Esalen Institute

About Esalen Institute

Founded in 1962, Esalen is a nonprofit organization exploring human potential through experience, education and research. Esalen sponsors pioneering initiatives and offers personal, spiritual and social transformation practices for workshop participants and residential staff. Located on Californias scenic Big Sur coast, Esalen welcomes more than 12,000 students, seminarians and visitors each year. It works toward the realization of a more just, creative and sustainable world.