Medicine work is about 5% of what happens in ceremony and 95% how we prepare for it and what we do with it afterward, which is the art of becoming medicine, a little bit more every day.
When you come to Iboga wanting your life to be like a “new rose,” what you get right after ceremony is not a new rose. What you get is a rose bud, with the template for a perfect bloom. A rose bud needs careful tending: sunlight, weeding, fertilizer, nurturing, songs, admiration, and attention. This is likened to the pathway of integration.
Integration is vital; it means practicing the precious answers and embodying the insights that we received from the medicine into our daily lives.
Integration can take many forms including:
Integration is ultimately the sacred responsibility of every guest. Every person is unique. Thus, there is no one cookie-cutter integration plan or helping professional that is right for each person. Journeyers must design their own long-term integration plan and commit to it.
To help support a broader integration process, we offer:
To read more about the art of integration, explore our co-founder Elizabeth Bast’s article on Chacruna.
Explore our list of integration support resources below here.
Mary Diehl, Coach
www.pathwaysoftransformation.com
Kevin Franciotti, Licensed Therapist
www.kevinfranciotticounseling.com
Derek Rinaldo, Licensed Therapist
www.clearlifenc.com
Chandra Zas, Coach
www.zenodyssey.com
Lana Pribic, Coach
Modern Psychedelics Host & Coach
www.modernpsychedelics.net/psychedelic-coaching
Connie Magee, Medicine Woman & Mentor
www.sacredvalleyhealingarts.com