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BWITI. NGANGA. IBOGA Immersion Retreat Costa Rica with Makonza

Iboga Retreat in Savegre de Aguirre, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
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  • Retreat Info

    About the Retreat:

    Engage your soul with a true Iboga Immersion Retreat. This 5 day 4 night experience follows African teachings with strong ancestral lineage. We come to Iboga to heal and this condensed experience that keeps our grouping together, follows the traditional way of administering iboga utilised in initiation in Africa.

    This is all about the work, the truth, bridging the gap between soul and self without the distractions of the outside world. The waterfalls, beaches and activities can wait, these will happen and happen in new brilliance once you have immersed and met the soul to bring about the ultimate resolution. These are for the end of our retreat.

    Makonza is a journeyman of Bwiti teaching and of the highest caliber both here and in Gabon. His tutelage is years in the making and his lifelong dedication to the art of Iboga and Bwiti teaching is unparalleled in the west. The spiritual strength of the Black Panther lineage is accessible through his spiritual connection and ensures the strongest of protection for all those seeking freedom and emancipation from the illusion of Dis ease.

    Luis has completed the following rites and initiations in Africa and is the highest trained Nganga in the West – Muiri ( Men’s Rites), Ngoyi (Female Rites). Edicka (2) (Le Ngondey), Moumeney (Le Ngondey), Mudaki ( Le Mangonga), Sombi (Le Ngondey), Mougnimbi (Le Ngondey), Na Kombo (Le Ngondey), Kombi Na Missingui ( Le Mangonga), Nzegho (Black Panther)

    Iboga knows of no discrimination in its healing capacity and Makonza´s conductivity of spirit and Iboga has alleviated hundreds of souls on their journey to realise the truth within all.

    You come to Iboga for another chance, for redemption of self. It awaits and we feel more than ever that our immersion experience is the most accurate way of experiencing the self in its communication with the soul.

    We do not sell pretty images and ideas, this is not what you need. Healing by speaking with our souls is what we need and this exists through strong spirit, protection and guidance. Join us in becoming yourself.

    We are currently offering Iboga Retreats in Costa Rica, Azores, Portugal, Canada (B.C., Ontario) and New Zealand.

    Description of Services:

    Our retreat program is based on the traditional practices in Africa. We do not offer Iboga like other retreat centres in the west. It is about immersing yourself with Iboga  We come to the temple together on the first day of arrival and we do not leave the retreat centre until the work with Iboga has been done.  This retreat is about deep healing not about distractions, trips to the beaches and waterfalls can be done after. Our Iboga provider for these retreats will be Luis Makonza Da Silva. As a western teacher of Bwiti, Makonza is unparalleled. His ancestral lineage of black panther provides the strongest protection and guidance. Watch the jungles come alive with the iboga spirit in this totally immersive experience.

    1. Monday - ​Transport provided  to Retreat Centre. First Iboga Ceremony tonight 
    2. Tuesday -  Processing Day
    3. Wednesday - Second Ceremony night.
    4. Thursday - Processing Day
    5. Friday - Return transport to Airport/Hotel

    INCLUSIONS

    • 2 traditional Bwiti Iboga Healing Experiences
    • 5 days, 4 nights accommodation at Ikara Retreat Centre
    • Rooms are twin share rooms but dependent on numbers attending. All have their own private ensuite (toilet and sink).
    • Counseling and talk therapy
    • 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 on the first and last days of the retreat. 
    Practitioners:

    Our Nganga Makonza is a journeyman of Bwiti teaching and of the highest caliber. His tutelage is years in the making and his lifelong dedication to the art of Iboga and Bwiti teaching is unparalleled in the west. The spiritual strength of the Black Panther lineage is accessible through his spiritual connection and ensures the strongest of protection for all those seeking freedom and emancipation from the illusion of Dis ease.

    Makonza has completed the following rites and initiations in Africa and is the highest trained Nganga in the West – Muiri ( Men’s Rites), Ngoyi (Female Rites). Edicka (2) (Le Ngondey), Moumeney (Le Ngondey), Mudaki ( Le Mangonga), Sombi (Le Ngondey), Mougnimbi (Le Ngondey), Na Kombo (Le Ngondey), Kombi Na Missingui ( Le Mangonga), Nzegho (Black Panther)

    Iboga knows of no discrimination in its healing capacity and Makonza´s conductivity of spirit and Iboga has alleviated hundreds of souls on their journey to realise the truth within all.

    Team/Medical Staff:

    At Ikara Retreat Centre, we are close friends that form a village with a unique ethos. Truth and integrity. Jamie and Melinda Atherton are the hosts, owners and support staff at Ikara Retreat Centre Costa Rica, Bandzi/Bwiti Students currently in training with their own spiritual teachers in Gabon.

    ABOUT US: We moved to Costa Rica from Australia and set up Ikara Retreat Centre as a lifelong commitment to providing a space where we may express our intentions and beliefs by conceiving, operating and participating in carefully constructed retreats that develop the individual. For the last 30 years, We have traveled and explored the inner realms of our psyches through traditional entheogenic plants. Explorations with Iboga have provided a direct understanding of how thoughts and beliefs are actualized into experience and through that direct experience comes knowledge. We assist people with their integration process. and use the knowledge we have gained to help guests translate their expectations into a physical form.

    Throughout our lives we have learnt that we create our own experience and that nothing that we experience exists outside of the self. Accountability and responsibility is paramount for a happy life. Through our thoughts and beliefs we attract events that reinforce the beliefs we hold. It is only through observance that we can bring focus to habitual thought patterns and begin to change what we experience in our lives., quite simply by changing our thoughts. Observance of thought allows us to finally see what beliefs we hold. Beliefs that are limiting our life experience and preventing us from being spontaneous and joyous. It is an artform that is our life work. These are the teachings that came with Iboga. For this reason we work with Iboga as it is the perfect tool for people to get instant change in their lives. It is the spirit for the modern world - other plants are transpersonal in nature, Iboga takes you directly to the seat of creaturehood, through a direct soul connection, so that you can change your life for the better,

  • Details

    Founder(s) / CEO: Jamie & Melinda Atherton
    Group Size: 4-9
    Price Range: 1500-3000
    Specializing In: Addiction, alcoholism, Anxiety, Bulimia, Depression, detox from pharamaceuticals, healing, IBS, ocd, PTSD, Spirituality, suicidal thoughts, and trauma

  • Our Process

    Overview of Experience:

    Iboga is a spirit that connect you directly to your soul. Other plants provide transpersonal experiences that show you that other realities exist. Iboga, being a root, takes you inward so that you can learn to live in this physical reality with joy and spontaneity, through a direct connection to your soul. Iboga is not a medicine but it can heal all physical, emotional and spiritual maladies. This is because we live in heaven on earth where thoughts create our experience, Iboga shows you this. It is intense but when used in a true traditional context, it allows you to heal yourself. It is a powerful tool for spiritual advancement but again, you will need to do the work to achieve this.

    Intake Process:

    We ask all guests to fill out a medical intake form (http://ikararetreat.com/ibogaintake). We then speak to you via phone about your specific requirements. We simply ask that guests disclose all information about their current and past medical history, honestly and openly. All information remains confidential. We do not use this information to disclude you from treatment only so we can give you the best advice of what is required to proceed. Our Nganga Makonza is highly trained and capable of accepting most people for treatment.

    Once we have this information, we will ad

    Supplemental Modalities: We offer 1 on 1 counseling and support before, during and after the retreat. We do not charge for these services and our customers are free to contact us anytime if they require additional help.
    Psychedelic Substances Offered: Iboga
    How does this Center source medicine?:

    Our Nganga Makonza travels to Gabon several times each year for more initiations and training. He sources his Iboga from the temples he studies at in Gabon during these visits. He currently has three Nima´s and High Masters that he studies with in Gabon. The Iboga we offer is harvested ethically and sustainably by these Bwiti Spiritualists in Gabon.

    Practice reciprocity with local communities?: Yes

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