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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Marcia Baczynski

Marcia Baczynski is a coach, educator, and facilitator, focusing on sexual communication, boundaries, consent, and desire. Her primary mission is to help adults who want more connection and intimacy to overcome shame and get in touch with what they truly want —– romantically, sexually, and relationally —– even if it’s off the beaten path. She shines in 1:1 client work, small group facilitation, skills training, and public speaking, and she is passionate about supporting women and the people who love them. Marcia is the co-founder of Cuddle Party, the co-author of Creating Consent Culture: A Handbook for Educators, and teaching faculty at the School of Consent and Shakti Shiva Academy.

Marcia provides professional training for therapists, coaches, universities and conferences about alternative relationship structures, sexual communication, consent, gender issues, shame resilience, LGBTQ issues, and sex-positive and inclusive marketing.

Marcia Baczynski is a coach, educator and facilitator, focusing on sexual communication, boundaries, consent, and desire. Marcia is the co-author of Creating Consent Culture: A Handbook for Educators and teaching faculty at the School of Consent and Shakti Shiva Academy.

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Marcia Baczynski

Marcia Baczynski is a coach, educator, and facilitator, focusing on sexual communication, boundaries, consent, and desire. Her primary mission is to help adults who want more connection and intimacy to overcome shame and get in touch with what they truly want —– romantically, sexually, and relationally —– even if it’s off the beaten path. She shines in 1:1 client work, small group facilitation, skills training, and public speaking, and she is passionate about supporting women and the people who love them. Marcia is the co-founder of Cuddle Party, the co-author of Creating Consent Culture: A Handbook for Educators, and teaching faculty at the School of Consent and Shakti Shiva Academy.

Marcia provides professional training for therapists, coaches, universities and conferences about alternative relationship structures, sexual communication, consent, gender issues, shame resilience, LGBTQ issues, and sex-positive and inclusive marketing.

Marcia Baczynski is a coach, educator and facilitator, focusing on sexual communication, boundaries, consent, and desire. Marcia is the co-author of Creating Consent Culture: A Handbook for Educators and teaching faculty at the School of Consent and Shakti Shiva Academy.

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