And that’s a good way to spend a Saturday! Somewhere in there we went for a hike up the canyon from the property. We also enjoyed the live music from Diego’s Umbrella and Samurai Gypsies during the midsummer festival. Nahko and Medicine for the People were clearly the crowd favorite, but seemed a little Dave Matthews Band-ish to us.. http://www.esalen.org/page/esalen-midsummer-festival-july-2nd-2016