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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Christian de la Huerta

With 30 years of experience, Christian de la Huerta is a sought-after spiritual teacher, personal transformation coach, and a leading voice in the breathwork community. He has traveled the world offering inspiring and transformational retreats that combine psychological and spiritual teachings for lasting and life-changing effects. An award-winning, critically acclaimed author, de la Huerta has spoken at numerous universities and conferences and on the TEDx stage. His first book, Coming Out Spiritually, was chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of the ten best religion books of the year. His latest book, Awakening the Soul of Power, was called “a balm for the soul of anyone searching for truth and answers to life’s difficult questions” by multiple Grammy Award–winner Gloria Estefan and received a Nautilus Book Award, a Global Book Award, a Book Excellence Award, and a Nonfiction Book Award.

Christian de la Huerta is a personal transformation coach, spiritual teacher, TEDx speaker, and the award-winning author of Coming Out Spiritually and Awakening the Soul of Power, described by music icon Gloria Estefan as “a balm for the soul.”

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Christian de la Huerta

With 30 years of experience, Christian de la Huerta is a sought-after spiritual teacher, personal transformation coach, and a leading voice in the breathwork community. He has traveled the world offering inspiring and transformational retreats that combine psychological and spiritual teachings for lasting and life-changing effects. An award-winning, critically acclaimed author, de la Huerta has spoken at numerous universities and conferences and on the TEDx stage. His first book, Coming Out Spiritually, was chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of the ten best religion books of the year. His latest book, Awakening the Soul of Power, was called “a balm for the soul of anyone searching for truth and answers to life’s difficult questions” by multiple Grammy Award–winner Gloria Estefan and received a Nautilus Book Award, a Global Book Award, a Book Excellence Award, and a Nonfiction Book Award.

Christian de la Huerta is a personal transformation coach, spiritual teacher, TEDx speaker, and the award-winning author of Coming Out Spiritually and Awakening the Soul of Power, described by music icon Gloria Estefan as “a balm for the soul.”

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