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.
Vignesh Swaminathan, LAc, is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a meditation teacher with intensive training in the Zen, vipassana, and Christian mystical traditions. He practices acupuncture in Berkeley, California, and teaches mindfulness at New York University.