The Vitality of Body and Mind: Yoga, Zen Meditation and Inquiry

With Simon Moyes and Rosemary Garrison

October 23 - 27, 2023

Workshop Schedule

Monday
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm *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
7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday
9:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

  • Sleeping Bag Space – $900.00
  • Bunk Bed Space – $1,200.00
  • Standard Shared Space – $1,500.00
  • Standard Queen Room – $2,000.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $3,200.00
  • Premium Queen Room – $2,800.00
  • Premium King Room – $3,000.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $3,400.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt – $3,400.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt Two Beds – $3,400.00
  • Rolf Suite – $6,500.00
  • Point House – $6,500.00
  • Fritz Point House – $6,500.00
  • South Point House – $8,000.00

Increased vitality can be a doorway to living an awakened life. In this workshop, we will use the practices of yoga, Zen meditation, and inquiry to support and reveal this exploration. Our vitality is often obscured, but through practice and guidance, it can be available to us all. However we find ourselves, we can flower into the full potential of this human life.

Vitality of body and mind is an integral aspect of an awakened life. This workshop will enliven and liberate us as we learn to connect with the life force, embody it in our daily lives, and trust it to support us in simply being. Together, we will:

  • Practice yoga to open and strengthen the body and to cultivate and explore our relationship with our essential vitality. 
  • Practice Zen meditation to stabilize and clarify the mind.
  • Engage in inquiry to explore our psychological conditioning around dynamism in pairs and groups of three. This will reveal what inhibits our connection with our energy, supporting ourselves in realizing our innate vitality.

Some yoga experience is recommended.

About the Leaders

Simon Moyes

Simon Moyes is a certified Zen teacher in the Soto Zen Lineage of Suzuki Roshi and was a Zen monk for five years. His passion is bringing the wisdom of the Zen tradition into contemporary culture through mindfulness and emotional intelligence. He has worked with Google and the United Nations.

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Rosemary Garrison

Rosemary Garrison began her study of yoga in the traditional Ashtanga style, then expanded into Vinyasa. She teaches a strong flow, emphasizing breath, alignment, and, ultimately, the cultivation of energy and awareness. Rosemary leads annual retreats and trainings around the world.

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