Leo van Veenendaal is the author of 'The Iboga Experience: Stories, experiences and advice from the sacred & secret plant that saves, heals, and transforms lives'
Leo is a Peru-based environmental engineer originally from Australia. For much of his adult life he suffered from IBS and treatment resistant depression & anxiety. At a point of desperation Leo began working with indigenous plant medicines, including Ayahuasca in Peru in 2016 to heal IBS and his brain.
In 2018 Leo was initiated into Iboga and Bwiti at Ebando in Gabon. He has continued working with and learning about plant medicines since. Working with Iboga totally transformed Leo's psyche and life. The relentless cloud of negative thoughts that haunted him vanished.
Leo is now apprenticing with plant medicines in Peru and hopes to open a retreat centre one day.
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