Finding Your Spirit Guides: Building a Relationship With the Unseen World

Finding Your Spirit Guides is a five-day spiritual retreat at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, led by psychic medium and teacher Brenda Rose. It is a workshop in meditation, intuition and spirit guide connection, meant for seekers who are energetically sensitive and open to receiving support from beyond the veil. Some people are just beginning to sense intuitive guidance. Others already feel their guides near and want to trust that connection more deeply and reach it more dependably.

What to Expect

The premise is simple: you are never alone, and loving guidance has always been close by. Over five days, Brenda Rose offers instruction, guided practice and community support to help you recognize the guides you were born with and engage with them more steadily.

You will work with meditations that quiet doubt, expand awareness and open your intuitive channels. Interactive exercises show how guidance tends to arrive, whether as clarity, synchronicity or inspiration. You will also explore inviting your guides into daily life, for creativity, healing and spiritual restoration. Insights are shared in a supportive circle of seekers, which builds both confidence and connection.

The week follows a steady rhythm. Monday is arrival: check-in after 2:00 pm, room keys at 4:00 pm, an orientation called How to Drop Into Esalen from 5:00 to 5:45 pm, then an opening session and welcome circle from 7:15 to 9:30 pm. Tuesday through Thursday each have a morning workshop session from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and an afternoon session in the late afternoon, with the hours between left for rest, reflection, campus exploration and open classes. Friday brings a final morning session and closing. You can depart by 10:00 am or stay for lunch and enjoy the grounds until 2:00 pm.

About Brenda Rose

Brenda Rose is an acclaimed psychic medium and teacher, known for her powerful spiritual transmissions. She inspires hearts and minds to process the unseen. Her presence is described as healing, creating a sense of safety and curiosity so that you can awaken and explore at your own pace.

The Setting

Esalen Institute sits on the Big Sur coast, a place long associated with openness and exploration. Your stay includes lodging on campus, with breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus coffee, tea and snacks. You also have access to the hot springs and other campus features, and you can attend the open schedule classes during free hours. Those classes include movement, breathwork, meditation and creative offerings.

Accommodation ranges from budget sleeping bag space on the floor of a shared room and bunk beds, to shared three-person rooms, private queen rooms, and premium rooms and a yurt with ocean or forest views.

Highway 1 access to northern Big Sur has been managed through Caltrans convoys that run only at 7:00 am and 5:00 pm each day. Check current conditions and plan your travel around those times.

Before You Go

Bring a favorite journal or notebook for notes and experiences during the week. Healing Arts sessions such as Esalen Massage or holistic services, specialty coffee and tea, alcohol from the bar, and bookstore purchases are not included.

This workshop is not suited to anyone who experiences delusions, breaks with reality or psychosis, as the meditative experience could trigger an episode.