Workshop Fees & Accommodations

All Seminar Fees Cover:

• Workshop Tuition
• Food: Esalen serves a wide variety of food. Whenever meat is served, a vegetarian alternative is available. Much of Esalen1s produce is organically grown on our farm and picked fresh just hours before mealtime.
• Lodging: Friday and Saturday night accommodations for weekend workshops; Sunday through Thursday night accommodations for 5-day workshops; Sunday through Saturday night accommodations for 7-day workshops.
• 24-hour use of hot mineral spring bath facilities, the Art Barn (except when a workshop is scheduled), and the entire Esalen grounds.
• Participation in movement classes scheduled during time on the property.
• 12-month subscription to the Esalen Catalog.

Friends of Esalen:
We invite you to become a Friend of Esalen. Your donation of $50 or more will benefit our programs and help build Esalen1s long-term financial base (see Friends of Esalen).

As a Friend of Esalen you will receive the following benefits:

• A $50 reduction in tuition for all workshops over the next 12 months, starting November 2, 2003
• Friends of Esalen Newsletters for one year
• A tax deduction under IRS section 501(c)3 for the amount of the donation

Accomodations

Standard Accommodations:
This is shared housing with two or three persons per room. In some cases, bathrooms are shared. Couples will always be housed together. The rates listed with the workshop descriptions throughout the website refer to these shared standard accommodations.

5-Day Rate

Friends Rate	$1010
Regular Rate	$1060

Bunk Bed Rooms:
Bunk beds are available for seminar participants who are willing to share a room with three or more persons. There are a limited number of these spaces, which are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

5-Day Rate

Friends Rate	$745
Regular Rate	$795

Sleeping Bags:
Meeting rooms are sometimes used as shared sleeping bag space and may be available for workshop participants with limited financial means. Sleeping bag spaces are for sleeping only, as meeting rooms are frequently in use between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. and therefore inaccessible. There is a 7-day limit on sleeping bag stays.

5-Day Rate

Friends Rate	$525
Regular Rate	$589

Own Accommodations:
If you are staying off the property the following rates apply. Own Accommodations fees must be paid in full prior to arrival. 5-Day Rate

Friends Rate	$930	$580	$320
Regular Rate	$980	$630	$370

If you would like to make a reservation, please call 831-667-3005.

Scholarship Information

If additional scholarship assistance is required, please send a letter of explanation to Attn: Scholarships at Esalen. Due to the number of requests we receive, we can only provide one scholarship per person per year, and only in cases of financial hardship. By 'workscholar' people can work for 5 hours in exchange for a reduction of $100 of the price of their stay here.

Thanks for your interest.

PS The best time to reach our reservation line is between 4 pm and 7 pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, and noon to 5 pm on Sunday.

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Esalen Institute
55000 Highway 1
Big Sur, California 93920-9616
Telephone: 831-667-3000
Reservation Line: 831-667-3005 (Mon/Tues/Thurs 9am-7pm, Wed/Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Sun Noon-5pm Pacific Standard Time)
Fax: 831-667-2724 (for business only)
web: http://www.esalen.org
e-mail: info@esalen.org