Prepare an application packet containing the following items:

1. A completed Registration and Application Form.

2. An autobiographical essay – maximum of 4 typewritten pages.  Handwritten essays will not be accepted.  Please address the following items in your essay:

1. Write a brief autobiography describing your background, interests and any relevant highlights of your life.
2. Describe your current personal and professional goals.
3. How do you want to apply the training in the Tamalpa Life/Art Process to your personal and professional life?
4. What specific life issues or themes are you currently working with that you would like to explore within the context of the training?
5. What do you imagine your strengths and challenges to be in a group learning environment?
6. How did you hear about Tamalpa Institute?

3. Two letters of recommendation.  Please send signed copies of the letters or have your references email their letters directly to us at info@tamalpa.org.  Handwritten letters will not be accepted. Letters of recommendation must be from teachers, therapists, employers, or other professional relationships only.  Letters from friends or family members will not be accepted.

4. A full-length picture of yourself.

Before sending your application packet to Tamalpa Institute, please read our Deposit, Cancellation and Refund Policies.

If you choose to email your application packet to us, please be sure to mail us your $75 application fee or call the office at 415-457-8555 to pay your fee with a credit card.  You may also fax your credit card information to our office at 415-457-7960.

If you are sending your application packet to us in the mail, please be sure to include a check for your $75 application fee or enter your credit card information on the application form to pay your fee.

Email your complete application packet to info@tamalpa.org
or mail to:        Tamalpa Institute
                        734 A Street
                        San Rafael, CA 94901
                        U.S.A.

Upon Receipt of your Application Packet at Tamalpa
Immersion Format: If you are applying for the Level 1 Immersion training program that begins in September and Tamalpa receives your application by the early registration deadline in June, Tamalpa will review your packet and respond to you by mid-June; if your application packet is received after the early registration date, we will respond to you by the end of July.

Weekend Format: If you are applying for the Level 1 Weekend training program that begins in April and Tamalpa receives your application by the early registration deadline in February, Tamalpa will review your packet and respond to you by the end of February; if your application packet is received after the early registration date, we will respond to you by the middle of March.

If your application is approved you will receive a letter of acceptance followed by other logistical information.

Note To Foreign Students
You must be proficient in the English language to attend this program. We do not provide instruction in ESL (English as a Second Language). Tamalpa Institute is approved by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for issuance of M-1 vocational student visas for Immersion Format training only (Level 1 and Level 2). When we receive your training program deposit, we will send you a student visa application.

Tamalpa Institute is approved by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for issuance of M-1 vocational student visas for Immersion Format training only (Level 1 and Level 2). When we receive your training program deposit, we will send you a student visa application. You will need to contact your local American embassy to arrange for a visa interview. Please allow at least 3 months to apply for your visa. You must be proficient in the English language to attend this program. We do not provide instruction in ESL (English as a Second Language).


Notes To Applicants
It is required that you read Daria Halprin's book, The Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy, prior to the training program. We strongly recommend that this book and/or a Tamalpa Experience workshop is completed before applying for the program.

Please make and keep copies of ALL records that you email, mail, or hand-deliver to Tamalpa Institute, including letters of recommendation. With regards to letters of recommendation, we suggest that you request an additional copy for your own records. Tamalpa is not responsible for keeping your records.


Housing & Accommodation
Upon registration, students receive a local housing directory containing a list of possible housing opportunities in Marin County. Tamalpa Institute is not responsible for your housing. It is the student’s responsibility to contact and set up their housing situation. The housing list is to assist you as much as possible with your housing needs during your studies at the Institute. Tamalpa Institute does not have any affiliation, written or verbal agreements with the people listed in our housing list. The current cost of renting a room in Marin County ranges from $500 - $850 per month.


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