop.
Cherie Ray is a coach/workshop facilitator. Cherie has worked and studied the Point Zero Painting Process with Michele for over 20 years. She facilitates the Point Zero method from her Houston, TX studio and virtually around the world.
Jane Malek is a Senior Teacher/Practitioner of Rosen Method Bodywork, practicing in the Monterey, CA area and teaching globally. She has studied Point Zero Painting with Michele for over 40 years.
No experience is necessary, just the desire to unleash your spontaneous self-expression. Please bring a painting apron.
$50 materials fee will be added to the workshop cost at registration.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Michele Cassou, painter and teacher, developed the Point Zero Painting Method, using painting for self-discovery, self-expression, and exploring the spiritual dimensions of the creative process. She is the founder of the Cassou Institute for Creative Freedom and teaches around the world.
June 6–10, 2022
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For many of us, it is difficult to simply let go, create, and express ourselves. Programmed to fear judgment, we set narrow boundaries on our creativity. The “dragons” of product, meaning, and control limit our choices of subjects, colors, and forms. However, once we find Point Zero, the ground from which creation springs, we can push these fears aside and recapture the magic of spontaneous creation.
This work offers practical ways to dissolve creative blocks and find inspiration so that art becomes not a means to an end but a place we inhabit, a place to explore our true selves and the mystery of our lives.
Michele Cassou has created an original approach to painting as a tool for self-discovery and spiritual exploration. This workshop is a week of painting, support, stimulation, free play, and self-realization for artists and seekers of all stripes — educators, counselors, meditators — anyone with a thirst to revitalize the creative juices.
Michele Cassou, Cherie Ray, and other teachers facilitate this workshop.
Cherie Ray is a coach/workshop facilitator. Cherie has worked and studied the Point Zero Painting Process with Michele for over 20 years. She facilitates the Point Zero method from her Houston, TX studio and virtually around the world.
Jane Malek is a Senior Teacher/Practitioner of Rosen Method Bodywork, practicing in the Monterey, CA area and teaching globally. She has studied Point Zero Painting with Michele for over 40 years.
No experience is necessary, just the desire to unleash your spontaneous self-expression. Please bring a painting apron.
$50 materials fee will be added to the workshop cost at registration.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Michele Cassou, painter and teacher, developed the Point Zero Painting Method, using painting for self-discovery, self-expression, and exploring the spiritual dimensions of the creative process. She is the founder of the Cassou Institute for Creative Freedom and teaches around the world.
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