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.

Esalen faculty represent a spectrum of disciplines, experiences, and perspectives — our faculty members have included Premal Shah, founder of Kiva.org; Robert Walter, Joseph Campbell’s longtime editor; mindfulness researcher Shauna Shapiro; and Wisdom 2.0 creator Soren Gordhamer.
Interested in teaching at Esalen? Learn more.


dhruva teaches Indian philosophy and embodied practice. He synthesizes insights from distinct traditions and their intersections to help students thoughtfully curate their own path and practice.


Jeanine M. Canty is a professor of transformative studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Her teaching intersects social and ecological justice, ecopsychology, and the process of worldview expansion and change.


John Vosler is an energetic bodyworker, meditation teacher, and facilitator of Yoga Nidra who is devoted to guiding others back to the truth of who they are—the unshakable presence beneath all thoughts, emotions, and experiences.
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