Group Ketamine Therapy Near Denver: A Season of Care
A Little Autumn Magic. A Very Different Kind of Saturday.
Before the holiday season fills your calendar with obligations, expectations, and celebrations, consider giving yourself something different: time to slow down, reconnect, and simply receive.
Join Rocky Mountain Mind and Body in Englewood, Colorado, for A Season of Care, an intimate, fully guided group ketamine experience focused on self-care, reflection, connection, and making space for yourself before the holiday season begins.
Saturday, November 14, 2026 | 10:00 AM–2:30 PM
Englewood, Colorado | Limited to 10 participants
Before the Holiday Rush, Make Room for Yourself
What needs to be done? Who needs us? What plans must be made? What expectations are we trying to meet?
Between family gatherings, celebrations, responsibilities, and the familiar pressure to make everything meaningful, it's easy to overlook a simple question:
What do I need to feel grounded, nourished, and supported as I move through the season ahead?
November offers an opportunity to explore that question before the pace picks up.
Not because something needs fixing. Not because you've reached your limit.
But because caring for yourself deserves a place in your life before you're running on empty.
A Different Kind of Self-Care Experience
Sometimes, care looks like rest.
Sometimes, it's connection.
It may mean creating boundaries, letting go of expectations, receiving support, or finding a little more room for joy.
And sometimes, it's simply allowing yourself to be present without having to accomplish anything.
A Season of Care invites you to explore self-care not as something you earn after taking care of everyone else, but as an ongoing practice of listening to yourself with curiosity and kindness.
This is a different kind of Saturday. One that makes space for you.
How Ketamine Fits Into This Experience
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that is also used in carefully selected mental health treatment settings.
For some individuals, the subjective experience of ketamine may provide an opportunity to observe familiar thoughts, emotions, and patterns from a different perspective.
Within a supportive, professionally supervised group environment, participants are invited to approach their experience with curiosity rather than pressure or expectations.
Rather than arriving with a specific problem to solve, the invitation is to explore questions such as:
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What happens when I allow myself to receive care?
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What does rest mean to me?
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What might I need more of as the seasons change?
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What would it feel like to make room for myself?
Every ketamine experience is individual. There is no required insight, emotional outcome, or particular way you are expected to feel.
The intention is to create space to feel, reflect, receive, reconnect, and listen.
What to Expect
A Small, Supportive Group Environment
Our group is limited to 10 participants, allowing for an intimate gathering and individual attention within the group setting.
Experienced Guidance and Professional Oversight
The experience is supported by Rocky Mountain Mind and Body's trained ketamine team, with appropriate medical screening and clinical oversight.
Our guides help create a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment where participants can approach their experiences in their own way.
Reflection, Connection, and Integration
The gathering is designed around the themes of receiving care, listening inward, and making room for yourself as the seasons change.
Participants are encouraged to approach the experience without pressure to share personal information or reach a particular conclusion.
A Setting That Welcomes You As You Are
Whether you're familiar with ketamine treatment or exploring this type of experience for the first time, our approach is grounded in compassionate, inclusive, individualized care.
Participation requires appropriate medical evaluation and clinical clearance. Ketamine is not suitable for everyone.
Who Might Be Interested in This Experience?
A Season of Care may appeal to adults interested in exploring self-care, reflection, and connection in a guided group setting.
The invitation may resonate with people who spend much of their time caring for others, balancing responsibilities, or approaching the holidays with mixed emotions.
You don't need to identify with the psychedelic community or have a particular spiritual practice to appreciate the themes of this gathering.
You simply need curiosity about what it might mean to make a little more room for yourself.
However, this is a ketamine experience rather than a conventional wellness group event. Participation is subject to clinical screening, discussion of risks and benefits, and medical clearance.
November 2026 Group Ketamine Therapy Event Details
Saturday, November 14, 2026
10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Rocky Mountain Mind and Body
750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 215
Englewood, CO
Limited to 10 participants
Medical screening and clearance required
Frequently Asked Questions About Group Ketamine Therapy
No. New participants may be considered depending on their clinical suitability. All participants must complete required screening and receive medical clearance.
No. This is a guided group experiential experience with a different structure and setting. The specific administration method and clinical expectations are discussed before participation.
Participants receive clear information about group reflection, confidentiality expectations, and how much they may choose to share. Participants are never required to share anything during the group experience.
No. Ketamine has medical and psychiatric risks and contraindications. Suitability is determined through individualized clinical assessment.
Yes. Participants need a responsible adult to take them home and must follow the clinic's post-ketamine safety and driving restrictions.
Give Yourself Permission to Pause This November
As the days grow shorter and the holiday season approaches, consider making room for something that doesn't ask anything more of you.
Not another obligation. Not another expectation.
Just an invitation to explore what care might look like when you allow yourself to receive it.
A Little Autumn Magic. A Very Different Kind of Saturday.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Expertly guided meditation & curated music by Sara Whaley
- Duration: 4-hour immersive psychedelic group event
- Medical Assessment: Medical clearance for safety (new participants)
- Medicine: included (Ketamine IM)
- Luxury comfort setup: All comfort items included (6" mats, eye masks, blankets, pillows)
- Emotional Support: Certified psychedelic guides
- Medical Support: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and RNs
- Music: To enhance the psychedelic experience and facilitate a deeper journey
- Meditation: Guided meditation for mindfulness and relaxation.
- Snacks/Drinks: A variety of snacks and drinks
- Virtual 45-60 minute Integration group meeting - 7 days post group event
The Flow of the Day- Saturday 11/14/26
- 10:00 AM – Arrival (check in and vitals taken)
- 10:30 AM – Introductions, group agreements, questions answered, & meditation
- 11:00 AM – Break & connection time
- 11:10 AM – Restorative yoga to prepare body & mind (low movement stretching and relaxation)
- 11:30 AM – Intramuscular Ketamine administration, ceremony & guided journey
- 1:10 PM – Landing, snacks & integration circle
- 1:45 PM – Closing circle
- 2:30 PM – Departure
Capacity - maximum 10 people
Event fees and Registration Process
Fees:
For new participants, the total fee is $500 which includes:
- 60 minute medical clearance telehealth appointment
- 60 minute group preparation zoom
- 4 hour group immersion event
- 60 minute post event integration zoom
For returning participants who we have seen in the last 6 months, the total fee is $400 which includes:
- 60 minute group preparation zoom
- 4 hour group immersion event
- 60 minute post event integration zoom
For both new and returning participants, there is a required $100 deposit to hold your spot.
Registration process:
- Complete medical intake questionnaire by clicking Register and complete application
- Pay your deposit to hold and secure your spot ($100 deposits are non-refundable after your medical/psychiatric assessment completion)
- Complete required medical history, medical consents, and group consents
- Schedule a required telemedicine medical/psychiatric assessment for final medical clearance (new participants and participants we have not seen in over 6 months)
- Attend a required 60 minute Zoom group preparation meeting - scheduled 7pm the Thursday before each event
If you would like to speak to Sara before registration, please feel free to call 720-729-4357 and set up a discovery call to answer your questions.
This event has limited capacity, but we do encourage our community to share with friends, partners, family, therapists, and colleagues. Couples and family members exploring ways to support are encouraged to attend. All participants are required to complete and be cleared by a thorough medical/psychiatric assessment to be cleared for the group therapy.
PRIVATE GROUPS CAN BE SCHEDULED WITH A MINIMUM OF 8 PARTICIPANTS
Enter the journey and see what awaits you
Guided Meditation - Music - Integration....medically/psychiatrically led and supervised
YOUR GUIDE
Sara Whaley, Director of Patient Care, Certified Psychedelic Guide
With over 20 years in the healing arts, Sara Whaley has guided more than 1,300 individuals through over 6,000 IV ketamine treatments, totaling 6,500+ hours of direct psychedelic therapy experience. Her background spans behavioral health, addiction counseling, trauma-informed yoga therapy, meditation, and integration coaching, positioning her at the forefront of comprehensive mind-body care.
Sara completed Naropa University’s Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies program and is an advanced E-RYT 500 yoga instructor with extensive training in yoga, Yoga Nidra, yoga therapy, mindfulness, and meditation. Her lifelong dedication to these disciplines has taken her to India multiple times to deepen her study and refine her teaching.
Sara also serves as Director of Patient Care at Rocky Mountain Mind and Body and as Expert Faculty with the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists, and Providers (ASKP3), where she educates clinicians on best practices in Ketamine-Assisted care. Sara is also the visionary behind immersive ketamine therapy retreats, thoughtfully integrating contemplative practices with experiential group work.
Come let Sara and her team of guides take you to another level.
YOUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Steve Gittelman, PMHNP, CRNA
Steve Gittelman is the co-owner and Clinic Director of Rocky Mountain Mind and Body and is a double board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist. We have surpassed 17,000 IV Ketamine infusions since 2017 making Steve and his team experts in Ketamine therapy.
Steve has over 40 years of healthcare experience. His clinical expertise encompasses pediatric, cardiovascular, neurosurgical, trauma, obstetrical, and psychiatric patients. He has extensive Ketamine administration experience in practice settings that span Level 1 trauma centers, rural critical access hospitals, large regional hospitals, out-patient surgery centers, flight nursing, and office based healthcare settings along with his own Ketamine clinic.