I spent Christmas and new years in California this year. The main purpose of my trip was to go to the Esalen Institute in Big Sur to do a yoga and Ayurveda workshop with Scott Blossom, Chandra Easton and Robert Svoboda. I knew very little about the yoga teachers but have read many of Dr. Svoboda’s books and have been a fan of his work since finding his books in India. I was very impressed with the yoga workshop and thoroughly enjoyed the week in Big Sur.
After graduating high school I lived at Esalen for 3-months participating in their work scholar program. It was a very transformative and magical time and I felt drawn to go visit this amazing place after more than 20 years. I was curious to see how Esalen had changed and evolved.
After graduating high school I lived at Esalen for 3-months participating in their work scholar program. It was a very transformative and magical time and I felt drawn to go visit this amazing place after more than 20 years. I was curious to see how Esalen had changed and evolved.
I brought my mt.bike and rode the old coastal highway. Before the Bixby bridge was completed in 1932, the road following the Big Sur coast winded it’s way through the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains. I parked at the bridge and rode south, riding up to a nice view of the coast and then to the highway and back to the the bridge, making a nice 2-3 hour ride.
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| Ventura, CA |
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| Esalen |
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| Dr. Svoboda leading a fire puja, New Years eve |
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| two ships |
