Psychedelic Conversations | Elizabeth Bast - Iboga: Heart Medicine #79

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Episode 79:
In this episode we discuss Elizabeth's background story, what brought her into this work, having the patience to grow spiritually, understanding iboga and the Bwiti tradition, western vs traditional iboga use, dosing and contraindications, the offerings at SoulCentro Iboga Retreats, thoughts on reciprocity, the importance of respecting the medicine and so much more!

00:00 - Fire Moment
01:32 - Introduction
04:08 - Elizabeth's Background Story
13:31 - Having The Patience To Grow Spiritually
20:10 - Understanding Iboga, The Bwiti Tradition
32:00 - Western Vs Traditional Iboga Use
40:00 - Dosing, Contraindications
51:10 - SoulCentro Iboga Retreats
57:37 - Thoughts On Reciprocity
1:02:50 - Respecting The Medicine
1:11:26 - Last Words Of Wisdom
1:14:33 - Outro

About Elizabeth:
Elizabeth Bast is a Missoko Bwiti initiate, traditionally trained iboga provider, and a co-founder of SoulCentro Iboga Retreats in Costa Rica. She is the author of the award-winning memoir, Heart Medicine: A True Love Story--One Couple's Quest for the Sacred Iboga Medicine & the Cure for Addiction. Bast is a recipient of a Women of the Psychedelic Renaissance grant from the psychedelic feminist nonprofit organization Cosmic Sister and a member of Cosmic Sister's Expert Advisory Circle. She studied at New College of San Francisco with an emphasis on Art and Social Change and completed the transformational coach training program for psychedelic integration with Being True to You. Elizabeth’s Bwiti name is Mbeye, which means the medicine of the river.

Connect With Elizabeth:
Website: https://soulcentro.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ebast1
Instagram: https://instagram.com/soulcentro_retreats?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Susan is a trained somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and empathetic self-exploration to increase self-awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development.

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