CHARIOT
Boulder, Colorado
HEALING AT THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ROCKIES
Our second Healing Center offers Chariot’s signature experience, nestled in a cozy neighborhood in the charming town of Boulder.
Launched in 2025, the center is located in a beautiful historic building, just two blocks from the iconic Pearl Street pedestrian mall, where opportunities abound for dining, people watching, and exploring. With six welcoming rooms designed to accommodate individuals or groups, every detail has been informed by our experience and mindfully designed to support your comfort, safety, and inner exploration.
For those visiting from out of town, we’re just 40 minutes from the Denver Airport, and surrounded by many wonderful options for lodging, exploring by foot, and getting into the outdoors.
We can’t wait to welcome you.
Boulder Rooms
ROOM ONE
Mariposa
ROOM TWO
Aspen
ROOM THREE
Bluebell
ROOM FOUR
Wild Rose
ROOM FIVE
Willow
ROOM SIX
Cottonwood
Our Facilitators
All facilitators are independently licensed by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)
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Areas of Focus: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Depression, Substance Use Disorders & Recovery, Creativity
Ben (he/him) draws on a long personal history of exploring altered states for creative insight, mental health and personal growth. A graduate of Synaptic Institute, he was part of Oregon's inaugural cohort, working within the nation’s first legal framework since 2023. He moved to Boulder in 2025 to lead Chariot’s newest facility, while continuing his practice as a facilitator.
Grounded in formal training and direct experience, Ben offers an approach that is intentionally uncomplicated. He honors the spiritual nature of this work while centering his role in practical, research backed methods. He uses straightforward language to demystify the process, ensuring you feel prepared and secure enough to navigate the mystical for yourself.
Ben maintains a beginner's mind, constantly learning from and inspired by the courage and resilience of those he supports. He is an advocate for safe access to psychedelic-assisted care, truly grateful to assist individuals seeking natural pathways to deeper insight, growth, and well-being.
Director of Operations & Facilitator
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Areas of Focus: Creativity, Depression, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions and Identity Shifts, Spirituality, Trauma
Avi Zadaka (he/him) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Natural Medicine Clinical Facilitator (NMCF), and a Licensed Medicine Handler (LMH) based in Boulder, Colorado. With a foundation in trauma-informed care, somatic psychotherapy, and spiritual weaving, Avi supports individuals in navigating healing through natural medicine and depth-oriented therapy.
Facilitator
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Areas of Focus: Creativity, Life Transitions and Identity Shifts, Spirituality
Patrick McWink (he/him) is guided by a deep reverence for the intelligence of the human body and the unseen wisdom of the natural world. He approaches his work with presence, curiosity, and an embodied connection, trusting that healing unfolds when we feel safe enough to meet ourselves fully.
Certified through the SoundMind Institute, Patrick’s education spans Psilocybin, MDMA, Mescaline, Ketamine, and LSD, complemented by immersive trainings with Indigenous teachers in Peru and Costa Rica. These lineages, along with his own, have shaped his grounded, heart-centered approach rooted in humility, respect and divine reverence for the medicines themselves.
As co-founders of Alringo, Patrick and his husband weave education, meditation and integration practices to help others build a relationship with their inner guidance. Clients describe him as “grounded, warm, and intuitive,” with a gift for balancing play and depth in transformative spaces.
Beyond facilitation, Patrick draws on his background in event production, yoga instruction, and real estate community-building to create spaces for connection and growth. Rooted in service and inspired by grace, his work invites others to embody intention, integrity and wonder.
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Areas of Focus: Grief and Loss, Life Transitions and Identity Shifts, Parenthood, Women’s Empowerment
Jamie Blackburn (she/her) is School Counselor, Natural Medicine Facilitator, and Retreat Leader dedicated to helping people heal, grow, and reconnect with their authentic selves. With a professional background in mental health, holistic wellness, and education, Jamie brings both clinical understanding and empathetic presence to her work.
As the founder of The Inner MAP Project, Jamie designs and facilitates retreats that blend psilocybin, somatic psychology, ecotherapy, yoga, and ceremony to create safe and compassionate spaces for women to connect with their inner healer and support one another. Jamie believes in the transformative power of being in community and brings this perspective into both her 1:1 facilitation sessions and group events. She knows that change does not happen in a vacuum and works with her clients to cultivate integrate mind–body–spirit practices into their lives, creating supportive structures needed for lasting healing, integration, and growth.
Jamie (she/her) has a Master's in School Counseling and a Master's in Secondary Science Education, as well as her 500-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification with an emphasis in trauma healing. She has worked as a mental health provider and educator for Jeffco Public Schools since 2005.
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Areas of Focus: Grief and Loss, Life Transitions and Identity Shifts, Parenthood, Spirituality, Women’s Empowerment
Alison (she/her) has always been inspired by the wisdom of the natural world, which has been her greatest teacher since childhood. Having spent her early summers exploring the woods in northern New York, she developed a lifelong reverence for nature and the plants as allies in our healing and awakening. She approaches her work as a plant medicine facilitator with a grounded, embodied presence, honoring the intelligence of both the body and the Earth in guiding transformation.
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Areas of Focus: Depression, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions and Identity Shifts, Medical Complexity, Trauma, Women’s Empowerment
Anna (she/her) blends modern science and ancient wisdom to support clients in deep healing and transformation. Her relationship with psychedelic medicines spans more than three decades, and this experience with non-ordinary states of consciousness has deeply informed her path as a licensed facilitator. She has also trained and facilitated in Mexico, where her work with traditional healing ceremonies continues to shape her reverent approach.
As a Registered Nurse and board-certified Integrative Nurse Coach, Anna brings a unique blend of clinical expertise, ethically-informed care, and compassionate presence to every session. The daughter of an immigrant and of mixed heritage, she has lived on three continents and speaks multiple languages, cultivating empathy, cultural sensitivity, and an appreciation for good food everywhere.
Anna creates a welcoming, heart-centered space where clients can reconnect to their authentic selves, allowing the intelligence of natural medicine to tap into their innate wisdom and healing capacity. Known for her warmth, attentiveness, and lighthearted humor, Anna believes healing can hold both laughter and tears. Her clients describe her as “deeply attuned,” with an approachable, calming presence. Whether holding space for an individual or facilitating within a group, Anna emphasizes trust, safety, and connection as the foundation for transformation.
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Areas of Focus: Creativity, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions and Identity Shifts, Spirituality
Jake (he/him) sees people in a way they rarely experience– genuine, present, and curious. He specializes in supporting first-time or psychedelic-novice individuals build intentional practices for life. He also works especially well with post-stroke survivors and mission-driven professionals navigating burnout, misalignment, or major transitions.
Before facilitation, Jake built a career in tech ethics and compliance. Having lived within high-pressure cultures, he now helps professionals renew purpose, expand creativity, and make ethically grounded decisions.
A stroke survivor himself, Jake has experienced the transformative healing power of these medicines in his recoveries. As founder of the non-profit Psychedelic Stroke Institute, he champions education and safe, productive use– while recognizing that these practices are not always the right fit for every moment.
He supports those feeling stuck, metabolizing grief, or sensing spiritual fatigue, while always honoring the lighter dimensions of this work: play, insight, and creative joy. His approach blends traditional training from Central and South America with Western methodologies through the SoundMind Institute.
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Ulysses (he/him) was introduced to plant & fungi teachers through elders in his life. He has developed a long-lasting relationship with plant and fungi teachers in community. He always acknowledges the original stewards of these medicines and understands that it is thanks to mother earth, and the Mazatec and indigenous communities that we can embrace the mushroom, or rather let it embrace us. His approach is person centered and allows clients to feel safe and welcomed into this opportunity.
Ulysses took the first psychedelic studies course at Northern Illinois University EPFE 420, and continued to complete a Masters of Social Work degree at The University of Illinois at Chicago. He has completed trainings on MDMA, Ketamine and Psilocybin assisted psychotherapy. His intention is to create a bridge between the clinical and ceremonial approaches to this work.
Ulysses is ecstatic about this work and feels a great amount of privilege to support individuals in seeking support from psilocybin assisted psychotherapy.
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