Lana Pribic - Getting to the Root: Iboga, Kanna, and Africa’s Primordial Medicines

Sep 15, 2025

Lana Pribic, an ICF Professional Coach and co-founder of Kanna Wellness, dives deep into the world of African medicinal plants, iboga and kanna. She emphasizes the importance of preparation and patience when working with these powerful substances. Lana shares her transformative experiences with iboga during retreats, highlighting its unique effects compared to traditional psychedelics. The conversation also touches on the cultural roots of these medicines and how kanna serves as a gentle ally for daily well-being.

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INSIGHT

Iboga As A Deep Mirror

Lana argues iboga is not a classic psychedelic because it acts as a deep mirror rather than producing ego-death visions.
Iboga tailors very personal, sometimes delayed, healing trajectories that differ from typical psychedelic experiences.

ADVICE

Prepare Deeply Before Iboga

Prioritize preparation for iboga, especially mental readiness and clarifying intention weeks or months ahead.
Craft concise, targeted questions for the medicine and avoid sitting with iboga out of casual curiosity.

ANECDOTE

A Brutal Second Ceremony

Lana described her second iboga ceremony as the hardest night of her life, likening it to a boxing match where the medicine overpowered her resistance.
She required extensive on-site support and later reframed the uncovered material as parts to accept and integrate.

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes Lana Pribic, ICF Professional Coach, co-founder of Kanna Wellness, and host of the Modern Psychedelics Podcast. Lana shares her deep reverence for African medicines—iboga and kanna—and why she resists quick-fix narratives in psychedelic culture.

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She opens up about her ceremonies in Baja, the long arc of iboga integration, and the role of preparation, intention, and patience in this work. The conversation also explores kanna as a gentle daily ally and the cultural roots of both medicines.

Lana Pribic, M.Sc., is an ICF Professional Coach, co-founder of Kanna Wellness, and producer & host of the Modern Psychedelics Podcast. With over 230 hours of professional training and four coaching certifications, Lana specializes in psychedelically-informed coaching, guiding individuals through profound inner transformation. Based in Ontario, she merges the power of psychedelics, consciousness, and self-discovery to facilitate deeply impactful experiences. When she's not immersed in her work, you'll likely find her dancing to electronic beats, creating art in the kitchen, practicing patience with her cat, curating her dream wardrobe, or diving into a book.

Highlights:

How iboga differs from classic psychedelics
Preparation as the overlooked key to safe journeys
How to craft meaningful questions for iboga
Rejecting the quick-fix narrative in psychedelic work
Facing shadow material in ceremony
The long arc of iboga integration
Kanna as a subtle, supportive ally
Safety concerns around microdosing iboga
The cultural inseparability of iboga and Bwiti
Balancing medicalization with ancestral reverence

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