Summer teaching & musing

The Way of Story, Aug 21-26, 2016 (and every August!) at Esalen in Big Sur, CA

Experiencing Esalen: Fire under Water

Awoke early at 4 a.m. and was pulled to the window. The ebb and flow of the ocean resounded gently, providing comfort. I pulled up a chair and sat meditatively witnessing the unusual sight of a pale orange majestic full moon setting over the Pacific. I sat in silent awe, honoring this moment of grace. In a few minutes, the moon all a glow sank beneath the water. It was as if the gods had hidden their sacred fire where no man would discover it: Fire under water. I returned to bed grateful for this unexpected visitation.

I teach now all over the world – America, Europe, & Asia – yet somehow Esalen is the best. There is no place on earth more exquisite. I float around gardens and lawn with gratitude in my heart. Esalen, an oasis in today’s hectic world, is a sacred space where magic happens.

For those unable this year to come to Way of Story at Esalen in Big Sur, check out one of  my three online courses.

Almost 9000 participants have taken Heal Your Self with Writing online course at DailyOm.com:

http://www.dailyom.com/cgi-bin/courses/courseoverview.cgi?cid=83

Available also The Way of Story, Heal Your Self with Writing (Nautilus Book Award for 2014), What Story Are You Living? and Freud’s Oracle available at amazon.com as book and/or Kindle.

          “Heal Your Self with Writing is an elixir for the soul.” – Psychology Today

 Summer is a great time for reading & re-reading. 

Favorite Books are those you return to again and again. Here are six of

my Favorite Books:

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold for originality and great storytelling

Duino Elergies by Rainer Maria Rilke for soul and language

Madame Bovary by Flaubert for style

The Sea Gull byChekhov for universal characters and understanding of creative people

The Letters of Jane Austen for purity of language

I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta for soul food, depth, & Truth

    In order to write well, it is imperative to read well.