Hugging the cliffs of the Pacific Palisades in Big Sur, Calif., is perhaps one of the oldest healing sites in continuous use. Archeological findings on the site date back some 6,000 years, left by the ...

After nearly a 7-month closure due to the pandemic and then wildfires, the non-profit launches a new five-day program to provide visitors a range of amenities "We are inviting guests to embrace key ...

When Michael Murphy and Dick Price founded the Esalen spiritual retreat on a remote cliff in Big Sur 50 years ago, they were dismissed as misfit mystics who did outlandish things like meditate and ...

I had the great pleasure of meeting with Michael Murphy co-founder of Esalen Institute during the campus renewal dedication in Big Sur, California. Since its inception Esalen has evolved organically ...

THE ESALEN INSTITUTE on California’s rugged Big Sur coast first entered my consciousness as a teenager in the psychedelic ’60s. There it flitted for 30-odd years, an enigmatic place cloaked in ...

Esalen Institute, the eclectic retreat center and birthplace of the human potential movement, just turned 25 years old. That`s too young for a midlife crisis. But like the thousands of seekers who ...

Big Sur >> A major renovation project, in the works for more than 10 years, is underway at Esalen Institute. The $16 million project had a groundbreaking ceremony last weekend at the campus, situated ...

In an emerald expanse of California’s majestic Central Coast, a series of intense human explorations are underway. In a large white yurt, several yogis are breathing, bending and meditating to deepen ...

c. 2012 Religion News Service BIG SUR, Calif. (RNS) Perched atop the rugged splendor of the California coast south of Monterey, the Esalen Institute is the mother church for people who call themselves ...

Esalen Institute, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year as the birthplace of the human potential movement, has had an impact on American culture far beyond the popularization of the hot tub.

Reporting from Big Sur — — Morning fog weaves its way through colorful rows of vegetables, herbs and flowers as staff and apprentices gather at the center of the garden at Esalen Institute. It’s 7 a.m ...