Meet the Medicine Spirit Guides
We have a large team of facilitators with decades of combined experience. many bioS are NOT included here.
Jay
Organizer, Facilitator & Ceremonial Guide
Jay is one of our primary Medicine Spirit guides. He offers a grounded presence and skilled facilitation shaped by a rich blend of Western, Eastern, and Indigenous wisdom traditions. With decades of experience in sacred plant medicines, the Red Road Ways, yogic practices, permaculture, and community building, Jay brings deep knowledge along with heartfelt dedication to Iboga ceremonies.
For over 25 years, Jay has organized and facilitated transformational retreats, educational programs, and larger community gatherings in the United States and internationally. Jay is passionate about renewing Rites of Passage and Iniation programs such as vision quests, fire walks, medicine journeys, and deep nature connection immersions. These experiences have become a central part of his work in guiding others toward growth and healing.
Jay’s own path was forever changed by a life-changing journey with Iboga that deepened his connection to the Medicine, to Spirit, and its profound healing potential. Over time, he participated in many ceremonies, served as an assistant, and became a guide. In 2024, he traveled to Gabon, West Africa—the ancestral home of Iboga—and was initiated into the Missoko Bwiti Tradition. Jay continues to visit Africa annually for further ceremonies, initiations, studies, and collaborations with his Bwiti Village reltions in Gabon.
As a catalyst for transformational change, Jay is committed to fostering both personal and community healing. His goal is to help create thriving and sustainable human settlements that live in harmony with Nature. Jay also stewards a small farm and micro-community, where he is building a hub for regenerative agriculture, community connection, and green business — one that is thriving, ecologically regenerative, and socially responsible.
Pujita
Facilitator, Ceremonial Guide, Licensed Psychotherapist (LMFT), Psychedelic Integration Coach
Pujita is a licensed psychotherapist (LMFT) and Psychedelic Integration Coach. She has over a decade of experience helping individuals heal from trauma, to align more deeply with their true selves. Since 2013, Pujita has personally worked with sacred plant medicine, a journey that has been central to her growth as a healer.
Pujita's therapeutic approach is rooted in trauma-informed, somatic, and mindful practices. She integrates modalities such as EMDR, Brainspotting, and Hakomi, along with her expertise in psychedelic integration. Pujita specializes in supporting clients who face developmental trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Through her work, she guides people toward emotional healing and greater self-awareness with empowerment.
In addition to her clinical practice, Pujita is dedicated to helping individuals prepare for and integrate psychedelic experiences. She blends her therapeutic skills with extensive knowledge of sacred plant medicine, offering a holistic approach to healing. As a first-generation American with Middle Eastern, Indian, and European heritage, Pujita brings a deep sense of cultural humility to her work.
Influenced by her background, Pujita creates a safe and inclusive space for clients from all walks of life. She works with marginalized communities as well as those navigating complex emotional challenges. Imparting compassion and care, she helps clients rediscover their inner resilience and move toward lasting transformation.
Scott
Facilitator, Ceremonial Guide & Author
Scott brings a rich blend of ceremonial leadership, plant wisdom, and ecological vision. As a ceremonialist, wildcrafter, and dedicated plant medicine practitioner, Scott weaves together animism, traditional plant songs, along with a deep reverence for the natural world. He is the founder of The School of Forest Medicine and Cascadia Folk Medicine, and the author of Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants. (Identify, Harvest, and Use 120 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness.)
Scott’s path with sacred plant medicine began in 2006 when he helped establish an Ibogaine clinic in Mexico. Two years later, Scott embraced the Santo Daime tradition, where he continues to co-steward a small Daime church with his wife. In 2023, he became part of the first-ever state-sanctioned Psilocybin Facilitator training program in Oregon. With decades of experience, Scott brings grounded wisdom, along with cultural respect and heartfelt presence to each ceremony. Consequently, Scott's work supports deep connection, healing, and transformation.
Anaïs
Bufo Provider, Ceremonial guide, Sound & Energy Healer
Anaïs is a sound and energy healer devoted to service through deep listening, surrender, and connection to Divine source. Her work is grounded in 25 years of personal practice, including yoga, extended silent meditation retreats, and breathwork.
With the introduction of plant medicine in 2014, Anaïs’ path expanded to service and healing work. She has had the honor to serve as a guardian in plant medicine ceremonies; this work deepened her commitment to safety, reverence, and integration in altered states of consciousness.
Since 2023, Anaïs has been facilitating Bufo ceremonies, informed by extensive training and observation with seasoned teachers. Each session is supported by sound and energy healing, deep breathing and meditation, creating a steady and intentional container for expanded awareness, clarity, and integration. Anaïs holds space with humility, intuition, and devotion, inviting participants to go inward and meet themselves beyond the mind.
AUGUSTO
Homesteader, Visual Artist, Aztec Massage Practitioner, Temazcal Leader, and Natural Builder
Homesteader, Visual Artist, Aztec Massage Practitioner, Temazcal Leader, and Natural Builder with over 20 years of experience, Augusto has 17 completed independent projects in natural building as well as extensive community living and development experience.
Augusto Montaño was born in Mexico City in 1981. His constant search for identity led him to move to Hermosillo upon turning eighteen. Around that time, he met Macario—a close friend and master healer—who initiated him into the arts of energy work, massage, and the temazcal (traditional sweat lodge), taking him to the mountains of Oaxaca each summer to refine his skills.
In Sonora, he studied at the Faculty of Visual Arts, specializing in sculpture. Later, he discovered cob—an ancient bio-construction technique—and began experimenting by building bread ovens. Upon engaging with the material, he realized it could also be used for sculpting; he began incorporating art and sculptural elements into the ovens, which led him to experiment with artistic temazcals before eventually taking the step of building cabins. His encounter with clay and straw opened up a world of infinite possibilities. Through experimentation and constant hands-on work with the material, he has mastered the art of cob construction, learning to adapt it to diverse climates and environments.
Augusto is currently a co-founder of "El Santuario" in Baja California Sur, a paradisiacal space dedicated to health and spirituality. Together with his life partner and family—Teffie ,he manages the massage area and serves as a guardian of the sacred temazcal. He shares the joy of life with his small community and is always ready to share his knowledge and help those who trust in his heart.
Carmen
Facilitator, Integration Specialist & AUTHOR
In 2023, Carmen’s life was profoundly transformed through her own Iboga journey. What began as personal exploration evolved into a complete reconfiguration of her relationship with love. This included the release of long-held addiction patterns, and a renewed sense of creative purpose. Following what she calls a “defragmentation” of her mind, she completed her memoir, Don’t Yell at Her!—which is now available for purchase.
After her initial flood dose, Carmen returned to sit with Iboga multiple times. Each journey deepening her connection to her authentic self. Her natural transition from participant to facilitator began as Carmen assisted in retreats. It was here that she learned to hold space with compassion and presence while others navigated their own profound inner landscapes.
At Medicine Spirit retreats, Carmen draws upon her lived experience of deep transformation, in order to help participants bridge their ceremonial insights with everyday integration. She offers a grounded, nurturing presence and guides others to recognize the patterns shaping their lives, while supporting the emergence of new ways of being.
Carmen believes in the innate wisdom of every soul. She creates a safe and sacred container where individuals can reconnect with their true essence. This includes freedom from entrenched patterns toward improved clarity. Carmen facilitates a deepening of spiritual connection. And for her, it is a profound honour to witness and support each person’s unique journey with Iboga.
Ayra
Medicine Woman, Artist, Tabaquera, Breathwork Facilitator, Shamanic Practitioner, Guardian of El Santuario
I am everything and nothing - a walker of life, a daughter of the Earth. Born in Brazil, my journey into the world of healing and ancestral wisdom began with a deep inner calling: to remember who we truly are. This calling led me to the heart of the Peruvian Amazon in 2015, where I began my initiation into the world of sacred plant medicines. What began as a search for personal healing soon became a lifelong path of devotion, service, and spiritual responsibility. Over the past ten years, l've walked this path with humility and reverence, guided by the teachings of master plants, ancestral knowledge, and the wisdom of incredible mentors - indigenous elders and medicine carriers with whom I continue to work and learn to this day. These relationships have helped shape my work as a Medicine Woman, Tabaquera, Conscious Connected Breath Facilitator, and space-holder for transformational healing.
One of the deepest threads in my work is with the sacred Tobacco medicine, known as a powerful teacher and protector in many indigenous traditions. Through traditional ceremonies and dietas held in wild, natural settings, I support individuals in reconnecting with their essence, finding clarity, and reclaiming their own inner guidance. These offerings are rooted in deep respect for the traditions from which they come, and in the principle of right relationship with the Earth. In 2020, I was called to become one of the Guardians of El Santuario, a sacred land located in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Though I had spent years searching for a home in the forests of Europe, it was this magical tropical desert landscape that welcomed me —a place where I felt the heartbeat of the Earth the very moment I arrived. Nestled beside Picacho Mountain, and blessed with pure crystalline waters, seasonal rivers, and natural thermal hot springs, El Santuario has become a living altar - a place of reciprocity, regeneration, and deep learning. This land now serves as the grounding space for all my work. It is not only my home but also a sanctuary for others to come into communion with nature, spirit, and their truest selves.
Here, I also hold space as the guardian of a Red Tent - a sacred temple dedicated to womanhood, healing, and the cyclical wisdom of the feminine. It is a place for women to remember, restore, and rise. Through all my offerings - from ceremonies and breath work journeys, to women's circles and land stewardship - my deepest intention is to walk in alignment with the Earth, in service to the Great Mystery, and in devotion to the awakening of the One Heart.
Teffie
Mother, Visual Artis, Temazcal GuidE, Therapeutic Massage Practitioner, Natural & Rhythmic Living, Self-Inquiry Facilitator, and Earthen Builder
Mother, Visual Artis, Temazcal Guid, Therapeutic Massage Practitioner, Natural & Rhythmic Living, Self-Inquiry Facilitator, and Earthen Builder, Teffie provides loving support throug ceremony, art, healing, and compassionate guidance.
Born in Brazil, raised in the vibrant heart of Mexico City, and deeply rooted in the lands of Baja California Sur... for the past eight years, Teffie has shared her life with her partner Augusto. Together, they stewarding land, community, and raising their children at the foothills of the mountains of Baja California Sur, where they have chosen a life that is simple, free, close to nature, and rooted in the living memory of the Earth.
Teffie believes that every act is sacred, and it is from this place that she offers herself to life through art—creating, dancing, singing, playing, contemplating, speaking with intention, moving with awareness, and, above all, learning how to learn from life each day.
She serves through universal consciousness, always remembering that her greatest life's work is her son and her family. They are her deepest commitment and the legacy she hopes to leave behind.
From that foundation, Teffie feels honored to accompany others in meaningful journeys of self-discovery, empowerment, healing, and expansion. She works with women, children, bioconstruction projects, Temazcal ceremonies, and therapeutic bodywork, creating spaces where people can reconnect with themselves and with the wisdom of nature.
Teffie believes that she is medicine because she is a woman. Her path is one of continually rooting herself in her body and in Mother Earth, allowing both to teach her how to live with presence, humility, and love.
She is here to walk beside others on this journey of remembrance—with an open heart—inviting them to reconnect with their own creative essence and with the courageous part of themselves that is willing to truly be seen through the eyes of Nature.