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Jes2mo ago

I try to get here for a retreat at least once a year if I can. At minimum, I can’t recommend strongly enough booking a Esalen massage or volunteering and visiting on a day pass. Watching the otters play from the cliff side hot spring baths is a spiritual experience.

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“I make a pilgrimage to Esalen every few months — sometimes for a workshop, other times to volunteer, soak in the legendary baths, enjoy a massage, or simply remember what it feels like to slow down. There isn't another place quite like it: no cell service, breathtaking Big Sur cliffs, and the rare convergence of mountain water, natural hot springs, and the Pacific Ocean. It's easy to understand wh”

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“I try to get here for a retreat at least once a year if I can. At minimum, I can’t recommend strongly enough booking a Esalen massage or volunteering and visiting on a day pass. Watching the otters play from the cliff side hot spring baths is a spiritual experience.”

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