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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Laura McKinzie

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

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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