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.
Celeste Young is a Buddhist mindfulness and Dharma teacher and Certified Life Balance Strategist. She has been practicing meditation since 2002 and was one of the first teachers to be empowered at InsightLA, a non-profit Buddhist and secular mindfulness organization based in Los Angeles. Celeste has been working with thousands of meditation and Dharma students, teaching classes, individual and corporate sessions, and retreats full-time since 2011. Her work now spans the globe, in person and online. In 2022, she became a Certified Life Balance Strategist and is passionate about this work. She sees this methodology as a pragmatic way of supporting people in living from their deepest values and navigating life changes with clarity and well-being.
Celeste Young is a Buddhist Dharma teacher and Certified Life Balance Strategist. Celeste has worked with thousands of meditation and Dharma students since 2011. She sees Life Balance Strategy as a pragmatic way of supporting people in living from their deepest values.