ff the sensations that make the senses work. EFTA00008076 --- PAGE BREAK --- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Touch 31 • A massage pilgrimage to Esalen The pioneering work done at Esalen helped keep massage alive and well after its decline in the early and mid-1900s. Esalen, located in Big Sur, a

ff the sensations that make the senses work. EFTA00008076 --- PAGE BREAK --- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Touch 31 • A massage pilgrimage to Esalen The pioneering work done at Esalen helped keep massage alive and well after its decline in the early and mid-1900s. Esalen, located in Big Sur, a

ops, research into alternative health, superb massages and massage instruction, and just plain brining out. People from all over the world came to Esalen to get back in touch, literally, with themselves and with life. Lorraine moved in, stayed for five years, and by the time she left she had found h

er 21: Ten Top Places to Study Massage 305 Esalen Institute, Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920; 408-667-3000; www.esal en .org. As touted in Chapter 2, Esalen can be considered a kind of epicenter for mas- sage consciousness in the U.S. Situated on the dramatic northern California coastline, it acts as a m

er 21: Ten Top Places to Study Massage 305 Esalen Institute, Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920; 408-667-3000; www.esal en .org. As touted in Chapter 2, Esalen can be considered a kind of epicenter for mas- sage consciousness in the U.S. Situated on the dramatic northern California coastline, it acts as a m

er 21: Ten Top Places to Study Massage 305 Esalen Institute, Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920; 408-667-3000; www.esal en .org. As touted in Chapter 2, Esalen can be considered a kind of epicenter for mas- sage consciousness in the U.S. Situated on the dramatic northern California coastline, it acts as a m

he moun- tainside directly into a series of pools adjacent to the massage area. (Esalen's Web site is at www. esal en. org.) Nudity alert: Beware, Esalen is clothing optional, and nudity is common. Think otit as a greatway to get used to viewing the grand mas- terpiece of the human body. In 1998, tw

ns that make the senses work. EFTA01721153 "1 Chapter 2: A Brief History of Touch A massage pilgrimage to Esalen The pioneering work done at Esalen helped keep massage alive and well after its decline in the early and mid-1900s. Esalen, located in Big Sur, a couple hours south of San Francisco

eserves it. Some people say that the con- sciousness of the entire planet has been shifted in a positive direction by people who receive massages on Esalen's deck overlooking the Pacific. Here, a bunch of talented, sensitive people practice a form of massage that is meant to fine-tune your body and you

it’s a pun or a joke: the cybernetics that was ‘left’ behind. On another level, it’s a vague political grouping connoting our Left Coast: California, Esalen, the group that Dave Kaiser calls the ‘hippie physicists.’ It’s not an adequate term, but it’s away of recognizing that there was a group beholden to

it’s a pun or a joke: the cybernetics that was ‘left’ behind. On another level, it’s a vague political grouping connoting our Left Coast: California, Esalen, the group that Dave Kaiser calls the ‘hippie physicists.’ It’s not an adequate term, but it’s away of recognizing that there was a group beholden to