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I’ll never forget when Dacher whispered to me that MEA specializes in creating awe in these two ways. I had no idea that this was part of our hidden success formula. Last week when I was teaching in Tecate, Baja, Mexico at Rancho La Puerta, I felt a firehose of awe when a contingent of ...
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I’ll never forget when Dacher whispered to me that MEA specializes in creating awe in these two ways. I had no idea that this was part of our hidden success
He’s helped me to focus on my growth edge: how to slow down and feel more. He’s earned himself a sabbatical in Paris this month and sent me this missive
As some of you may know, I am a mother of four kids, currently between the ages of 21-29. Yes, it’s a lot. And, as a Gen X parent, I
Laying there naked in the sulfur-smelling baths with the waves crashing and the stars twinkling more than forty years ago, I endeavored to meet Esalen co-founder Michael Murphy. Not long
Scientists have found that human beings age at a molecular level in two accelerated bursts – first at the age of 44, and then again at 60. In a study
Before 55, I enjoyed sex. I mean I really enjoyed sex. I was confident in my sexuality too. After my divorce at age 45, I enjoyed a sexual re-education of
This is adapted from MEA alum Steven Petrow’s latest book, The Joy You Make: Find The Silver Linings—Even On Your Darkest Day, to be published by The Open Field, Maria
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting writer Rebecca Solnit on a couple of occasions in San Francisco and love her book “A Field Guide to Getting Lost.” She has some
It’s also, in my opinion, the best time of year to be in both Baja and Santa Fe. In Baja, you see the breaching whales, the hatching sea turtles (right
Beauty isn’t skin deep. It’s soul deep. And, often that soul beauty has been forged through experiences that have tested our character. Our MEA faculty member (and UC Berkeley professor)
This seems like an odd quote for the day after Labor Day, but it’s one I’ve always believed in. Work can either be a job, a career, or a calling.
Much of the work of the second half of life is to discover why we are here. Who am I? What is my journey? To what am I in service?
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