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Iboga treatment can be a very effective addiction interrupter, whether for opiate-based (heroin, methadone, Oxycontin etc.) or stimulant based (cocaine, crack, meth etc) forms of substance abuse, as well as for alcoholism. Iboga is also effective in combatting depression, PTSD and OCD and is also a powerful alternative to ayahuasca in terms of psycho-spiritual journeying.
At Iboga Tree Healing House*, our first priority is safety. Very few ibogaine providers operate in a truly medicalised setting. In contrast, we have a fully qualified in-house medical doctor and fully qualified nurses. All our medical team are Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified. Our pre-treatment screening and rigorously followed exclusion criteria ensure that only those assessed as healthy enough for an ibogaine journey go forward for treatment. In addition, our clients are monitored during treatment 24/7, with continuous ECG measurement.
Aside from safety, we also prioritise a holistic treatment process. This means we offer pre and post treatment counselling as well as a wide range of holistic treatments before and after your iboga journey (holotropic breathwork, equine therapy, yoga, bodywork, kambo etc.) This is to ensure that you set the right intention before your treatment and prepare body, soul and mind for a new life after you leave us.
Finally, we aim to be as affordable as possible, despite our high staff-patient ratio. All our meals are prepared by our expert vegetarian chef, and there are over 9 hectares of grounds to explore. Our retreat is in a dark-sky area and surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. Each Sunday, we take our guests out for an activity, whether kayaking in the Guadiana river, hiking, boat trips, zip-lining or visiting the nearby ancient stone circle.
Our minimum stay is for 7 days, although a stay of at least 14 days is recommended. We are located just two hours from Lisbon airport in a beautiful Alentejo countryside setting – we pick you up and drop you off.
*Please note that we are now under new management and have changed location from Spain to Portugal, so all reviews prior to July 2018 were related to the former owners.
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Chris h
March 20, 2017 at 11:56 amWhat a wonderful gift of the Universe it was to participate in a ceremony with Adam and Edyta. It happened all by a weird coincidence where my first choice (Sasha from Thailand) retreat turned out to be a little bit irresponsible and dodgy forcing me to find a new place. Which I did and after a short search found Iboga Tree House, which I accepted me just in a one month notice and very reasonable price for treatment.
To describe the experience is quite impossible. My friend who is an ayahuascero (shaman working with a sacred plant of ayahuasca) asked me last time “so how was Iboga?”. The only answer that came was this long laughter that lasted for a couple of minutes to which he also joined – understanding that none of the experience can be transcribed into words.
Allow me to focus on the set and setting then. Everyday during our 7 day stay (I went there with my girlfriend who didn’t participate but came as a support) I felt much taken care of and Adam is such a great cook that his cooking skills alone could make this stay worthwhile! Adam is a great sitter, very quiet and focused. Will ask you once or twice how is your experience on the scale of 1 – 10 if he sees your struggling. This anchor to the 3d world does indeed help to go through peak experiences on iboga. He will also remind you from time to time that all experiences pass and this reassurence is like a balm to the soul that gives it additional courage and strenght to face yourself.
I did my initiation ceremony in the last house they rented in Malaga and it was a wonderfully placed (albeit cosy) in the mountain. Now that they moved to an even bigger house and hired a full-time nurse I don’t see like anything can go wrong. Allow my wholeheartedly recommend you Adam and Edyta for treatments – from day one you will feel you’re in the right time and right place. Adam has huge experience and he talks out of it – there’s no theories or mind boggling. Edyta completes Adam fantastically and adds this sort of feminine point of view every now and then. Much like Mulder and Scully from X-files although Adam is more reasonable than Mulder. She also does great acupuncture and reads quite well from your body what it needs at the very moment. All in a very serene, respectful and honoring manner. Can’t recommend better and will surely visit again as I consider them my good friends now!
julias
March 18, 2017 at 1:27 pmThank you Adam and Edyta for a wonderful care during and after iboga treatment. For the attention and an amazing feed 😉 After the treatment, and a week rest-recovery, I feel much lighter (about 100kg less off my arms and the head) and see clearer.
I released loads of difficult emotions during the session and I’m much more in myself. I can recommend iboga to anyone struggling and not seeing the way out, anyone going in circles with same issues over and over, playing in their head same drama and slowly drowning in the ‘always present’ past with no chance to live, and to look forward to the future.
Adam’s and Edyta’s center is based in the scenic area, beautiful mountains in Spain, which is an additional asset to the treatment and time spent afterwards. And what’s most important for me, the hosts offer very professional(!) – medical, homely and friendly – care.
Julia S.
JGs
December 5, 2016 at 2:00 pmHi, I am 34 and for last 15 years I’ve been taking drugs. I’ve been trying to stop with use of different methods but nothing really worked. Friend of mine recommended to me iboga treatment, so I’ve decided to give it a go and try it. I met Adam & Edyta, both of them are highly professional, very nice and friendly people. Today, 3 months passed since the treatment. I feel really good. I don’t have any fear or stress and feel stable so I’d like to highly recommend Edyta and Adam iboga treatment as a great method to give you guys the chance to change your life’s.
peterj
November 4, 2016 at 8:44 pmI had an alcohol problem for a long while. I was looking for something that actually works and I came across Iboga Tree – Healing House. I went for the treatment and after 24h I had no thoughts about alcohol at all which is something very unusual for me. Before the treatment whenever I was out or at work I would always have thoughts about alcohol almost fantasizing about coming back home and having a drink finally. Now, it’s already few months after my treatment and I am still off drinking.
Guys are very professional, caring and they really know what they do. Adam and Edyta guided me through the session which was very helpful because at some moments it was tough I must say. They also helped me to prepare for the treatment and with the recovery afterwards.
They offered me also after care options which I didn’t expect it like small doses of ibogaine in few months and loads of advises on how to continue to be sober..
Thank you Edyta and Adam
PS. Food was delicious