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.
Esalen faculty represent a spectrum of disciplines, experiences, and perspectives — our faculty members have included Premal Shah, founder of Kiva.org; Robert Walter, Joseph Campbell’s longtime editor; mindfulness researcher Shauna Shapiro; and Wisdom 2.0 creator Soren Gordhamer.
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Shannon Algeo (he/him), MA, RYT, is a psychotherapist, researcher, poet, teacher, deep relaxation/Yoga Nidra facilitator, and the author of Trust Your Truth.
Sará King MA, PhD is passionate about catalyzing humanity’s capacity to heal from intergenerational trauma and is dedicated to creating accessible contemplative practices at the nexus of art, music, and meditation.
Danny Fluker is a meditation and yoga instructor, and the founder and Executive Director of Black Boys OM–an organization that supports wellness modality teachers and students within the black community.
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Dr. Marques Redd is a traditional African cosmologist, independent scholar, filmmaker, sculptor, and art curator based in Pittsburgh, PA.
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is one of very few masters of the Tibetan Bön Dzogchen tradition living in the West. He founded Ligmincha International, and is known for his ability to make Tibetan practices accessible to all students.
Heidi Rose Robbins is an astrologer, author, and poet, helping thousands of clients all over the globe live with more authenticity and clarity. She hosts two podcasts and leads Radiant Life Retreats.
Sylvie is a certified mindfulness teacher, nature-therapy guide, and Emmy-nominated filmmaker who is passionate about healing people, the collective, and the world.
Brenda Rose is renowned for her powerful transmissions and healing presence. An acclaimed psychic medium and coach, she inspires clients to live and love their lives guided by their soul’s purpose.
Leslie Salmon Jones is CEO and co-founder of Afro Flow Yoga®. Leslie and her husband, Jeff, developed this integrated embodied practice, combining dances from the African Diaspora, yoga, and live healing music.
Day Schildkret’s visually stunning, earth-based art reconnects us to our intrinsic healing relationship with nature, impermanence, and everyday ritual.
Lori Schwanbeck weaves her passion for nature into her work as a mindfulness teacher, retreat leader, and Hakomi certified psychotherapist who teaches mindfulness-based emotional intelligence programs internationally.
Sianna Sherman has been a celebrated international yoga teacher for three decades. She is the visionary of the Rasa Yoga Collective, Mythic Yoga Flow®, and RITUAL.
Janet Stone teaches in San Francisco and leads retreats internationally, blending a wealth of knowledge and yoga experience to create a unique, vigorous yet sumptuous approach to Vinyasa yoga.
Deborah Eden Tull, founder of Mindful Living Revolution, is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, author, activist and sustainability educator. She bridges personal awakening with collective transformation.
Anne Van de Water is a certified life coach, health and wellness teacher, and inspirational spiritual guide. She helps huge-hearted change makers cultivate True Self Mastery to authentically live, love, lead and thrive.
Cassandra Vieten, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, mind-body medicine researcher, consultant, public speaker, and author. She co-wrote Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life.
Julie Von is a holistic doctor, author, and speaker specializing in fertility. Her acclaimed book, Spiritual Fertility, is the benchmark text on the link between trauma and conception.
John Vosler is a senior teacher at the Amrit Yoga Institute and teaches internationally, leading trainings and retreats on the profound healing benefits of the ancient meditation practice of Yoga Nidra.
As an author, poet, playwright, and screenwriter, Darnell approaches writing with an enormous amount of tenderness and audacity, teaching others to do the same.
Rodney Waters is a Jungian Analyst Diploma Candidate at ISAP Zurich who sees clients through The Center for Healing Arts and Sciences in Houston.
Since 1984, Ellen Watson has studied, practiced, and taught Esalen® Massage & Bodywork both at Esalen and Internationally. In 2016, she was inducted into the World Massage Hall of Fame.