Esalen junkie

Someone who is unable to resist the temptation of the ocean cliffside massages, moon-lit midnight hot tubbing, being entirely in the moment and being able to do a lot of it naked that is as accessible as this astounding location on the Central Coast of California.

The monk like extended silences and floating nude under a full moon is the lifeblood of the Esalen junkie.

by Dr Bunnygirl September 03, 2019

esalen massage

Located in Big Sur, California, the Esalen Institute has become synonymous with fantastic, relaxing massage and bodywork. Esalen massage is characterized by a personal approach, including the use of intuition, long strokes, integration of multiple modalities and in the process creating a tapestry of structured touch that many people believe to be the greatest form of bodywork on earth. Listen to Michael Benghiat music in the esalen massage DVD.

After Carla won the competition for the new advertising account, she was hit by another car on the way home. Feeling stressed-out, she called up Tom and scheduled an esalen massage for the next morning. The next day, after her esalen massage, she called her friend Emily and said, you've got to have an esalen massage -- it's the greatest thing I've ever done for myself.

by john5535meaders March 17, 2007

The Esalen Incident

In the 1970s at the Esalen Institute a group of very smart people with PhD's attempted to make a semi-scientific inquiry into the validity and robustness of living in a closed polyamorous community. The experiment failed, as despite their best intentions of seeing and interacting with everyone "equally", the typical human behaviors of favoritism, jealousy, ostracism etc broke down relationships and made it impossible to keep harmony.

Anon: "So what's going on at Esalen this decade?"
Esalen dabbler: "Some sort of female orgasm law-of-attraction empowerment training. Hope it doesn't end up like the Esalen incident."

by Aardvarkopotamus August 24, 2021