In just a few weeks the new Esalen catalog will become available. This new season of workshops, held July through December, have been curated to provide a breadth of experiences to inspire your creativity, help you articulate your vision, deepen your relationships, connect you to nature, body, and soul, and much more.
Can’t wait until you get your issue? You can view and register for these workshops online now. And enjoy a preview of one of our faculty spotlights featuring the co-leaders of Leading with Relational Mindfulness: Regenerating Ourselves and the World, Nina Simons and Deborah Eden Tull.
How did you come to be teaching together?
We first met as presenters at a women’s conference, and immediately we recognized a shared mission and vision.
We both believe that effective action is best informed by inner guidance and the mentorship of nature. We are committed to healing our relations with our selves, one another, and the earth, and we see these as inter-related processes. The combination of what we bring is joyfully complementary, renewing, and synergistic.
What is unique about teaching at Esalen?
Esalen offers a clear and nurturing container for reflection, restoration, and transformative inner work. The entire history of Esalen, from the native Esselen people who inhabited the land to the intention of the Institute’s founders, has supported Esalen to be a center for healing and social change.
With our accelerated speed of life, the grief of losses accumulating, the increased stresses and fears many of us are experiencing now, it’s imperative to take the time to slow down, to quiet the chatter of the “outer” world, and to strengthen and feed our inner selves. By doing so, we can recalibrate our compasses, center our selves in nature, learn practices that help restore us, so as to be able to bring our best selves back into our daily lives.
Your workshop explores a new paradigm for leadership. What is relational mindfulness, and why is it important?
Leadership must be sourced from love, or it becomes a burn-out. As leaders, we need to be able to renew and regenerate ourselves, to bring our joy, presence, and creativity to whatever we do. Relational Mindfulness is the practice of learning to use every relationship and interaction as an opportunity to dissolve the mind of separation and affirm authenticity, transparency, truth, and interconnection.
How would you describe Esalen in one word?
Regenerative.
Learn more about Leading with Relational Mindfulness: Regenerating Ourselves and the World or explore other workshops.
“Remembering to be as self compassionate as I can and praying to the divine that we're all a part of.”
–Aaron
“Prayer, reading, meditation, walking.”
–Karen
“Erratically — which is an ongoing stream of practice to find peace.”
–Charles
“Try on a daily basis to be kind to myself and to realize that making mistakes is a part of the human condition. Learning from our mistakes is a journey. But it starts with compassion and caring. First for oneself.”
–Steve
“Physically: aerobic exercise, volleyball, ice hockey, cycling, sailing. Emotionally: unfortunately I have to work to ‘not care’ about people or situations which may end painfully. Along the lines of ‘attachment is the source of suffering’, so best to avoid it or limit its scope. Sad though because it could also be the source of great joy. Is it worth the risk?“
–Rainer
“It's time for my heart to be nurtured on one level yet contained on another. To go easy on me and to allow my feelings to be validated, not judged harshly. On the other hand, to let the heart rule with equanimity and not lead the mind and body around like a master.”
–Suzanne
“I spend time thinking of everything I am grateful for, and I try to develop my ability to express compassion for myself and others without reservation. I take time to do the things I need to do to keep myself healthy and happy. This includes taking experiential workshops, fostering relationships, and participating within groups which have a similar interest to become a more compassionate and fulfilled being.“
–Peter
“Self-forgiveness for my own judgments. And oh yeah, coming to Esalen.”
–David B.
“Hmm, this is a tough one! I guess I take care of my heart through fostering relationships with people I feel connected to. Spending quality time with them (whether we're on the phone, through messages/letters, on Zoom, or in-person). Being there for them, listening to them, sharing what's going on with me, my struggles and my successes... like we do in the Esalen weekly Friends of Esalen Zoom sessions!”
–Lori
“I remind myself in many ways of the fact that " Love is all there is!" LOVE is the prize and this one precious life is the stage we get to learn our lessons. I get out into nature, hike, camp, river kayak, fly fish, garden, I create, I dance (not enough!), and I remain grateful for each day, each breath, each moment. Being in the moment, awake, and remembering the gift of life and my feeling of gratitude for all of creation.”
–Steven
“My physical heart by limiting stress and eating a heart-healthy diet. My emotional heart by staying in love with the world and by knowing that all disappointment and loss will pass.“
–David Z.
Today, September 29, is World Heart Day. Strike up a conversation with your own heart and as you feel comfortable, encourage others to do the same. As part of our own transformations and self-care, we sometimes ask for others to illuminate and enliven our hearts or speak our love language.
What if we could do this for ourselves too, even if just for today… or to start a heart practice, forever?
In just a few weeks the new Esalen catalog will become available. This new season of workshops, held July through December, have been curated to provide a breadth of experiences to inspire your creativity, help you articulate your vision, deepen your relationships, connect you to nature, body, and soul, and much more.
Can’t wait until you get your issue? You can view and register for these workshops online now. And enjoy a preview of one of our faculty spotlights featuring the co-leaders of Leading with Relational Mindfulness: Regenerating Ourselves and the World, Nina Simons and Deborah Eden Tull.
How did you come to be teaching together?
We first met as presenters at a women’s conference, and immediately we recognized a shared mission and vision.
We both believe that effective action is best informed by inner guidance and the mentorship of nature. We are committed to healing our relations with our selves, one another, and the earth, and we see these as inter-related processes. The combination of what we bring is joyfully complementary, renewing, and synergistic.
What is unique about teaching at Esalen?
Esalen offers a clear and nurturing container for reflection, restoration, and transformative inner work. The entire history of Esalen, from the native Esselen people who inhabited the land to the intention of the Institute’s founders, has supported Esalen to be a center for healing and social change.
With our accelerated speed of life, the grief of losses accumulating, the increased stresses and fears many of us are experiencing now, it’s imperative to take the time to slow down, to quiet the chatter of the “outer” world, and to strengthen and feed our inner selves. By doing so, we can recalibrate our compasses, center our selves in nature, learn practices that help restore us, so as to be able to bring our best selves back into our daily lives.
Your workshop explores a new paradigm for leadership. What is relational mindfulness, and why is it important?
Leadership must be sourced from love, or it becomes a burn-out. As leaders, we need to be able to renew and regenerate ourselves, to bring our joy, presence, and creativity to whatever we do. Relational Mindfulness is the practice of learning to use every relationship and interaction as an opportunity to dissolve the mind of separation and affirm authenticity, transparency, truth, and interconnection.
How would you describe Esalen in one word?
Regenerative.
Learn more about Leading with Relational Mindfulness: Regenerating Ourselves and the World or explore other workshops.
“Remembering to be as self compassionate as I can and praying to the divine that we're all a part of.”
–Aaron
“Prayer, reading, meditation, walking.”
–Karen
“Erratically — which is an ongoing stream of practice to find peace.”
–Charles
“Try on a daily basis to be kind to myself and to realize that making mistakes is a part of the human condition. Learning from our mistakes is a journey. But it starts with compassion and caring. First for oneself.”
–Steve
“Physically: aerobic exercise, volleyball, ice hockey, cycling, sailing. Emotionally: unfortunately I have to work to ‘not care’ about people or situations which may end painfully. Along the lines of ‘attachment is the source of suffering’, so best to avoid it or limit its scope. Sad though because it could also be the source of great joy. Is it worth the risk?“
–Rainer
“It's time for my heart to be nurtured on one level yet contained on another. To go easy on me and to allow my feelings to be validated, not judged harshly. On the other hand, to let the heart rule with equanimity and not lead the mind and body around like a master.”
–Suzanne
“I spend time thinking of everything I am grateful for, and I try to develop my ability to express compassion for myself and others without reservation. I take time to do the things I need to do to keep myself healthy and happy. This includes taking experiential workshops, fostering relationships, and participating within groups which have a similar interest to become a more compassionate and fulfilled being.“
–Peter
“Self-forgiveness for my own judgments. And oh yeah, coming to Esalen.”
–David B.
“Hmm, this is a tough one! I guess I take care of my heart through fostering relationships with people I feel connected to. Spending quality time with them (whether we're on the phone, through messages/letters, on Zoom, or in-person). Being there for them, listening to them, sharing what's going on with me, my struggles and my successes... like we do in the Esalen weekly Friends of Esalen Zoom sessions!”
–Lori
“I remind myself in many ways of the fact that " Love is all there is!" LOVE is the prize and this one precious life is the stage we get to learn our lessons. I get out into nature, hike, camp, river kayak, fly fish, garden, I create, I dance (not enough!), and I remain grateful for each day, each breath, each moment. Being in the moment, awake, and remembering the gift of life and my feeling of gratitude for all of creation.”
–Steven
“My physical heart by limiting stress and eating a heart-healthy diet. My emotional heart by staying in love with the world and by knowing that all disappointment and loss will pass.“
–David Z.
Today, September 29, is World Heart Day. Strike up a conversation with your own heart and as you feel comfortable, encourage others to do the same. As part of our own transformations and self-care, we sometimes ask for others to illuminate and enliven our hearts or speak our love language.
What if we could do this for ourselves too, even if just for today… or to start a heart practice, forever?
In just a few weeks the new Esalen catalog will become available. This new season of workshops, held July through December, have been curated to provide a breadth of experiences to inspire your creativity, help you articulate your vision, deepen your relationships, connect you to nature, body, and soul, and much more.
Can’t wait until you get your issue? You can view and register for these workshops online now. And enjoy a preview of one of our faculty spotlights featuring the co-leaders of Leading with Relational Mindfulness: Regenerating Ourselves and the World, Nina Simons and Deborah Eden Tull.
How did you come to be teaching together?
We first met as presenters at a women’s conference, and immediately we recognized a shared mission and vision.
We both believe that effective action is best informed by inner guidance and the mentorship of nature. We are committed to healing our relations with our selves, one another, and the earth, and we see these as inter-related processes. The combination of what we bring is joyfully complementary, renewing, and synergistic.
What is unique about teaching at Esalen?
Esalen offers a clear and nurturing container for reflection, restoration, and transformative inner work. The entire history of Esalen, from the native Esselen people who inhabited the land to the intention of the Institute’s founders, has supported Esalen to be a center for healing and social change.
With our accelerated speed of life, the grief of losses accumulating, the increased stresses and fears many of us are experiencing now, it’s imperative to take the time to slow down, to quiet the chatter of the “outer” world, and to strengthen and feed our inner selves. By doing so, we can recalibrate our compasses, center our selves in nature, learn practices that help restore us, so as to be able to bring our best selves back into our daily lives.
Your workshop explores a new paradigm for leadership. What is relational mindfulness, and why is it important?
Leadership must be sourced from love, or it becomes a burn-out. As leaders, we need to be able to renew and regenerate ourselves, to bring our joy, presence, and creativity to whatever we do. Relational Mindfulness is the practice of learning to use every relationship and interaction as an opportunity to dissolve the mind of separation and affirm authenticity, transparency, truth, and interconnection.
How would you describe Esalen in one word?
Regenerative.
Learn more about Leading with Relational Mindfulness: Regenerating Ourselves and the World or explore other workshops.
“Remembering to be as self compassionate as I can and praying to the divine that we're all a part of.”
–Aaron
“Prayer, reading, meditation, walking.”
–Karen
“Erratically — which is an ongoing stream of practice to find peace.”
–Charles
“Try on a daily basis to be kind to myself and to realize that making mistakes is a part of the human condition. Learning from our mistakes is a journey. But it starts with compassion and caring. First for oneself.”
–Steve
“Physically: aerobic exercise, volleyball, ice hockey, cycling, sailing. Emotionally: unfortunately I have to work to ‘not care’ about people or situations which may end painfully. Along the lines of ‘attachment is the source of suffering’, so best to avoid it or limit its scope. Sad though because it could also be the source of great joy. Is it worth the risk?“
–Rainer
“It's time for my heart to be nurtured on one level yet contained on another. To go easy on me and to allow my feelings to be validated, not judged harshly. On the other hand, to let the heart rule with equanimity and not lead the mind and body around like a master.”
–Suzanne
“I spend time thinking of everything I am grateful for, and I try to develop my ability to express compassion for myself and others without reservation. I take time to do the things I need to do to keep myself healthy and happy. This includes taking experiential workshops, fostering relationships, and participating within groups which have a similar interest to become a more compassionate and fulfilled being.“
–Peter
“Self-forgiveness for my own judgments. And oh yeah, coming to Esalen.”
–David B.
“Hmm, this is a tough one! I guess I take care of my heart through fostering relationships with people I feel connected to. Spending quality time with them (whether we're on the phone, through messages/letters, on Zoom, or in-person). Being there for them, listening to them, sharing what's going on with me, my struggles and my successes... like we do in the Esalen weekly Friends of Esalen Zoom sessions!”
–Lori
“I remind myself in many ways of the fact that " Love is all there is!" LOVE is the prize and this one precious life is the stage we get to learn our lessons. I get out into nature, hike, camp, river kayak, fly fish, garden, I create, I dance (not enough!), and I remain grateful for each day, each breath, each moment. Being in the moment, awake, and remembering the gift of life and my feeling of gratitude for all of creation.”
–Steven
“My physical heart by limiting stress and eating a heart-healthy diet. My emotional heart by staying in love with the world and by knowing that all disappointment and loss will pass.“
–David Z.
Today, September 29, is World Heart Day. Strike up a conversation with your own heart and as you feel comfortable, encourage others to do the same. As part of our own transformations and self-care, we sometimes ask for others to illuminate and enliven our hearts or speak our love language.
What if we could do this for ourselves too, even if just for today… or to start a heart practice, forever?
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