Harambe iboga Detox Retreat Centre - Testimonials

Coming to Harambe Detox took courage for me because I have done a heroin detox with iboga once last year and was sober for a year. About month and a half ago I started using daily intravenously and I don’t have a good reason for it. Started with drinking a lot and one night and just ran into heroin. Iboga is a commitment and you have to decide 100% to do it because it’s very very difficult to go through and if your resisting it will be much worse.

In the AA/NA meetings, they say it works if you work it. The same with iboga you have to let it to its work and it’s not pretty! But it works! Takes away your obsession and compulsion to use drugs after 3 days being off heroin and going through detox. In regular cases that obsession is usually gone after about 2 months of being in a rehab. A little description of the place at Cathy and Bilal’s is very cosy, perfect for what you need.

Sometimes it got a bit noisy because it is a family house and they live their lives too. At one time the noise was bothering me a lot and I thought to myself I’m at their house they are helping to get off the worst drugs on earth and save my life compared to traditional hospital detoxes or rehabs, Harambe is very very good price compared to other places! And just like that my whole perception changed and was feeling comfortable and grateful. Iboga detox/trip was very hard for me I didn’t sleep for 48 hours, vomited, and shit my pants for 2 days, lay in bed having images in my head of my death if I continued using heroin.

On the third day everything changed I went through what I had to go through with iboga and was feeling really well on the third day, we went for a day trip to the beach! Imagine that on a normal rehab. I’m forever grateful for Cathy and Bilal’s place on a Valencia orange farm surrounded by nature. That gave me time and space to reconnect and to move forward and once again learn from the relapse. I’ve had about 3 relapses after having some time clean. Some people go through them some don’t. I’ve grown through them and got stronger. And with the help of plant medicines, it made possible for me to feel alive again.

iboga is something I heard about years ago and since a while, I was searching for a place where to do it and found Harambe Detox.

All internet testimonies will not even come close to explain, what this treatment really is and what it means. After having finalized I have to say it is the best thing that happened in my life since a long time. All packages I carried during all my life have disappeared.

As well my dependency problem is gone. The center is nice and quiet and Bilal and Catherine are the nicest persons. The experience and the outcome cannot be described – fantastic. And I will come again in a couple of months to repeat it – at least for one more time.

I can only say: thank you both – and to all others: do not hesitate, do it. You will not regret.

iboga zu nehmen war eine der besten Entscheidungen meines Lebens. Bevor ich nach Valencia kam, war sich normal fühlen ohne Drogen kaum möglich.

Ich habe 2 Jahre regelmäßig legale Ampehtamine und MDMA-ähnliche Substanzen (RSs) genommen, um mich normal zu fühlen. Das letzte Jahr dann verstärkt Kratom (Opioid), was bei mir zu einer nicht geraden schwachen Abhängigkeit geführt hat. Meine Neurotrasmitter waren deutlich verstellt, so das ich mich ohne “Drogen” oder Alcohol nicht normal fühlen konnte.

Durch Zufall entdeckte ich iboga als ich mal wieder versuchte das Kratom abzusetzen. Ich lass 2 Wochen ununterbrochen ALLES über iboga. Dann kurz vor Weihnachten fühlte ich mich extrem Depressiv auch mit Kratom und co. Meine Situation war elend. Ich dachte ich muss jetzt so schnell wie möglich eine iboga Therapie haben. Ich recherchierte alle europäischen Anbieter und achtete A) auf mindesten 5 Jahre Erfahrung und B) darauf das eine starke Dosis gegeben wird. Viele Ibogaintherapeuten geben angeblich so kleine Dosen, dass man nach 6 Stunden noch laufen kann Ich wollte die volle therapeutische “Dröhnung”.

Wie der Zufall es möglich machte, hatte Bilal vom 24.12 bis 1.1 noch eine Woche frei, die ich kurzfristig sofort buchte. Cool fand ich es, das ich am ersten Weihnachtstag meine Dosis nahm g. Ich flog nach Valencia, Bilal holte mich mit seiner entzückenden Tochter am Flughafen ab und 4 Stunden später bekam ich meine Testdosis und dann kurz danach die ganze Dosis.

Bei mir kam die Wirkung erstaunlich schnell in 30 Minuten. Ich legte mich hin, hörte fasziniert das sausen in den Ohren und schloss meine Augen. Die ersten 6 Stunden waren wie ein seltsamer Schlaf. Ich hatte keine Visionen. Nach ca 3 Stunden merkte ich wie MÄCHTIG iboga ist.

Ich bemerkte eine ungeheuere Entlastung. Meine traumatischen Erinnerungen waren GELÖSCHT! Nicht nur die im Zusammenhang mit dem Drogenkonsum, sondern auch fast alle schmerzhaften Erinnerungen wie z.B. von der Trennung meiner Freundin.

iboga war bei mir nicht selektiv. Es löscht alle negativen Gefühle die schon lange in mir schlummerten. Ja es war sogar schwer sich an diese zu erinnern. Für mich war es eine absolute Sensation das so etwas möglich ist. iboga ist purer Luxus! Ich hatte weder eine bahnbrechendes spirituelles Erlebnis, noch konnte ich irgendwelche Informationen aus dem Trip herausziehen. Ich war einfach total geresettet. Auch Erwartungen an meine Mitmenschen wurden gelöscht, sowie die Erwartungen an mich selber.

Viele Pläne die ich mir auferlegt hatte machten keinen Sinn mehr und ich sah klar was wirklich wichtig für mich ist. Nämlich dafür zu sorgen, dann ich mich absolut bestens fühle und einer Aufgabe nachgehe, die mich glücklich macht. Gier und irrationale Vorstellungen wurden reduziert. Unbeschreiblich auf wie vielen Ebenen das iboga wirkt. Der Verstand hat deutliche Probleme das zu fassen.

Ich hatte eine unglaubliche Ruhe in mir, die ich wirklich JEDEM wünsche.

Als jemand der iboga noch nicht erlebt hat kann man sich nicht verstehen, wie VIELE Erinnerungen einen unterbewusst belasten! Nach der Dosis fallen diese Weg. Was für eine Sensation! Ich nenne iboga seit dem Erlebnis “Staubsauger des Unterbewusstseins.” Ich brauchte 36 Stunden bis ich mich wieder gut bewegen und an die frische Luft gehen konnte.

Bilal und Catherine haben sich liebenswert um mich gekümmert und sind absolut easy going. Die ganze Atmosphäre wie bei Freunden zu Hause konnte besser nicht sein. Wir haben bestimmt über 30 Stunden geredet und uns ausgetauscht. Die beiden führen ein durchweg natürliches Leben an einem wunschschönen Ort mitten in einer Orangenplantage. Das Essen aus dem eigenen Garten war fantastisch! Besonders wenn nach dem iboga die Geschmacksnerven besser funktionieren den je.

Mein Verlangen nach Drogen, Alk oder Kippen war fast nicht mehr vorhanden. Meine zittrigen Hände zitterten nicht mehr, was ich seit Geburt mit mir rumtrug. Irgendetwas hat das iboga an meine Nerven geheilt, wofür ich unendlich dankbar bin. Ich bin jetzt die Ruhe in Person.

Die Woche nach der Behandlung war grandios. Nach dem die letzten Reste des iboga aus meinem Körper waren, kam mein RICHTIGES Leben zurück. Morgends nach 8 Stunden Schlaf automatisch aufwachen. Keine Schmerzen. Gute Energie und eine leichte Euphorie. Man fragt sich: “Was mache ich heute wieder geiles?” Ich würde sogar behaupten, das ich mich sogar besser fühle als bevor ich mit den Drogen angefangen habe! Deswegen empfehle ich die Behandlung bei Bilal jedem, auch wenn er mit Drogen nix zu tun hat. Meine Meinung: iboga ist das Beste was man sich selber schenken kann. Verstehen kann man das jedoch erst wenn man es gemacht hat smile.

Meine Woche bei Bilal und Catherine war eines der schönsten Erlebnisse meines Lebens. Und bei Bilal kann man besser nicht aufgehoben sein. Vielen Dank Euch beiden für dieses Erlebnis! Ich komme in ein par Monaten wieder.

Rene

Namaste, my name is Oli.

Like a lot of you I guess, I’ve been looking for a place to do iboga for a long time: the right location, the right cost, the right feeling…but most of all the RIGHT PEOPLE… this is the key as soon as I saw Harambe website, I knew this would be THE place, I felt in confidence straight away, got a good vibe from Cathy and Bilal.

Three weeks later I was there, in the sun of south Spain, in the Valley! They live a nice isolated house with veg garden, chickens and all… it’s very familial place, you stay in their own house with them and their kids…

When I think back of these fancy clinics in South America i m just wondering how could you make such an experience in this kind of environment ? trust me you don t need the nice view , the pool, and white coat doctor ! you’re just so happy to be in a cosy house with people who are not in a doctor/patient relationship , just from one individual to another , and who re there for you 100% of the time…

I can’t talk for everyone , but for me it has been one of the hardest experience of my life and yet one of the best thing that happened to me i remember Cathy repeating to encourage me ” what matters is THE AFTER ” so you re hanging on to that thought but you have actually no idea what is this after going to be…

well I’m telling you, it’s amazing! it’s beyond your expectations because you’re actually living it, a full power energy, good vibration, so positive…

For me it’s like iboga breaks you into pcs, to a point you can’t imagine, so you can reborn or rebuilt yourself from the start with no old patterns/ habit/ addiction, and during this long process ( I know it’s actually not that long but when you’re there it feels like months, I've read it before and I was like ” oh 40 hours where minutes look like hours, I can make it, it’s only 1 and half day ! ” well…) iboga goes through your whole body and mind, and cleanses you from the inside … you’ll feel empty, helpless, restless, trapped in that damn valley… this is normal, but when you finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, it’s so wonderful, like this warm feeling of happiness and peace going through your veins and full body, a feeling I never had before and that nothing can disturb…

It’s worth the trouble, it really is… feeling so free and in harmony with the world around you, what is more important than that?

Cathy and Bilal are amazing people, very special… because to do this kind of work you have to be ..there won’t be any judgment from their part ( which is rare) , they’re just here to help you go through this amazing experience considering your past and who you are.

I wouldn’t even call it a job , it’s a vocation they have, you can feel it right away…

I’m so glad I waited this long to end up doing it in Harambe, it’s been just perfect.… I feel very lucky I found them and will always keep this ” moment” as a treasure deep inside me…

Hare Om
Oli

I’ve struggled on and off with addiction / mental health issues since my teens. After a long period of sobriety from my late 20s until I hit 40, I relapsed and since then have been using every few months, with steadily worsening consequences.

Last week my girlfriend suggested I try and take a different approach, said there were a bed and a treatment waiting for me at Harambe and asked if I’d like to go.

I felt apprehensive but we had a talk with Cathy, who was professional and reassuring and had answers to all the many questions I and my partner had. So I left for Valencia early the next day.

Coming down from crack and heroin, just washed out and not feeling a million dollars, but Cathy and Bilal both made me feel at ease. They ran through the procedure with me and I felt in safe hands.

The process, from light fasting, lying still, cleansing and then the iboga was all handled in a thoughtful way.

I arrived on a Monday, spent the evening in quiet, no eating, little drinking.

The first iboga trip was planned for Tuesday morning: The trip came on, first with electronic humming, then shuddering ataxia that renders one immobile and disorientated.

Once I settled into the idea that I wasn’t turning back I just decided to roll with it and from then on it was ok.

I saw this slow unfolding of my life, the struggle for all life, the constant need to counter pain with good…something I had been unable to give to myself.

I saw parts of my life, and who I believe “myself” to be and some of it was deeply saddening and seemed to make up the bulk of the journey.

Each of my trips took 24 hours, with another 24 hours to recover motor skills and full visual acuity without hallucinations.

Today, the day before I leave, I’m relaxed listening to the bustle in the house, my mind is clear, I’m not withdrawing and…I feel so much better than I did 7 days ago.

I think the iboga is important, but I feel the people giving you treatment are as important. I want to thank the whole family for giving me some valuable help.

The iboga treatment with Bilal and Cathy was nothing short of comfortable.

The treatment itself was nauseating, but the waking dream state and the grey day following it both contributed to a heightened sense of self confidence, determination and empowerment. Nestled within the foothills of Valencia, I caught up on sleep the first night followed by a magnesium flush on the second day before test dose and then the full dose. I saw lots of images and had the pleasure of interacting and engaging with the iboga; carrying out my intentions and laying the emotional foundation for lasting change. Physically I also fasted for the period of time and felt my body take a break and felt completely refreshed.

The grey day was processing a lot of exaggerated but specific reflections on my life thus far with lots of action points for follow up.

In my second dose, I did not have any waking dream effects. I think the medicine was working in the background continuing to heal and rewire unresourceful patterns and behaviours.

I think the bulk of the gains are yet to come and I have a new sense of stillness and confidence. iboga works on a very deep level and despite its side effects has been incredibly therapeutic and impactful. I look forward to uncovering more and more of the changes it’s made and will do my best to keep the state of calm certainty with me for as long as I can.

I lost 3kg and am feeling great!

Thanks Bilal and Cathy, it’s been such a pleasure and inspiration to have had this rewarding experience at Harambe.

Tip: For best results, do the diet and set solid intentions!

Jade