Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
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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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Esalen in the News

2023

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The Bay Area Reporter | May 2023
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Observer | March 2023
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Integral Life – Deep Transformation Podcast | February 2023
Michael Murphy: The Human Potential Movement Then and Now
Walnut Creek Magazine | January 2023
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2022


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