The Big Sur Coast from Esalen along Central California

OUR MISSION

OUR VALUES

•    Human possibilities vastly exceed our imagination.

•    Realization of the human potential transcends religious and scientific dogma.  

•    Mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social dimensions of our being are inextricably joined.

•    Transformation of consciousness is the basis for transformation of the world, individually, collectively, and in social systems.

•    All share the potential to love, learn, feel, and create.

•    Esalen explores these possibilities and celebrates unity in diversity. 

OUR VISION

Esalen is a major catalyst in the transformation of humankind, working with individuals and institutions to integrate body, mind, heart, spirit and community in a nurturing relationship with the environment. 

OUR PRACTICES

•    Growth: We share the right to realize our potential to love, to learn, to feel deeply, and to create, living fully in all aspects of our being – mind, body, heart, soul and community.  We take risks to reveal and discover ourselves.  We provide learning opportunities and support personal and social transformation.

•    Service: We value relationships and community, doing service by offering our experience and support to the growth of others.

•    Responsibility:  We know and take full responsibility for who we are including our choices, attitudes and actions.  We acknowledge our part in each situation and recognize that our actions affect others.

•    Integrity: We strive for congruency among our values, beliefs, words and actions and to cultivate authentic self-expression.

•    Stewardship: We take care of Esalen and the land.  We take responsibility for the way we use all that is available to us.  We understand and interact with the natural world with consideration for those here now and those who will follow        

•    Presence: We are willing to return to body and sensation, seeking to be here now and fully experience what is in this moment.    

•    Community:  We recognize the interdependence of all things, appreciating diversity of persons, thoughts, actions and beliefs.  We are aware that our actions and attitudes affect the whole.    

•    Gratitude: We recognize and honor the gifts of each moment.

Esalen Baths