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Traditional Bwiti

​Iboga Healing Retreats


​Facilitated by IBOGAWAKEN 
​If it is here you find yourself, we welcome you in the knowledge that you are possibly seeking answers to unique life circumstances? We need never fear our questions, for questions always imply answers, and further we need never fear ourselves, for all of us remain unique, gifted and loved by the divine wisdom of nature. Iboga is the gateway for the study of life, the Bwiti tradition preserved within its spirit is our guide towards the artform of observance of the self. Iboga meets us where we need to be met, it knows us and anticipates our arrival. From this point of knowledge, it teaches us that we are the seers and not that which we see, we create that which we see and experience. From here we end ignorance, afflictions and pain, the spirit of Iboga begins its teachings, life lessons of strength and love.

RETREAT DATES

  • 24th March till 1st April 2021
  • 16th April till 22nd April 2021
  • 24th April till 30th April 2021
  • 21st May till 27th May 2021
  • 29th May till 4th June 2021
  • 18th June till 24th June 2021
    ​(Womens Retreat)
  • 26th June till 2nd July 2021 

Our facilitators Ibogawaken, continue their intensive training with the medicine and are realized with sensibility and grace which comes from in-depth knowledge of the Bwiti tradition and practical experience of healing many through Iboga. Ibogas strength in developing connections through spirit results in neural cleansing, circulatory enhancement and unblocking of energies, trapped or resting as residue within the physical, whilst offering reasons for their physical manifestation. We learn new patterning and responsibility in our healing. As children find themselves in a new environment and susceptible to new patterns we require nurturing, empathy and guidance to ensure maximum development for the individual during and after their experience with Iboga. Our providers stabilize and sustain space through traditional wisdom in the understanding of the unique circumstance we find ourselves as individuals. Your confidentiality, your expression, your direction is secure, understood and fostered through compassion. You are free to heal with the supremely intelligent guidance of Iboga - whatever we seek to remove we are loved and assisted in the most incredible of ways.

Become in possession of yourself, inhabit the life you are, cultivate that which you dream. Move beyond any need to prove yourself to yourself or others, for you are light, sound and electromagnetic energy of one substance waiting to fulfill what is yours.

Iboga knows you, Bwiti knows you, become yourself, take what is yours, generate your freedom.

RETREAT PROGRAM

​We are offering 7 day, 6 night Iboga retreats in southern Costa Rica. Our retreats are completely orientated around traditional Missoko Bwiti protocols. The tradition of the Bwiti needs to be present for the healing to be deepened . The ancestral spirits and people´s of Bwiti emblaze and amplify the connection to the root. Our retreats are 7 days, 6 nights long but your preparatory work will begin well before and continue, well possibly forever if you are really dedicated.

Our Iboga providers for these retreats will be Ibogawaken. Ibogawaken have been training in the traditional Bwiti way for many years. under the guidance of Moughenda Mikala. 

  1. Friday - ​Bienvenidos! Make yourself comfortable. Rest and relax ready for tomorrow.
  2. Saturday -  Preparation for the nights traditional Missoko Bwiti Iboga ceremony. Convene with Iboga.
  3. Sunday - Processing day to relax, absorb an reflect on the experience. Counseling session available.
  4. Monday - Integration day. Trips to waterfalls, hot springs, and beach. Spiritual shower under the full moon at the local river Portalon.
  5. Tuesday - Reconvene with Iboga on the second Ceremony day
  6. Wednesday - Second Processing day
  7. Thursday - Second Integration day - Morning trip to local Matapalo beach and goodbyes!
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COST: $2500 USD ($500 deposit to reserve your spot)

This retreat will have a maximum of 6 participants only. This enables the provider to give specialized attention and care. A screening process, intake form and medical health checks are part of the preparatory process and we will assist you with these. 

Bwiti is the study of life! During our ceremonies you will receive Iboga root bark that has been traditionally prepared and sustainably sourced by the Missoko Bwiti people. It is the inner bark of the root of the Tabernanthe Iboga tree. Traditionally prepared bark preserves the spirit of Iboga. The emancipation during the symbiosis with Iboga is the zero point, the ever new beginning, the eternal fresh start, clean slate, free of time based traumas and illusion. Iboga is the gift from the Gods. A training tool when used in tradition. The tradition provides guidance and knowledge to allow the individual to begin a journey of total choice. We are returned to the deep cellular knowledge that resides within all of us. We are blessed to be supported by the unimaginable. almost unthinkable, sacred knowledge of the Bwiti - its ancestors, its legacy in those such as Moughenda Mikala, to provide an opportunity to individuals to take ownership of their self, to learn with support, to be watched over, loved and supported in your journey to become one again. Bassé!​

​INCLUSIONS
  • 7 days, 6 nights accommodation at Ikara Retreat Centre. (Private room single or double bed)
  • 2 traditional Bwiti Iboga ceremonies
  • 2 day trips to beautiful local spots 
  • Preparatory call with one of our Iboga providers
  • Post ceremony counseling sessions
  • Catered vegetarian meals - Our private chef provides vegetarian meals prepared with local, organic ingredients that are ethically obtained from within the southern pacific zone. We can cater for any additional dietary needs.
  • Airport/hotel pickup service will be available. Plenty of parking on-site should you wish to drive. 
  • Anything else that you may need assistance with, we are more than happy to help.
 

IBOGA RETREAT TEAM

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SHERRY LEGRELEY
IBOGA PROVIDER
Ibogawaken
Sherry has been on her own personal healing path and studying the healing arts for twenty years. 


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TISHA WEB
IBOGA PROVIDOR
​Ibogawaken
Tisha has a broad background in personal development, holistic healing, and overall spiritual well-being.

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JAMIE ATHERTON
HOST
Ikara Retreat Centre
Iboga has been a big part of my journey in becoming serious when it comes to loving, learning, forgiving, and in other words, learning to love unconditionally. ​
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MELINDA ATHERTON
HOST
Ikara Retreat Centre
I have always had a great love of psychedelics and cats. What drives me is happiness and love. 

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ABOUT IKARA RETREAT CENTRE

​It has always been our deepest of intentions to work with the Iboga medicine. Bwiti spiritual tradition is indelibly linked with nature and we are  encircled by nature at Ikara. Costa Rica is close to the equator, similar to Gabon in Africa and so our location is correctly aligned geographically with the medicine. We experience an even flow of electrical energy and ion distribution due to our proximity to the ocean. This is settling for all meditative practice and facilitates deep resonance with the self and environment.

We are located high in the hills above the authentic Tico village of Portalón. We have the best of all worlds here -  quiet and secluded, set amongst old growth tropical rain forest. close to Matapalo beach, the beautiful Portalón river, and the Hills of Portalón Wildlife Sanctuary, We are located only 15 minutes from the community of Dominical and 30 minutes to Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos. 

​We are biased of course, we chose this place and it is now where we call home so we should let the images speak for themselves!
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MORE INFORMATION ON IBOGA

  • ​IBOGAWAKEN​
  • The Story of Iboga
  • Interview with Moughenda Mikala Bwiti Shaman (video)
  • Can Iboga Heal Addictions?
  • ​Iboga Intelligence - A whole perspective on the processes of Iboga 
  • Ibogaine versus Iboga
  • To the Heart of Iboga
  • We are Bwitists and Healers in Gabon. Here’s What We Think of the Global Interest in Iboga. ​

CONTACT US

​For more information, or if you would like to attend an Iboga retreat, please give us a call, send us an email or fill out the form below. We would love to hear from you.

Several preparatory steps are needed before the retreat and our Iboga provider will first ask you to fill out an intake form, they will then call you to discuss the processes in detail. 
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