Experiential Retreat

The Experiential Retreat is a 3-day program designed for individuals who seek personal transformation and want to explore their inner psyche in a supportive community of licensed psychotherapists and like-minded participants.

  • 50 Enrolled
  • All levels
  • Last updated May '25
  • English
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Course Description

The Experiential Retreat is a 3-day program designed for individuals who seek personal transformation and want to explore their inner psyche in a supportive community of licensed psychotherapists and like-minded participants.

This retreat is perfect for those who are curious about how psychedelics can deepen their connection to themselves and others, provide new insights, and increase creativity. The retreat offers a safe and medically supervised environment, where participants can experience a transformative exploration of their consciousness.

Through this program, participants can expect to gain new perspectives on their life's challenges, develop increased self-awareness, and process past traumas that may have impacted their lives. The program can help individuals develop a deeper sense of self-love and belonging, allowing them to develop stronger relationships with themselves and others. Participants can also expect to experience emotional release, enhanced experiences of positive emotions, and an overall increase in adopting new behaviours and positive habits.

The retreat is available in three different programs, including a 5-day program for mental health professionals, a 3-day program for small groups of up to six participants, and an individual program for those seeking exclusivity and full discretion. The programs offer professional guidance, with a leadership focus on personal and professional development. The retreat also provides PE accreditation points for members of NVP, FgzPT, and other professional boards.

The retreat runs multiple times per year.

You will learn:

  • What is Bwiti?
  • Roles in Bwiti initiation/treatment
  • Instruments in Bwiti: ngombe, mogongo
  • What is an Nganga
    • Maboundi/Yombo
    • Maboundi/Yombo
  • Sustainability/reciprocity

You will learn:

  • History of the Fang tradition
  • Dissumba vs. Dissumba Fang
  • Ombwiri/Mbumbayano Fang
  • The kambo
  • State of Fang Bwiti in Gabon
  • Impact of Westerners coming to work with the sacred wood

You will learn:

  • History of the Missoko tradition
  • Various branches of Missoko initiation:
    • Miobe/Mioba
    • Ngonde Na Dipuma
    • Sengedia
  • The impact of logging on the tradition
  • What the future of Bwiti could look like in Gabon

You will learn:

  • History of Dissumba
  • Various branches of Dissumba initiation:
    • Abanji/Mabanji
    • Ilombo
    • Ombwiri
    • Ombudi
    • Loro
  • The ngombe (sacred harp)
  • Healing rituals involved in her tradition
  • Training to serve the wood
    • What does it involve?
    • How long does it take?

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Tatayo

Instructor

About Instructor

Tatayo (“Fruit of the Wind”) first arrived in Gabon in 1971 at the age of 21 and became a Gabonese citizen. In 1979, he became the first white person to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang tradition in Gabon. In 1994, he was initiated into the Misokko tradition. As a guide for numerous expeditions and missions, including those of National Geographic, the BBC, and others, Tatayo is considered to have “opened the door” to westerners in Gabon.

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Please see below for start and finish dates/times. This course is currently being offered live and dates/times will change throughout the year.

$2950

Small Groups

$

Mental Health Professionals

This course includes

  • Modules 3
  • Duration 3 Days
  • Skills All levels
  • Language English
  • Availability Cohort
  • Certificate No
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