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.



Shannon Algeo is an American and Irish psychotherapist, researcher, poet, Yoga Nidra teacher, and co-founder of We Human and the We Human Podcast. Shannon is the author of the books The Power in Your Hands: Liberate Yourself From Attachment to Technology and Trust Your Truth. He is on faculty at Esalen Institute and the Kripalu Center, and leads digital liberation programs and offline retreats around the world that support people to reclaim their humanity, creativity, and attention in the digital age.
Shannon holds a master’s in counseling psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy, professional clinical counseling, and Jungian depth psychology.
He was named one of the "35 Under 35 in Wellness to Watch" by Wanderlust, and has spoken at the United Nations and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), among other prestigious organizations.
Shannon Algeo is a psychotherapist, author of The Power in Your Hands, and co-founder of We Human. On faculty at Esalen and Kripalu, he leads offline retreats helping people reclaim their humanity, creativity, and attention in the digital age.