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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Opening to Inner and Outer Change: A Life Balance Workshop

October 6–8, 2023

Celeste Young and Kristi Henricksen Perry

How well we navigate our inner and outer changes has a direct impact on the well-being, purpose, and satisfaction we experience day-to-day. If you’re considering a big change, are in the midst of one now, or are feeling the effects of past changes, this workshop offers you the tools to open the next phase of your life with clarity, empowerment, and greater personal understanding.

This highly interactive and supportive program is designed to help you move through transitions and times of great change with more balance and intention. During this workshop, you will complete a series of self-assessments from the Life Balance Institute in order to gain clarity about your specific situation and support you in taking next steps. In addition to the self-assessments, your experience will include interactive exercises, time for your personal questions and observations, and meditations that teach practical skills to use in your daily life.

You will have the opportunity to:

  • Discover a “Path to Well-Being” that goes beyond getting what you want or getting rid of what you don’t want.
  • Identify your values and intentions to create a basis for making wise decisions.
  • Recognize the mental habits that undermine you and learn practices to disengage from them.
  • Explore which areas of your life need attention.
  • Gain insights about your strengths and challenges in dealing with change and strategize your next steps.

Expect a weekend full of dynamic inquiry and the opportunity to learn essential skills for meeting all your life changes with authenticity, confidence, and clarity.

Celeste Young

Celeste Young is a Buddhist Dharma teacher and Certified Life Balance Strategist. Celeste has worked with thousands of meditation and Dharma students since 2011. She sees Life Balance Strategy as a pragmatic way of supporting people in living from their deepest values.

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Kristi Henricksen Perry

Kristi Henricksen Perry completed Phillip Moffitt’s Life Balance Strategist Training in 2022. In her work as a Certified Strategist, she draws on professional wisdom from decades of business management as well as deep personal experience from being the mother of two young adults and 25+ years of marriage.

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