We have a winner in our "Show us your Wilbur Love" Facebook contest! Congratulations to Daniel Zuhlke of South Lake Tahoe, CA, for his beautiful photo entry of the geyser! Enjoy your massage, Daniel :) Thanks everyone for your participation, and we encourage folks to browse the entries in our Facebook photo gallery.

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Marion Cascio will be our featured chef for the month of March.

Marion grew up in Germany where she learned cooking and baking from her mom and grandmother. After five years stuyding French cuisine and hotel management, she moved to America.

Marion found her way to the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, where she worked as a chef and played an integral part in the creation of the Esalen Cookbook. While living in Big Sur, she and her husband also created an off-the-grid, sustainable farm raising goats, bees, and chickens, along with an extensive vegetable, herb and fruit tree garden.

Her cuisine draws from her vast culinary experience and her passion for fresh, local and organic food. She lives now in Ashland, Oregon, where she works in a restaurant and runs her own catering company.

Please visit our website's Chef Weekend page (click here) for more details.

Stay two or more nights in March, Sunday through Thursday, and receive 25 percent off your stay. Offer good through March 31st. Excludes camping; not valid during holiday periods. Not combinable with other discounts.

Jacqueline Lasahn is a storyteller of the cosmic currents, a wisdom guide and compassionate ally at the crossroads of inquiry. Intuitive astrologer, minister and officiant for wedding, blessing and memorial services. Offering tarot consultation and meditations with Tibetan bowls at Wilbur. More information at Astrospirit.com.

Tarot Consultation with Jacqueline

Tarot is a ceremonial tool of divination that can target specific questions or address the larger picture. The evocative images reveal the designs of your life stories. Each card turns a page and offers new possibilities. Mystery is distilled into a greater understanding of your life situation. The reading is an invocation of empowerment of choice. The visual medium of the tarot cards translates into an alchemy of the heart.

By appointment; $65 per person

Meditation with Tibetan Bowls

Simple meditation focusing on breath and sound. We'll meet in the Library. Complimentary for all guests.

This workshop will be an intensive exploration of Yang style Tai Chi Ch'uan, which is the ancient Chinese art of movement meditation. Tai Chi is composed of 54 flowing, graceful, and peaceful postures. It is over 1000 years old, and has been practiced for centuries in China as the art of longevity. Studies have shown that Tai Chi improves circulation, respiration, promotes balance and flexibility, and enhances the body's immune system.

Our first 5-day seminar will consist of learning the first set of Tai Chi (20 postures) with hours of practice and refinement. We will also introduce Feldenkrais floor exercises and Chi Kung (breathing techniques). Feldenkrais is a neuro muscular re-eduation method, which helps the practitioner to release old habit patterns of holding tension in the muscular skeletal system. Through continued practice, students can relieve pain and dysfunction in all movements. Entering the Tai Chi sequence has often been likened to moving in a gentle river with effortless flow and peaceful calm.

Seminar prices are per participant and include five days of meals, Wilbur accommodations and instructor fees:

• Camping: $675
• Bunk Room: $ 805
• Shared Room: $870
• Private Room: $ 998

Kenn Chase is an accomplished Yang style Tai Chi Ch'uan teacher, with over 40 years of experience. He first studied with Master Choy Kam Man of Hong Kong, China. In 1969 Kenn introduced Tai Chi to Esalen Institute, Big Sur where he was the first teacher of Yang style meditation form. He is one of only five Tai Chi teachers in the country who is also a certified Feldenkrais teacher. Living and teaching in London and Amsterdam, he studied with several Tai Chi masters, as well as mind/body pioneers. He has developed an integral Tai Chi practice, utilizing Feldenkrais (Awareness Through Movement), Chi Kung energy cultivation techniques, and sensory re-education methods.

Sarana Miller Yoga Retreat

April 8-10

Please join us for a weekend of breathing, chanting, asana and soaking in the healing mineral waters of Wilbur. Come strengthen your practice while relaxing and rejuvenating your body and mind. We'll step back from our daily routines and retreat to this sacred land, home to healing waters that have been used for renewal for centuries.

Students will practice yoga on Wilbur's beautiful yoga deck, cradled in nature with the sounds of the breeze and the creek. We will begin each day with chanting and pranayama, followed by breakfast and then an active morning session. In the afternoon there will be time for bathing, hiking, massage and personal time. We will gather in the late afternoon for a restorative session followed by a delicious dinner.

Read more about Sarana here.

Come and join us for a retreat that will invigorate your body, renew your spirits, and quiet your mind.

Weekend includes:

• 5 organic meals

• yoga sessions

• 2 nights accommodations (including use of baths, sauna and grounds)

Cost:

Private room $525 per person

Bunk $485 per person

Camping $425 per person

Enrollment is limited. Please sign up as soon as possible to reserve your space. Contact Sarana Miller at 510-502-9642, or by email at sarana@mac.com. Visit her website at www.saranayoga.com.

Couples/Partners Yoga Retreat with Rex Stromness and Michele Miller April 15-17 Couples/partner yoga is a wonderful way to connect with your partner or spouse using traditional yoga poses, breathing exercises and massage. It is suitable for all levels of experience and expertise. In our workshop, we begin with connecting exercises and build on this foundation, moving into assisted and partner poses. Most couples find it a great way to practice yoga in a new way, connect deeply with the one you love, meet new people and have fun. Wilbur Hot Springs, with its quiet, serene environment and healing waters, is the ideal place to experience this unique way of practicing yoga. Rex Stromness has practiced yoga for 30 years and taught for the past 15 years. He currently teaches yoga at Cal State University Chico, Chico Sports Club and at retreats internationally. Michele Miller has practiced yoga for the past 15 years and is a long-time member of the Wilbur family, as is Rex. Together they have led couples workshops for the past 8 years. For more information, please contact Rex Stromness at 530-892-8583, or email him at stromness@comcast.net. Retreat Fee: $975 per couple (includes 5 organic meals, all classes, accommodations and use of the Wilbur facilities).

It's time to bump up your immune system by using the age-old remedies of massage, chiropractic and soaking in Wilbur Hot Springs' natural mineral-laden waters. These remedies can help to stave off a cold, flu, pain and seasonal affective disorder (there's loads of lithium in our water).

Jeanette says, I use an intuitive, integrative approach to nourish and heal the body, mind, and spirit. Drawing on Swedish-Esalen, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, and Reiki techniques, I blend what you need to facilitate your healing, rejuvenation, and relaxation. Pause and take the time for yourself now, and enjoy a healing, flowing, rejuvenating, and peaceful massage.