Harambe iboga Detox Retreat Centre - Testimonials

Cathy and Bilal are the most compassionate, down to earth people. It made my iboga experience and my whole stay feel like a home from home. I felt very safe and in good hands, I could tell they were experienced. They work very well as a team and they both have amazingly upbeat personalities; they reassured me and explained all the process of taking iboga to me.

I have had 25 years OCD (trichotillomania), which is why I came to Harambe. I could not carry on with it as I was sick of the shame that came with the disorder. My trip had many visions but the part that focused on my disorder showed me in a very repetitive way what I have been doing to myself and how it damages me. It really put me off doing it and has got rid of my desire to do it. “why have i been doing this to myself all the time?” It was so repetitive that it drove me crazy, but it worked and I needed it.

Bilal was very knowledgeable in how much iboga to give me, and gave me a very good dose as both of my trips were vivid and full of visions. Cathy and Bilal checked on me lots and I had a great experience. Will try to come back next year, thanks so much, see you soon!

Min erfaring med iboga behandling:

Grunnen til at bestemte meg for å dra til Spania for å utføre behandlingen var fordi jeg hadde et avhengighetsproblem med heroin. Jeg hadde prøvd ut det som gikk an å prøve for å bli rusfri her hjemme i Norge, uten at dette var vellykket verken i det korte eller lange løp. Etter mange år som rusavhengig hadde jeg nå endelig fått livet på stell utenfor kriminalitet og med samboer og en baby på vei. Men dessverre ble suget for stort og jeg fikk igjen et tilbakefall som jeg ikke klarte å komme meg ut av verken på egenhånd eller med hjelp av de ressursene som fantes i Norge. Jeg kom over litt informasjon om denne type behandling, og begynte å google da jeg kom over dette stedet i Spania. Jeg sendte mail, og fikk raske svar tilbake fra Cathrine. Jeg fikk også raskt plass, og dro dit i julen 2016.

Da jeg først kom ned dit møtte Cathrine og Bilal meg på togstasjonen. Jeg trodde jeg skulle starte behandlingen med en gang, men måtte vente til dagen etter på grunn av for høy dose opiat som fortsatt satt i kroppen. Dagen etter klokken 11.00 startet jeg behandlingen med to kapsler som var testdosen. Dette merket jeg ingenting av. Etter 1 times tid fikk jeg fire kapsler til og behandlingen var igang. Det var en meget spesiell opplevelse da jeg fikk en psykedelisk opplevelse der jeg forsvant inn i en slags egen drømmeverden. Jeg så at taket åpnet seg og at jeg forsvant ut i luften og spratt mellom forskjellige planeter. Denne psykadeliske opplevelsen varte i ca. 12 timer. Dagen etter var den tyngste dagen der jeg kjente på alle indre følelser. Jeg ble liggende i sengen i ca. tre dager tilsammen. Det er en tung behandling som går hardt ut over kroppen, og jeg slet med søvn i en ukes tid etterpå. Men dette er det absolutt verdt, da jeg var så og si abstinensfri tre dager etterpå og suget etter opiater forsvant. Så nå er det bare opp til meg selv å være sterk.

Vil absolutt anbefale å dra til Cathrine og Bilal for denne type behandling. De vet godt hva de driver med og er veldig behjelpelige hele veien. Jeg hadde en nervøs samboer som satt hjemme og ventet spent, og da jeg ikke var i stand til å ha noe kontakt med noen under behandlingen så ble samboer oppdatert via mail av Cathrine hele veien. Hvis du velger å ta denne behandlingen så vil jeg helt klart anbefale å gjøre akkurat det Cathrine og Bilal gir beskjed om, da de har lang erfaring med dette og virkelig peiling. Jeg var egentlig klar for å dra til Amsterdam for å kjøpe dette over disk for å prøve dette ut selv hjemme, men jeg er veldig glad samboer insisterte på at jeg skulle gjøre det med folk som visste litt mer om dette. For til tross for det brede spekteret av rusmidler jeg har tatt tidligere, ante jeg ikke hva jeg gikk til. Det er en type «rus» jeg aldri har sett liknende til, og jeg kan nesten garantere at man ikke har opplevd liknende før. Når det er sagt så er dette en type rus man ikke ønsker å ta, men som man bruker som en type behandling for å oppnå noe.

J’ai fait l’expérience Iboga chez Bilal, Catherine et leurs 2 enfants dans leur petit coin de paradis en périphérie de Lliria. Je préfère rédiger en Français car mon niveau d’Anglais ne me permet pas de donner assez de détail sur ce que j’ai vécu. Tout d’abord je souhaite mettre l’accent sur le cadre : Iboga est une expérience très puissante et nécessite un climat approprié de confiance, de bien-être et de nature. Et c’est exactement ce que j’ai ressenti en arrivant chez Bilal et Catherine. Ce sont deux personnes incroyables, pleines de bonnes énergies, de bonnes ondes et très disponibles. Dès mon arrivé ils m’ont mis à l’aise et j’ai senti que je pouvais leur faire confiance, c’est très important de pouvoir accorder votre confiance à un tiers pour un tel voyage. Ils m’ont assisté, rassuré, Bilal a été comme mon gourou pendant mon voyage spirituel et surtout après.

Pour resituer le contexte, je suis arrivé le moral dans les chaussettes, avec des tas de problèmes de sociabilités liés à ma dépendance aux « drogues de soirées » comme la cocaïne ou la MDMA, ecstasy… J’ai toujours été quelqu’un de sociable, d’extraverti, d’aimant et joyeux jusqu’à ce que la drogue me pousse à me poser des questions et fasse ressortir des problèmes profonds. J’ai aujourd’hui 24 ans et mon mal-être s’était tellement développé que l’iboga, qui m’a été conseillé par mon père, représentait la seule solution.

Pour parler de l’expérience, je suis resté dans la yourte tout le long, ils mettent à disposition un masque de relaxation qui permet de faciliter les visions, puisqu’il vous plonge dans le noir total tout en laissant la possibilité d’ouvrir les yeux. Après la prise des gélules, j’ai vécu un bad trip très long de plusieurs heures. En réalité mon mental bloquait toutes formes de visions ou de voyage. C’était un véritable enfer mais cela fait partie du jeu. J’avais déjà fait des bad trip au LSD et à la mescaline, c’est pourquoi j’appréhendais l’exercice et pour le coup, ça n’a pas loupé. Mais rassurez-vous si ça vous est déjà arrivé aussi, Iboga m’a offert la clef, et je pense qu’elle l’offre à tout le monde. Et tout s’est débloqué. J’ai eu des visions, j’ai dû faire face à tous mes plus grands démons, mais je les ai affrontés cette fois-ci et non refoulé comme je le faisais avant. Il m’était très difficile d’accepter la vérité car elle était surprenante et à l’opposé de toutes mes croyances.

Et mon égo étant surdimensionné (j’en ai parfaitement conscience désormais), il faisait tout pour fuir. Mais Iboga est plus forte que tout. Iboga arrive toujours à ses fins. Après une lutte acharnée d’environ 2 heures, j’ai connu la chose la plus magnifique au monde. L’éveil spirituel, la paix intérieure, l’unité, la connexion parfaite avec mon être intérieur. Je me suis mis en tailleur et toutes mes pensées se sont effacées, ont disparu. J’entendais derrière ma tête une vibration très légère, comme un son de basse continu, apaisant et agréable. Je suis resté dans cet état de grâce pendant je dirai 1 heure, sans aucune pensée, pas la moindre. Ensuite les pensées sont revenues mais elles étaient que positives, et m’ont permis de vivre le bon côté du voyage. Je ne m’étendrai pas sur cette partie car elle est personnelle.

En tout cas, depuis cette expérience tout à changer, je pars en Inde dans une semaine alors que j’étais très renfermé sur ma région en France auparavant. Comme si un nouvel homme était né. Je recommande cette expérience à toute personne qui souhaite un réel changement de vie. Finalement le problème de dépendance n’est que secondaire, lorsque j’ai terminé le voyage, c’était une évidence que je ne toucherai plus jamais à rien. J’ai d’ailleurs vomi tout ce que j’avais dans mon corps la première fois que j’ai revu de la cocaïne. Le simple fait de voir le produit a fait réagir mon corps. C’est une libération. Je recommande de lire le livre « Le pouvoir du moment présent » d’Eckhart Tolle avant et après l’expérience Iboga. Il est très adapté au côté spirituel de la plante et permet d’assimiler les notions d’être, d’âme, d’égo, de conscience plus facilement.

Decyzja o przyjezdzie do centrum Harambe potwierdzila mnie w przekonaniu ze nalezy kierowac sie w zyciu swoim przeczucien “wew, glosem”.

W internecie szukalem i widzialem duzo roznych propozycji ale kiedy natrafilem na strone Harambe poczulem, ze tutaj powinienem przyjechac aby odbyc kolejna duchowa podroz. Lecac do Hiszpani mialem pewne obawy czy wszystko bedzie dobrze, ale kiedy tylko poznalem i porozmawialem osobiscie z Bilal’em i Cathy wszystkie obawy odeszly i utwierdzilem sie w przekonaniu ze dobrze wybralem. Cathy i Bilal sa wspanialymi osobami, którzy sprawili ze poczulem spokoj i pewnosc, wszystko dokladnie mi tlumaczyli, odpowiadali na kazde pytania i zapewniali wspaniala rodzinna atmosfere i opieke , dzieki temu tydzien spedzony w Harambe byl wyjatkowy.

Kilka lat wczesniej odbylem podroz do Peru aby odkryc Ayahuasce i teraz nadszedl czas na odkrycie Ibogainy, ciezko jest porownac te dwa doswiadczenia ale musze przyznac ze bylo to niezwykle i wyjatkowe przezycie. Trudno jest mi ubrac w slowa to co teraz czuje ale wiem ze Ibogaina pozwolila mi zajrzec w najglebsze zakamarki mojej podswiadomosci, tego nie mozna opisac to trzeba przezyc.

Rowniez istotnym elementem doswiadczenia Ibogainy bylo dokladne oczyszczenie mojego organizmu z wszelkich toksyn, i musze przyznac ze nigdy w zyciu nie bylem tak fizycznie oczyszczony Podsumowujac polecam centrum Harambe kazdemu kto chce doswiadczyc dzialania Ibogainy i jednoczenie miec wspaniala opieke.

Dziekuje Cathy i Bilalowi za czas spedzony w Harambe.

Bartosz

I’m 27yrs male from Norway, my problem was that I had been abusing Xanax for three years and many other drugs also. Depression, Anxiety and feelings of hopelessness in many aspects controlled my life.

I have tried to quit the abuse myself many times, gone to rehab and counselling for six months before I decided to try Iboga. I had never been successful in quitting the abuse. So strong was my addiction that prior to coming to Harambe that I got high on drugs up until the day of traveling and without knowing I had been in psychosis several weeks without knowing it. I did not follow the precautions but still underwent the treatment.

The experience itself I do not want to go into because everybody have their own personal experience so I don’t see the reason to put false hopes or expectations in people’s heads.

The point is that it works. Bilal and Cathy are extremely welcoming, nice and professional. I went into psychosis in the immediate days after taking Iboga. Its normal to be confused in days to weeks after, but for me it spun my psychosis into a psychotic state bit they handled me extremely well and made me feel safe.

After this wore off, I became a new person. My addiction feels eroded and I as a person feel brand new and upgraded. I am going back to reinforce this state in a couple of months.

Meanwhile I am going to recommend Iboga to everyone with small to big life haltering problems.

And if you wanna do it, do it at Harambe with Bilal and Cathy.

They are simply great and I was not an easy case for them.

Can’t wait to go back for my re-boost!!

The iboga fixed HUGE issues like INSOMNIA (A TRUE MIRACLE), panic attacks, paranoia, the obsessive need of my parents closeness that I always tried to hide even from me by travelling and living all by myself around the world with poor results cause I always ended up crying every night desperately for I missed them and many times got back to Italy just to stay near them although they never imagined this was ever the true reason behind some situations.

The plant gave me the precious gift of its teachings through almost all nightmare-like visions which included, by the way, all 5 senses (I could smell, taste, feel, hear and see everything as if it was truly happening and running through real time). When I could stand up from my bed, I thought several months had gone!!! And couldn’t believe otherwise, I thought they were telling lies to me just to let me stay there away from my problems and they tricked me into staying there for months instead of days…amazing!!! I dreamt for 3 days only; can you believe that?

The most important one and meaningful for me was this one:
I kept on dying in the moment of a planet extinction or at its imperfect birth uncapable to create the necessary conditions for life to flourish or born and ride the steps of evolution. I have been waiting for death to embrace me sleeping into ice caves while the Ice Age was destroying everything over and over again.

The first deaths created anxiety and fear in me while I was waiting for their certain arrival.
After those ones, I learnt acceptance and how holding on a thought of love could erase fear and anxiety children of the false belief of being too late to give a meaning to my death/life: as long as I could think of a moment I have lived where I loved or was loved by my family, for example, nothing was lost, the end could come certain I fulfilled my reason of existing in this world: experiencing love is the only true precious goal one can ever achieve in this only life made to slowly kill us.

Some other visions:
I have been part or spectator of atrocities among children filled with violence, tortures and homicides. I have been experiencing situations where I was abandoned by my parents or chased by both criminals and police around the world hence forced to run and hide in weird places. I have travelled in bidimensional wonderful landscapes imprisoned in a postcard or a mirror and communicated with whoever was watching the frozen scene inventing creative ways to change the image and reveal my presence.

And few beautiful ones:
I ran into a forest and enjoyed the company of an African tribe. The forest was made of lights, amazingly beautiful trees and flowers; there were small monkeys playing with me. I was running barefoot and I stopped moving when all plants, flowers and trees left an orb of light of different colours slowly fly from their core aiming to the sky above, an incredible vision happening all around me and I remember I was afraid to breath too heavily and disturb this nature performance I could feel I had been invited to watch even though I wasn’t part of the tribe that was scattered all around the trees creating a circle I was part of.

Although, most of the visions were made of the substance of nightmares, I never felt scared or powerless. I actually felt peaceful and serene all the time but for the first 3 deaths which happened in the beginning of the iboga trip. However, even in those occasions, the fear and anxiety I felt were 1% of those I usually feel in real life for panic attacks that come when I realize how powerless I am over death and that even just the thought of the void that will follow it is able to kill me before my time comes.

I never stopped thinking about you all. I really love you and I am thankful for crossing the path of my life with yours.