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Resolution: Explore Your Spirituality
Where to Go: Big Sur, California
What to Do: This rugged coastal community is considered a meditation hotspot, and it's no wonder. With a multitude of solitary perches and dramatic waves-against-the-rocks scenery, Big Sur is an idyllic spot to contemplate, pray, or just relax. The famed Esalen Institute (831/667-3005; www.esalen.org), which claims to be an "Olympics of the body, mind, and spirit," offers classes ranging from "Money and Spirituality" to "That Was Zen, This Is Tao."
Where to Stay: The Post Ranch Inn elegantly walks the line between rustic and chic, and is starting 2008 with 10 new contemporary rooms set in the bluffs. The Inn offers free daily meditation and yoga classes and (for a fee) sessions with a staff shaman.
