Easlen Institute
The Esalen Institute "is a non-profit organization that has been devoted to the exploration of human potential since the 1960's. Historical luminaries like Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Joan Baez, and countless others have gathered here to develop revolutionary ideas, transformative practices, and innovative art forms. Today Esalen is a retreat center where people live and work in a communal setting. Residents and guests participate in an incredible variety of alternative education and personal growth programs in subjects ranging from meditation to massage, yoga, psychology, ecology, spirituality, art, music, and much more." [1]
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Esalen Center for Theory & Research
"The Esalen Center for Theory & Research supports essential philosophic, academic, and research aims of the Esalen Institute. It evaluates frontier inquiry, creates networks of pioneering individuals, and works to catalyze new discoveries that promote personal and social transformation. It carries forward projects at the growing edge of philosophy, psychology, comparative religious studies, education, sociology, somatics, the arts, ecology, and related disciplines that bear upon transformative practice and the continued evolution of humankind. Among these projects are an archive of extraordinary human functioning and a bibliography of scientific research on meditation.
"Esalen was founded in 1962 by Michael Murphy and Richard Price as an educational center for the exploration of unrealized human capacities. It soon became known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential workshops, the steady influx of leading philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds blessed with natural hot springs. Once home to a Native American tribe known as the Esselen, Esalen is situated on some 200 acres of spectacular Big Sur coastline with the Santa Lucia Mountains rising sharply behind." [2]
Former Trustees (1993)
- Steven Donovan , Mary Ellen Klee , Bokara Legendre , George Leonard , Michael Murphy , Christine Stewart Price , William Sechrest , Jeremy Tarcher [1]
People [3]
CTR Founders
General Scholars
- Richard Baker (Roshi)
- Antoine Faivre, Ph.D.
- Wouter Hanegraaff, Ph.D.
- Don Hanlon Johnson, Ph.D.
- Jeffrey Kripal, Ph.D.
- Amory Lovins, Ph.D.
- Jay Ogilvy, Ph.D.
- Frank Poletti, M.A.
- Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D.
- Gordon Wheeler, Ph.D.
Evolutionary Metaphysics
- Frederick Amrine, Ph.D.
- William G. Barnard
- Sean Kelly, Ph.D.
- Glenn Magee, Ph.D.
- Freya Mathews, Ph.D.
- Robert McDermott, Ph.D.
- Richard Tarnas, Ph.D
Survival Research
- John Cleese
- Adam Crabtree, Ph.D.
- Bruce Greyson, M.D.
- Ed Kelly, Ph.D.
- Emily Kelly, Ph.D.
- David Presti, Ph.D.
- Bob Rosenberg, Ph.D.
- Henry Stapp, Ph.D.
- Charles Tart, Ph.D.
- Jim Tucker, Ph.D.
- Eric Weiss, Ph.D.
Resources and articles
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch articles
- John Seed
- Lama Surya Das
- Lindisfarne Association
- Stephen Dinan
- Founders of the Exchange Program, Dulce and Michael Murphy, first Executive Director and founder Jim Hickman and founder Mary Payne were in attendance, as well as current board member Jay Ogilvy and advisor John Marks. [2] Former presidents of the exchange program included Jim Garrison and Jim Hickman.
- Anna Wise
- Arthur Hartmann
- Evgeny Velikhov
- Stanislav Grof - former trustee
- Stephen Dinan
- Don Hanlon Johnson
Citizen Diplomacy
In 1980 they notes they: "Gathered a group of diverse Americans at Esalen Institute to discuss the worrisome state of the US-Soviet relationship. It was at this historic meeting that the decision was made to found the Esalen Soviet-American Exchange Program. And it was also at this meeting that TRACK TWOs chairman of the board, Joseph Montville coined the term “Track Two Diplomacy,” diplomacy that parallels government diplomacy. Founders of the Exchange Program, Dulce and Michael Murphy, first Executive Director and founder Jim Hickman and founder Mary Payne were in attendance, as well as current board member Jay Ogilvy and advisor John Marks." [3] (Dulce Murphy)
References
- ↑ About Esalen, Easlen Institute, accessed July 15, 2007.
- ↑ About Esalen: Our Mission and History, Easlen Institute, accessed July 15, 2007.
- ↑ Leading Scholars, Easlen Center, accessed July 15, 2007.
