Rob Wilks

Rob Wilks is a full-time bodywork practitioner and a faculty member at the Esalen Institute teaching both Esalen Massage® and Deep Bodywork®. He has taught massage in Indonesia and China, as well as experiential leadership education in the U.S. and Eastern Europe.

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Upcoming Programs by Rob Wilks

Esalen® Massage: Couples, Partners & Friends

Also With Peggy Horan

October 30 - November 1, 2026

This is a perfect season to awaken touch, our forgotten language. In this introductory massage course, participants will learn to listen to each other, gain the sensory skill of initiating touch, experience the felt sense of touch and muscle release, and close with a balanced tenderness. Seasoned instructors will offer exercises, demonstrations, and at-the-table guidance […]

Advanced Esalen® Massage: Hips and Wings

April 2 - 4, 2027

This Advanced Esalen® Massage workshop will address those chronic hot spots that often feel stiff and sore — the shoulder junction and the hip/gluteus/leg junction — and their co-relationship. Posture and attitude play their role in creating discomfort and, ultimately, the breakdown of these always-in-motion segments.  We will review the hidden muscles of the hips […]