




Hosted by
Colorado
Duration
1:1 session approximately 11 hours of work in total
Group Size
Individual
Scheduling coordinated together
Most athletes know how to push through physical pain. What stops us is rarely the body. It's the fear that didn't heal when the injury did. The emotional weight that accumulates until one day the legs are fine but something else can't go on. This work is for athletes who know the difference, or are starting to suspect it. Maybe you've recovered physically but haven't fully recovered psychologically. Maybe you're still performing but carrying something underneath that's quietly limiting you. Maybe you've stepped back from sport and are sitting with the identity that got left behind. I've been an athlete my entire life and have pushed myself physically and emotionally hard. I know what it feels like when the body has healed but the mind hasn't caught up. When the trail is the same trail you've ridden a hundred times but something in you won't go there. I know what it's like to sit at mile 73 of a 100-mile ultra race, physically intact but emotionally done, and have to figure out which one is actually true. I've spent over 16 years as a Certified Rolfer working with athletes' bodies. The places where effort gets stored, where old injuries live, where the nervous system holds what the mind has tried to move past. That background is the foundation of how I facilitate. Psilocybin, in the right container, creates space for a conversation to finally happen. A chance to understand whether it's the body, the mind, or the nervous system holding you back and why. A chance for a reset. This experience may be right for you if: - You've recovered from injury physically but your confidence hasn't fully come back - Fear or past trauma is quietly limiting what your body will let you do - You're emotionally or psychologically blocked in ways that are affecting your performance or your relationship with sport - You've stepped back from athletics and are working through the identity that came with it - You want a facilitator who understands the athlete's body and mindset, not just the medicine My approach is non-directive and somatic. I don't impose a framework or an outcome. This is deeply personal work. Not a performance. Not a protocol. A chance to finally go as far inward as you've gone outward.
The people and place behind your experience.
Safety assessment
Two 60-minute preparation sessions, personalized to your background and readiness
One private psilocybin journey day (6 to 8 hours) at a licensed Colorado healing center
One integration session focused on bringing insight back into training, performance, and daily life
Email support and healing center coordination throughout
Licensed Colorado healing center setting
Private (1-on-1) journey experience
Choice of in-person or virtual preparation sessions
Somatic, non-directive facilitation approach
Facilitator with 16+ years as a Certified Rolfer working with athletes
Contact the provider for refund policy details.
All experiences on Althea are facilitated by licensed or verified providers. Participants must be at least 21 years old and complete a health screening before booking is confirmed. If it is determined that you are ineligible, fees will be refunded.
Verified reviewer
Glenn C.
Centre is very clean, comforting in an older, character home a very short walk from the Boulderado Hotel and downtown Boulder. Great atmosphere all around. The meals were incredibly good. Every staff member brought their own individual experiences and functioned very well as a team.
Verified reviewer
Welcoming and peaceful
Kyan L.
Everyone I met exudes kindness and generosity. It was a pure joy to experience the center. The spaces were esthetically pleasing. The objects contributed to my healing. From the sandalwood folding fans, to the warm fuzzy blankets, I felt everything was placed intentionally. The beds were of the perfect height, the mattresses and pillows had the perfect softness. The whole experience was just wonderful.
Eugene D.
Scott Burd is a respectful facilitator. He respects the medicine. He respects people. He understands that the people who choose to work with him on part of their journey must lead in the most significant aspects of that journey. Scott understands that his role is not to teach a person what they need to do nor to do anything to them - beyond help them plan and experience a safe encounter with the medicine. I met Scott last year when I decided to embark on a psilocybin journey, ten years after retiring from a career as a local government attorney and more than fifty years after my last personal experiment with a psychedelic substance. Scott is qualified and licensed by the State of Colorado to offer a range of options for a psilocybin journey. Based on my personal experience I consider Scott Burd to be a trustworthy, competent and valuable guide to the exploration of the personal growth and healing accessible through psilocybin medicine. More than 50 years ago, I heard Dr. David E. Smith, the founder and then Medical Director of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics, speak on his vision for the potential future of psychedelic medicine. I considered Dr. Smith's vision to be foresighted, compassionate and realistic then and now. I believe Scott Burd shares that vision.
Verified reviewer
Verified reviewer
I had an excellent experience working with Scott as my facilitator for psilocybin-guided therapy. He approaches his work with genuine professionalism, compassion, and care. From preparation through the session itself, his presence helped me feel comfortable, safe, and well supported. I would strongly recommend Scott to anyone considering psilocybin-guided therapy. You couldn't ask for a better guide.
Verified reviewer
Scott, through his psychedelic therapy work, has helped me work through deeply engrained personal challenges and emotions that have haunted me for years and lead to bad habits. I have overcome these known and unconscious demons and have revived my life with a new mindset and "heart-set" that has eliminated negative habits and directed me on a path of life appreciation, joy and internal clarity.
Verified reviewer
I recently had the opportunity to experience my first psilocybin journey with Scott as my facilitator. The decision to journey was made with a lot of consideration and some nervousness on my part. It turned out to be life changing in such a positive way! This would not have been possible without Scott's knowledge, compassion, and guidance. He was able to answer all my questions and gently guide me to examine my goals and motivation. I am so grateful to him for being exactly who I needed to feel comfortable and confident before, during, and after the process. His dedication to helping others experience healing is an obvious passion for him. I can whole heartedly recommend!
Mark M.
Kindness and understanding define the environment.
/ person
1:1 session approximately 11 hours of work in total
Individual
Scheduling coordinated together