
Hit the Beat: Hip Hop (All Ages)
Asheville, NC $19
Instructor: Sofia Fann-Costanzo
Learn a fun Hip Hop dance routine with dynamic footwork, musicality, and style.
Instructor: Sofia Fann-Costanzo
Learn a fun Hip Hop dance routine with dynamic footwork, musicality, and style.
Instructor: Sofia Fann-Costanzo
Learn a Musical Theatre Jazz combo highlighting storytelling, character, and stage presence.
Instructor: Robin Fann-Costanzo
By creating a very safe and supportive environment, as well as a specific structure to work with different scenarios, this class will help each individual go back to their life outside the class and have the tools to know how to appropriately and effectively evaluate ethical situations.
Instructor: Robin Fann-Costanzo
In this course you will be introduced to the Esalen Massage approach. You will learn the history, primary influences, and foundational techniques that Esalen massage is well known for. This workshop will consist of exercises, group discussion, demonstrations and supervised practice. This class is appropriate for beginner or experienced massage therapists wanting to add the Esalen massage style to their practice.
Instructor: Sofia Fann-Costanzo
Learn a Modern combo exploring movement quality, musicality, and personal expression.
Instructors: Robin Fann-Costanzo and Samata DeCori
The Artist's Way course is an immersive and transformative journey designed to unleash and nourish your inner creativity. Developed by renowned author and creativity expert Julia Cameron, this course offers a structured and supportive framework to help individuals from all walks of life rediscover their artistic passions, overcome creative blocks, and foster a deeper connection with their creative selves.
Instructor: Robin Fann-Costanzo
Learn a repertoire of Esalen massage techniques and mindfulness practices to help your clients move through the trauma response so they can then enjoy the benefits of massage.
Instructor: Patrick Stockstill
In this advanced Esalen® Massage course, certified Esalen Massage practitioners will deepen their massage practice with a focus on transitions and flow while moving around the body.
Instructor: Rachele Scevola
Step into a new season with a breathwork journey designed to clear out old energy and invite in renewal. In this two-hour workshop, you'll be gently guided through a conscious connected breathwork practice to release emotional blockages, let go of limiting beliefs, and make space for fresh growth. As we move from the stillness of winter into the vibrancy of spring and summer, this experience offers a powerful opportunity to feel lighter, more grounded, and open to what’s ahead. No prior experience is needed, just a willingness to breathe deeply and begin again. Ages 18+
Instructor: Dean Marson
As we move our clients, we awaken a three dimensional sense of the body. Please join Dean for a weekend focusing on the integration of movement into
your massage session. In this class we will explore possibilities for utilizing passive movements to assess and address patterns of tension and restrictions in the body. We will learn gentle rocking and shaking techniques as well as joint articulations as a means of freeing and connecting the entire body. When adding movement into our massage toolbox, our focus will be on making smooth transitions between these movements and the flowing Esalen approach.
This class is open to experienced Esalen massage and other massage professionals.
Instructor: Robin Fann-Costanzo
In this course you will be introduced to the Esalen Massage approach. You will learn the history, primary influences, and foundational techniques that Esalen massage is well known for. This workshop will consist of exercises, group discussion, demonstrations and supervised practice. This class is appropriate for beginner or experienced massage therapists wanting to add the Esalen massage style to their practice.
Embark on a transformative journey with the Esalen® Massage Teacher Training program, designed to empower you with the skills and knowledge to become an effective introductory-level teacher of Esalen® Massage. This immersive training for certified Esalen practitioners launches with a month-long training at Esalen Institute, followed by a two-week module at Mimpi Menjangan in Bali (October 8-25, 2025).
Instructors: Robin Fann-Costanzo and Samata DeCori
Join us to set your intentions for 2025! We’ll start with meditation and journaling to reflect on your hopes for the year ahead. We will then work on our own individual vision boards - a collage of images, words, and symbols that represent your goals. We’ll provide glue sticks, scissors, and magazines, please bring a poster board (any size) and any extra supplies like magazines or photos. We look forward to visioning with you!
Instructors: Luna Ray, Laura Ann Billings, & Susan Campbell
We invite you to take a day before the New Year to slow down and be guided Inward to where the hearts guidance lives.
This is a retreat day for spaciousness and down-regulating the nervous system in community with other women. Throughout the day, you will be guided through powerful practices to cultivate deeper awareness of your inner wisdom and your intentions for this new year.
Led by: Sarah Etzani Eisenstein
Explore somatic integration in this free, two-hour workshop designed to support trauma healing. Guided by Sarah Etzani Eisenstein — NCLMBT, CPM, SEP, and Esalen Massage Therapist — you'll process grief, cultivate gratitude, and deepen your connection to yourself. Through gentle somatic practices, honor the weight of loss, embrace life's blessings, and foster grounding, healing, and growth. Open to all.
Come enjoy the beauty of Big Sur during the quiet time as the days shorten and sunsets blaze across the sky. This is a perfect season to awaken touch, our forgotten language. In this introductory massage course, participants will learn to listen to each other, gain the sensory skill of initiating touch, experience the felt sense of touch and muscle release, and close with a balanced tenderness. Seasoned instructors will offer exercises, demonstrations, and at-the-table guidance during supervised practice. The simple principles of Esalen Massage® – presence, connection, attending rather than fixing, self-care, and slow, lengthening strokes encompassing the body – will build a heartfelt experience with our partner or friend and, perhaps most significantly, ourselves.
Instructors: Robin Fann-Costanzo and Staff
Experiential learning classes will enable students to develop a balance between technique, intuition, and creativity. Each day we will move through different areas of the body focusing on a variety of techniques to address muscle tension, body holding patterns, and injury. Our study of massage technique is augmented through applied anatomy, awareness practices, methods of self-care, and communication skills.
This training is designed to be deeply transformational and will give you tools for awakening your senses and bringing more awareness to your massage practice and your life. It is for certified massage & bodywork practitioners wanting to deepen their bodywork practice and add the Esalen approach to their work.
This course is structured into 3 three-day modules and 7 four-hour classes, spanning over a duration of 10 weeks. This format is ideal for those who live locally and would like to complete this course over a period of time without needing to take and extended period of time away from work.
Instructor: Nora Matten
This advanced Esalen® Massage course is tailored for seasoned massage practitioners seeking to refine and enhance their skills in providing a comprehensive full-body massage with the client in the supine position. Over three days, participants will revisit the core elements of Esalen Massage, including present-centered touch, breath and contact, long flowing strokes, and pauses for integration to guide clients into deeper awareness and relaxation. The course will cover techniques such as leveraging the client's body weight and gravity for optimal depth, passive movement, joint mobilization, and gentle stretches targeting key areas like the shoulder girdle, psoas muscle, and lumbar region. Grounding and centering practices, concise lectures, demonstrations, and supervised practice will equip participants to offer an effective full-body Esalen massage in the supine position, enriching their practice and providing thoughtful solutions for clients with specific needs.
Instructor: Robin Fann-Costanzo
In this course, you will be introduced to the Esalen Massage approach. You will learn the history, primary influences, and foundational techniques that Esalen massage is well known for. This workshop will consist of exercises, group discussion, demonstrations and supervised practice. This class is appropriate for beginner or experienced massage therapists wanting to add the Esalen massage style to their practice. Hosted at Hotel Tybee on Tybee Island, GA.
Instructor: Dr. Krystal Kinnunen
Learn the ancient art of acupressure and expand your massage therapy practice with this immersive two-day course. You'll learn the history and principles of acupressure, exploring its roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine and its impact on the body's energy systems. In addition, you will gain a deep understanding of the body's most significant acupressure points (acupoints) and meridians. You will also learn how to locate and stimulate these points to alleviate pain, reduce stress, and promote overall wellness.
Instructor: Robin Fann-Costanzo
Learn a repertoire of Esalen massage techniques and mindfulness practices to help your clients move through the trauma response so they can then enjoy the benefits of massage.
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm with Robin Fann-Costanzo
This is a private event for practicing massage therapists who have completed a minimum of 12 hours of Esalen massage training. When you arrive you can select someone to trade with, or come with partner. We will begin with a brief introduction circle and then move into an Esalen massage trade in a group setting. We will provide massage tables, light snacks and tea, please bring your own sheets and oil.
This is a great opportunity to get to know other Esalen massage therapists in the area, receive bodywork, and build our community.
Instructors: Sam Sebastian & Malachi Stone
This Men's Intro to Esalen massage workshop is suitable for all, ranging from beginners and massage professionals who want to learn the art of the Esalen approach to massage. This workshop integrates men's work and explores the importance of the intersectionality of presence-based touch between men.
Instructor: Lucia Horan
Location: The Horse Shoe Farm, Hendersonville
Through Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms movement practice and Mindfulness meditation, one may build a skill set that supports balance, ease and joy. If you have been looking to increase appreciation, gratitude and happiness, then now is a perfect time to celebrate being alive in the natural beauty of Western North Carolina at the beautiful Horse Shoe Farm.
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Instructor: Donna Gray
*Price is for two people
This class series offers a unique opportunity for couples, friends, or family members with no previous massage experience to learn the art of massage. Together you will learn the basics of massage and make a connection from your heart through your hands. Each person will give and receive with emphasis on different parts of the body.
These classes are perfect for couples, friends, and/or families. Set in a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment. You will learn the basics of the Esalen® Approach to Massage including, quality touch, the signature long flowing strokes, presence, nurturing contact, and non-verbal communication while emphasizing self-care to both provider and receiver.
Instructor: Erika Gagnon
A healing talk focused on traditional wisdom & ceremonies of the Americas, plant medicines, sacred altars, ancestral lineage, the origins of dis-ease in our physical, mental & spiritual bodies and how to transform and transmute toxic thoughts & energies. We will also share personal healing practices you can incorporate directly into your daily life. Following the talk, you will be given the opportunity to participate in a traditional South American liquid tobacco ceremony called "Singado", where we will work with "Mapacho" (Nicotina Rustica), to help heal, cleanse & release old blockages, unhealthy patterns, memories and traumas.
Instructor: Luna Ray
Luna and friends will teach songs that are easy to learn, empowering and prayerful. We will mostly use our voices with some percussion, light strings, and a whole lot of soul. The evening will be a supportive atmosphere for exploring your voice, meditating and community building.
Instructor: Robin Fann
In this course you will be introduced to the Esalen Massage approach. You will learn the history, primary influences, and foundational techniques that Esalen massage is well known for. This workshop will consist of exercises, group discussion, demonstrations and supervised practice. This class is appropriate for beginner or experienced massage therapists wanting to add the Esalen massage style to their practice.
Instructor: Robin Fann-Costanzo
By creating a very safe and supportive environment, as well as a specific structure to work with different scenarios, this class will help each individual go back to their life outside the class and have the tools to know how to appropriately and effectively evaluate ethical situations.
Instructor: Donna Gray
*Price is for two people
This class series offers a unique opportunity for couples, friends, or family members with no previous massage experience to learn the art of massage. Together you will learn the basics of massage and make a connection from your heart through your hands. Each person will give and receive with emphasis on different parts of the body.
These classes are perfect for couples, friends, and/or families. Set in a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment. You will learn the basics of the Esalen® Approach to Massage including, quality touch, the signature long flowing strokes, presence, nurturing contact, and non-verbal communication while emphasizing self-care to both provider and receiver.
Asheville, NC - $88
Women Encircle creates spaces of presence, trust and support to empower women, to uplift our spirits, and to feel the ancient ways of harmony.
This is a private event for practicing massage therapists who have completed a minimum of 12 hours of Esalen massage training. When you arrive you can select someone to trade with, or come with partner. We will begin with a brief introduction circle and then move into an Esalen massage trade in a group setting. We will provide massage tables, light snacks and tea, please bring your own sheets and oil.
This is a great opportunity to get to know other Esalen massage therapists in the area, receive bodywork, and build our community.
This is a private event for practicing massage therapists who have completed a minimum of 12 hours of Esalen massage training. When you arrive you can select someone to trade with, or come with partner. We will begin with a brief introduction circle and then move into an Esalen massage trade in a group setting. We will provide massage tables, light snacks and tea, please bring your own sheets and oil.
This is a great opportunity to get to know other Esalen massage therapists in the area, receive bodywork, and build our community.
Instructor: Donna Gray
*Price is for two people
Join us for a class dedicated to the art of pampering centered around the gentle care of your head, neck, and shoulders. Unwind and connect with your life partner, a cherished friend, or a beloved family member while discovering the benefits of giving and receiving a soothing massage. Our experienced instructor will guide you in techniques that encourage relaxation without the worry of cramps or finger strain.
Produced by: Healing from the Core
Instructor: Suzanne Scurlock
This five day workshop is for women who want to reclaim their creative power and unlock their full potential. Through powerful healing practices and exercises, you’ll tap into your innate creative energy and reconnect with your body and feminine energy
Instructor: Robin Fann
In this course you will be introduced to the Esalen Massage approach. You will learn the history, primary influences, and foundational techniques that Esalen massage is well known for. This workshop will consist of exercises, group discussion, demonstrations and supervised practice. This class is appropriate for beginner or experienced massage therapists wanting to add the Esalen massage style to their practice.
Instructors: Robin Fann-Costanzo and Samata DeCori
The 12-week Artist's Way course is an immersive and transformative journey designed to unleash and nourish your inner creativity. Developed by renowned author and creativity expert Julia Cameron, this course offers a structured and supportive framework to help individuals from all walks of life rediscover their artistic passions, overcome creative blocks, and foster a deeper connection with their creative selves.
Instructor: Lucia Horan
The spontaneous heart is one that knows how to love and be loved. The Heartbeat map is a guide to how our emotional energy moves and morphs. In this practice we embody the art of being a fluid emotional athlete. This map teaches us how to navigate the emotional terrain of life without getting stuck, holding on, or pushing away.
We will explore how the body has been shaped by our emotions. Through the technique of the 5Rhythms practice, you will be shown skills and techniques to work with emotions in a healthy and creative way. This workshop is designed for everyone, of every age, and shape.