Inscape Recovery

Inscape Recovery is a residential programme in Malinalco, in the subtropical mountains of central Mexico, for addiction, emotional health and aftercare after ibogaine treatment. It joins indigenous plant medicines, ayahuasca among them, with naturopathic care, herbal medicine and psychotherapy. Its website currently says the programme is taking a pause to reorganise.

Approach

A stay lasts four to six weeks at an eco-retreat centre. Guests have two individual psychotherapy sessions and several group sessions each week, and ayahuasca ceremonies come on average every ten days to two weeks. Temazcal follows every two weeks, janzu water therapy every three and kambo every six, alongside daily classes such as yoga, meditation and art, and weekend outings into town or the mountains. Some guests recovering from an ibogaine flood dose receive low doses of ibogaine, which can shift their timetable for other ceremonies.

Who it is for

The centre lists anxiety, depression and PTSD among its specialities, next to addiction. Participants must come by their own choice rather than under outside pressure. Alumni and friends can return for week-long intensives every three months.

Practical details

Programmes are listed at $8,500 to $13,000. Groups never exceed seven people. Airport pick-up and drop-off are included, and meals are vegetarian, made mostly from organic local produce. Admission starts with an online application and a phone interview with the medical director.

Care and safety

Anyone with a substance addiction must complete detox first, through ibogaine or another method, and the centre does not admit people in acute withdrawal from opiates, alcohol or benzodiazepines, as it is neither a detox centre nor a hospital. Weekly medical appointments cover a general assessment, acupuncture and other bodywork, and the doctor prescribes each guest’s supplements. Medical director Dr. Carlos Alvear Lopez works with a second physician, a medicine guide and a licensed psychologist.