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.
Phil Borges is a human rights photographer and documentary filmmaker. He has witnessed how indigenous cultures worldwide often identify “psychotic” symptoms as a sign of shamanic potential. His film CRAZYWISE and his latest work explore the deeper understandings of, and effective approaches to, a mental health crisis.