Vital Conference: Breckenridge 2026

A small gathering in the mountains for people working in psychedelic care.

November 6 to 10, 2026 | Residence Inn, Breckenridge, Colorado

Open to anyone working in or curious about psychedelic practice. You don't need to be a Vital graduate to attend.

Two days of presentations from clinicians, researchers and facilitators sharing what they're seeing in active practice right now, including ibogaine for MS, extended state DMT, psychedelics and pain, and 5-MeO-DMT. Plus an optional two-day workshop on music for expanded states. Hosted by Psychedelics Today.

Over two-thirds of seats are already taken. Choose your ticket above to reserve yours.

Tickets

Two-Day Conference Pass

$295. Includes Friday's welcome event and both conference days.

One-Day Pass

$150. Saturday or Sunday.

Conference + Music Workshop

$595. All five days: the welcome event, both conference days, and the two-day Music for Expanded States workshop. Stay two more days and learn how to choose and use music in psychedelic sessions, with Matthew McDonald of Perpetual Groove and Somnal.

Music Workshop Only

$400. November 9 and 10.

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Schedule

Friday, November 6 | Welcome Event

Arrive, settle in, and meet everyone.

Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8 | Vital Conference

Two full days of presentations, panels, and conversation.

Monday and Tuesday, November 9 and 10 | Music for Expanded States

An optional two-day workshop on music as a core facilitation skill.

Who's Presenting

Presenters are sharing current cases, research and methods from their practice.

Susan Anzalone, MD

Colorado MS Center

Susan is a neurologist at the Colorado MS Center in Denver, board certified with an MS fellowship from UCSF. She's presenting on ibogaine for multiple sclerosis and what she's seeing in her own research.

Hayley Mann, RN, and Kevin Thorbahn

DreamMind Labs

Hayley and Kevin created and operate DreamMind Labs. Their work is in extended state DMT, using infusion to hold the state for hours rather than the usual few minutes. Very few people anywhere are doing this.

Court Wing

REMAP Therapeutics and the Psychedelics and Pain Association

Court was a participant in an NYU clinical trial and now works at the intersection of pain and psychedelics as founder of REMAP Therapeutics and the Psychedelics and Pain Association.

Rev. Merrill Ward, Ep. Gn.

Awakening Divinity Ministries

Merrill is an ordained gnostic priest, advisor, entheologian, and educator in entheogenic spirituality. His field work over the past 15 years has informed research studies published through Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University.

Azul DelGrasso, PhD

Azul is an ecopsychologist, entheogenic scholar, visual ethnographer, and public health strategist researching 5-MeO-DMT, with a focus on unitive consciousness, ecological identity, and trauma-informed care.

Kalyana Bliss

Bliss Mindfulness

Trauma specialist, mindfulness teacher, researcher, and Vital graduate based in Maine. She's a BAMBA-registered MBSR teacher and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and recently completed her MSc with a systematic review of trials combining mindfulness programs and psychedelics. With Kate Ensor she is co-founding Vibrant Depths, a trauma-sensitive psilocybin retreat for women in the Netherlands.

Emily Wisdom, MS

Wisdom Mind & Body and the Small Business Development Center

Vital graduate and coach working where business, personal transformation, and holistic well-being meet.

Rivkah Standig, LCSW, NMCF

Psychedelic Therapist & Founder, Rainbow Reflections & Mystic Ops

Rivkah Standig, LCSW, NMCF, is a psychotherapist, Colorado Licensed Natural Medicine Clinical Facilitator, and organizational systems practitioner working at the intersection of psychedelic care, clinical ethics, and organizational safety. She has provided psychedelic preparation, facilitation, and integration across clinical, healing-center, and retreat settings.

Claudia Barfoot, LPC, NMCF

Claudia Barfoot, LPC, NMCF is an integrative psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, Natural Medicine Clinical Facilitator, and ancestral healing practitioner. Over a 20-year career as a psychodynamic, trauma-informed psychotherapist, she has accompanied hundreds of people as they let their truths emerge and allow all of who they are to belong. Her 25 years of apprenticeship and practice in ancestral ways of knowing and healing have given her the roadmaps she brings to navigating the inner world, its depths, and our interdependence with the world around us. She is a licensed Natural Medicine Clinical Facilitator in Colorado, offering psilocybin-assisted work and integration support. She is the creator of the 9 Gates of Consciousness™ framework.

Natalia Fedulova

Elephant Gate

Natalia is a Partner at Elephant Gate, a psychedelic-focused accelerator and venture fund, and a Vital graduate. Before that she worked with early-stage startups at 500 Global. Over the past year she's talked with more than 200 founders building in the psychedelic space, and she's presenting on the businesses the field still needs and who should build them.

Maja Sadikovic, MFA

Indra Wellness

Maja is a psychedelic facilitator, published researcher, and Vital graduate who spent nearly a decade in cardiac medical technology with Boston Scientific. She's presenting on what "setting" is actually made of, and how the facilitator's own voice, pacing and presence shape the sensory side of a session.

Your Hosts

Kyle Buller, MS, LPC

Co-founder of Psychedelics Today and creator of Vital. Kyle is a somatic therapist, breathwork practitioner, and also works as a research facilitator on a psilocybin clinical trial.

Joe Moore

Co-founder and CEO of Psychedelics Today, co-founder of Vital, and a founding board member of the Psychedelics and Pain Association.

Music for Expanded States | November 9 and 10

Led by Joe Moore and Kyle Buller, with Matthew McDonald of Perpetual Groove and Somnal.

Music shapes the arc of a session. It carries emotion, holds people through the hard stretches, and helps them land afterward. Most practitioners pick it up on their own.

This two-day workshop covers:

• How music supports preparation, the session itself, and integration
• Building and sequencing playlists for expanded-state work
• Music in group process and meaning-making
• A skillful, ethically grounded approach to music in facilitation and care

Who's Coming

Colorado practitioners: two days with peers comparing notes as Colorado builds its natural medicine field. An easy drive from Denver and the Front Range.

Psychedelics Today listeners: meet Kyle and Joe off the mic, in a room small enough that you'll actually get to talk.

Breckenridge and Summit County locals: no flight, no hotel. Sleep in your own bed and drive in each day.

Vital students and alumni: meet your cohort in person, spend the weekend with faculty and fellow graduates, and apply to present your own work.

Getting Here and Where to Stay

The conference is at the Residence Inn Breckenridge, a short walk from Main Street. Registered attendees get discounted lodging, with details sent after you register. Tickets don't include lodging or meals.

Breckenridge is about two hours from Denver International Airport and sits at 9,600 feet. Early November can bring snow, so check I-70 conditions before you drive.

Present Your Work

Vital alumni can apply for a limited number of presentation slots. We're looking for case studies, field reports, facilitation frameworks, community models, integration approaches, and ethical questions from real practice. The application goes out after you register.

Questions

Do I need to be in Vital to attend?

No. The conference is open to anyone working in or around the psychedelic field. Presenter slots are reserved for Vital alumni.

Is lodging included?

No. Discounted rates at the Residence Inn are shared after you register.

What if my plans change?

You can transfer your ticket to someone else at any time.

Over two-thirds of seats are already taken. Choose your ticket above to reserve yours.