Esalen

Esalen: 50 Years Ago, A 'Crazy Place On A Godforsaken Road' Launched The New Age Movement

Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.25.2012

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Debra Ollivier

In 1962, on a stunning stretch of land bordering the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California, two Stanford graduates founded a retreat center called The Esalen Institute. Their goal: Create a space where people could explore holistic approaches to wellness and personal transformation.

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In California, From Goat Cheese To Gaultier

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 04.19.2012

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Andrea R. Vaucher

The Jean Paul Gaultier fashion retrospective at the de Young Museum in San Francisco was the perfect pretext for a road trip along one of the world's most spectacular coastal roads.

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LA Roadtrip: Highway One, From LA to Big Sur

| Katie Bain | Posted 11.28.2011

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Long revered by artists and other adventurers, Big Sur is a dramatic triumph of natural beauty. The steep cliffs and hairpin curves that characterize ...

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'Its Isolated Beauty Is Staggering'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.23.2011

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By Solvej Schou, Associated Press BIG SUR, Calif. — The road to Big Sur is a narrow, winding one, with the Pacific Ocean on one side, spread out ...

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Haven's Eric Balfour Has a Lot on His Mind

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tamar Abrams

If you had to be stuck in an elevator with an actor, the name Eric Balfour might not be the first to come to mind. But it should be, because this is one interesting guy.

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The Mother of All Road Trips, Part Two

Greg Archer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Greg Archer

Greg, what are you doing at Esalen? I ask myself. "I'm getting out of my own way," I finally respond.

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