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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Rodney Waters

Rodney Waters is a Jungian Analyst and graduate of the International School of Analytical Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland (ISAP Zurich). He currently sees clients in Houston, Texas, through The Center for the Healing Arts and Sciences. He has given seminars and lectures at The Jung Center of Houston on topics including music, mythology, film, tattoos, and literature. A long-time advocate for the use of music and art in the service of social causes, he has created projects to support language tutoring, refugee resettlement, HIV prevention programs, and student scholarships.

Rodney came to Jungian psychology through his love of music and has been a professional pianist for 40 years. His recording with Curt Thompson of the complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by American composer Charles Ives was named one of the top 10 recordings of Ives’ music by Gramophone Magazine and The New York Times. In 2019, he and colleague John Price combined their musical interests with Jungian psychology to create the band Spirit and the Trickster.

Rodney Waters is a Jungian Analyst and graduate of the International School of Analytical Psychology (ISAP Zurich). His areas of interest include music, gender, creativity, and tattoos. He has been a professional pianist for 40 years.

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Rodney Waters

Rodney Waters is a Jungian Analyst and graduate of the International School of Analytical Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland (ISAP Zurich). He currently sees clients in Houston, Texas, through The Center for the Healing Arts and Sciences. He has given seminars and lectures at The Jung Center of Houston on topics including music, mythology, film, tattoos, and literature. A long-time advocate for the use of music and art in the service of social causes, he has created projects to support language tutoring, refugee resettlement, HIV prevention programs, and student scholarships.

Rodney came to Jungian psychology through his love of music and has been a professional pianist for 40 years. His recording with Curt Thompson of the complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by American composer Charles Ives was named one of the top 10 recordings of Ives’ music by Gramophone Magazine and The New York Times. In 2019, he and colleague John Price combined their musical interests with Jungian psychology to create the band Spirit and the Trickster.

Rodney Waters is a Jungian Analyst and graduate of the International School of Analytical Psychology (ISAP Zurich). His areas of interest include music, gender, creativity, and tattoos. He has been a professional pianist for 40 years.

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