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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Donovan McGrath

Donovan is the founder of Amplified Yoga, for which he travels the world sharing his positive vision. His motivation is to encourage you to Amplify the greatest parts of yourself, using ancient yogic technology, presented in a modern and accessible way.

In 1996, at the age of 20, he took his first yoga class in New York City. Struck by the clarity, vitality, and peace he felt, this ignited a lifelong passion. He immediately completed his first teacher training at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, started meditating, and began teaching.

Since then, he has trained and become certified in the traditions of Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Anusara, and Kundalini. He utilized all of these teachings and his years of experience to create the Amplified method which is fun, cathartic, and quick in its ability to transform a person instantly. Since Amplified yoga’s recent inception, Donovan has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the wellness industry including Wanderlust, Equinox, Daybreaker, Unplug meditation and Mindvalley to name a few.

Founder of Amplified Yoga Donovan McGrath's motivation is to encourage you to Amplify the greatest parts of yourself, using ancient yogic technology, presented in a modern and accessible way. He utilizes Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Anusara, and Kundalini in the Amplified Method, which is fun, cathartic, and swift in its ability to transform a person.

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Donovan McGrath

Donovan is the founder of Amplified Yoga, for which he travels the world sharing his positive vision. His motivation is to encourage you to Amplify the greatest parts of yourself, using ancient yogic technology, presented in a modern and accessible way.

In 1996, at the age of 20, he took his first yoga class in New York City. Struck by the clarity, vitality, and peace he felt, this ignited a lifelong passion. He immediately completed his first teacher training at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, started meditating, and began teaching.

Since then, he has trained and become certified in the traditions of Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Anusara, and Kundalini. He utilized all of these teachings and his years of experience to create the Amplified method which is fun, cathartic, and quick in its ability to transform a person instantly. Since Amplified yoga’s recent inception, Donovan has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the wellness industry including Wanderlust, Equinox, Daybreaker, Unplug meditation and Mindvalley to name a few.

Founder of Amplified Yoga Donovan McGrath's motivation is to encourage you to Amplify the greatest parts of yourself, using ancient yogic technology, presented in a modern and accessible way. He utilizes Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Anusara, and Kundalini in the Amplified Method, which is fun, cathartic, and swift in its ability to transform a person.

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