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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.
ReadQT risk, the ECG, electrolytes, and how we keep your heart safe before and during the ceremony.
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.
ReadWhat each approach treats in the body, the emotions and the spirit.
ReadThe taper first, what the ceremony does, what the research shows, the months after.
ReadThe crash, the craving, the heart first, what the research shows.
ReadWithdrawal day by day, what works, what the ceremony adds.
ReadCigarettes, vapes and pouches: nicotine, the evidence, the breath behind it.
ReadOpioid-type withdrawal, tapering, and the cautions before iboga.
ReadDependence, the bladder, the low weeks, and coming back to yourself.
ReadIboga's best-evidenced use: withdrawal, the research, tolerance and overdose risk.
ReadSports betting, chasing losses, what works, and what a ceremony can add.
ReadTina, G and mephedrone, GHB withdrawal, and finding sober intimacy.
ReadGaming disorder, the reward loop, what works, and coming back to real life.
ReadCompulsive sexual behavior, OnlyFans spending, what works, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadEndless scrolling, TikTok and Instagram, what works, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadCompulsive buying, buy now pay later, help with debt, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadBinge eating disorder, food addiction, what works, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadCodependency, anxious attachment, letting go, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadPrescription stimulants, the crash, ADHD, and the need to perform.
ReadWhy the taper comes first, and what iboga can offer after it.
ReadWhy ERP comes first, and what a retreat can add alongside it.
ReadA supervised retreat alongside therapy, and how to stop the checking.
ReadHabit reversal first, and what a retreat can add.
ReadWhen a loss stops moving: prolonged grief, what helps, and the ceremony.
ReadChildhood trauma and complex PTSD: what works, and what a ceremony can add.
ReadFeeling alone or lost: what helps, and a way back to people.
ReadOutbursts, what works, who should wait, and what the anger guards.
ReadObsessive longing for one person, what helps, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadAnxious attachment, the need for reassurance, what helps, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadKeeping people at a distance, letting them closer, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadRescuing everyone but yourself, keeping limits, and an honest word on iboga.
ReadWhen you feel unreal: why drugs can trigger DPDR, who should wait, and what helps.
ReadWhen adult life keeps being postponed: what to check first, and the ceremony.
ReadWhen your story crowds out everyone else: the research, and a ceremony with no audience.
ReadWhen letting go feels impossible: what CBT shows, and how the ceremony fits.
ReadThe fear of being without your phone, phantom buzzes, and a supervised pause.
ReadWhy bad news is so hard to put down, and what helps.
ReadCyberchondria and health anxiety: CBT first, and what a retreat can add.
ReadCreators, streamers and AI companions, and a way back to people.
ReadFilters, edited selfies and Snapchat dysmorphia, and what helps.
ReadIntense emotions, fear of being left: what helps, and how we screen.
ReadBehind a strong front: traits, the disorder, and an honest look within.
ReadThe need to be seen: what it is, what helps, and a night with no audience.
ReadWhen every choice needs someone else: what helps, and a night of your own.
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.
ReadWhat Netflix's In Waves and War showed, how it differs from a Bwiti ceremony, and how to choose.
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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