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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Laura McKinzie

lauramckinzieyoga.com

Laura is an educator and mentor for Yoga Teachers.  Over the course of the last two decades, she has accumulated 10,000+ hours of teaching and has trained 1000’s of Yoga Teacher’s as the Lead Instructor of the 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Program at a holistic college in Tempe, AZ.  

Laura loves to share the teachings of yoga through workshops, trainings and retreats all over the world and continues to support Yoga Teachers with her 1:1 coaching and mentoring programs.

In 2020, Laura launched her book, “Cues for Yoga: Clear Language to Guide the Practice”, an invaluable guide and the #1 book to support yoga teachers!  Cues for Yoga is used by multiple Yoga Teacher Training Programs around the US.

Laura is passionate about family, friends, travel and carrying the peace and joy found on the mat into every aspect of her life.

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Laura McKinzie

lauramckinzieyoga.com

Laura is an educator and mentor for Yoga Teachers.  Over the course of the last two decades, she has accumulated 10,000+ hours of teaching and has trained 1000’s of Yoga Teacher’s as the Lead Instructor of the 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Program at a holistic college in Tempe, AZ.  

Laura loves to share the teachings of yoga through workshops, trainings and retreats all over the world and continues to support Yoga Teachers with her 1:1 coaching and mentoring programs.

In 2020, Laura launched her book, “Cues for Yoga: Clear Language to Guide the Practice”, an invaluable guide and the #1 book to support yoga teachers!  Cues for Yoga is used by multiple Yoga Teacher Training Programs around the US.

Laura is passionate about family, friends, travel and carrying the peace and joy found on the mat into every aspect of her life.

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July 15–19, 2024
Journey to Wholeness: Embodying the Ancient Teaching of Yoga and Yoga Nidra into Your Modern Life
John Vosler and Laura McKinzie
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