Eric Osborne

About Eric Osborne

I’ve devoted my life to working with psilocybin in both sacramental and community-based settings. Over the last two decades, I’ve administered more than doses, personally taken 500+ doses, and cultivated a rare depth of experience that blends practical skill, harm reduction, and reverence for the mushroom.I founded MycoMeditations, the world’s first public psilocybin retreat and one of the longest-running programs of its kind, and later co-founded Psanctuary, a psilocybin church designed to be both highly organized and deeply approachable. Through these efforts, I’ve guided people from all walks of life — everyday seekers, clinicians, and public figures — through safe and meaningful psychedelic experiences.My background includes large-scale cultivation and wild-harvest of psilocybin mushrooms, thousands of hours of facilitation and integration, and years of building systems that prioritize participant safety, relational clarity, and accessible community structures. I’ve also navigated the cultural and legal challenges that come with this work, which has sharpened my commitment to ethics, transparency, and service.Today, I serve as a speaker, consultant, and trainer, advising organizations and communities on best practices for psychedelic facilitation, safety, and integration. I bring a perspective shaped by lived experience at a scale shared by only a handful of people worldwide.I’m available for speaking engagements, panel discussions, and trainings. If you’re seeking a voice who can bridge the grassroots, spiritual, and professional dimensions of psilocybin practice, I’d be honored to connect.

Experience

1. Founder

   Pledg Non Profit

   Jan 2016 — Present

   Our mission is to bring Psilocybin Assisted Therapy to those with limited resources and to educate the public regarding the safety and efficacy of psilocybin.PLEDG, Inc. is a US-based nonprofit dedicated to providing legal psilocybin assisted therapy to those in need, at a charitable rate.

Education

• University of Louisville

  M. Ed., Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching

  2007

• Bethlehem High School

  High School

  1992 — 1996

• University of Louisville

  Bachelor's Degree, English Language and Literature/Letters

  2000 — 2004

• St Catharine College

  Associate's Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Management
• Management of Indoor Rapid Cycle Gourmet Mushroom Farm
• Networking
• Culinary Travel
• Product Distribution
• Entertainment
• Culinary Education
• Strategic Planning
• Research
• Urban Agriculture
• Public Speaking
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Culinary Skills
• Cross-Cultural Communication Skills
• Agricultural Marketing
• Event Planning
• Project Management
• Product Marketing
• Brand Development
• Mycological Landscaping
• Sales Management
• Spawn Laboratory Management
• Educational Leadership
• Agribusiness
• Precision Agriculture
• Ethno-Mycology
• Mycology
• Agricultural Research
• Restaurant Management
• Ethnobotany
• Social Media Marketing
• Sustainable Tourism
• Finish Carpentry
• Agricultural Engineering
• Website Development