Esalen Institute
Big Sur, California
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Esalen Institute is a nonprofit retreat center and intentional community in Big Sur, California, founded in 1962. Perched on cliffs above the Pacific Ocean with natural hot springs, Esalen has been at the forefront of the human potential movement. It offers workshops in meditation, yoga, psychology, ecology, and the arts. Esalen has hosted many pioneering figures in contemplative and humanistic traditions and continues to be a center for transformative education.