Esalen is open!

Starting Friday May 17 at 6:30 a.m., Highway 1 north of Esalen will reopen with the use of a 24/7 signalized traffic control, providing unrestricted public access with one-way alternating traffic in both the north and southbound directions. Please plan travel accordingly to accommodate a brief delay of up to 10-15 minutes at the traffic control site.

Highway 1 south of Esalen remains closed. Guests traveling from points south of us, please take the alternate route through Monterey.

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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 alternate route directions.

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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Dan Zigmond

Dan Zigmond is a writer, technologist, and Zen priest. He is a guiding teacher at Jikoji Zen Center and serves on the board of directors of the San Francisco Zen Center. He has also led teams at some of the world’s most successful companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. His most recent book Buddha's Office: The Ancient Art of Waking Up While Working Well was published in 2019.

Dan Zigmond is a Zen priest, writer, and data scientist. He is a Guiding Teacher at Jikoji Zen Center, and has led teams at Apple, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Google. His most recent book is Buddha's Office: The Ancient Art of Waking Up While Working Well.

Dan Zigmond

Dan Zigmond is a writer, technologist, and Zen priest. He is a guiding teacher at Jikoji Zen Center and serves on the board of directors of the San Francisco Zen Center. He has also led teams at some of the world’s most successful companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. His most recent book Buddha's Office: The Ancient Art of Waking Up While Working Well was published in 2019.

Dan Zigmond is a Zen priest, writer, and data scientist. He is a Guiding Teacher at Jikoji Zen Center, and has led teams at Apple, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Google. His most recent book is Buddha's Office: The Ancient Art of Waking Up While Working Well.

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