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.
Gabor Maté is a leading expert on addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Gabor co-founded the nonprofit organization Compassion for Addiction, and advises for Drugs over Dinner. His best-selling books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and When the Body Says No. He teaches in the Faculty of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.