Esalen is an old hippie hotel that now hosts ex-techies. The retreat location reopened after storm damage forced it to close. Silicon Valley, facing a crisis of the soul, has found a retreat center.

Note: This article contains spoilers about the series finale of Mad Men. In her floppy straw hat, paisley peasant skirt and sandals fished out of Esalen’s “free” box, Rebecca Creason kneels down on ...

BIG SUR, Calif. — Silicon Valley, facing a crisis of the soul, has found a retreat center. It has been a hard year for the tech industry. Prominent figures like Sean Parker and Justin Rosenstein, ...

c. 2012 Religion News Service BIG SUR, Calif. (RNS) Perched atop the rugged splendor of the California coast south of Monterey, the Esalen Institute is the mother church for people who call themselves ...