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Other ways to be at Esalen
What is the Workstudy Program? The Work Study Program is a 28-day program for those interested in an intense involvement with the Esalen environment. A work- and service-oriented program, it is emotionally and physically challenging, and only rarely is it restful. Participants work 32 hours per week in one of Esalen's departments and participate in that department's program. For more information, please see the Workstudy Program page. Is it possible to take more than one workshop in a row? Offered beginning mid-September and ending mid-June, the Ongoing Residence Program is designed for those who would like to have time and space in the Esalen environment for an intensive workshop program over a long term. A Residence Program stay is 26 days (four "weeks" and three weekends). Participants may select any of the five-day workshops offered during their stay with weekends free to enjoy Personal Retreat. Occasionally workshops are canceled, so second choices are advised. The specially discounted cost is $4,750 per 26-day period for standard accommodations and $3,960 for bunk bed rooms. No other discounts apply. If you cancel or change any part of your Residence Program at least five full days before its start, there will be a $150 cancellation fee. If you cancel with less than five days' notice, the cancellation fee is $330. It is only possible to book this program via phone (831-667-3005) and not via online reservations. Can I stay at Esalen without doing a workshop? Occasionally, when beds aren't needed for workshop participants, personal retreats are available. An Esalen personal retreat gives you the opportunity to nourish your body, mind, heart, and soul without participating in a catalog workshop. Some of the activities and non-activities you may enjoy on your personal retreat are:
Accommodations are standard (two or three people of the same sex sharing a room) or bunk bed (four to six people per room). Couples and friends will always be housed in a private room. Not all rooms have private showers. Rates include all meals for the duration of your stay. Full payment is required at the time of reservation. Personal retreats are available on a limited basis. In order to honor our committment as a workshop facility, Esalen does not offer personal retreat more than one week in advance. When reserving for Friday or Saturday, please call us no sooner than the Sunday before. When reserving for Sunday-Thursday, please call us no sooner than the previous Wednesday afternoon. (Exceptions to this are our Midpoint and North Point houses, available in advance for $500 per night.) To make a reservation call 831-667-3005. Personal retreat reservations must be made by phone with a reservation specialist, not by fax. (Cancellations must also be made by phone with one of our reservation staff.) If you cancel or change any part of your reservation, there is a $50 per-person processing fee. The balance is returned to your credit card. You must be a current Friend of Esalen to book a personal retreat. The following personal retreat rates are per person, per day. For current pricing, please read more about Esalen personal retreats on the reservations page. How might I apply for a job at Esalen? Almost without exception, all employees at Esalen begin as work/scholars in our Work Study program, and proceed through a process of applying for an Extended Student position, which usually lasts a year. Then, of those Extended Students, a few may become contract staff. If you would like to pursue employment at Esalen further, check the front page of the web site for Employment Opportunities, or send e-mail to jobs@esalen.org. How might I become a workshop leader? In order to be considered by our Programs Committee, please e-mail your workshop proposal to programs@esalen.org or mail to: "Programs Department: Proposals," Esalen Institute, 55000 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920. We ask that the proposal include a workshop title, a workshop description (or descriptions) of no more than 225 words, a biography of 35 words or less, and your most complete c.v. or resume. Please indicate whether your proposal is for a five-day or a weekend workshop, or suitable for either. We currently pay leaders $80 per participant for a weekend workshop and $208 per participant for a five-day workshop. A weekend workshop consists of approximately ten hours of class time; a five-day workshop consists of approximately twenty-six hours. We ask that all leaders be willing to teach the workshop for a minimum of eight participants. Of course, we provide room and board for our leaders and regret that we are unable to cover any transportation costs. Our workshops are scheduled more than a year in advance and we receive many more proposals than we have space for. Regrettably, due to the number of programs already approved for scheduling, we cannot guarantee that your workshop proposal, if approved, will actually be scheduled. Can I visit the Esalen Baths for the day? Our hot springs are open to the public for late night bathing from 1am to 3am. The cost is $20, payable by credit card only. The number to phone for a reservation is 831-667-3047. Reservations must be made before arriving. The reservation line is open between 8am and 7:45pm daily. Can I come to Esalen for a massage? Massage appointments are available for outside visitors on a limited basis. Reservations can be made one month in advance at the earliest. Monday through Thursday and Saturday, massages are available at 9:30am, 11am, 4pm and 5:30pm. Friday and Sunday, massages are available at 8am, 9:30am, 11am, and 12:30. You must pay in full for your massage with a credit card when you make the reservation. The cost is $165 for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Massage reservations are non-cancelable and non-refundable. You may come to soak in the Hot Springs Baths an hour before your massage and stay to use the Baths for an hour after. There are no private rooms for massages; there may be up to five practitioners working in the same area. The Baths are supplied by a natural hot mineral spring; the minerals in the water tarnish silver so it is best not to wear silver jewelry while in the hot tubs. The Baths are a clothing-optional area where most people will be nude. There are both one-person tubs and group tubs. There is a section of the Baths where people are asked to maintain silence, and another section where quiet conversation can take place. Call us at 831-667-3002 to make a reservation. Please be prepared to tell us the names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people for whom you are booking massages. (Only individuals with a booked massage may come on property.) We accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Please note, it can be difficult to get a massage reservation Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
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