Vital Kauaʻi

Iboga in the United States · Washington · Seattle

Iboga for Seattle residents

Washington funds University of Washington ibogaine research: $250,000 in the 2024 supplemental budget and a $10,000 randomized cohort study proviso in the 2025-27 budget, kept in the 2026 supplemental.

Research funded in Washington · checked October 26, 2026 · the full Washington record

For people in Seattle: a whole root ceremony on Kauaʻi

Vital Kauaʻi is a legally established church on Kauaʻi’s North Shore. Members from Seattle join a thirteen-week journey: six weeks of preparation from home, one week on the island with two held nights with the whole root in ceremony, and six weeks of integration after. Guides, a medical provider, somatic practitioners and integration coaches walk with each member through all of it.

Preparation, from Seattle

A medical consultation and health review, somatic and nervous-system preparation, and weekly guidance through the member portal. All of it happens from home, on Zoom, before travel.

Ceremony, on Kauaʻi

Two nights with the whole root in nature, one-on-one or in a container of up to three, with experienced guides and the medical provider present overnight. An EKG on-island comes first.

Integration, back in Seattle

Six weekly one-on-one calls with an integration coach, plus somatic sessions, so what the root shows you becomes how you live, lead and create at home.

Getting to Kauaʻi from Seattle

  • Līhuʻe Airport (LIH) is about 2,700 miles from Seattle–Tacoma International (SEA).
  • Nonstop to LIH from Seattle–Tacoma International (SEA) on Alaska and Delta.
  • Kauaʻi runs 2 hours (3 during daylight saving time) behind Seattle.
  • Members arrive the day before their first ceremony, so the body settles before the work begins.

Routes checked 2026-10. Schedules change by season; confirm with the airline.

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