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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Renew: A Ritual of Awakening for the New Year

December 8–11, 2023

Justin Michael Williams

End the year strong in this transformational and deeply interactive workshop with award-winning instructor Justin Michael Williams. In this once-yearly event, you will:

  • Reflect on the year past and lessons learned, and define the goals you want to set for the year ahead.
  • Define an action plan for 2024 using a scientifically proven method.
  • Learn the real science behind habit building and goal setting, and how to apply them to your everyday life to reach your goals faster.
  • Create a custom “power action” for the year ahead to help you overcome limitations in the new year.
  • Come together and build accountability with a community ready to create change in their lives and the world.

Together, we’ll create your personal action plan for 2024 and define your next steps with a simple, proven method that you and your team can take into the new year. This is your moment to reset, renew, overcome fear and self-doubt, and say “yes” to the year that lies ahead. Become more authentically inspired and motivated through practical tools to break the hidden patterns holding you back from the power that’s inside of you. Awaken your true power for the year ahead.

This program has been designed from the ground up to welcome all people of all genders, races, identities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Recommended reading: Stay Woke, by Justin Michael Williams

Justin Michael Williams

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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