Tomorrow, I will be moving to Esalen in Big Sur, CA, which is three
hours south of S.F. I'm very proud to be part of one of the best
integral spiritual centers in the nation. My trip to the Far East has
been postponed until this next summer. The plan is to make a life-long
journey, and this apparently is going to take more preperation. With
most of my music behind me, I can look forward to concentrating on
other aspects of my development such as poetry, self-identity, and
self-relatedness to this forum. I have not been posting, but I have
been around every week, never missing a dialogue. Though, my computer
was on the glitch for the past couple weeks so I'm a little behind on
my reading. With seven floors, plus the new multiplex, there is just
an enormous amount of information. More often than not, the quality
overwhelms the quantity. I stand by the new multiplex, the new naked,
and the improvements to I-I, especially with the Integral Spiritual
Centers. I have noticed many new avatars who are venerated experts by
now, and am especially happy to see that many of us who have been here
since the birth of Naked are still around.
I may not be able to fully explain my absence as a poster, other than
that I was focusing on inner lines of development that were supposidly
dynamically charged with universal consciousness. I spent a lot of
time in the absolute realm, that is unless the ultimate reality
includes me. I, often, appear suddenly, then dissapear, and this may
be one of those times. Yet, you should know that I'm always around
even if I don't post for months. For me, it is not necessarily the
amount of posts that make a great forum contributer, but the number and
signifigance of each post, so that there may be something new and
exciting to discover one-step at a time. I have many fun puzzles and
games planned for you, and sequels to some of my more popular threads
such as; Shadow Boxing, Living Fiction, Erotic with a Kapitol, What are
you listening to..., and perhaps some others. Though, I am not sure
when they will be ready for the great minds, here, at the forum. As
related earlier, I completely respect the majority of dialogue had
here, beside the occasional disfragmented thread (or word). I am also
worried about the take-over of Zaadz and other such places, as well as,
the treatment of some of our most informed integralites. I hope to
continue to see those who contribute to contribute, to stay informed,
and to always treat this forum with a great sense of gravity, to treat
it as a sacred space, and to remember that which we could only
co-create as long as we were coming from our Highest Self.
I have been spending many hours in contemplation. Busying myself with
the art of swimming, the unshakeable warrior, and the goings-on of
political upheaval. I have been studying Japanese intensely, playing
with it in an attempt and failure kind of way, toying with sounds until
I think I've gotten something. I have an excellent book on learning
Tibetan on its way, though there is nothing like actually being in
community. I've attended quite a few of the Sunday talks given up at
the SLC Zen Koan Center by Diane Hamilton, Genpo Roshi, and other
kindred souls. In the community I'll be joining at Esalen, I will be
able to attend a morning meditation and yoga session everyday, getting
my yoga certification along the way. Plus, I get to attend special
staff workshops.
Part of the reason I'm writing you, is to invite you to come a spend a
week at the retreat center. I know some of you live within driving
distance, and I would love to meet you. Perhaps, we could organize an
integral weekend at Esalen! California Integral Institute is a big
influence and holds workshops there. I also heard a rumor about Esalen
trying to get Ken to come down for a weekend, so I'll get back to you
guys on that. But, there is all kinds of stuff going-on every week, and
I'm sure you could find one that suits you. The following is a list of
workshops in the near future, you can also go to www.Esalen.org to find
out more:
Weekend of December 1-3
White Lotus Poetry Workshop MenShare Intro to Gestalt Awareness
Ellen Bass Mark Stevens & Matt Englar-Carlson Christine Stewart Price
Yoga-The Anatomy of Asana Inner Clarity (IC)
Harvey Deutch & Sarana Miller Debra Greene
Week of December 3-8
Making a Difference:
Creating a Sustainable
World
Maggie Seely, Zaida Amaral & Kat Steele
The MAX:
Stretching the Limits of
Your Self-Expression
Paula Shaw
Gestalt Awareness
Christrine Stewart Price
Weekend of December 8-10
Intro to Natural Capitalism Being Present for Your Life:
and the Resource Efficiency Intro to Mindfulness and Meditation
Revolution James Baraz
Amory Lovins
Advanced Yoga Practice
Mark Whitwell
Improv Alchemy: Brewing Something from Nothing
Paula Shaw
Week of December 10-15 - (I shall be attending)
The Transformational Enneagram: Spiritual Massage: Lightbody Infusion
Mindfulness, Insight, and Experience Maria Lucia Bittencourt Sauer
Russ Hudson
The Endless Path-Freedom from Your Own Yoga from the Source
Addiction, Freedom to Live Mark Whitwell
Julie Bowden & Chris Chouteau
Weekend of December 15-17
Stronger at the Broken Places: Love Yourself-
Relationship Challenges as Initiatory For Everyone Else's Sake
Experiences Mark Abramson
Charlie & Linda Bloom
Emergence: Nature's Mode of Creativity
Ursula Goodenough
Women and Aging:
An Ageless Conversation
Paula Shaw
Weekend of December 22-24
Experiencing Esalen
Staff
The Long Conversation between
Writing and Drawing
Phil Cousineau & Gregg Chadwick
Healing (with Humor): Feldenkrais and Energy Work
for Spinal Awareness
Patrick Douce
A Holiday Gift for Your Partner and Straw into Gold: The Alchemy of
You: Esalen Massage for Couples First-Person Writing
Carl Chase & Deborah Anne Medow Katy Butler
Week of December 24-29
Building Bridges: A Multicultural
Celebration of Art, Spirit, and
Transformation
Chief Sonne Reyna, Jayson Fann
& Abbey Onikoyi
A Big, New, Free, Happy, Unusual
Life: Self-Expression and Spiritual Practice
Nina Wise
Transition: Having What It Takes
David Schiffman
SoulMotion: Tenderness at the A Seasonal Celebration:
Heart of the Dance Message and Meditation
Zuza Engler Char Pias & Vicki Topp
Weekend of December 29-31
Humor and Other Martial Arts: The Constructive Living Yoga Weekend:
Rubenfeld Synergy Method David Reynolds A Time for Renewal
Ilana Rubenfield Deborah Anne Meadow
Music and Creativity, Sound and Rhythm Esalen Massage Intensive
Adam Rudolph Tom Case & Rachel Fann
Week of December 31-January 5
Revealing, Reinventing, and
Renewing: A New Year's Resolution
for Singles
Constance Jones Maas
The Tao and the Art of Everything
David Streeter
The Duet of Talk and
Touch: An Approach for
the 21st Century-
The Rubenfield Synergy
Ilana Rubenfield
Stratagies for Life Balancing- Reclaiming the Man in the Mirror:
Art, Dreams, and Creative Problem- Sex, Love, and Commitment for Gay Men
Solving Joe Kort
Anne Sayre Wiseman
Weekend of January 5-7
Bioethics and the Future
of the Human Race
David Deamer & Elen Suckiel
Unraveling Your Personal History
(in a way that will change the world)
Char Pias & David Streeter
Weekend Massage Intensive
Meridith Haberfield & Lauren Zander
What's Next the Path of Self-Renewal The Legacy of Humanistic
Gustavo Rabin & Marc Nicolson Psycotherapy Reconsidered
Leonard Bearne & Eric Ericson
Week of January 7-12
The Spirit of Percussion
Arito Moriera, Diane Moriera Booker,
and Krishna Booker
The I in the
Storm:
Self-Leadership to Everyday Life
Richard Shwartz
A Yoga Practice in
Presence: Moving onto Center
Thomas Michael Fortel
& Charu Rachlis
Child/Adolescent Trauma Treatment
Intensive
Ricky Greenwald
Weekend of January 12-14
Cultivating the Wisdom Heart:
Spiritual Practice and Meditation
from the Kabbalist Tradition
Rabbi Avram Davis
Advanced Esalen Massage Intensive
Daniela Urbassek & Johanna Holloman
The Art of Mindful Loving
David Richo
Living a Passionate Life: Discover
Your Natural Desire, Abundant Energy
and Healing
Rachel Carlton Abrams & Lisa Carlton
Money as a Transformative Tool
Toward Consiousness
Richard Glantz, Mayuri Onerhiem
Ageless Vitality: Your
Body's Wisdom in
Expression
Elisa Lodge
Week of January 14-19
Soul Motion: Begin Again
Vinn Marti
The Courage to Be You:
Letting Go and Moving On
Mary Goldenson
Cinema Alchemy:
Using the Power of
Movies for Transfromational Healing
Birgit Wolz
Massage Intensive
David Streeter & Robin Fann-Costanzo
Weekend of January 19-21
The "Soul-Mirror" Relationship
Barry and Joyce Vissel
Rosen Method Bodywork: Accessing
the Unconcious through Touch
Jane Malek
Essence and Alchemy:
A Natural Perfume Workshop
Mandy Aftel
Coaching: A Relational Gestalt
Perspective
Cathe Carlson & Stanly Nabozny
Mindfulness and Heartfulness:
The Healing and Transformation of
Mind and Body
Fred Luskin & Marc Abramson
Rest, Rejuvination and Renewal: The Courage to Pause
David Schiffman
Week of January 21-26
Coaching Excellence:
Process Work and Semantic
Methods for Leadership Coaching
Stephen Schuitevoerder & Til Luchau
Reclaiming the Ancient Dreamways
Robert Moss
From Form to Formless
Yoga Asana and Meditation
Tias & Surya Little
Radical Aliveness: Deep Tissue Skills for
A Core Energetics Workshop Massage
Ann Bradney Perry & Johanna Holloman
Drawing on the Right Side
of the Brain
Lynda Greenburg
Weekend of January 26-28
Experience Esalen
Staff
Writing About Our Lives
Elen Bass
The Mind/Body Connection
Enhancing the Body's Ability
to Heal and Function Optimally
Stephen Sideroff & Michael Sinel
Finding True Love Sensitive Chaos
Daphne Rose Kingma Seymour Carter
An Early Valentine for Couples
Dean Marson & Ginger Holladay
Week of January 28-February 2
Finding Your Lost Musician
David Darling
The Way of the Shaman:
Nature, Power, and Healing
Nan Moss & David Corbin
Spinal Awareness for Health
and Healing (with Humor):
Felendrais and Energy Work for
Bodyworkers
Patrick Douce
Food, Body Image, and Eating Self-Corrective Mechanisms-
Disorders: Life-Cycle Issues The Fluid System
Judith Rabinor & Anne Kearny-Cooke Susan Pinto
For more information on the workshops you can download the
Catalogue at Esalen.org. Notice that there are daily workshops in
addition to the ones listed, almost everyday there is something to do
whether in art, music, physical development, or other miscellaneous
intellectual pursuits. Prices range from anywhere between $500 for
weekends to $1200 for a whole week. There are scholarships available,
and cheaper arrangements for those not staying on property. I was able
to get a nice roomy trailor home to myself on a sweet piece of land
overlooking the ocean (my mom's the new CFO there, so it wasn't much
trouble). There are four extra beds, and plenty of room for guests.
If you have any questions about the retreats themselves or making
things financially possible, please contact me either by PM or
e-mail. Hopefully, we can arrange an Integral Naked gathering at some
point, I would love to facilitate it. Until next time....
Much Peace,
mcenter
"Ω =∞x∞^∞" - Wayne Teasdale