049 | My 2nd Iboga Ceremony: Finding Inner Peace + Ayahausca vs. Iboga (At Iboga Wellness Center)
“Money, relationships, luxury… whatever, all of that stuff that we tell ourselves is going to bring us peace. The medicine was showing me that true peace is inner stillness. And this is an anchor within that we can always access.”
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The highly anticipated part 2 of my Iboga experience is here! If you missed part 1, I suggest you listen to that first over at episode 45. I recorded this two months after this experience and my love and respect for this medicine continues to deepen. This was a life changing, life affirming experience and I don't think I will ever be the same after iboga.
In this episode, I share about the second iboga ceremony at Iboga Wellness Center in Costa Rica. It was a wildly different experience from the first one, and I learned about what true inner peace means and how to access it. The beautiful thing about this experience was that I was already starting to integrate new behaviors during the retreat.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, firstly, to the Bwiti people who have opened their doors to Westerners, and allowing us to receive the iboga medicine and learn about the bwiti way of living. Thank you to Levi & Iboga Wellness for such a beautiful, safe and transformational experience. Thank you to the land & and Earth. Lastly, thank you to all the people involved with holding iboga & bwiti in reverence, and especially to those working to safeguard both the sacred wood and the bwiti culture. I bow to you. Bassé!
In this episode, I talk about:
Precautions, disclaimers, and sustainability issues around working with iboga
Recounting days 4-8 at Iboga Wellness Center
Accessing ultimate peace of mind in my second ceremony
Battling the ego that wants a “cool” psychedelic experience
Releasing expectations around who I am supposed to be and moving into who I really am
Reflections on my ceremonies, two months later
How iboga is a “scrubber” medicine, providing a clean slate
Similarities and differences between Ayahausca and Iboga
Answering some of your questions about my experience
“Iboga shows you the truth. And when you see the truth you’re not confused anymore. And when you’re not confused anymore, life becomes easier and lighter.”
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“This iboga experience freed me from all the expectations I have placed on myself from society, other people, and wanting to be anyone but myself. The medicine made a fresh new born baby and I get to just be myself now. ”
Things Mentioned in This Episode:
Iboga Wellness Center, where I had this experience
Levi Barker, Iboga Provider at Iboga Wellness (episode 40 with Levi HERE)
Blessings of the Forest (sponsor iboga trees)
If you’d like to visit Iboga Wellness Center to experience Iboga, contact Levi here.
Where to find Lana:
I was introduced to psychedelics in my early 20s within rave culture, and few years later I began to use plant medicine ceremonially.
Many circumstances aligned leaving me shattered, and I began the journey of putting myself back together. Plant medicine & psychedelics saved me from depression, anxiety, and a life of feeling unworthy. This is now my life’s work and I have devoted myself to sharing psychedelics and plant medicines with others because I have personally experienced how effectively they can catalyze growth, healing and connection.
This idea for Modern Psychedelics came to me during a journaling session in early 2020. I was learning so much about psychedelics at the time (while experiencing the benefits firsthand), and I had a deep desire to talk about these topics with people in the field. Upon launching the Instagram community, the page grew tremendously over a short period of time and continues to have high levels of engagement.
I am a 3x certified professional life coach, and I work with people who want to better their lives by deeply integrating insights from their psychedelic experiences. I believe that we don’t have to spend our entire lives healing, and that the purpose of life is to live in the present moment.
Looking for a professional coach to support you on your psychedelic path?
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