Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
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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 current travel advisory.

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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Andrea Lieberstein

Andrea Lieberstein, MPH, RDN, IMTA CMT-P, RYT, is founder of the Mindful Eating Training Institute and the bestselling author of Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed Your Whole Self, and End Overeating, named one of the “Best Mindfulness Books in 2020” by Mindful magazine.

She is a mindful eating expert, a certified ecotherapist, a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, an internationally recognized mindfulness ​teacher ​trainer, a mindfulness-based registered dietitian nutritionist, a dedicated Dharma Practitioner, and a champion for leading a well-nourished life. She leads evidence-based mindful eating and Well Nourished™ trainings and retreats internationally for both professionals and the general public and offers professional certification programs in Well Nourished Coaching™ and Mindful Eating.

In her private practice, Andrea works with individuals who want more peace, balance, and joy in their relationship with food, body image, and stress-related issues and health concerns and those who simply want to bring their lives back into balance and vibrancy through mindful eating and living. She spearheaded Mind Body programs at Kaiser Permanente centers for many years and has degrees from Stanford University and UC Berkeley. ​

Andrea’s greatest passions and joys are studying, practicing, and sharing the Dharma and the life-transforming practices of mindfulness, meditation, compassion, mindful eating, and yoga; nature-based awareness practices; and “Well Nourished” healthy lifestyles with others. ​Andrea has completed a Dharma Leadership program and is currently completing her training as a Buddhist Eco-Chaplain. She is inspired daily by her yoga and meditation practices and the healing power of nature.

Andrea Lieberstein, MPH, RDN, IMTA CMT-P, RYT, is founder of the Mindful Eating Training Institute and author of Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed Your Whole Self, and End Overeating. She is a mindful eating expert, a certified eco-therapist, a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, an internationally recognized ​mindfulness teacher ​trainer, a mindfulness-based dietitian and nutritionist, and a dedicated Dharma practitioner. She offers professional certification programs.

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Andrea Lieberstein

Andrea Lieberstein, MPH, RDN, IMTA CMT-P, RYT, is founder of the Mindful Eating Training Institute and the bestselling author of Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed Your Whole Self, and End Overeating, named one of the “Best Mindfulness Books in 2020” by Mindful magazine.

She is a mindful eating expert, a certified ecotherapist, a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, an internationally recognized mindfulness ​teacher ​trainer, a mindfulness-based registered dietitian nutritionist, a dedicated Dharma Practitioner, and a champion for leading a well-nourished life. She leads evidence-based mindful eating and Well Nourished™ trainings and retreats internationally for both professionals and the general public and offers professional certification programs in Well Nourished Coaching™ and Mindful Eating.

In her private practice, Andrea works with individuals who want more peace, balance, and joy in their relationship with food, body image, and stress-related issues and health concerns and those who simply want to bring their lives back into balance and vibrancy through mindful eating and living. She spearheaded Mind Body programs at Kaiser Permanente centers for many years and has degrees from Stanford University and UC Berkeley. ​

Andrea’s greatest passions and joys are studying, practicing, and sharing the Dharma and the life-transforming practices of mindfulness, meditation, compassion, mindful eating, and yoga; nature-based awareness practices; and “Well Nourished” healthy lifestyles with others. ​Andrea has completed a Dharma Leadership program and is currently completing her training as a Buddhist Eco-Chaplain. She is inspired daily by her yoga and meditation practices and the healing power of nature.

Andrea Lieberstein, MPH, RDN, IMTA CMT-P, RYT, is founder of the Mindful Eating Training Institute and author of Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed Your Whole Self, and End Overeating. She is a mindful eating expert, a certified eco-therapist, a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, an internationally recognized ​mindfulness teacher ​trainer, a mindfulness-based dietitian and nutritionist, and a dedicated Dharma practitioner. She offers professional certification programs.

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