#1 — Bwiti, Iboga and Gabon: It's Happening Now with Patrick Moughenda Mikala

This is the first episode of the Iboga Leadership Summit podcast.With Patrick Moughenda Mikala Nzamba, a 10th-generation Missoko Bwiti shaman who is hosting the Iboga Leadership Summit (22-28 June 2026), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Gabon.In this conversation with Ros Stone from the Iboga Leadership Summit team, Moughenda unpacks cultural perceptions of authenticity in the context of Bwiti and Iboga, exploring the misconceptions surrounding these traditions, as well as differing cultural conceptualisations of what good healthcare looks like, and how the spiritual preparations and impacts of Iboga reside outside the construct of 'time.'Moughenda is recognised as a leading authority for introducing global explorers to the world of Iboga, with over 30 years of experience and thousands of initiations. For those seeking Bwiti initiation, healing, or training, he serves as an authentic gateway to truth.The Iboga Leadership Summit is hosted by Moughenda and the Bwiti community in Gabon, for physicains, pharmacists and providers, neuroscience researchers, farmers and agricultural technicians, students and community leaders, lawyers, policymakers and environmentalists. And everybody called to Bwiti, Ibogaine and Iboga.On 22-28 June, in Libreville, GabonDetails and tickets:https://ibogaleadershipsummit.com/