Meet four women integral to Esalen’s six-decade-strong legacy as they share some memories and aspirations for Esalen in the coming years.

Photos: Calvin Gaskin, Scott Jones, Q Stern, Paul Herbert, Esalen archival collection, Pam Walatka, Joyce Rogers, Kathy Carr, Sam Stern, Shira Levine, Eddy Vicken, Track II collection, Dulce Murphy collection, Nancy Lunney-Wheeler collection, Mary Ellen Klee collection, Anisa Medhi collection, Tristan Kolkhorst. All AI images produced by Sam Stern using Midjourney and Ideogram.