The Five Elements of Yoga and Chinese Medicine

With Jiling Lin and Paula Wild

December 11 - 15, 2023

Workshop Schedule

Monday
5:00 pm – 5:45 * How to Drop into Esalen *
7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

  • Sleeping Bag Space – $925.00
  • Bunk Bed Space – $1,225.00
  • Standard Shared Space – $1,525.00
  • Standard Queen Room – $2,025.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $3,225.00
  • Premium Queen Room – $2,825.00
  • Premium King Room – $3,025.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $3,425.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt – $3,425.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt Two Beds – $3,425.00
  • Rolf Suite – $6,525.00
  • Point House – $6,525.00
  • Fritz Point House – $6,525.00
  • South Point House – $8,025.00

Embody and reconnect with your unique ancestral wisdom with the Five Elements of Yoga and Chinese medicine through nature, movement and art. Experientially learn Five Element philosophy and tools– from two similar yet divergent traditions– to apply in daily life. Discover your unique relationship with each Element, and come home to the wild beauty of your inner radiance!

Enjoy five nourishing days connecting with ourselves, each other, and the sacred Esalen landscape. Begin each morning with gentle yoga asana, pranayama, and meditation. Then root your understanding with engaging presentations, dynamic discussions, nature connection, journaling, and creative play. 

Dive into the Five Elements of Yoga on Tuesday, explore the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine on Wednesday, then integrate on Thursday with group discussion, creative explorations, and restorative group acupuncture. Each day, we will: 

  • Practice yoga asana, pranayama and meditation to experience the Elements within ourselves by integrating breath and movement. (Gentle yoga for all levels, with optional adjustments.) 
  • Enjoy engaging presentations to identify Elements within ourselves and in nature, recognize imbalance, and restore equilibrium.
  • Connect with partner and group activities to deepen understanding and build community. 
  • Explore the Esalen landscape with nature connection activities and rituals to directly learn from the Five Elements in their natural splendor.
  • Reflect with journaling and creative practices to integrate our embodied explorations. 

Reconnect with your unique ancestral wisdom through the Five Elements of Yoga and Chinese Medicine. Take home tangible skills and practices to align with seasonal rhythms in your daily life. Connect with the beauty of your inner and outer wilderness, resourcing abundant wild, creative, infinite potential to fully thrive.  

We warmly welcome all levels of experience in yoga. We will have daily movement sessions, with modifications offered for most levels of mobility. This workshop is not appropriate for someone in a wheelchair. 

About the Leaders

Jiling Lin

Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher who cultivates thriving health through nature, art, movement, and ritual.

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Paula Wild

Paula Wild has been offering trauma-informed yoga workshops from a perspective of accessibility and inclusion for over a decade. She holds over 1,000 hours of yoga teacher training certifications and became a certified Yoga Therapist in 2015. Paula’s passion and expertise lies in offering yoga and mindfulness practices in the outdoors with a focus on […]

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