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.

Esalen opens May 3, 2024

Visitors are now able to access Esalen as well as other businesses and trails in northern Big Sur via twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 operated by Caltrans.

Convoys run only at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day. These are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.

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Dorothy Charles

www.dorothycharles.com

Dorothy Charles has been a student and teacher at Esalen since 1982. A student of Esalen co-founder Richard Price, she combines Esalen body-centered Gestalt with relational Gestalt theory, and leads workshops in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.

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Back in the Day with Dorothy Charles
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Back in the Day with Dorothy Charles
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Back in the Day with Dorothy Charles
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INSIGHTS: Relational Gestalt: I and Thou In the Here and Now with Dorothy Charles
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INSIGHTS: Relational Gestalt: I and Thou In the Here and Now with Dorothy Charles
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INSIGHTS: Relational Gestalt: I and Thou In the Here and Now with Dorothy Charles

Past Workshops

February 9–16, 2025
Relational Gestalt Practice: Open Seat Intensive
November 4–8, 2024
Relational Gestalt Practice: Presence, Contact and Communication
September 2–6, 2024
Wild Presence: Relational Gestalt Practice in Nature
All Past Workshops
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June 17–21, 2024
Relational Gestalt Practice: Presence, Contact and Communication
May 20–24, 2024
Relational Gestalt Practice: The Transformative Power of Emotion
January 15–19, 2024
Relational Gestalt Practice: The Transformative Power of Emotion
November 5–12, 2023
Relational Gestalt Practice: Open Seat Intensive
July 17–21, 2023
Wild Presence: Relational Gestalt Practice in Nature
May 1–5, 2023
Relational Gestalt Practice: The Transformative Power of Emotion
March 27–31, 2023
Relational Gestalt and Body Centered Awareness
November 4–11, 2022
Relational Gestalt Practice: Open Seat Intensive
September 26–30, 2022
Relational Gestalt Practice: The Transformative Power of Emotion
April 25–29, 2022
Relational Gestalt Practice: The Transformative Power of Emotion
November 26 – December 3, 2021
Relational Gestalt Practice: Open Seat Intensive
July 26–30, 2021
Relational Gestalt Practice: The Transformative Power of Emotion
March 13–14, 2021
The Way Forward: How To Stay Inspired, Reintegrate, and Find Hope in the Shadow of the Pandemic | An Esalen Digital Summit

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