Inner Work for the Outer World

April 7–10, 2023

Shelly Tygielski, Yolanda Ruiz and Angel Acosta

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As the world becomes an ever more challenging place, many of us are asking (in our better moments) how we can be of service. This workshop rests on the notion that the best version of the world must begin with the best version of each of us. Learn the tools you need to bridge the gap between the inner and outer world in a tangible way and show up for this life as fully as you can.

Every great movement for social change has been animated by people who understood and applied the power of the human heart. In daunting times, it is sometimes easier to default to fear, but a reboot that starts within can affect positive social change.

With Yolanda, Angel, and Shelly guiding your steps, you’ll have the opportunity to

Connect to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to show up.
Understand the tools you need to build strong and sustainable work in the outer world.

Communicate more effectively to deepen your impact.

In this compassionate, interactive, and down-to-earth workshop led by teacher, poet, and activist Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, leader in social justice and mindfulness Dr. Angel Acosta, and author and activist Shelly Tygielski, you will be guided to explore:

Interactive guided meditation, creative journaling, and narrative healing techniques to tap into your subconscious mind, accessing your internal tools of expressive and authentic communication.
Yolanda’s “Archaeology of Self”™ methodology to dig deep and “peel back layers” of your life and life experiences.
Angel’s restorative & healing circle facilitation, which centers on intergenerational approaches.
Mindfulness tools to create self-awareness and a tangible connection to the outer world, inspiring you to move to action.
Tapping into your emotions and reactivity as they relate to what is happening in the world-at-large, learning how to both sit with events and respond to them with efficacy.

Humanity must start embracing a new story, one that enables us to bring more kindness to ourselves and into the world. Understanding how to heal our personal and generational wounds combined can lead us to directly address the problems of our world. Join us at Esalen for this life-changing program.

Recommended reading: Sit Down to Rise Up by Shelly Tygielski (New World Library); The Peace Chronicles by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz; Love from the Vortex by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz

Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.

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Shelly Tygielski

Shelly Tygielski is a humanitarian, trauma-informed mindfulness teacher, author, and activist. She is the founder of Pandemic of Love, a global organization that was recognized by CNN Heroes, and the author of the award-winning book, Sit Down to Rise Up.

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Yolanda Ruiz

Yolanda Sealey Ruiz is a poet, professor at Columbia University, and scholar-activist. She works with school districts, colleges, universities, and organizations across the country helping individuals build their racial literacy.

Angel Acosta

Dr. Angel Acosta has worked to bridge the fields of leadership, social justice, and mindfulness. He holds a doctorate degree in curriculum and teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University. He is currently the director of the Garrison Institute’s Fellowship program and a principal at the Acosta Institute.

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Workshop Schedule

Friday
‍8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday
‍9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
‍Sunday
‍9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
‍Monday
‍10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Summer Groovers will experience Esalen in a format similar to our Self Guided Explorations workshops. Each Summer Groove week or weekend will open and close with a circle, and be filled with festive, nostalgic activities that harken back to those days of yore.

More activities can be found on our open class schedule.

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

Accommodations & Tuition

Click Register Now to view availability of accommodations and all-inclusive, program-specific tuition. Please note that not all accommodation levels are available for every workshop and additional faculty fees may apply.

We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

Accommodations & Tuition

Click Register Now to view availability of accommodations and all-inclusive tuition that includes lodging, three meals per day, access to the baths, and all activities on the Summer Groove schedule.

We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

Accommodations & Tuition

For this workshop, you will register and pay for accommodations and tuition in two separate steps.

First, sign up and pay tuition directly to

Second, click Book Accommodations from this page and enter the password to complete your reservation to stay at Esalen.

Prices for accommodations include your lodging, meals, open classes, and use of the baths and other facilities. View partner program accommodations pricing.

COVID Update

As of June 30, 2023 we no longer require a negative COVID test at the time of check in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

In addition to proof of vaccination, all guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

Effective January 7, 2022 in response to the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant, all guests and faculty will provide proof of negative PCR, NAAT, or antigen test results at time of check-in. The test must be taken within 72 hours nd results must come from a laboratory or healthcare provider.Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

Effective December 15 in accordance with new guidance from Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Health, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are required to wear masks in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status, for the next four weeks (December 15, 2021 through January 15, 2022). Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

Effective November 19, 2021, in accordance with new guidance from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are no longer required to wear masks indoors on campus. Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

Starting November 5, 2021, due to substantial levels of COVID-19 transmission in Monterey County, a mask mandate established by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors will go into effect. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival starting September 3, 2021. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

Masks are no longer mandated indoors or outdoors, except during massage sessions. Guests are not required to provide testing or vaccination verification before arriving on campus. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

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Shelly Tygielski, Yolanda Ruiz and Angel Acosta

April 7–10, 2023

Need a scholarship? Apply here.

Multiple Ways to Register

Workshop + Stay On-Site Individual Day Pass Workshop + Stay Off-Site

With Yolanda, Angel, and Shelly guiding your steps, you’ll have the opportunity to

Connect to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to show up.
Understand the tools you need to build strong and sustainable work in the outer world.

Communicate more effectively to deepen your impact.

Interactive guided meditation, creative journaling, and narrative healing techniques to tap into your subconscious mind, accessing your internal tools of expressive and authentic communication.
Yolanda’s “Archaeology of Self”™ methodology to dig deep and “peel back layers” of your life and life experiences.
Angel’s restorative & healing circle facilitation, which centers on intergenerational approaches.
Mindfulness tools to create self-awareness and a tangible connection to the outer world, inspiring you to move to action.
Tapping into your emotions and reactivity as they relate to what is happening in the world-at-large, learning how to both sit with events and respond to them with efficacy.

Recommended reading: Sit Down to Rise Up by Shelly Tygielski (New World Library); The Peace Chronicles by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz; Love from the Vortex by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz

Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.

Lead photo:

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Workshop Schedule

Friday
‍8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday
‍9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
‍Sunday
‍9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
‍Monday
‍10:00 am – 12:00 pm

More activities can be found on our open class schedule.

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

Accommodations & Tuition

We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

Accommodations & Tuition

We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

Accommodations & Tuition

For this workshop, you will register and pay for accommodations and tuition in two separate steps.

First, sign up and pay tuition directly to

Second, click Book Accommodations from this page and enter the password to complete your reservation to stay at Esalen.

Prices for accommodations include your lodging, meals, open classes, and use of the baths and other facilities. View partner program accommodations pricing.

COVID Update

As of June 30, 2023 we no longer require a negative COVID test at the time of check in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival starting September 3, 2021. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All-inclusive Pricing

Shelly Tygielski, Yolanda Ruiz and Angel Acosta

April 7–10, 2023

Choose Your Path

Multiple Ways to Register

Workshop + Stay On-Site Individual Day Pass Workshop + Stay Off-Site

With Yolanda, Angel, and Shelly guiding your steps, you’ll have the opportunity to

Connect to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to show up.
Understand the tools you need to build strong and sustainable work in the outer world.

Communicate more effectively to deepen your impact.

Interactive guided meditation, creative journaling, and narrative healing techniques to tap into your subconscious mind, accessing your internal tools of expressive and authentic communication.
Yolanda’s “Archaeology of Self”™ methodology to dig deep and “peel back layers” of your life and life experiences.
Angel’s restorative & healing circle facilitation, which centers on intergenerational approaches.
Mindfulness tools to create self-awareness and a tangible connection to the outer world, inspiring you to move to action.
Tapping into your emotions and reactivity as they relate to what is happening in the world-at-large, learning how to both sit with events and respond to them with efficacy.

Recommended reading: Sit Down to Rise Up by Shelly Tygielski (New World Library); The Peace Chronicles by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz; Love from the Vortex by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz

Choose Your Path

Workshop Schedule

Friday
‍8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday
‍9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
‍Sunday
‍9:30 am – 12:45 pm
3:00 pm – 6:15 pm
‍Monday
‍10:00 am – 12:00 pm

More activities can be found on our open class schedule.

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

Accommodations & Tuition

We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

Accommodations & Tuition

We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

Accommodations & Tuition

For this workshop, you will register and pay for accommodations and tuition in two separate steps.

First, sign up and pay tuition directly to

Second, click Book Accommodations from this page and enter the password to complete your reservation to stay at Esalen.

Prices for accommodations include your lodging, meals, open classes, and use of the baths and other facilities. View partner program accommodations pricing.

COVID Update

As of June 30, 2023 we no longer require a negative COVID test at the time of check in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival starting September 3, 2021. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

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April 7–10, 2023

Shelly Tygielski, Yolanda Ruiz and Angel Acosta

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With Yolanda, Angel, and Shelly guiding your steps, you’ll have the opportunity to

Connect to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to show up.
Understand the tools you need to build strong and sustainable work in the outer world.

Communicate more effectively to deepen your impact.

Interactive guided meditation, creative journaling, and narrative healing techniques to tap into your subconscious mind, accessing your internal tools of expressive and authentic communication.
Yolanda’s “Archaeology of Self”™ methodology to dig deep and “peel back layers” of your life and life experiences.
Angel’s restorative & healing circle facilitation, which centers on intergenerational approaches.
Mindfulness tools to create self-awareness and a tangible connection to the outer world, inspiring you to move to action.
Tapping into your emotions and reactivity as they relate to what is happening in the world-at-large, learning how to both sit with events and respond to them with efficacy.

Recommended reading: Sit Down to Rise Up by Shelly Tygielski (New World Library); The Peace Chronicles by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz; Love from the Vortex by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz

Learn more about the requirements to receive continuing education credit.

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Be part of a cohort of 16 learners engaging in a rigorous course of study, up to 26 hours per week over the span of either two weeks or four weeks, depending on the program. As a cement to your studies, you will be required to dedicate 26 hours of service each week in one of Esalen’s operational departments. Learn more.

The day after you arrive at Esalen, your program begins with an orientation meeting where you'll receive your class schedule and service assignment.

More activities can be found on our open class schedule.

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

Housing for LEEP students is dorm-style and gender-inclusive, with four students sharing a room.

Tuition of $1600 for two-week programs and $2900 for four-week programs includes your accommodations, meals, and workshop. A non-refundable $20 fee is collected when you apply, and will be applied to your deposit if you are accepted. Upon acceptance, a non-refundable deposit of $480 holds your space for two-week programs, and $870 holds your space for four-week programs.

COVID Update

Effective immediately in accordance with new guidance from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are no longer required to wear masks indoors on campus. Please read our updated COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

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Accommodations & Tuition

We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

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Second, click Book Accommodations from this page and enter the password to complete your reservation to stay at Esalen.

Prices for accommodations include your lodging, meals, open classes, and use of the baths and other facilities. View partner program accommodations pricing.

COVID Update

As of June 30, 2023 we no longer require a negative COVID test at the time of check in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival starting September 3, 2021. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

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See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

Accommodations & Tuition

We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

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We offer scholarship funds for those with financial need. Learn more.

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For this workshop, you will register and pay for accommodations and tuition in two separate steps.

First, sign up and pay tuition directly to

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Second, click Book Accommodations from this page and enter the password to complete your reservation to stay at Esalen.

Prices for accommodations include your lodging, meals, open classes, and use of the baths and other facilities. View partner program accommodations pricing.

COVID Update

As of June 30, 2023 we no longer require a negative COVID test at the time of check in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests and faculty must provide proof of negative test results at time of check-in. Please read our current COVID safety guidelines for complete details prior to booking your stay.

COVID Update

All guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination upon arrival starting September 3, 2021. Please read our COVID safety guidelines prior to booking your stay.

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