Beginning March 9, 2026 we will begin maintenance work at the baths on Mondays. Learn More.
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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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Marianne Murray

Marianne trained with Stanislav Grof during the 1990s, is a certified Grof® Breathwork facilitator, and, over the past 25 years, has facilitated workshops in the US, UK, Europe, and Kenya, as well as a facilitator training in India. Marianne holds master’s degrees in transpersonal psychology and contemplative psychotherapy, as well as a PhD in transformative learning and change in human systems from CIIS. 

Marianne is an International Teacher with Grof® Legacy Training and developed the curriculum for Grof® Legacy Training USA, where she is a senior faculty member. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Grof® Legacy Project.

In addition to her work with Grof® Breathwork, Marianne is a senior faculty member with the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, NM, developing curricula for experience-based practices and programs in service of transformational learning.

Marianne trained with Stanislav Grof during the 1990s and is a certified Grof® Breathwork facilitator and International Teacher. Marianne holds an MA in transpersonal psychology and a PhD in transformative learning.

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