Celebrating Fatherhood

With Joanna Claassen Ferraro and Vinny Ferraro

June 14 - 16, 2019

Workshop Schedule

Fri 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Sat 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Sat 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Sun 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

  • Standard Room Two Beds – $1,920.00
  • Child 10 and under Family Program – $150.00
  • Child 11-15 Family Program – $420.00
Program is fully booked
Program is fully booked

With so much to get to, it’s easy to get caught up in all the doing. Let’s spend some time just being. Over the weekend there will be stories, games for the whole family, crafts for the kids, and time for everyone to be nourished by Esalen’s healing land and waters. Saturday afternoon, we will offer a children’s program, during which adults will be free to book a massage, enjoy some solitude, or spend time with one another. We will also explore the inner life with some mindful reflection on the path of fatherhood. Whether you have been coming to Esalen for decades or are curious to come for the first time, you’re invited to sit in a circle with us and make some memories.

This workshop is for anyone who is in the role of caregiver or father figure regardless of gender identity. This program is ideal for families with children ages 2-11 years old. If you would like to participate and you have children either younger or older than this range, please contact joannaroseclaassen@gmail.com to discuss.

Note: Fees for children 10 and under enrolled in Esalen family workshops are $150 for weekend workshops and $300 for five-day workshops. Fees for youth 11-15 enrolled in Esalen family workshops are $420 for weekend workshops and $675 for five-day workshops. Parents/guardians pay regular accommodations fees.

About the Leaders

Joanna Claassen Ferraro

Joanna Claassen Ferraro has been an outdoor and early childhood educator since 2000. She runs Early Ecology, an outdoor educational program for children and families in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is a former director of Esalen Institute’s Gazebo School Park. Joanna is inspired by the natural world, human kindness and the power of […]

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Vinny Ferraro

Vinny Ferraro is a leader in the field of mindfulness specifically working with educators and incarcerated populations. He’s been empowered and teaches in the Buddhist insight tradition, leading a weekly sangha in San Francisco since 2004. His open hearted teachings have touched many. And he doesn’t like talking about himself in the third person.

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