IbogaQuest

IbogaQuest is a small, intimate ibogaine treatment center in Tepoztlán, Mexico, founded in 2009 by Barry Rossinoff. Barry’s connection to the medicine goes back to the late 1960s, when he became friends with Howard Lotsof, credited with discovering ibogaine’s addiction-interruption properties. Today the center brings together medical care, psychotherapy, somatic practices, and spiritual approaches to healing, with retreats kept intentionally small: one group a month, capped at seven participants, so the team can offer genuine presence and individualized attention.

The standard retreat runs Monday to Monday. The week opens with arrival, orientation, and preparation, before the central ibogaine flood dose, given under continuous medical supervision and lasting approximately 24 hours, followed by rest and recovery. A booster dose follows later in the week, then several days of integration and reflection. Alongside the medicine work, participants receive ongoing individual and group therapy, meditation, breathwork, and somatic practices, along with massage, Janzu water therapy, Temazcal, and art therapy as needed.

IbogaQuest works with people coming for substance dependence and addiction, trauma and PTSD, depression and mood disorders, TBI, and psychospiritual growth. Every participant goes through an extensive application and medical screening process before acceptance, and treatment is tailored to their history, intentions, and level of support required. Medical safety is central throughout, but the team sees safety as more than supervision alone: it means an environment where people feel emotionally supported and able to surrender to the process without pretense.

The retreat takes place in a private, home-like Posada-style setting surrounded by mountains, with private rooms and shared access to gardens, a pool, a steam room, and a sweat lodge. For IbogaQuest, the work extends well beyond the medicine itself: preparation begins before arrival, and integration continues after departure through ongoing sessions and lasting contact with many who have come through Tepoztlán. As Barry likes to say, “Once you’ve been with IbogaQuest, you’re family.