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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Max Vallot | Guest Faculty

Max Vallot is a movement teacher and co-founder of performance brand District Vision. Max has spent more than a decade researching the intersection of movement and mindfulness, studying with teachers including Rodney Yee in yoga, Joseph Goldstein in meditation, and Ohad Naharin in dance.

Through his company, District Vision, Max has taught meditation to elite athletes and hosts workshops around the world. His project Topanga Dance Club has introduced hundreds of students to a mindful approach to improvised dance.

Max’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, GQ, Wired, etc. He was born in Cologne, Germany, and lives in Los Angeles.

Max Vallot is a movement teacher and co-founder of performance brand District Vision. Max has spent more than a decade researching the intersection of movement and mindfulness, studying with teachers including Rodney Yee in yoga, Joseph Goldstein in meditation, and Ohad Naharin in dance.

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Max Vallot | Guest Faculty

Max Vallot is a movement teacher and co-founder of performance brand District Vision. Max has spent more than a decade researching the intersection of movement and mindfulness, studying with teachers including Rodney Yee in yoga, Joseph Goldstein in meditation, and Ohad Naharin in dance.

Through his company, District Vision, Max has taught meditation to elite athletes and hosts workshops around the world. His project Topanga Dance Club has introduced hundreds of students to a mindful approach to improvised dance.

Max’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, GQ, Wired, etc. He was born in Cologne, Germany, and lives in Los Angeles.

Max Vallot is a movement teacher and co-founder of performance brand District Vision. Max has spent more than a decade researching the intersection of movement and mindfulness, studying with teachers including Rodney Yee in yoga, Joseph Goldstein in meditation, and Ohad Naharin in dance.

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