Conversations on the Edge: A Wildfire Story on a Changing Planet Craig Hart and Renee Lertzman
If you are looking for another way to grow in a unique format different from the traditional workshop, please join us for an Esalen original series, Conversations on the Edge. In each of these curated weekend events, we bring together leading experts and visiting teachers to explore a pressing issue of our time in a vibrant, interactive forum of lecture, lightning talks, group discussion and idea sharing. In A Wildfire Story on a Changing Planet, Craig Hart, executive director of the Pace Energy Climate Center, brings cutting-edge research currently being conducted on wildfires, explains what the data tells us and what we can expect in the future. Also joining us will be Dr. Renee Lertzman, psychologist and founder of Project InsideOut, who will share highlights from the emerging field of climate psychology and key insights to apply as we confront the realities of climate change. This weekend is comprised of several short but impactful lecturettes that end in Q&A and conversation among the audience. Scheduled gathering time will be significantly less than traditional workshops and sessions are open to the entire campus. See www. esalen.org/page/conversations-edge-esalen for updated topic and presenters. Presenters are subject to change.
connection to the earth can deepen our connection to ourselves. Our experience will culminate with an evening of nurturing at the Esalen natural hot spring baths. This workshop is valuable for anyone who wants to learn alternative approaches to women’s health. Note: This workshop is for women only. All self-identifying women are welcome. Learn more about this course and Suzanne Scurlock’s work at www.healingfromthecore.com Required reading and listening: Scurlock-Durana, Reclaiming Your Body and Full Body Presence (books). Please listen to the audio portion (available from www.healingfromthecore.com). Recommended reading: Ogden, The Return of Desire and The Heart and Soul of Sex; Berman and Berman, For Women Only; Williamson, A Woman’s Worth; Northrup, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom; Wolf, Vagina: A New Biography. , CE credit for massage, see page 100. , CE credit for nurses; see page 100. Suzanne Scurlock bio on page 15.
Craig Hart directs Pace University’s Energy and Climate Center, and has advised governments and developers in clean and low-carbon energy and decarbonization technologies for two decades. He teaches for Pace and Johns Hopkins University. He holds a PhD from MIT. http://energy.pace.edu Renee Lertzman marries the worlds of academia and practice by translating psychological and social science research insights into clear, applied and profound tools for organizations around the world, seeking to engage diverse populations, communities and individuals around environmental work and climate action. www.reneelertzman.com
WEEK OF AUGUST 28–SEPTEMBER 4 Healing the Pelvic Floor: Reclaiming Your Power, Sexuality and Pleasure Potential Suzanne Scurlock
As women we have a unique power of creativity in our reproductive systems. That power is used not only to create new life, but also to bring personal projects into being. However, that energy can be blocked by physical, emotional or spiritual trauma to the pelvic floor and the female organs. This workshop for women uses guided imagery, movement and hands-on exercises (while clothed) to heal the pelvic floor, including the vagina and uterus, places that often hold our deepest wounds: sexual abuse, rape, abortions, surgeries, childbirth tearing and scars, low self-esteem and negative images about our femininity. Because self-knowledge is important, scientific and anatomic information will be presented, as well as ongoing selfcare using pelvic floor yoga and abdominal massage. This workshop offers a rare opportunity for deep healing. During these seven days you can experience new possibilities for renewed feminine energy, greater health and a deeper sense of pleasure in being a woman. We will spend time exploring nature and how our Photo by Esalen seminarian Tim Farrell
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