Integration

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Bwiti is an oral tradition passed on by Bwiti, mouth to mouth.

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Welcome to the First Day of the Rest of your Precious Life

 

What a gift to be alive!

 

Time to step into your life in a brand new way, and apply the teachings and your experience with Iboga.

 

You were just given a large amount of information (verbally and spiritually) in a very short period of time. No matter how you are processing it now, the first thing to remember is that it will unfold and unpack over the natural course of time if you pay attention, stay true to yourself, and continue to apply the teachings.

For some people it can be weeks and months for all of what has transpired in the past week to be fully integrated into their lives. You can go as fast or as slow as you need. No comparisons are necessary as we are all different and process information in our own unique ways.

 

Integration is the process of implementing what has been learned through your time with us and Iboga into your life in a safe, useful, and cohesive manner. It is the way we make the most out of our experience with Iboga. The most important part of this process is to take care of ourselves as we enter back into our daily lives, so that we may continue to develop new patterns and habits that serve our highest good.

 

You have just been given a reset; physically, mentally, and spiritually. That means your mind is ready for new habits and new patterns. It will be completely up to you what you allow in, and how you program it. A big part of integration is being a conscious “gatekeeper” for the thoughts we entertain, and remaining careful with what we do with them. Just as patterns can be removed, they can be reinstilled if we don’t take our opportunity after the past week seriously. This golden "window of neuroplasticity" is your chance to reorganize and reprioritize your life. This means remembering every day that we are in charge of how we think and feel inside ourselves - so that we empower ourselves to take back our place in the drivers seat. 

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A Reminder of the Wisdom from Iboga and Bwiti

 

Q: What is life?

A: “Life is a gift, and the greatest gift you will ever receive.” 

 

Q: How should I pray?

A: “Only one prayer for a good life: “Thank You.”

 

Q: How do I love myself? What is self love?

A: “Treat yourself like your own first born baby”

 

Q: How do I get what I want in life?

A: “By being 100%. 99.99999% is equal to zero. Be 100% and just do it.

 

Q: What is the meaning of life? What is my purpose?

A: “To just BE, and enjoy it.”

 

Q: What are beliefs?

A: “Beliefs are dangerous, seek to know - not to believe.”

 

Q: What is real? How do I KNOW something?

“By using 3 of the 6 senses to verify it. When your 6 senses are online, aligned, and activated is when you are in reality.”

 

Q: What is Nature?

A: "Nature is the truth, and everything around us. There are rules that come with it. 

Don't take more than you need and don't abuse it, or the price is misery.

Don't become attached, or you become a slave.

But always remember that YOU are nature, and all the same rules apply."

 

 

 

Here are some tips to get the most of your experience

and to create lasting, life-long habits

 

 

Its Your Life

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You alone are entirely responsible for your life experience. Life is the greatest gift you will ever receive, and it was given to you for free. To wake up and choose your mood, your perspective, and your attitude toward it changes everything. To wake up and say “Thank You!” and really mean it will set you on a course to see your life as a joy, and a gift, and to live it fully present within yourself. You can use your six senses to become present in reality at any time and make it a habit. No one can do this for you. No circumstance of life is more powerful than your choice. Remember, sometimes things happen that are outside of your control but the way you respond, react, and feel about them are yours alone.

 

Seeing things As They Are

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Bwiti Tradition and the Iboga experience, at its core is about seeing our life and the life around us - as it is. Through a lens of honesty and acceptance. As we know in Bwiti Tradition, and perhaps you know through your experience with Iboga - the truth can hurt! The good news is it doesn't hurt for long. In fact, when we are honest with they way things are within our life, our soul, and our mind we can realize that by facing the truth and being honest, we can be free from the pain almost instantly.​ It's this raw form of acceptance that ultimately leads our life into change and lasting patterns that serve us, instead of breeding discontent. Through our commitment to no longer deceiving ourselves into beliefs we can

be free once and for all.

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Trust Yourself

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When you reestablish a connection with yourself, it's like a pact with your own soul. We are making a clear decision to listen to the guidance of our soul at all times. We need to trust ourselves, and that we actually have all the answers we need already inside of us, as long as we are honest. The soul is like a GPS system. It knows exactly where you want to go, and how to get you there - but we need to listen as if it's the most important voice in the universe, because it is! This is where we stop looking for external guidance, and start trusting that we have what it takes to meet life where it is at.

 

"Just because you don't like the answer, doesn't mean it's not true."

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Your Mind is the Secretary, not the Boss

 

Your thoughts are your responsibility to choose wisely from here on out. This is your chance to reprogram the mind the way you see fit. You’ve received a type of “cheat code” to rewiring the way you process information. It’s now your job to make it a beautiful place, and remember — it’s a tool, not a playground. By selecting your thoughts wisely, you will create life-long, lasting habits. It’s your ticket to a brand new perspective. You will begin to remember “Where does this thought lead? Do I like the places it will take me?” and make it your primary objective to not go there. Iboga also illuminates a small window of time that allows you to choose. Start to witness the gap between a thought and a decision. Just like you get to choose to entertain a thought, you can have the time to choose how to respond to situations. Rather than automatically reacting, start choosing how you respond to situations. It is also crucial to remember that what you allow in may affect you even more then they did before. This means everything from movies, books, podcasts, and shows to the type of energy you receive from others. 

 

Create a Life You Do Not Need to Escape From

 

After this experience many people find they need to change something, if not many things, about how their life is set up. Sometimes this is a job, sometimes it’s a friend group, sometimes it’s things that trigger old patterns for them. It could also be less social media, cutting out the news, or changing their diet. It’s your job to take care of your life, and set it up in a way that makes you excited to live it. Now is the time. Have the conversations you need to have, implement the changes you need to, and step by step put your life back in order so that it feels like yours. Get excited about cleaning up the areas and reassembling your life! You get to create it exactly how you want to. 

 

Give Yourself Space 

 

Create space to integrate your experience. Take time to “just be”. Spend time in nature. Do some nurturing things for yourself. Be with yourself, or with the people you love. Speak kindly to yourself and remind yourself on a daily of all that you have accomplished and what a wonderful job you are doing. Remember that your retreat and experience was for YOU.

 

Some things you may wish to keep to yourself, and that is okay. You don't need to feel pressure to recount every detail of your experience to anyone who asks. You may need some time before you are ready to do so and that is okay. Some things you may wish to share, and some things you may keep private. Make sure to honor what feels right for you.

 

Treat Yourself Like Your Own Firstborn Baby

 

Treating ourselves like our own first born baby is how we love ourselves actively in our life experience. Being our own best friend. This means speaking kindly to ourselves, and offering encouragement rather than judgement. Extending forgiveness for mistakes and learning from them, rather than punishing ourselves. Remember you are human! You are allowed to make all of the mistakes you need to learn a lesson. The first time is a mistake, the second is always a choice. 

 

Tough Self Love

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Remember that self love can also be tough love when its appropriate.. You now know the truth of what is in alignment for yourself and what is not. The inner connection you have reestablished now allows you to be fully aware of when something feels good and when it does not. Tough love is holding yourself accountable for making the choices that are in alignment with your life and your highest good. This can look like saying no to something you previously always said yes to, having conversations with people you’ve been putting off for a while, or making changes that might be a bit uncomfortable at first. Often times we over obligate ourselves and when we start setting boundaries with people, it can be difficult for them to adjust. But you are the only one who can truly show up for you, so start doing it immediately and soon it will become a habit. 

 

Radical Self Honesty 

 

Bringing the truth of our soul to our minds is the quickest and easiest way to remain in alignment with ourselves. The way we continue to hear our soul’s voice, is to be completely honest with ourselves. Our soul’s voice tends to be quiet, simple, and comes as a “knowing”. Our mind’s voice is loud and complicated. Listen to the difference between the two on a regular basis and start to follow the guidance of the soul without talking yourself out of it. If we overthink it, we talk ourselves out of it most of the time. The soul’s voice can be thought of as the “conscience” — always speaking to us and guiding us along the way. It should be our primary objective to take it seriously and as a priority in order to move forward in a positive way and make the most of your experience.

 

Addition vs. Subtraction 

 

So much of our modern western lives are based on addition. If we have a health problem, there’s a product to add to your regimen. If we have a spiritual problem, there’s a never ending stream of self help books or podcasts to add. If we need healing, we add yoga, meditation, or any new modality we can to address the problem. The issue here is that in order to get to the root of whatever is going on for us, most the time we don’t need to add something - we need subtraction. We suggest you start asking the question, “What is in the way here that is preventing me from seeing clearly?” In other words, when we simplify our lives, get honest with our relationship to ourselves, and stay in our gratitude, we realize that we have been adding obstacles to our path through our excessive thoughts, fears, and programming. When we start to remove what is unnecessary, we come back to our center and start living in our joy once again.

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Care Not To Care

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As our teacher says, “Care enough not to care.” The idea here is that we care so much about making our internal environment a happy place to live that we stop caring about how anybody views our choices. By living in our honesty and in truth, we remove the external pressure to perform for others and we stop over obligating ourselves. We no longer self abandon and we remove the masks to our authentic selves, which allows us the freedom to become the best version of ourselves without fear of who may or may not like it. When we care enough not to care, we become aligned with our highest good, so that we can be whole enough to serve the highest good around us. It may feel uncomfortable at first, but as we develop the skills to stand up to what is True, we pave the way to a much more honest relationship to our soul.

 

Life Is Just For Fun

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Remember that this is all for fun! Literally none of us are getting out of here alive. So when life gets thrown at you, as it surely will, take a deep breath and remember that whatever you are doing should be for fun. Fun requires taking good care of ourselves, trusting ourselves, and taking things lightly. Mistakes are okay. Meet them with forgiveness, but no need to make them twice. If you are not enjoying yourself or something doesn’t feel good, take a step back and ask yourself, “What’s going on here?” And be honest. You will begin to see your life from a very different perspective.

 

The Next 6 Months

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Iboga will stay with you for up to six months after your retreat. In order to make the most of this, we recommend refraining from all mind-altering recreational substances for that time. It's a great time to give yourself a break to integrate your experience. Alcohol and some other substances can shorten the time the medicine will remain in your system.

 

 

Your team here at Iboga Rebirth is here for you should you need us.

We will be checking in with you in a couple weeks.

Reach out if there are any questions as you re-enter your life.

Remember to be gentle with yourself and to go as slow or as fast as you need

- and make it fun!

 

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