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They came to mark a moment. They left having shared many.
Kiri came to Esalen to celebrate two milestones: her 70th birthday and her cancer survival anniversary. She arrived with her friend Wind, who was experiencing Esalen for the very first time.
For Wind, the week offered something increasingly rare — a place where nothing needed to be proven or produced. For Kiri, who has spent years facilitating restorative circles and holding space for others, it was an opportunity to receive the same care and presence she so often gives.
Together, their week was a reminder of what makes Esalen special: the chance to step away from the demands of daily life and reconnect with oneself, with others, and with what matters most.
Not everyone who longs for an experience like this can afford it. That's why scholarship support is so important. Your gift helps ensure that people from all walks of life can access opportunities for reflection, healing, connection, and transformation.
Because what happens here doesn't stay here. It lives on in the people who carry it forward.
esalen.org/give
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About Esalen:
Not-for-profit, holistic, educational retreat center offering physical & cosmic space for contemplation, creation and internal exploration since 1962.
Website: esalen.org
Facebook: facebook.com/EsalenInstitute
Instagram: instagram.com/esalen
Twitter: twitter.com/esalen
#Esalen #EsalenInstitute
They came to mark a moment. They left having shared many.
Kiri came to Esalen to celebrate two milestones: her 70th birthday and her cancer survival anniversary. She arrived with her friend Wind, who was experiencing Esalen for the very first time.
For Wind, the week offered something increasingly rare — a place where nothing needed to be proven or produced. For Kiri, who has spent years facilitating restorative circles and holding space for others, it was an opportunity to receive the same care and presence she so often gives.
Together, their week was a reminder of what makes Esalen special: the chance to step away from the demands of daily life and reconnect with oneself, with others, and with what matters most.
Not everyone who longs for an experience like this can afford it. That's why scholarship support is so important. Your gift helps ensure that people from all walks of life can access opportunities for reflection, healing, connection, and transformation.
Because what happens here doesn't stay here. It lives on in the people who carry it forward.
esalen.org/give
_______
About Esalen:
Not-for-profit, holistic, educational retreat center offering physical & cosmic space for contemplation, creation and internal exploration since 1962.
Website: esalen.org
Facebook: facebook.com/EsalenInstitute
Instagram: instagram.com/esalen
Twitter: twitter.com/esalen
#Esalen #EsalenInstitute
