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.
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD, a co-founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, has taught internationally since 1991. She is the author of five books on Buddhism and mindfulness practice, most recently Happiness is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life.