Whole root ceremony on Kauaʻi.
Iboga for North Carolina residents: whole root ceremony on Kauaʻi
Book a discovery callWhere North Carolina standson iboga, today.
Senate Bill 1018, the North Carolina Healing Through Evidence-Based Access to Lifesaving Care (HEAL) Act, proposes $5.4 million to create a Breakthrough Therapies Research Grant Fund in the Department of Health and Human Services. A Breakthrough Therapies Task Force would run a competitive process awarding grants to in-state academic or federal research entities. The research would study MDMA, psilocybin and ibogaine for trauma-related conditions in veterans, first responders, frontline health care workers, and survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault. Sens. Sophia Chitlik and Bob Brinson filed the bipartisan bill on 2026-04-30. It was re-referred to the Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee on 2026-05-05 and has stalled there.
- August 25, 2026
HEAL Act stalls in committee as nonprofits fund their own research
WUNC reports the bill, which would have created a psychedelic research task force and grant fund covering ibogaine, stalled in committee, while nonprofits such as the Pearl Institute in Waynesville raise money for research on their own.
WUNC - July 16, 2026
Psychedelic research funding gains traction with lawmakers
North Carolina Health News reports growing legislative interest in the HEAL Act's research grants, which would cover ibogaine.
North Carolina Health News - June 16, 2026
Bipartisan HEAL Act seeks $5.4 million for psychedelic research
SB 1018 would create a research grant fund and task force at NCDHHS for studies of ibogaine, MDMA and psilocybin, focused on veterans and other people living with trauma.
NC Newsline
1 bill tracked. The full North Carolina record, every bill and source: Iboga in the United States.
A whole root ceremony,held in nature on Kauaʻi.
Most providers hand you a single isolated compound in a medical room. We work with the whole root, the way it has been held for millennia, in a sanctuary on Kauaʻi’s North Shore where the land itself holds you. Private journeys and containers of up to three members.
The root is a powerful and intelligent plant ally, and the science is catching up to it: in Stanford’s 2024 study, a single session eased veterans’ anxiety and depression and sharpened their thinking. Leaders and creators come for the same reasons: clarity, a sharper mind, open creativity, and performance that holds.
Thirteen weeks.Two nights in ceremony.
Six weeks of preparation from home in North Carolina. One week on Kauaʻi, with two held nights with the root. Six weeks of integration back home, so what the root shows you becomes how you live, lead and create.
Preparation
A personal medical consultation and health review with our medical provider. Somatic and nervous-system preparation. Weekly guidance through the member portal, so you arrive clear, steady and ready to receive.
Ceremony
An EKG on-island first. Then two fully held nights with the root, one-on-one or in a container of up to three, with experienced guides and our medical provider present overnight. Days of on-island integration between and after.
Integration
Six weekly one-on-one calls with your integration coach, plus somatic sessions, so the opening holds in your work, your relationships and your body.
What medicineis beginning to confirm.
Stanford University, the landmark study
In 2024, Stanford published the first controlled clinical study of the root’s primary alkaloid: thirty U.S. Special Operations veterans, one session each. One month on, PTSD, depression and anxiety had fallen by the figures above, disability scores went from 30.2 to 5.1, the level of no disability, and suicidal thinking fell from 47% of the group to 7%. Concentration, memory and processing improved. There were no heart problems. A 2026 follow-up with MRI found their brains measured younger after the session than before.
Nature Medicine · January 2024 · Dr. Nolan Williams, Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab
Held by people who havewalked this road themselves.
Guides & Facilitators
Ceremony · Preparation · IntegrationThey hold the night with you, from the opening at the fire to first light, and walk beside you through the weeks that follow.
Medical Care
Screening · On-island EKG · OvernightOur medical provider reviews your health history, performs your EKG on-island, and is present overnight at every ceremony.
Somatic Practitioners
PsychoNeuroEnergeticsOne-on-one sessions that help you feel safe in your body before ceremony, and anchor what the root opens after.
Integration Coaches
Six weekly 1:1 callsPersonal coaching through the weeks after ceremony, so what the root shows you becomes how you live.
From North Carolinato Kauaʻi.
Līhuʻe Airport (LIH) is the island’s front door. Members arrive the day before their first ceremony, so the body settles before the work begins.
From Charlotte
- About 4,730 miles from Charlotte Douglas International (CLT).
- One connection, usually through Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver or Honolulu.
- Kauaʻi runs 5 hours (6 during daylight saving time) behind.
Routes checked 2026-10. Confirm schedules with the airline.
What people askbefore they call.
Is iboga legal in North Carolina?
Iboga and ibogaine remain Schedule I under federal law. North Carolina's bipartisan HEAL Act (SB 1018) would put $5.4 million toward state research grants on psychedelic therapies, ibogaine included. Vital Kauaʻi holds its ceremonies on Kauaʻi within a protected religious context as a legally established church, and welcomes North Carolina residents. We are glad to speak with you directly about our legal structure.
How do North Carolina residents take part?
The journey is thirteen weeks. Six weeks of preparation happen from home in North Carolina: a medical consultation, somatic and nervous-system preparation, and weekly guidance through the member portal. Then one week on Kauaʻi, with two nights in ceremony. Then six weeks of integration back home, with weekly one-on-one calls.
Why the whole root instead of a clinic's isolated compound?
Most providers use a single isolated alkaloid. We work with the whole root, honoring the ancient wisdom in which this plant has been used for millennia, titrated slowly and in continuous dialogue with your body. The full plant carries an intelligence that no single compound can replicate.
Is it safe?
The root has an excellent safety record. The rare serious risks are primarily cardiac, and are most closely associated with the isolated and concentrated alkaloid. We seek to meet the clinical standard of care wherever we can: a medical consultation and health review with our medical provider and medical clearance before ceremony, an EKG on-island before your first ceremony, and our medical provider present overnight at every ceremony.
Who is this for?
Leaders, creators, and people already on a spiritual path who are ready to live their fullest expression, with more clarity, freedom, capacity, and purpose. We screen carefully and honestly. If it is right for you, we will know together.
What does the discovery call look like?
Thirty minutes on Zoom with us. We want to understand what brings you here, what you are carrying, your health history, and what support will serve you best. This is how we begin to know you, so that the container we hold for you is built for who you actually are.
The root is waitingon Kauaʻi.
Thirty minutes on Zoom. We meet you, you share what is calling you, and together we know whether this is your next step.
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Legal status for North Carolina from the Iboga in the United States tracker, checked 2026-10-26. Offered for education; see the medical disclaimer.