Steven Moubengui

Lead Provider

Steven’s path to Iboga began as a young man searching for answers, driven by an unshakable feeling that there was more to life than what was being offered. Along the way, he was guided by great shamanic teachers from various traditions, including Native American and Guatemalan lineages, which deepened his connection to the earth and the ways of the ancestors, marking the beginning of his training as a healer.

A year after his first Iboga ceremony, Steven had the rare and profound opportunity to travel to Africa with a 10th-generation Bwiti shaman to undergo a full initiation into the Bwiti tradition. Being welcomed by this intact indigenous tribe was an incredible honor and a life-changing experience—one that would shape his path in the years to come.

Following his initiation, Steven apprenticed for nearly a year under Moughenda Mikala, a renowned 10th-generation Missoko Bwiti shaman, working alongside him at the Bwiti House in Costa Rica. He became one of the first Westerners to serve Iboga in the West, fully immersing himself in the Bwiti teachings and stepping into his role as an Iboga provider.

From there, Steven took on a leading role in bringing Iboga healing to the Western world. He became the main provider at Iboga Wellness, the oldest Iboga retreat center in the West, where he served for two years. In 2016, he founded Iboga Healing, his own Iboga center, and later helped establish several other Iboga centers worldwide.

In 2021, he moved to Portugal and co-founded Root Healing, serving as the lead provider. After years of refining the healing process, he founded Iboga Medicine, Portugal, where he continues his work as the lead provider—creating a space of integrity, transformation, and deep healing.

Steven is also the first person outside of Gabon to be granted the privilege of facilitating pre-initiation ceremonies for all genders—a traditional Bwiti Iboga ceremony that connects participants to the Bwiti tribe and to themselves on a deep spiritual level.

With over 13 years of experience, Steven is one of the most experienced Iboga providers outside of Africa. His mission is to guide people with care, integrity, and devotion, helping them heal, reconnect with their true self, and rediscover the truth within.