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.
Michelle Gale is Chief of Staff at Autodesk, board member of the Holistic Life Foundation and Foundation for a Mindful Society, and strategic advisor to Wisdom 2.0 and Mindful Schools. She is a mindfulness educator and author of the book Mindful Parenting in a Messy World. Michelle was previously the head of Learning and Leadership Development at Twitter and spent most of her career working in high-growth technology startups.