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Esalen is open! Visitors are currently able to access Esalen as well as other businesses, parks, 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. Until approximately May 27, 2024 these are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly. Learn more. Learn more. 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 alternate route directions . Ways to Visit Workshops Self-Guided Explorations Scholarships Massage & Healing Arts Work & Live Serve & Study Volunteer Teach at Esalen Host Your Conference Plan Your Stay Campus Features Accommodations & Tuition Details to Know FAQs Campus Map Contact Us About Founders Faculty Center for Theory & Research Track Two Massage School Esselen Tribe Contact Us Story Journal Podcast Video Newsletter Press Give Shop Book Now 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. Learn more. Online Workshops Shop Book Your Visit Explore your potential. Explore your potential. Esalen is a holistic retreat and educational institute. Established in 1962 and considered the epicenter of the human potential movement, we are a non-profit offering comfort and space for exploration, transformation, and healing within the wilds of Big Sur’s majestic mountainscape and glittering coastline. Our curiosity and research explores new ideas around creativity and the brain, body work, spirituality, leadership, Gestalt, plant medicine, citizen diplomacy, superhumanism, the survival of bodily death, Extraterrestrial intelligence, and more. Learn more about our story, mission, and vision. We welcome visitors with advance reservations for workshops and massages to our California campus . This 100-acre stretch of Mother Nature boasts cliffside natural hot springs, an organic farm and garden, serene, rustic guest suites, and more. Find your workshop Featured Programs May 20–24, 2024 RITUAL: Full Moon Women’s Retreat Sianna Sherman May 20–24, 2024 RITUAL: Full Moon Women’s Retreat Sianna Sherman May 20–24, 2024 The Wisdom of Aging: Self-Care, Community, Inquiry, and Celebration Jim Gallas May 20–24, 2024 The Wisdom of Aging: Self-Care, Community, Inquiry, and Celebration Jim Gallas May 20–24, 2024 Self-Guided Explorations Teachers in Residence May 24–26, 2024 Beyond Duality: Healing Wisdom and Ceremony for Personal Health and Well-being Erika Gagnon May 27–31, 2024 We Are Earth, Air, Fire, and Water: Empowered Elemental Healing Erika Gagnon and Jovinna Chan May 31 – June 2, 2024 Awe and Wonder: An Exploration Through Science, Contemplation and Expressive Writing Dacher Keltner and Mollie McNeil May 20–24, 2024 RITUAL: Full Moon Women’s Retreat Sianna Sherman May 20–24, 2024 The Wisdom of Aging: Self-Care, Community, Inquiry, and Celebration Jim Gallas May 20–24, 2024 Self-Guided Explorations Teachers in Residence May 24–26, 2024 Beyond Duality: Healing Wisdom and Ceremony for Personal Health and Well-being Erika Gagnon May 27–31, 2024 We Are Earth, Air, Fire, and Water: Empowered Elemental Healing Erika Gagnon and Jovinna Chan May 31 – June 2, 2024 Awe and Wonder: An Exploration Through Science, Contemplation and Expressive Writing Dacher Keltner and Mollie McNeil Campus-Wide Festivals Esalen’s special campus-wide festivals enhance your me” time with glorious we” time by building community and elevating healing through transformational revelry. June 24–28, 2024 Learn More July 19–21 & July 22–26 Learn More September 9–13, 2024 Learn More Dec 13–16 & Dec 16–20 Save the Date Discover all the ways to visit Esalen LEEP Serve & Study Our Live Extended Education Program is a re-imagined four-week experience designed for people who want to explore new ways of thinking and being. Under the guidance of world-class faculty and surrounded by a cohort of other learners, you’ll be challenged to expand your personal growth edges while serving the community side-by-side with our staff. Take the LEEP FINANCIAL SUPPORT Transformation is For Everyone Money should never stand in the way of human potential. Donor-funded scholarships make the healing and transformational magic of Esalen more easily accessible to a more diverse community of brains, hearts, and souls. Apply Now REEP Work & Live A three month on-site work opportunity, our Residential Extended Education Program (REEP) is designed to help you reset and reimagine, heal and explore, and learn about yourself. Work in service to the community and take advantage of the varied learning opportunities that exist within the majestic microcosm that is Esalen Institute. REEP the Rewards Photos by Vera Lin, Richard Tauber , and Stephanie Lewis. CONNECT Sign up for the Esalen Newsletter to stay up to date on the latest workshops, events, and news. Thank you! Your submission has been received! Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form. MORE FAQs Work at Esalen Teach at Esalen Shop Memorial Tributes Press CONTACT Esalen Institute 55000 Highway 1 Big Sur, CA 93920 US: 1-831-667-3000 info@esalen.org Copyright © 2024 Esalen Institute and Esalen Center for Theory & Research. All rights reserved. Esalen is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. 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