The first International Ibogaine Providers and Facilitators Conference was held in Sayulita, Mexico between March 21st and March 25th, 2009. Presentations were shared by many foundational figures in the ibogaine field, in the honour of the late Howard Lotsof. The conference recognized the need for more dialogue amongst providers, as well as the need for standards of care, ethics, and patient rights to be developed. Building on years of previous work, these discussions laid much of the foundation for GITA’s incorporation.
Day 1: March 21, 2009
Plant Based Psychoactive Medicines Used in Traditional Indigenous Healing
Robert Baringer, MD (USA)
Ibogaine: A Story of My Life and Years
Howard Lotsof, Dora Weiner Foundation (USA)
Dynamics and Protocols of Aftercare and Integration Services for Ibogaine
Bobby Payne, Awakening in the Dream House (Mexico)
Day 2: March 22, 2009
Building a Bridge between Traditional Healing and Iboga, with ibogaine: Ritual, Ceremony, and Aftercare with Individuals and Small Groups
Rocky Caravelli, Founder, Awakening in the Dream House (Mexico)
Description of Ibogaine Treatments Made in Brazil
Bruno Rasmussen Chaves, MD (Brazil)
Ibogaine: A Case Study in Psychotherapy
Peter Brackenridge, MD (UK)
Bwiticide
Dimitri Mobengo Mugianis, VOCAL NYC users group and Ibogaine Underground (USA)
(20 years) Experiences of an Ibogaine Treatment Provider: From the Underground to Clinics
Boaz Wachtel, Founder Greenleaf Party (Israel)
An Ibogaine Treatment Protocol from a Current Perspective
Geerte Frenken, International Addict Self-Help (USA & Netherlands)
Day 3: March 23, 2009
Witness to Transformation: Ibogaine as a Portal to Self-Discovery
John Harrison, MAPS (USA)
Using the Law to Get Ibogaine into the System
Marko Reza Resinovic, Founder Sacrament of Transition (Slovenia)
Ibogaine Roundtable
Moderator: Brian Vastag. Participants: Kenneth R. Alper MD, Geerte Frenken, Dimitri Mobengo Mugianis, Mary Ditton, Peter Brackenridge MD
Sourcing Ibogaine: The Providers Dilemma
Bob Sisko Rand, Addiction Research Institute (USA)
Day 4: March 24, 2009
Ibogaine and Metabolism
Roman Paskulin, MD, OMI Institute (Slovenia)
Ibogaine’s Mechanism of Action Remains Unknown: Integrating the Observations of Treatment Providers and Research Scientists
Kenneth R. Alper, MD, NYU School of Medicine (USA)
Day 5: March 25, 2009
The Addict/MD Relationship: A Personal and Clinical Experience
Clare Wilkins, Director, The Ibogaine Association, a Divison of Pangea Biomedics (Mexico)
Ibogaine Art Presentation
Dave Hunter, Artist and Founder of gammalyte.com (USA)
Image of Sayulita Town Plaza courtesy of Daily Venture.
