🍄 The Healing Power of Retreats: Medicine in Community
There’s something magical that happens when we step out of the rhythm of our everyday lives and gather in community with intention, presence, and a shared purpose of healing. Retreats held over multiple days give us the rare opportunity to slow down, to breathe, to open, and to be supported in a way that one-off sessions or solo reflection simply can’t provide.
In community, we witness one another. We reflect back what another person may not see in themselves. We offer compassion. We share the sometimes messy but deep experience of introspection with others who are doing the same. There’s real medicine in that.
And when that container includes therapeutically supported psilocybin journeys safely held by skilled facilitators and a group that’s traveling the path alongside you, the potential for insight, connection, and healing deepens.
Join Us for the Chariot Psilocybin Retreat in Boulder, CO
April 15–19, 2026
A 5-day immersive retreat designed for inner exploration, community connection, reflection, and transformation.
What the Retreat Offers
This experience is intentionally all-inclusive, so you can focus fully on your journey without distractions:
Two psilocybin ceremonies held in a group setting guided by experienced licensed facilitators.
Shared meals and community connection, creating a supportive atmosphere where each person’s process contributes to the whole.
Opportunities for integration, reflection, and deeper discussion in between journeys and on non-dosing days.
Relaxation and nature immersion, including a spa sanctuary visit and unstructured time to rest or explore Boulder’s beautiful surroundings.
Comfortable accommodations just steps from the retreat center, at the historic Hotel Boulderado, so your restful environment meets your inner exploration.
All logistical details — from meals to transportation and lodging — are taken care of so you can bring your curiosity and intention without carrying stress.
Who Will Be With You
The retreat is guided by experienced facilitators trained in safety, presence, and compassionate support:
Anna Desmarais, RN, Board-Certified Holistic Nurse & Licensed Facilitator — blending clinical expertise with holistic healing to hold gentle, grounded space for transformation.
Ulysses Diaz, Licensed Clinical Facilitator & LCSW — offering a relational, person-centered approach that bridges clinical depth with reverence for the medicine and Indigenous ceremonial roots.
Together, they help ensure your experience is supported, safe, and meaningful both during the journeys and in the days of integration that follow.
A Space to Slow Down, Explore, and Return With Insight
There’s a reason retreat settings have been used throughout history and across cultures as powerful containers for healing and growth. They remove us from routine, wrap us in intentional community, and give us time to listen. In a world where so much pulls us outward, retreats invite us inward. And when the work involves the support of natural medicine, the potential for lasting transformation can be life-changing.
If you’ve felt the pull toward deeper reflection, stronger connection, or a more embodied sense of self, this retreat may be the container you’ve been waiting for.
Retreat Details:
📍 April 15–19, 2026 in Boulder, Colorado
💫 5-day all-inclusive psilocybin retreat
👥 Limited to 8 guests (optional private rooms)
💲 Shared Room: $6,200 • Private Room: $6,750
👉 Inquire here to learn more and secure your spot: https://www.chariotspace.com/retreats
Medicine held in community has a way of opening doors not just inward, but outward: to connection, compassion, curiosity, and clarity. If you’re wondering how this retreat could support your own healing journey, I’d be honored to talk more about it or answer your questions.
anna@annadesmarais.com
