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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Char Pias

Char Pias: “My practice and teaching of Esalen® Massage is based on awareness practice, Eastern principles of energetics, unlocking the Nervous System, an emphasis on self-care, and cultivating compassion, gratitude and humility.”

Teaching since 1984, Char has taken the work to Europe, Japan, and Canada. Additionally, she has taught at The Atlanta School of Massage and Mckinnon Massage School in Oakland, CA. For 13 years, Char taught at Monterey Peninsula College in the Therapeutic Massage Department, introducing her students to the philosophy of Esalen Massage.

Char Pias: “My teaching of Esalen® Massage is based on awareness practice, principles of energetics, unlocking the nervous system, and an emphasis on self-care.” Char began teaching at Esalen in 1984; she also teaches throughout California and in Europe, Japan, and Canada.

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Char Pias

Char Pias: “My practice and teaching of Esalen® Massage is based on awareness practice, Eastern principles of energetics, unlocking the Nervous System, an emphasis on self-care, and cultivating compassion, gratitude and humility.”

Teaching since 1984, Char has taken the work to Europe, Japan, and Canada. Additionally, she has taught at The Atlanta School of Massage and Mckinnon Massage School in Oakland, CA. For 13 years, Char taught at Monterey Peninsula College in the Therapeutic Massage Department, introducing her students to the philosophy of Esalen Massage.

Char Pias: “My teaching of Esalen® Massage is based on awareness practice, principles of energetics, unlocking the nervous system, and an emphasis on self-care.” Char began teaching at Esalen in 1984; she also teaches throughout California and in Europe, Japan, and Canada.

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