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.



George MacPherson is an intuitive sound meditation + breathwork guide based in Brooklyn, New York.
Having personally experienced the profound potential and impact of sound and vibration as a modality that can offer contemplative awareness, inner exploration, and potent reminders of our interconnectedness, George offers sound meditations across his home state of New York through ‘Sound of the Times’; alongside his role as Head of Programming at Sage + Sound.
He has learned from sound luminaries Alexandre Tannous, David Shemesh and Christiane Karam; is an avid student of the works of Sufi mystic Hazrat Inayat Khan; and is immersed in a life long education through the power of sound + breath and believes deeply that our collective liberation may begin with the vibration of each individual’s voice.
As a classically trained singer, George’s childhood as a chorister in the sacred settings of cathedrals across his native England left an indelible mark within him. A belief that everyone holds within them the power of sound offers a greater truth, that within us all, lies the essence of harmony.
George MacPherson is an intuitive sound meditation practitioner based in Brooklyn, New York, who has experienced personally the potential impact of sound and vibration as a modality that can lead to heightened awareness, inner exploration, and outer connectedness.