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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With a BFA from Parsons School of Design and master’s degrees in marriage and family therapy and art therapy, Pamela has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCS). She has been featured as an expert art therapist on SoulPancake’s The Science of Happiness and hosts the video podcast 3 Minute Art Therapy.

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Pamela Hayes Malkoff is a board-certified art therapist, the author of The Creative Cognitive Therapy Method, and an expert featured on SoulPancake’s The Science of Happiness. With 30+ years of experience, she’s taught at RISD, CSUN, TCS and lectured worldwide, blending art therapy and CBT to empower meaningful change.

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