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.
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Flourishing Through Chaos: How To Be a Conscious Creative in an Unpredictable World

September 8–10, 2023

Shamini Jain

How can we adopt and combine the best empirical science and time-honored indigenous wisdom to foster personal growth for ourselves and others? You’re invited to discover some of the many varied and powerful ways to expand, grow, and flourish from both scientific and embodied perspectives. In this deep and experiential workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to gain the energy and resources necessary to consciously create new possibilities for your life and offerings for the world.

During this weekend workshop, you’ll have the chance to:

  • Learn about the key facets of flourishing,  including the latest scientific research in psychology, psychoneuroimmunology, and ecology, and ways to obtain them.
  • Understand the larger picture of flourishing and key meditative practices that provide harmonious balance, including East Indian spiritual traditions such as Tantra and Vedanta.
  • Explore the role of vital energy in flourishing by engaging in sound-making practices, including vocal empowerment and mantra, for subtle energy awareness and energy cultivation.
  • Identify and overcome your subconscious blocks in a guided and safe community environment.
  • Create your personal pathway to enliven the creative energies that foster flourishing even during chaos.

This workshop is open to everyone, regardless of their prior meditation, vocal practice, mental health, or energy healing experience. Just arrive curious, open to transformation, and ready to meet the powerful creator within you!

Shamini Jain

Shamini Jain, PhD, is a psychologist, scientist and social profit leader.  Her two-time award-winning book from Sounds True, “Healing Ourselves”, is available at bookstores worldwide.  Shamini is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI), which forwards the science and practice of healing.  She integrates knowledge and wisdom from scientific research, East Indian spiritual practices, and vocal empowerment to teach others how they can best heal themselves and live joyful, meaningful lives.

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