Psilocybin-Assisted Leadership Retreat for Burnout in Aspen, CO (5 Nights)

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SANCTUM, East Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO, USA
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Up to 12 in group
Date
Aug 20 - 25, 2026

Retreat Highlights

  • SIGNATURE for Leadership Optimization is for executives already performing at a high level and ready to go beyond it. Arête is the ancient Greek concept of your highest embodied potential in service. This retreat is designed to help you access it.
  • Legal, licensed, expertly facilitated psychedelic experiences in a purpose-built, highly aesthetic space.
  • Access to both Aspen’s transformational natural beauty and its world-class amenities
  • Premium accommodation at the historic Aspen Institute campus
  • Facilitated digital detox Mind–body–spirit “Dieta” cleanse protocol
  • COURAGE METHOD™ integrated executive coaching and psychotherapy
  • The formation of a trusted network of high-caliber peers

About this Retreat

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Details of this retreat

SIGNATURE for Burnout

A 5-Day Executive Leadership Retreat for Burnout Recovery and Renewal

SIGNATURE is for executives and leaders who have achieved success but now feel exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, isolated, or questioning whether it’s still all worth it.

Through a combination of executive coaching, psychotherapy, and psychedelic medicine, we create the conditions for you to release what you’ve been carrying, reconnect with yourself, and move forward with renewed energy, clarity, and a more sustainable path. This isn’t about small optimizations. It’s about addressing what’s actually driving the burnout.

Over five days, you will:

Release accumulated stress, anxiety, and mental load.
Regain clarity, energy, and direction.
Work through the underlying challenges driving your experience
Identify meaningful breakthroughs for yourself and your business
Build relationships with peers who understand your world and can support you beyond the retreat
This is not a typical psychedelic retreat in the jungle.

In Aspen, alongside peers, supported by world-class executive coaches who understand the demands you carry, immersed in nature, with accommodation at the Aspen Meadows Resort, home of the Aspen Institute, which has been meticulously designed to support the world's greatest leaders for 75 years.

Eligibility & Screening

All executives are welcome to apply.

Following your application, you will complete a live virtual medical and safety screening with Dr. Westergaard to ensure the experience is appropriate for you and to support your safety and outcomes.

Final confirmation of your placement will be provided after this assessment.

Important: For your well-being, this program is not suitable for individuals with Bipolar I, schizophrenia, or related schizoaffective conditions.

Schedule

Check-in time: 12:00 PM
Check-out time: 10:00 AM

Retreat Structure

Before You Arrive:
Medical and psychiatric screening (Zoom) and preparation
Peer introduction and trust cultivation (Zoom)
Three-Day In-Person Retreat (Aspen, Colorado):

Day 1 Thursday:
Arrival by 12 PM, recalibration, and community building
Program introduction + overview
Peer sharing and unpacking challenges
Welcome Dinner

Day 2 Friday:
Deep internal emotional, mental, and relational work
Medicine preparation and intention refinement
First medicine experience
Post-ceremony meal
Continuous facilitator support 

Day 3 Saturday:
Somatic integration
Nature walk
Group integration, journaling
Individual and group coaching

Day 4 Sunday:
Medicine preparation and intention refinement
Second medicine experience
Post-ceremony meal
Continuous facilitator support 

Day 5 Monday:
Integration Circles
Group-work 
Home and work action planning

Day 6 Tuesday:
Departure by 10 AM

Throughout the Retreat:
Executive coaching + psychotherapy 
Structured peer dialogue
Somatic practices
Nature immersion
Facilitated digital detox
After You Depart:

DIY Personal Arête Protocol (our method of human optimization) and integration
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon SANCTUM Aspen, SANCTUM, East Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO, USA

Directions

Getting to SANCTUM is simple, with several airport and ground transportation options. The most direct route is flying into Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), located about 10–15 minutes from both your lodging and our center, and complimentary transportation to and from ASE is included as part of your retreat. Guests may also fly into Denver International Airport (DEN), approximately a 3.5-hour drive, or Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), approximately a 2.5-hour drive, where rental cars and shuttle services are available at an additional cost. For those arriving by car, Aspen is accessible year-round via Highway 82 and, in summer months, via the scenic Independence Pass, with complimentary on-site parking provided. Once you’re here, everything is intentionally walkable, supported by free local shuttles, so no vehicle is required during your stay.

Accommodation

Accommodation in the Aspen Meadows Resort on the historic Aspen Institute campus, where global leaders have gathered for 75 years on grounds designed by futurists to catalyze bonding, ideation, and innovation. Here, leaders like Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, and Ray Dalio have gathered to step out of the noise so they can think more clearly, lead more boldly, and reimagine what’s possible. Paired with five-star accommodations, refined dining, and immediate access to pristine wilderness, this is a setting designed for both restoration and breakthrough.

Accommodation
Junior King or Queen Suite - Private Room Price
Accommodation
Two Queen Suite - Shared Room Price
Accommodation
Two Queen, 1 Sleeper Sofa - Shared Room Price (3 people)

Venue & Amenities

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Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent icon Bicycles For Rent
As one of the largest licensed natural medicine retreat spaces in Colorado, SANCTUM provides groups of all sizes with a place to reset, focus, and fully engage in the experience.

We combine clinically validated psychedelic therapy with THE COURAGE METHOD™, a proven framework refined with over 1,000 leaders, integrating modern science, ancient practices, psychotherapy, and executive coaching into one cohesive system designed to accelerate healing, growth, and collective transformation.

Meals

Menu
Menu

Menu Types

Guests are welcomed with a nourishing, locally sourced, plant-based meal, and a post-ceremony meal is provided on each ceremony day. All other meals may be purchased at the Aspen Meadows resort.

What's Included

  • Preparation and integration support pre and post retreat
  • Transportation to and from ASE Airport
  • Accommodation
  • Delicious, nutritious meal included daily (additional meals available for purchase at the resort)
  • Facilitated, legal, psychedelic journey(s)
  • Group excursions and activities around Aspen with a trusted guide
  • Access to sauna, hot tub, pool, and gym (at the resort)
  • Transportation during the retreat

What's Not Included

  • Flights costs
  • Travel insurance
  • Some meals
  • Activities that are not part of the itinerary

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