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.



Named one of 2025's powerful women of the mindfulness movement, Caverly Morgan is a teacher of awakening, nonprofit founder, speaker, and writer whose practice began in 1995 and has included eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She is the author of The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together, as well as A Kids Book About Mindfulness.
Caverly is the founder of Peace in Schools, a nonprofit that created the nation’s first for-credit mindfulness class in public high schools. She is also the founder of Realizing Freedom Together, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making practices that lead to liberation for all, accessible to all. Caverly leads meditation retreats, workshops, and online classes internationally. Learn more at caverlymorgan.org.
A former monk, Caverly Morgan is a teacher of awakening and non-profit founder who blends the original spirit of Zen with a modern nondual and relational approach. She is also the author of The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together, as well as A Kids Book About Mindfulness.