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Internal use ONLY Familiar Faculty Offering Returning Content From Before 2020

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 […]