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.



Sarah Federman is an Associate Professor at the Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, where she teaches negotiation, conflict resolution, and social action. This workshop is based on her award-winning book Transformative Negotiation: Strategies for Everyday Change and Equitable Futures (University of California Press, 2023). She also wrote the award-winning book Last Train to Auschwitz: The French National Railways and the Journey to Accountability (2021). Her newest book is Corporate Reckoning: How Companies Can Address Historical Harms (MIT Press, 2026). Prior to this work, Federman spent a decade negotiating around the world as an international advertising executive.
Sarah Federman is an Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution at the Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego. This workshop is based on her award-winning book Transformative Negotiation: Strategies for Everyday Change and Equitable Futures, which Forbes named one of the 10 best negotiation books.