Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
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Due to road closures along Highway 1 to our north and south, Esalen is closed through April 11.
Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
Phoenix
Rising
Awaken Your Power
Through the
Alchemy of Yoga
Sianna Sherman
June 10–12, 2022

$695 

$199 until June 10

Register Now
Phoenix
Rising
Awaken Your Power
Through the
Alchemy of Yoga
Sianna Sherman
June 10–12, 2022

$695 

$199 through June 10

Register Now

Rebirth, truth, healing, devotion, and a passionate purpose. The mythical phoenix — a legendary symbol of alchemy —represents the psychospiritual opportunity to rise into one’s greater power, strength and wisdom. The extraordinary process of alchemy is transformational — turning wounds into wisdom and pain into love.

This alchemic yoga workshop awakens our power and ignites our heart fire vision through the teaching of six body-centered practices: asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), mantra (healing sound vibration), mudra (energy seals created by the hands), meditation (expanded states of awareness), and vichara (self-inquiry).

Phoenix Rising with Sianna Sherman embodies four thematic Alchemy of Yoga journeys. Each session includes asana, pranayama, mantra, mudra, meditation and self-inquiry. Sianna’s nurturing and invigorating style is elevated through her guided storytelling, shadow work and soul reflection.

  • Friday: Invoke Your Radiance - A welcoming, grounding practice of standing poses; engaging the body’s physical alignment and muscles through the lens of functional anatomy; setting the foundation of our practice, calling in our intentions, and dropping into deep rest for full-body restoration.
  • Saturday morning: Awaken your Power - A more up-tempo practice of core work, basic arm balances, dynamic breathwork, and creative patterns of movement that awaken our power and renew our embodied vision.
  • Saturday afternoon: Heal with Compassion – An introspective practice that explores yoga and emotional intimacy with hip openers, seated forward folds, twists, and gentle restoratives.
  • Sunday early: Fire Hour – heart fire vision and dynamic pranayama. Please allow two hours after eating before start of class.
  • Sunday morning: Rise from the Ashes A soulful practice of vinyasa flow, backbends, heart fire vision, and a triumphant metaphoric celebration of rising from the ashes as the phoenix of our own soul.

2022 is our year for individual and collective rebirth. The last two years have taught us so much. We are evolving in new ways. We are ready to create something new and to be part of a force that honors both transformation and liberation. The ancient, mythical phoenix holds the empowerment of rebirth and the soul’s alchemical journey. When we transform from within, we share our magic with the world to inspire change and practice freedom for the mind, body and spirit.

Student Prerequisite: This workshop is best suited to those who love the practices of yoga, and who have an existing yoga practice.

Program Tuition: 
$695  
$199 until June 10
Register Now

Not ready to register just yet? Get a taste of what you'll experience in this webinar with Sianna. Watch now.

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Things are shaking up, old paradigms are dismantling, and a new collective force is emerging that sincerely cares for the world. We are all being initiated and we are all being called. Yoga provides us with the inner fortitude, connection, commitment and dedication to Rise Together and make a difference.

— Sianna Sherman

Meet Sianna Sherman

Sianna (she/her) is a celebrated international yoga teacher for three decades. She is the visionary of the Rasa Yoga Collective, Mythic Yoga Flow®, and RITUAL. As a gifted storyteller, she awakens the imagination through the language of the soul.

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A Reimagined, Interactive Esalen Experience

As harbingers of human potential, we see technology as a bridge that connects the natural world of Big Sur’s Esalen to the sanctuary of your home.

In creative collaboration with a world-class production company, and replete with a live three camera team, sweeping drone footage, and facilitated and engaging breakout rooms, Esalen has conceived a new style of high-concept, interactive digital workshops.

Dive deep with the transformational experience you know and love from Esalen. While session recordings will be available for five days, we want you to experience the transmission in real time. Treat this like a home retreat weekend.

June 10–12:
Sianna Sherman

Phoenix Rising with Sianna Sherman embodies four thematic Alchemy of Yoga journeys that awaken our power and ignite our heart fire vision through body-centered practices. The extraordinary process of alchemy is transformational — turning wounds into wisdom and pain into love.

Learn More

Join us for a free webinar with Sianna on May 10.

World-Class Transformation Without the Travel

Together, uniting students around the world — near and far — we embark on a participatory digital journey from home, in real time — going deep to immerse in an authentic Esalen adventure.

Receive the Healing from Home

By syncing the heart-centering moments, the grounding inhale/exhales, we orchestrate experiential togetherness. With interactions and instruction flowing between students and teachers, we are creating a symphony of interconnected healing and exploring unprecedented community.

Experience Esalen

Esalen researched, studied, and is now testing how we connect to this magical place through the innovation of an interactive, dynamic, sensorial workshop experience. We are excited to transport our idyllic and cherished land, that glittery, awe-inspiring oceanscape to you in your own treasured personal space.

Break into Community Groups

The pandemic years taught us a lot about connectivity. We felt how dire it is to seek adventure in the mundane, to meaningfully elevate each day while feeling safe and whole. We proved we could set an intention, drop into transformational offerings, and live with vibrant purpose — even, in our most isolated moments.

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At Home

$695

In Person

* price varies

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