All-Inclusive Leadership Development Retreat in Aspen

About this experience

A purpose-built leadership development retreat for senior executives seeking expanded clarity, capacity, and impact, supported by a circle of peers. In ancient Greece, politicians, philosophers, and scientists pilgrimaged to drink the Kykeon, a psychedelic brew at the Temple of Delphi. From this emerged the greatest expansion of human consciousness in history: democracy, philosophy, and the atomic structure of the universe. These were not wellness retreats—they were catalysts for leadership and civilization. At SANCTUM, you will continue this tradition. The retreat uses THE COURAGE METHOD™, a framework that integrates executive coaching, psychotherapy, somatic practice, and nature-based work. You’ll arrive Friday for connection and recalibration with your cohort. On Saturday, you’ll participate in a guided low-dose ceremony with continuous facilitator support. Sunday focuses on integration, strategic clarity, and defining concrete actions to carry forward into your leadership. Groups are intentionally small (up to 12), composed of leaders whose decisions shape organizations, policy, and culture. At SANCTUM, that peer dynamic is central to the experience, not incidental You’ll stay in a private suite at Aspen Meadows Resort on the Aspen Institute campus, with airport transfers included both ways. Skippy Mesirow, SANCTUM’s founder, leads the retreat. Before and after the in-person experience, you’ll complete a self-guided preparation process and receive integration tools, including SANCTUM’s Personal Arete Protocol.

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SANCTUM

SANCTUM is a psychedelic healing center and leadership accelerator where high achievers come together for deep personal transformation. We combine clinically validated psilocybin therapy with THE COURAGE METHOD™—a proven, whole-human framework refined with over 1,000 leaders—integrating evidence-based practices, coaching, and ancient wisdom traditions into one cohesive system designed to accelerate healing, growth, and collective transformation.

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SANCTUM

535 E Hyman Ave, Aspen, CO 81611

America’s Leading Center for Leadership Development Through Natural Medicine. Offering legal, licensed, and medically supervised retreats tailored to the needs of each leader and group at our Aspen Colorado healing center.

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Skippy Mesirow

Skippy Mesirow is a public-service leader and strategist with more than 20 years of experience spanning presidential campaigns, statewide races, nonprofit leadership, and elected office. He is the creator of The COURAGE Method™, a whole-human leadership framework that has trained more than 1,000 public leaders nationwide, and the host of the top-10% global Civic Courage Lab Podcast, featuring guests such as Byron Katie, David Allen, and Rick Doblin.

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