Now, I like to say that I'm in the field of"transformation." I travel all over the world giving motivational speeches and I also teach. When I'm not at Esalen, or traveling, my home base is Los Angeles.I spend about 20 minutes every morning practicing a form of meditation called"Freedom Meditation." Then I take a shower in the hot springs, get dressed, and head to breakfast. A typical breakfast might be bacon, farm-to-table eggs, a fresh croissant, and a green salad.
I might have a few Zoom calls after that and teach an afternoon course. In the evenings, there's usually a bonfire, a concert, or a hangout by the baths under the stars.Given our proximity to Silicon Valley, we do draw people from the tech world. But they're not representative of everyone who comes here.
There was a woman here a few weeks ago who said she was putting her phone in a drawer for the first time in 10 years. Right now, with layoffs hemorrhaging the tech industry, so many people are coming to us in transition. The question everyone is asking themselves across the board is: