Esalen is open!

Starting Friday May 17 at 6:30 a.m., Highway 1 north of Esalen will reopen with the use of a 24/7 signalized traffic control, providing unrestricted public access with one-way alternating traffic in both the north and southbound directions. Please plan travel accordingly to accommodate a brief delay of up to 10-15 minutes at the traffic control site.

Highway 1 south of Esalen remains closed. Guests traveling from points south of us, please take the alternate route through Monterey.

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Due to road closures along Highway 1 to our north and south, Esalen is closed through April 11.
Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the alternate route directions.

Esalen opens May 3, 2024

Visitors are now able to access Esalen as well as other businesses and trails in northern Big Sur via twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 operated by Caltrans.

Convoys run only at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day. These are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.

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Margaret Harrsen

Margaret Harrsen is a spiritual healer and teacher exploring the divine nature of man. Her work covers the disciplines of traditional shamanic medicine, meditation, and biodynamic craniosacral therapy.

She was brought onto her path as a healer after being cured of physical maladies through prayer by two holy women on the North coast of Peru, which led to a personal mentorship with these curanderas. During this time, she also led healing retreats in South America and Europe.

Harrsen’s worldliness allowed her to experience various cultural traditions and religions, where she gained an expansive perspective on healing. Her curiosities led to a decade of study in mysticism, metaphysics, and meditation. She has explored vast spiritual and natural atmospheres that deeply imbibe her work.

Mar lives closely with the natural world and attributes her well-being to daily visits with the sea and mountains in her home of Ojai, California. The heart of her work is her private healing practice supporting adults and children, and she also leads workshops and retreats. Mar has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveller, and Goop.

Margaret Harrsen is a spiritual healer and teacher. Her work covers the disciplines of traditional shamanic medicine, meditation, and biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Mar’s practice of the subtle healing arts is distinctly rooted in her study of nature (form) and spirituality (emptiness). She supports the well-being of humans and our shared earth.

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Margaret Harrsen

Margaret Harrsen is a spiritual healer and teacher exploring the divine nature of man. Her work covers the disciplines of traditional shamanic medicine, meditation, and biodynamic craniosacral therapy.

She was brought onto her path as a healer after being cured of physical maladies through prayer by two holy women on the North coast of Peru, which led to a personal mentorship with these curanderas. During this time, she also led healing retreats in South America and Europe.

Harrsen’s worldliness allowed her to experience various cultural traditions and religions, where she gained an expansive perspective on healing. Her curiosities led to a decade of study in mysticism, metaphysics, and meditation. She has explored vast spiritual and natural atmospheres that deeply imbibe her work.

Mar lives closely with the natural world and attributes her well-being to daily visits with the sea and mountains in her home of Ojai, California. The heart of her work is her private healing practice supporting adults and children, and she also leads workshops and retreats. Mar has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveller, and Goop.

Margaret Harrsen is a spiritual healer and teacher. Her work covers the disciplines of traditional shamanic medicine, meditation, and biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Mar’s practice of the subtle healing arts is distinctly rooted in her study of nature (form) and spirituality (emptiness). She supports the well-being of humans and our shared earth.

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