Iboga ceremony in Koh Samui, Thailand
Ocean, forest, expansion.
On the south side of the island, tucked into the woods, away from the tourist strips and the foot traffic. The ocean is a short walk. The tree line wraps around on all sides. Private space, a dedicated room for ceremony, meals prepared on-site. No resort. No distractions. Just the work and the water.
Why the ocean.
Different landscapes do different things to the nervous system. The ocean is expansive. If you're feeling stuck — boxed in by the life you built, not sure which direction to move — water opens something up. That's not mystical language. It's how your body responds to open space, to horizon, to the sound of waves at night. Your nervous system reads the environment before you do.
People who need Koh Samui tend to be the ones who've compressed their world. Everything optimized, everything controlled, and somewhere along the way the sense of possibility got squeezed out. The ocean reminds the body that there's more room than you've been allowing yourself.
This isn't necessarily about addiction or trauma. It's about expansion. Reconnecting with the feeling that your life has space in it for something you haven't planned yet.
What the stay looks like.
You arrive a few days before ceremony. That's intentional. The preparation period isn't filler — it's how the body shifts out of its usual rhythm. The food changes. The pace changes. The inputs that normally keep you wound up are gone. By the time we sit down together, something has already started moving.
The location is remote enough that you won't be interrupted. Close enough to the water that you can walk to the beach when you need to. Ling handles the food — clean, intentional, part of the preparation.
The Gulf side of the island is calmest December through March. Clear skies, warm water, the right kind of stillness.
Who comes here.
People who need softness around hard work. If your life has been all structure and no breathing room, Koh Samui gives you the contrast you need before going in. The harder the life you've been living, the more the body needs this kind of environment before it will open.
Founders who haven't taken a real break in years. People carrying something heavy who need to feel safe before they can set it down. People who don't know what's wrong but know something needs to shift.
Includes medical screening, preparation, ceremony, and 90-day integration support. Exact cost depends on scope and number of ceremony evenings. Clear number on the first call.
Before proceeding, review preparation & screening requirements and safety information.
Common questions about Koh Samui
Private individual ceremony on the south side of the island. You stay in a secluded location surrounded by forest with the ocean nearby. Multi-day preparation, ceremony, and the beginning of 90-day integration. No group. No schedule built by someone else.
The Gulf side is calmest December through March — clear skies, warm water, still air. That's the ideal window.
Roughly a week. You arrive a few days early for preparation — diet, pace, letting the body shift out of its normal mode. Ceremony takes a full day and night, followed by rest and initial integration before you travel home.
Iboga occupies a gray area in Thailand. I handle all logistics and ensure a safe, private container. Legal specifics are discussed on our first call.
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Tell me where you are and what you're looking for. No pitch. Just an honest conversation about whether this is right for you.
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