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.
Jane Baraz has been meditating since 1976, is a founding board member of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and a co-founder of the Spirit Rock Family Program. She teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at UCSF (University of California San Francisco). Jane has taught Mindful Self-Compassion for the MBSR staff at the University of Wisconsin, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and the Women’s Cancer Resource Center. She also enjoys teaching Awakening Joy workshops and week-long meditation retreats in Europe. Jane is a mentor for Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program which trains people to teach mindfulness and compassion in various settings.
Jane Baraz teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at UCSF and mentors students in mindfulness and compassion. She’s taught Mindful Self-Compassion at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center and at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where she was a founding board member.