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.
Be Here Next.

Humans come to Big Sur to experience Esalen for many reasons: to celebrate, grieve, heal, rest, pursue, and explore their potential.

Esalen's campus-wide festivals enhance your “me” time with glorious “we” time by building community and elevating healing through transformational revelry.

Throughout the year, our Self-Guided Explorations programming offers a variety of open classes that nourish body, mind, and spirit. Engage as much or as little as you like, and enjoy plenty of leisure time. Our workshops are more structured, topic-specific experiences led by visiting faculty, designed to facilitate self-exploration, personal growth, and healing in a group setting.

We welcome you — for your first time, or for your return — to relish in spaciousness that uncovers and deepens a connectivity to ourselves, the planet, and one another.

Explore your potential.

Come Together! A Festival of IntraConnectivity & Spirit, June 24–28, 2024

June 24–28, 2024

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Summer Groove: An Esalen Institute Summer Series, July 19–21 & July 22–26, 2024

July 19–21 & July 22–26

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Altered States: Pathways to Expansion, September 9–13, 2024

September 9–13, 2024

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Go Within: An Esalen Institute Winter Series, December 13–16 & December 16–20, 2024

Dec 13–16 & Dec 16–20

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Inspired by what was good and magical about the late 1960s, our first-ever summer series will feature festive programming in an open, a-la-carte format similar to our Self Guided Explorations workshops. Esalen’s own faculty-in-residence will be joined by very special guests to add amazing and delightful programming to each uniquely different week and weekend!

Providing access to the growth and healing opportunities through our programs and faculty is a priority for Esalen. We offer a number of partial scholarships per workshop and programming opportunities with up to 90% coverage based on need. We encourage you to make use of this potential support and apply now.