Designing the Life We Want: Self Renewal in the Winter

This five-day workshop at Esalen Institute invites participants to pause and examine the fundamental questions that often go unasked: whether they are showing up authentically, creating the impact they envision, and moving in the direction their deepest self desires. Led by executive coach Mark Nicolson and wilderness facilitator Caitlin Wild, the program unfolds through experiential exercises combining movement, reflection, and intimate group work. Drawing on Esalen's legacy and imaginal psychology, participants engage embodied knowing and intuitive wisdom to discover what calls to them at this threshold in life and begin building a vision grounded in that truth. The group itself becomes essential to the work, with shared vulnerability and live coaching creating a container that solitary reflection cannot replicate. The environment is designed to be both rigorous and warm, safe yet challenging, allowing participants to explore difficult questions honestly alongside others engaged in the same inner work.