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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Leah Song

Born into a musical family from Georgia, Leah Song is a storyteller, song-catcher, musician, poet, and community builder known primarily for her role as frontwoman of Rising Appalachia, alongside her sister Chloe. As a soloist, she incorporates sultry vocals, storytelling, folklore, ballads and boleros into her laid-back troubadour performances. Her music is based in the traditions of Southern soul, the diasporic music of the Celtic Isles and her deep studies of traditional folk music from across the Americas. 

She has studied and worked alongside some of the greatest teachers and culture keepers of our time, including Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Bobby McFerrin, Martin Hayes, Martin Shaw, Joanna Macy, Winona LaDuke, Guadalupe Urbina, Sobonfu Somé, and Rosemary Gladstar to name a few. Join her in gathering tools and teachings of resiliency, music, mythology, and celebration through sound.

Born into a musical family from Atlanta, Georgia, Leah Song is a storyteller, song-catcher, musician, poet, and community builder known primarily for her role as front woman of Rising Appalachia, alongside her sister Chloe. As a soloist, she incorporates sultry vocals, storytelling, folklore, ballads and boleros into her performances.

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