Esalen is open!

Visitors are currently able to access Esalen as well as other businesses, parks, 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. Until approximately May 27, 2024 these are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.

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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.

Learn more.

Celeste Young

Celeste Young is a Buddhist mindfulness and Dharma teacher and Certified Life Balance Strategist. She has been practicing meditation since 2002 and was one of the first teachers to be empowered at InsightLA, a non-profit Buddhist and secular mindfulness organization based in Los Angeles. Celeste has been working with thousands of meditation and Dharma students, teaching classes, individual and corporate sessions, and retreats full-time since 2011. Her work now spans the globe, in person and online. In 2022, she became a Certified Life Balance Strategist and is passionate about this work. She sees this methodology as a pragmatic way of supporting people in living from their deepest values and navigating life changes with clarity and well-being.

Celeste Young is a Buddhist Dharma teacher and Certified Life Balance Strategist. Celeste has worked with thousands of meditation and Dharma students since 2011. She sees Life Balance Strategy as a pragmatic way of supporting people in living from their deepest values.

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Celeste Young

Celeste Young is a Buddhist mindfulness and Dharma teacher and Certified Life Balance Strategist. She has been practicing meditation since 2002 and was one of the first teachers to be empowered at InsightLA, a non-profit Buddhist and secular mindfulness organization based in Los Angeles. Celeste has been working with thousands of meditation and Dharma students, teaching classes, individual and corporate sessions, and retreats full-time since 2011. Her work now spans the globe, in person and online. In 2022, she became a Certified Life Balance Strategist and is passionate about this work. She sees this methodology as a pragmatic way of supporting people in living from their deepest values and navigating life changes with clarity and well-being.

Celeste Young is a Buddhist Dharma teacher and Certified Life Balance Strategist. Celeste has worked with thousands of meditation and Dharma students since 2011. She sees Life Balance Strategy as a pragmatic way of supporting people in living from their deepest values.

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