In the late ’60s and early ’70s, many people were seeking new ways of living, new models of health and consumption, and new states of consciousness. People were trying to design their lives and the world for the better, and at the core of this exploration was an educational centre in Big Sur, California, called the Esalen Institute. Esalen was founded on the belief that we can unlock hid - den potential in our lives through meditation, experiential education, and lots of nudity. They hosted revolutionary thinkers like Buckminster Fuller, Aldous Huxley, Abraham Maslow, and, of course, Timothy Leary. They pioneered the integrated approach of mind and body and named it the human potential movement. Exploring all aspects of the mind-body experience naturally led them to athletics, so they created the Esalen Sports Centre. Here they studied the meditative aspects of athletics, what we now call the flow state or being in the zone.
