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Guides to the retreat and articles on the plant, the tradition, the science, safety, money and the law. Written by the Bwiti Life team, reviewed by our physician, with the references where they exist.
Articles
Hamilton Morris, Dr. Mark Plotkin and the ideas that connect tradition, ceremony and continuing care at Bwiti Life.
ReadThe plant, the alkaloids, harvest, preparation, the four forms, effects and safety.
ReadFire, music, the ancestors and the nganga: the tradition our ceremonies are held in.
ReadPhotographs from Bwiti House in Gabon, where our practitioners trained under Moughenda Mikala.
Noribogaine, receptors, neuroplasticity, the heart, and the key studies.
ReadThe expected, the temporary, and the dangerous one, with how long each lasts.
ReadWhat the literature says about deaths, the five causes, and what prevents them.
ReadOzempic, Mounjaro, online peptides: what they do to the night, and the pause we ask for.
ReadWhat the studies measured, what they found, and how to read a provider's claim.
ReadThe taper first, what the ceremony does, what the research shows, the months after.
ReadThe range, what drives it, what is included, and how to read a price.
ReadTwo plants, two continents, two very different nights.
ReadFour medicines, four durations, four uses, without a favorite.
ReadMexico, the United States, Canada, the UK, Europe, Gabon and beyond, in 2026.
ReadThe Navy SEALs, the podcasts, Stanford, Kentucky and Texas, and what it means for you.
ReadGuides
What the root is, why people work with it, what it can and cannot help with.
ReadWhat a retreat is, how the night works, who holds it, the questions everyone asks.
ReadAcademic pressure, stress, clarity and the questions adult students bring to Bwiti Life.
ReadRetreat or clinic? The whole root or the extract, side by side.
ReadThe risks, the screening, what happens around your mat, who we decline.
ReadHow to prepare body, mind and soul, and how to integrate afterwards.
ReadFrom your application to the month after you land, in eight steps.
ReadWhy Mexico, the place, how to get here, and how to choose a center.
ReadWhy treatment means travel, flights, the law, and what to plan at home.
ReadTwenty-six answers on eligibility, safety, the retreat, money and after.
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