This Institute was founded in 1962 as an alternative educational center, exploring the world of unrealized human capacities. Esalen is known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential/didactic workshops, the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers, and its beautiful grounds and with natural hot springs on 27 acres of Big Sur, CA, coastline.
http://www.esalen.org/
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