I think there is a lot of value in removing yourself from the toxins and pollutants of being in a city. Being able to immerse yourself in nature is really a blessing. Not a lot of people have that opportunity.

Esalen is an environment where it’s low stakes to have hard conversations, where it’s practice for the real world and where everybody has the same shared positive intent…a safe, comfortable environment to have those conversations where you can have a bigger impact on the world.

If they are open and vulnerable, it’s the opportunity to understand their own potential.