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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Krishna Dholakia

Krishna Dholakia, MS, RDN, CDCES, CDN, has worked in the health and wellness field for over 17 years. She is a nutritionist and a certified diabetes care and education specialist who focuses on women’s health issues spanning from the reproductive spectrum of preconception through to menopause. In addition, Krishna is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher, prenatal yoga teacher, and mindfulness and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teacher. Krishna also works in a community health clinic with people living with diabetes and autoimmune conditions. Her focus when working with clients is to offer an integrative approach to healing that is evidence-based and holistic. Krishna’s private practice, Om and Spice Wellness, specializes in integrative nutrition therapy, yoga and bodywork, mindfulness-based therapy, and social-environmental justice. She enjoys using art, writing, and movement as a tool to process through emotions, explore healing, and form community. Krishna is writing a book on her own journey with pelvic pain and women’s health. In her free time, she loves making pottery, good food, and spending time in nature! To learn more about Krishna, visit www.omandspice.com or @omandspice on Instagram. 

Krishna Dholakia, MS, RDN, CDCES, CDN, is a nutritionist, diabetes educator, yoga teacher, and mindfulness teacher who specializes in women’s health. Her private practice specializes in integrative nutrition therapy, yoga and bodywork, and mindfulness-based therapy.

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