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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Total Immersion for Total Transformation

January 9–14, 2022

with Raphael Cushnir

Get ready for five intense days of ecstatic rebirth. This small-group workshop is for you if you are ready and 100 percent willing to:

  • Determine the aspects of your life that are calling for healing and change
  • Begin that healing and change on the very first day of the workshop
  • Commit to an action plan for its completion
  • Take a giant leap forward in consciousness
  • Help create and support a small, like-minded community committed to the same leap

Raphael Cushnir creates a safe and gentle environment to help call forth your very best, using tools like:

  • Emotional-release work that combines vipassana, metta, and tantric approaches
  • Journaling and vision-boarding
  • Dyadic and triadic communication process
  • Movement and chanting

The highlight of this retreat is designing a unique transformational experience that’s all your own. You’ll leave with a practical road map for real-life integration, plus benefits you can experience immediately — and for the rest of your life.

Special note: On Tuesday night our group will host a Freestyle Dance Jam, with Raphael as DJ, as a gift for ourselves and everyone at Esalen that night. Remember to pack some loose-fitting attire and get ready to rock and roll and shake and swing and let it all go!

Raphael Cushnir

Raphael Cushnir is a leading voice in the world of emotional connection and present moment awareness. He has authored six books, lectures worldwide, and he coaches individuals, couples, and organizations.

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