Love, Sex, and Intimacy for Individuals and Couples

With Linda Bloom and Charlie Bloom

February 13 - 15, 2026

Workshop Schedule

Friday
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm*How to Drop into Esalen*
7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday
9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Sunday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

  • Standard Queen Room – $1,230.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $1,950.00
  • Premium Queen Room – $1,800.00
  • Premium King Room – $1,932.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $2,184.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt – $2,184.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt Two Beds – $2,184.00
  • Price House Suite – $2,950.00
  • Rolf Suite – $4,176.00
  • Point House – $4,176.00
  • Fritz Point House – $4,176.00
  • South Point House – $5,000.00

For one human being to love another, that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Explore intimacy, love, and sensual pleasure — and learn to connect and successfully fulfill your desires. Nothing will enhance the quality of our lives more than deepening the quality of our relationships, particularly those with whom we are most closely connected. This experiential workshop provides the tools necessary to experience heightened levels of mutual fulfillment and well-being.

Together, we will recognize and embody the qualities integral to the process of creating and sustaining intimacy, such as sensitivity, authenticity, vulnerability, courageousness, and commitment. We will engage in specific practices that will promote the cultivation of these and other qualities in a safe, supportive, and inspiring learning environment. The workshop is designed to enhance your capacity for joy, passion, pleasure and spiritual fulfillment. Offering ways to harness the hidden strength and creativity that lies in your shadow. The sessions will involve group work, mindfulness practices, shadow work, open dialogue, and experiential exercises, in pairs and small groups. 

By the end of our time together, you will be encouraged to integrate practices that can support a life of open-heartedness and reconnect you with the deep well-being that is your fundamental birthright. 

CEU credits are available. Please see the workshop assistant for more information. 

Recommended Reading: 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married, Happily Ever After… And 39 Other Myths About Love

An End to Arguing, and Secrets of Great Relationships by Linda and Charlie Bloom

About the Leaders

Linda Bloom

Linda Bloom is a licensed clinical social worker and educator. She and her husband Charlie are co-founders of Bloomwork and co-authors of Secrets of Great Marriages: Real Truth from Real Couples about Lasting Love and 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married. They have facilitated workshops internationally since 1986. www.bloomwork.com

Learn more about Linda Bloom

Charlie Bloom

Charlie Bloom is an educator, therapist and seminar leader. He and his wife Linda are co-founders of Bloomwork and co-authors of Secrets of Great Marriages: Real Truth from Real Couples about Lasting Love and 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married. He has facilitated workshops internationally since 1986. www.bloomwork.com

Learn more about Charlie Bloom

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