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.



Chandra Easton is a Buddhist teacher, devotional music artist, author, and translator of Tibetan Buddhist texts who has taught Buddhism and Hatha Yoga since 2001. She is the author of Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom (Shambhala, 2023), which bridges scholarship, devotion, and the living wisdom of the sacred feminine, and co-translated Sublime Dharma: A Compilation of Two Texts on the Great Perfection (Vimala, 2012).
Rooted in Tibetan Buddhism and the Great Perfection (Dzogchen), her primary passion is making these ancient teachings applicable and accessible for modern life, particularly in amplifying the voice of the sacred feminine in Buddhist theory and practice. She holds the title of Dorje Lopön (Vajra Teacher) at Tara Mandala, founded by Lama Tsultrim Allione, where she designs curriculum and serves on three councils: the Upaya (Executive), Prajna (Guiding Teacher), and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Councils.
Her embodiment path weaves together Hatha Yoga and Tibetan Yoga. A student of classical Indian Hindustani singing, she co-founded the 21 Taras Collective in 2017 to record melodies for the 21 Tara mantras found in Embodying Tara.