Feel Good Guru

Meet me in Big Sur on the ledge of the earth on the edge of the razor on the verge of crazy in the pillow clouds where time means nothing and Sea Foam Green is a swirling reality not a Ralph Lauren paint color.

Meet me in Big Sur where ragged rocks threaten like menacing bladed soldiers and protect like a sharp barnacled cliff wall billions of tides strong; where California condors soar over ancient redwood spears on the spicy eucalyptus wind that comes cold and furious like a sea-chilled gale, then suddenly bows soft on your face with a scented kiss of sunwarmth peeled from a thermal layer ridden by a solitary (more…)

George Van Tassel built this in the 50′s and 60′s as a chamber of “rejuvenation and time travel,” describing it as “a machine, a high-voltage electrostatic generator that would supply a broad range of frequencies to recharge the cell structure.”

Now, at this local landmark near Joshua Tree, you can relax in the Integratron with a “Sound Bath” administered by one of three sisters who bought the building fulfilling a dream to live in the desert. Joanne Karl, a former nurse and cardiac researcher from the Hamptons, says “there’s more space between the molecules out here.” (more…)

This place is not for everyone, but if everyone went just once, we’d probably have peace on earth. Harbin Hot Springs is a clothing optional retreat north of San Francisco, beyond the Napa Valley wine region in nature’s embrace. It’s a garden of Eden where deer and wild turkeys wander through your campsite by the babbling brook, the air is champagne bubbly and the scent of eucalyptus everywhere transports you to a place of deep healing. You’ll find yourself wishing you could stay forever – and some people do. (more…)