FF/RC

Internal use ONLY
Familiar Faculty
Offering Returning Content From Before 2020

Experiencing the Esalen Farm and Garden

With Candice Isphording, James House and Becca Gallagher

September 14 - 18, 2026

Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food? Experience a dynamic week in the Esalen Farm and Garden and fully participate alongside our talented and experienced staff. Local food security is a major issue facing communities worldwide. It is said that there is no greater form of activism than growing one’s […]

Esalen® Massage in the Side-Lying Position

With Nora Matten

September 28 - October 2, 2026

Explore foundational Esalen® Massage principles reimagined in the side-lying position — quality of touch and presence, long integrative strokes, and passive joint movement, all adapted to offer a new perspective and experience. When limited to prone and supine options, practitioners and students often miss ways to effectively work with those who would benefit from alternatives. […]

Esalen® Massage and Meridian Work

With Daniela Urbassek

November 30 - December 4, 2026

Esalen® Massage combines partner-based attentiveness with the overlaying energetic field. This workshop presents the 12-meridian system of Asian medicine, attuned to Esalen Massage’s slow-flowing strokes. The intent is to facilitate release of long-held muscle tension while providing pauses and point work to nourish and harmonize. This energetic alignment can encourage resilience, lift the heart, quell […]