Root Healing

Also known as: Root Healing Mexico (also runs retreats in the United States and Europe)

Tepoztlán, Mexico. Last checked 2026-10-20.

Ceremony-based root-bark retreat rather than a clinic: no physicians named, defibrillators on site, and the lowest price on this list.

Facts

Facts about Root Healing
Category	Whole-root-bark iboga retreat, Bwiti tradition
Status	Operating. Retreat schedule published through 2027; WhatsApp contact listed.
Locations	Private compound, Tepoztlán, Morelos \| US retreats in Connecticut and Oregon via Bassé Root Church (listed separately) \| Europe: "several locations" (directories list Sintra, Portugal)
Setting	Boutique retreat on a private compound.
Medical team	A medical team reviews applications; at least one facilitator per retreat holds BLS and/or ACLS; a 12-lead EKG monitor and defibrillators are on site. No physicians or nurses are named.
Screening before treatment	Application, discovery call, EKG and medical documents. No methadone or Suboxone rule is stated.
What is given	Whole iboga root bark, "not isolated ibogaine", wild-harvested, in the Missoko Bwiti tradition.
Who it is for	Depression, anxiety, addiction (substance and behavioural), PTSD, Parkinson's, autoimmune conditions, MS, TBI, self-discovery.
Protocol and length of stay	6 to 8 days with 2 to 3 ceremonies (Mexico dates are 6 days).
After the treatment	Preparation and integration calls, an integration program and a lifetime community.
Published price	Mexico from $3,500 all-inclusive (site); retreat.guru: from $5,500 for 6 days. Europe EUR 3,500, or EUR 4,500 with an optional third ceremony. United States $4,000.
Licences and accreditations stated	None. US retreats run through Bassé Root Church and the Missoko Bwiti Alliance (501(c)(3) organisations); a HIPAA-compliant form is used.
Founded / history	"Nearly seven years" (site copyright 2020 to 2026).

Legal context, Mexico: Ibogaine is unregulated in Mexico: not scheduled and not approved as a medicine. There is no ibogaine-specific licence; some clinics state a general COFEPRIS health-facility licence on their sites. Most programs that serve Americans are here. Programs in Mexico.

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People's experiences

Research checked October 20, 2026. How we read the accounts.

No guest account established in this search.

No clearly located recent Mexico visitor account was verified for Root Healing. The provider's own page describes its Tepoztlán retreat and promises integration support, but that is not an independent guest perspective. Ask for references from the current Mexico property and a written description of preparation, the stay and support after returning home.

Research sources: Read on Root Healing (provider publication)

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The Mexico page identifies Tepoztlán. No matched independent visitor account from this property was verified in this search.

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The provider promises integration calls and community support after the retreat. No matched independent Mexico account was found to show how this works in practice.

Read on Root Healing (provider publication)

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Iboga retreats in Tepoztlán, Mexico
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Public record

No death, lawsuit or regulatory action involving this program was found in the sources checked. See the safety record guide for the risks that apply to every ibogaine program.

Questions

Where does Root Healing treat patients?

Boutique retreat on a private compound.

Who is on the medical team at Root Healing?

A medical team reviews applications; at least one facilitator per retreat holds BLS and/or ACLS; a 12-lead EKG monitor and defibrillators are on site. No physicians or nurses are named.

What screening does Root Healing do before treatment?

Application, discovery call, EKG and medical documents. No methadone or Suboxone rule is stated.

How long do you stay at Root Healing?

6 to 8 days with 2 to 3 ceremonies (Mexico dates are 6 days).

What does Root Healing cost?

Mexico from $3,500 all-inclusive (site); retreat.guru: from $5,500 for 6 days. Europe EUR 3,500, or EUR 4,500 with an optional third ceremony. United States $4,000.

What happens after treatment at Root Healing?

Preparation and integration calls, an integration program and a lifetime community.

Is there anything on the public record about Root Healing?

No death, lawsuit or regulatory action involving this program was found in the sources checked.

Sources

Facts come from the program's website and the sources above, as read on 2026-10-20. Statements about safety, outcomes and patient numbers are the program's own. Represent this program? Send a correction.