Michael Murphy

male, 79 years old
American, writer, Human Potential Movement, California writer, personal development, Integral thought…esaleninstitute
Michael Murphy is the co-founder of the Esalen Institute, a key figure in the Human Potential Movement and author of both fiction and non-fiction...
Fritz Perls

Fritz Perls

male, deceased (1970)
Gestalt therapist, Gestalt prayer, Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy, Friedrich (Frederick) Salomon Perls, Neuro-Linguistic Programming predecessors, individualism…esaleninstitute
Friedrich (Frederick) Salomon Perls, better known as Fritz Perls, was a noted German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist of Jewish descent. He...
Stanislav Grof

Stanislav Grof

male, 78 years old
Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, From Prague, Charles University, Psychedelic advocates and proponents, altered states of consciousness…esaleninstitute
Stanislav Grof is one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of altered states of...
Dick Price

Dick Price

male, deceased (1985)
Stanford University, Human Potential Movement, comparative religion, Psychosis, esaleninstitute, big sur
Dick Price co-founded Esalen Institute, opening the Big Sur grounds to course leaders and students in October 1962, including the course leader...
Russell Targ

Russell Targ

male
Columbia University, Stanford Research Institute, Lockheed Martin, psychic, laser, American…cofounder of the Stanford Research Institute, co-founder of the Stanford Research Institute, Omega Institute, esaleninstitute
Russell Targ is an American physicist and author who was a pioneer in the development of the laser. At the Stanford Research Institute in the 1970s...

Frederic Spiegelberg

male
Stanford University, Human Potential Movement, Religion academic, esaleninstitute, California Institute Of Integral Studies, Eranos
Frederic Spiegelberg was a Stanford University professor of religion. A friend of Paul Tillich, Martin Heidegger, and Carl Jung, he participated in...
William Schutz

William Schutz

male, deceased (2002)
Psychologist, group dynamics, William C. Schutz, Five Temperaments, BConWSA International, interpersonal compatibility…esaleninstitute
William C. Schutz (1925 - November 9, 2002) was a psychologist at the Esalen Institute (Big Sur, California) in the 1960s. He later became the...
David Hykes

David Hykes

male, 56 years old
musician, overtone chanting, Harmonique/Centre, The Harmonic Choir, overtone singing, Antioch College alumni…Rangjung Yeshe Institute, esaleninstitute
David Hykes (1953 -) is a composer, singer, musician, author, and meditation teacher. He is founder of Harmonic Chant, a musical system for...
Linda Wolf

Linda Wolf

female, 59 years old
photographer, L'Ecole Experimental Photographic, Women in Photography International, Speaking and Listening From the Heart, Michael Murphy, documentary photography…Institute of American Universities, esaleninstitute
Linda Wolf, (born March 17, 1950) is an American-born Photographer and Writer. She is the author of "Speaking and Listening From the Heart"...

Dana Cunningham

female
Vanderbilt University, Chatham Hall Girls School, Windham Hill Records, Chatham Hall, kappa alpha theta, amarillo…esaleninstitute
Dana Cunningham is in the upper echelon of contemporary instrumentalists as a solo pianist. Her third recording, "The Color of Light" was released...