Magnitude, Mayhem, and Monstrosity

With Andrea Juhan and Vic Cooper

August 10 - 14, 2026

Workshop Schedule

Monday
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm*How to Drop into Esalen*
7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
4:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
4:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Friday
9:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

  • Sleeping Bag Space – $940.00
  • Bunk Bed Space – $1,240.00
  • Standard Shared Space – $1,560.00
  • Standard Queen Room – $2,060.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $3,260.00
  • Premium Queen Room – $3,000.00
  • Premium King Room – $3,220.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $3,640.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt – $3,640.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt Two Beds – $3,640.00
  • Price House Suite – $4,920.00
  • Rolf Suite – $6,960.00
  • Point House – $6,960.00
  • Fritz Point House – $6,960.00
  • South Point House – $8,560.00

These are not gentle times. The world presses hard, fast, and loud, and many of us are carrying more than we know how to hold. Rage, fear, grief, and urgency — energies that don’t easily soothe or settle — have worn hope thin. 

This workshop is an invitation to move with what feels big, unruly, and alive. Instead of shutting down, pushing through, or collapsing under intensity, we’ll explore how to meet and channel it through the body, with guidance and care. 

We align with magnitude — the size and intensity of our experience. We dance with mayhem — disruption, chaos, loss of control. We open to monstrosity — the parts of us that may be hidden, inconvenient, feral, or frightening, yet deeply enlivening. 

Through guided movement, music, and art-making, we practice channeling big energies into motion and form, allowing intensity to become expressive and creative, rather than overwhelming or destructive. 

The space is clearly facilitated and well-contained, rooted in choice, gradation, and consent. All movements are invitational and adaptable. You choose how close you get. You choose the pace. You choose how much to share and in what form. Time will be included for grounding and integration. 

Expect uncertainty, transformation, and good company.

About the Leaders

Andrea Juhan

Andrea Juhan is a licensed psychotherapist and has a PhD in Dance/Movement Therapy. She is fascinated by the journey of becoming an attuned, skillful inhabitant of a human body. Her embodiment approach is channeled through bodywork, yoga, dance, psychotherapy, and meditation, as well as through professional training, academic programs, and constant dedicated practice. www.openfloor.org

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Vic Cooper

Vic Cooper is an Open Floor teacher and co-founder of Open Floor International. For over 30 years, he has supported movement work worldwide, bringing a playful presence, deep musical intelligence, and embodied inquiry to the dance floor.

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