About
Meet Collin Chartier
Former professional triathlete. Top 11 in the world. PTO US Open Champion. Three burnouts. One complete rebuild. I didn't learn this from a textbook — I lived it.
The Hollow Podium
I won the PTO US Open — the biggest race in professional triathlon — and held a $100,000 check on the podium. I felt nothing. My identity was my VO2max, my world ranking, my race results. Without a finish line, I didn't know who I was.
The Pattern
Three burnouts across three careers — swimming, triathlon, real estate. Same pattern every time: extrinsic motivation driving unsustainable intensity. I thought pushing through was mental toughness. It's not. It's nervous system destruction.
The 10,000 Km Rebuild
I rode a bike 10,000 kilometers over five and a half months. Not to train — to find out who I was without a number on my chest. In the desert, fixing flat tires in 110-degree heat, I discovered my nervous system was shattered from decades of tying my worth to results.
The Calling
I found breathwork on a wooden floor in Nicaragua. Years of stored pressure cracked open. For the first time in a decade, I felt peace. That's when I understood: your nervous system is the operating system that runs everything — and it's trainable. I built Ground so others wouldn't have to figure it out alone.
How I Built This
20 Years in the Arena
I didn't study pressure in a classroom. I lived it — racing at the highest level, burning out, rebuilding. Every exercise in this program comes from experience first, science second.
Measured, Not Guessed
Three formal assessments scored across 25 items and 5 dimensions. You see your radar chart move. You get proof the work is working — not just a feeling.
Breathwork Is the Backbone
As a certified breathwork practitioner, I've woven six progressive protocols into every week. Within 30 seconds, you can change your entire physiological state. That's not woo — that's biology.
Grounded in Science
Nervous system regulation, neuroplasticity, polyvagal theory. Every protocol is rooted in how your brain and body actually work — not motivational fluff.
Credentials
Let's Build Your Ground
Limited spots per cohort to keep the experience focused and intentional.