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3–5 April 2026 · Big Sur

Setting Your Heart on Fire: A Passionate Practice to Liberate Your Life (Esalen)

A weekend workshop with Raphael Cushnir combining solo work, dyads, triads, movement and active imagination.

RCWith Raphael Cushnir MindfulnessBig Sur, California, United States
3Aprilto April 5, 2026
Weekend workshopFri 12:00 AM to Sun 12:00 AM
FormatWeekend workshop
PeriodSpring 2026
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CapacityOpen
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Setting Your Heart on Fire: A Passionate Practice to Liberate Your Life (Esalen)

A weekend workshop with Raphael Cushnir combining solo work, dyads, triads, movement and active imagination.

To live in accord with love is to set your heart on fire. In the crucible of such an inferno all convention burns away.
Raphael Cushnir
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Meet Raphael Cushnir.

Emotional Connection

Raphael Cushnir

American teacher, author and former filmmaker known for the Emotional Connection Process, a body-based practice for working with difficult feelings, teaching mainly through workshops at Esalen and Kripalu and one-on-one coaching.

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Secular attention training

Mindfulness

A secular, evidence-based approach to attention and awareness, developed from Buddhist meditation practice for clinical and everyday use.

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Location

Big Sur, California, United States

Esalen Institute

Esalen Institute
Big Sur, California, United States

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