Esalen is currently closed. We will reopen on Friday, 2/9.
Esalen Institute is open! OMG, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the alternate route directions.
Please note: On Wednesday September 20, online registration may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes while system maintenance is performed. If the 'Register Now' page does not load, please wait about 15 minutes and try again.
Join us for a transformational experience using the healing power of music, and create a new vision for your life.
Working at the intersection of music, mindfulness, and transformation, this experiential workshop will help you claim your authentic power so you can break through the blocks that stop you from unleashing your full potential.
Throughout human history, people have used music to transform incredible suffering and pain into beauty. That’s exactly what we’re doing in this workshop: bringing light to your shadows and healing your wounded places so you can step back into your life with power and presence.
We'll also teach you how to take your transformation work off your meditation cushion and share it with your family, community, and the world.
There’s a difference between change and transformation. Things “change” all the time, but none of those changes ever last if we haven’t TRANSFORMED.
Prepare to do some light singing (with masks) as we have brave conversations, step beyond your limiting beliefs, set better boundaries, use your authentic voice, overcome self-sabotage, discover your Unique Energy Signature, and create a new vision for your life that goes beyond your wildest dreams. All voices are welcome!
Recommended reading: Stay Woke by Justin Michael Williams.
10% of tuition goes to the Dream Bigger Foundation, which provides scholarship funds to underserved communities, and hosts the Liberation Experience, a program that works to unite people across social, political, and religious divides, and other transformational opportunities.
Come prepared for adventure! Due to social-distancing requirements and in accordance with California state guidance, Esalen will be hosting all programming in modified indoor-outdoor spaces, and outdoors. Please come prepared with warm, layered clothing, as well as wet weather gear in case Mother Nature blesses us with rain during your stay. Workshops will be held in a covered space with heaters, and may move back and forth from outdoor spaces into covered spaces.
Note regarding Live Streaming and Recording: Portions of this workshop will be filmed for the purpose of live streaming, and will also be used in later productions of Justin's work with Esalen. All care will be taken to avoid filming any student who does not wish to be included in the filming, and Justin has pre-determined in the schedule which segments must be kept private to the class on site, and which can be shared with a greater audience. If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to reach out to us at teach@esalen.org so that we may address your concerns. Thank you.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Justin Michael Williams is a transformational voice bringing people together across divides with a multigenerational message of hope, empowerment, and unity. He is an award-winning speaker and teacher, a Grammy-nominated recording artist, and the author of the groundbreaking book Stay Woke.
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Thorald and Isaac Koren are leaders in expanding creative expression. With over twenty years as teachers, performers, and transformational leaders, Brothers Koren are on a mission to hear the world’s song, one Big Voice at a time.
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Fri 10:00am – 12:00 pm
Summer Groovers will experience Esalen in a format similar to our Self Guided Explorations workshops. Each Summer Groove week or weekend will open and close with a circle, and be filled with festive, nostalgic activities that harken back to those days of yore.
More activities can be found on our open class schedule.
See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.
Click Register Now to view availability of accommodations and all-inclusive, program-specific tuition. Please note that not all accommodation levels are available for every workshop and additional faculty fees may apply.
We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.
Please note: On Wednesday September 20, online registration may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes while system maintenance is performed. If the 'Register Now' page does not load, please wait about 15 minutes and try again.
Click Register Now to view availability of accommodations and all-inclusive tuition that includes lodging, three meals per day, access to the baths, and all activities on the Summer Groove schedule.
We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.
For this workshop, you will register and pay for accommodations and tuition in two separate steps.
Second, click Book Accommodations from this page and enter the password to complete your reservation to stay at Esalen.
Prices for accommodations include your lodging, meals, open classes, and use of the baths and other facilities. View partner program accommodations pricing.
As of June 30, 2023 we no longer require a negative COVID test at the time of check in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
All guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
In addition to proof of vaccination, all guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.
Effective January 7, 2022 in response to the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant, all guests and faculty will provide proof of negative PCR, NAAT, or antigen test results at time of check-in. The test must be taken within 72 hours nd results must come from a laboratory or healthcare provider.Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Effective December 15 in accordance with new guidance from Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Health, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are required to wear masks in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status, for the next four weeks (December 15, 2021 through January 15, 2022). Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Effective November 19, 2021, in accordance with new guidance from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are no longer required to wear masks indoors on campus. Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Starting November 5, 2021, due to substantial levels of COVID-19 transmission in Monterey County, a mask mandate established by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors will go into effect. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
All guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival starting September 3, 2021. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Masks are no longer mandated indoors or outdoors, except during massage sessions. Guests are not required to provide testing or vaccination verification before arriving on campus. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.
Standard Single Occupancy : $3300.00
Standard Room : $4300.00
Standard Room Two Beds : $4300.00
Premium Room : $4675.00
Premium Plus Room : $6300.00
Point House Suite : $8300.00
Point House Plus Suite : $9300.00
Join us for a transformational experience using the healing power of music, and create a new vision for your life.
Working at the intersection of music, mindfulness, and transformation, this experiential workshop will help you claim your authentic power so you can break through the blocks that stop you from unleashing your full potential.
Throughout human history, people have used music to transform incredible suffering and pain into beauty. That’s exactly what we’re doing in this workshop: bringing light to your shadows and healing your wounded places so you can step back into your life with power and presence.
We'll also teach you how to take your transformation work off your meditation cushion and share it with your family, community, and the world.
There’s a difference between change and transformation. Things “change” all the time, but none of those changes ever last if we haven’t TRANSFORMED.
Prepare to do some light singing (with masks) as we have brave conversations, step beyond your limiting beliefs, set better boundaries, use your authentic voice, overcome self-sabotage, discover your Unique Energy Signature, and create a new vision for your life that goes beyond your wildest dreams. All voices are welcome!
Recommended reading: Stay Woke by Justin Michael Williams.
10% of tuition goes to the Dream Bigger Foundation, which provides scholarship funds to underserved communities, and hosts the Liberation Experience, a program that works to unite people across social, political, and religious divides, and other transformational opportunities.
Come prepared for adventure! Due to social-distancing requirements and in accordance with California state guidance, Esalen will be hosting all programming in modified indoor-outdoor spaces, and outdoors. Please come prepared with warm, layered clothing, as well as wet weather gear in case Mother Nature blesses us with rain during your stay. Workshops will be held in a covered space with heaters, and may move back and forth from outdoor spaces into covered spaces.
Note regarding Live Streaming and Recording: Portions of this workshop will be filmed for the purpose of live streaming, and will also be used in later productions of Justin's work with Esalen. All care will be taken to avoid filming any student who does not wish to be included in the filming, and Justin has pre-determined in the schedule which segments must be kept private to the class on site, and which can be shared with a greater audience. If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to reach out to us at teach@esalen.org so that we may address your concerns. Thank you.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Justin Michael Williams is a transformational voice bringing people together across divides with a multigenerational message of hope, empowerment, and unity. He is an award-winning speaker and teacher, a Grammy-nominated recording artist, and the author of the groundbreaking book Stay Woke.
Thorald and Isaac Koren are leaders in expanding creative expression. With over twenty years as teachers, performers, and transformational leaders, Brothers Koren are on a mission to hear the world’s song, one Big Voice at a time.
2021-03-28 - 2021-04-02
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Join us for a transformational experience using the healing power of music, and create a new vision for your life.
Working at the intersection of music, mindfulness, and transformation, this experiential workshop will help you claim your authentic power so you can break through the blocks that stop you from unleashing your full potential.
Throughout human history, people have used music to transform incredible suffering and pain into beauty. That’s exactly what we’re doing in this workshop: bringing light to your shadows and healing your wounded places so you can step back into your life with power and presence.
We'll also teach you how to take your transformation work off your meditation cushion and share it with your family, community, and the world.
There’s a difference between change and transformation. Things “change” all the time, but none of those changes ever last if we haven’t TRANSFORMED.
Prepare to do some light singing (with masks) as we have brave conversations, step beyond your limiting beliefs, set better boundaries, use your authentic voice, overcome self-sabotage, discover your Unique Energy Signature, and create a new vision for your life that goes beyond your wildest dreams. All voices are welcome!
Recommended reading: Stay Woke by Justin Michael Williams.
10% of tuition goes to the Dream Bigger Foundation, which provides scholarship funds to underserved communities, and hosts the Liberation Experience, a program that works to unite people across social, political, and religious divides, and other transformational opportunities.
Come prepared for adventure! Due to social-distancing requirements and in accordance with California state guidance, Esalen will be hosting all programming in modified indoor-outdoor spaces, and outdoors. Please come prepared with warm, layered clothing, as well as wet weather gear in case Mother Nature blesses us with rain during your stay. Workshops will be held in a covered space with heaters, and may move back and forth from outdoor spaces into covered spaces.
Note regarding Live Streaming and Recording: Portions of this workshop will be filmed for the purpose of live streaming, and will also be used in later productions of Justin's work with Esalen. All care will be taken to avoid filming any student who does not wish to be included in the filming, and Justin has pre-determined in the schedule which segments must be kept private to the class on site, and which can be shared with a greater audience. If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to reach out to us at teach@esalen.org so that we may address your concerns. Thank you.
Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.
Justin Michael Williams is a transformational voice bringing people together across divides with a multigenerational message of hope, empowerment, and unity. He is an award-winning speaker and teacher, a Grammy-nominated recording artist, and the author of the groundbreaking book Stay Woke.
Thorald and Isaac Koren are leaders in expanding creative expression. With over twenty years as teachers, performers, and transformational leaders, Brothers Koren are on a mission to hear the world’s song, one Big Voice at a time.
Esalen Institute
55000 Highway 1
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info@esalen.org