Find Your Potential Illustrated Series

Welcome to Esalen Illustrated, our cheeky, vibrant, and heartfelt Find Your Potential series — a living archive and illustrated dreamscape of the bold, bare, and beautiful souls who’ve helped shape this wild, wondrous place. From bell bottoms to hot tubs, kaftans to Patagonia fleeces, we are drawing our way through the decades, capturing the spirit of Esalen one unforgettable character at a time.

Known names and quiet legends alike share the spotlight here — visionaries who journeyed down the hill to explore, experiment, and evolve, leaving their imprint on a place where potential runs wild and clothes (at the baths, pool and creek) optional. Whether you spot a famous thinker, a forgotten friend, or yourself, this is a tribute to transformation, connection, and the timeless magic of human possibility. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the humanity — you’re part of this story, too.