Meet Our Founders
Patrick and Michele Fishley
Patrick and Michele Fishley have created Soul Reflections to unify this diverse worldwide community. We are the first Iboga/Ibogaine online community welcoming practitioners, providers, experiencers, and seekers alike. Our aim is to create a welcoming space where everyone feels at home and to engage in conversations that support the preparation and integration of Iboga and Ibogaine experiences. Soul Reflections will also offer education for those wanting to learn how to help others in the Iboga/Ibogaine space, and we invite our members to join us in Gabon Africa for a profound traditional experience.
Patrick has dedicated 30 years of hard work as an RN, specializing in Intensive Care Units, Emergency Rooms, and Trauma Bays. He possesses extensive experience in Addictions and Mental Health/Psychiatry. In 2012, Patrick began working with Plant Medicines, primarily Ibogaine and Iboga. Throughout the years he has shared his expertise through medical services, coaching, counselling, prescreening, and integration. As a lead facilitator and Medical Director he has conducted retreats and taught others how to work with Iboga medicine traditionally and responsibly. Patrick is Certified through Being True to You, as a Recovery, Psycho-Spiritual Integration Coach. Patrick has travelled to Gabon several times undergoing numerous advanced initiations within the Bwiti tradition. The Bwiti elders have bestowed upon him the title of Nganga (Healer, Seer) with the Bwiti name of DIBADI Mabunza Mukuku a Kandja: which translates to warrior/fighter who has the BWETE force within.
Michele has dedicated 16 years as an acute care LPN (Licenced Practical Nurse) specializing in Medical/Surgical and Emergency Rooms. She has acquired extensive experience with Addictions and Mental Health. Over the past decade, Michele has developed a profound relationship with Iboga/Ibogaine medicine, serving as a Medical Director and lead facilitator for numerous retreats. Michele is Certified through Being True To You, as a Recovery Psycho-Spiritual Integration coach, and with IIN (Institute for Integrative Nutrition). Her passion for medicine has led her to Gabon several times, where she has undergone several advanced initiations into the Nyèmbè and Mabundi traditions (the feminine form of Bwiti/Bwété). The Elders have recognized her as a Nganga (Healer, Seer) and gave her the Bwiti name Yakéta, which means Mother of Twins, Mother of All.
Patrick and Michele continue annual trips to Gabon where they deepen their connection to the Traditions, the Medicine's origins, and the Culture of Africa.
Both Patrick and Michele are traditional trained practitioners who honour the Bwiti traditions and teachings. Both are passionate about the holistic wellness potential of blending Traditional ways of healing with Modern Medical Systems. They offer personalized ceremonies for those seeking truth, healing and spirituality.
Patrick Fishley
RN, BScN CCRN,
ACLS, TNCC certified
Co-Founder
30+ years experience in ER/ICU
1500+ Iboga & Ibogaine treatments
Perfect safety record
Certified transformational integration coach
Father and Grandfather
Missoko Bwiti initiate & facilitator
Nganga (Healer & Seer)
Michele Fishley
LPN
Co-Founder
17+ years experience in Med/Surg/Addictions
12+ years Iboga/Ibogaine treatments
Perfect safety record
Certified transformational integration coach
Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through IIN
Mother and Grandmother
Missoko Bwiti initiate & facilitator
Nganga (Healer & Seer)
Missoko Bwiti
Missoko Bwiti(Bwété) deeply honours our ancestors, embraces nature, and encourages a profound sense of “presence” in every aspect of life - ‘Just Be’. The connection to one's Soul is cherished and nurtured through the rituals, initiations and healing with the sacred wood, Iboga Tabernanthe. Bwiti is simply the “Study of Life“… of our own life. By authentically embracing and honouring nature, as we are nature, we cultivate a profound spiritual understanding of the world and of ourselves. The Bwiti carry out many Initiations including the Rites of Passage within the tradition that help elevate one’s spirituality. There is no set dogma or rules, progression is guided by one's inner calling.
Michele and Patrick are students of this tradition and medicine dedicating their lives to maintaining the integrity and practices of true Bwiti ways and ceremonies. They belong to the temple Ghévèdè Sa Nzambé (the light of God), a registered Temple at Maghanga Ma Nzambé - an organization of Bwiti lineage holders with the mission to protect and serve the integrity of the Bwiti traditions and their relationship to Iboga. The organization serves to raise awareness of the traditions and maintain the "good and integral" practice of Bwiti. It is an honour that entails great responsibility to share this tradition with others in a way that respects the lineage and the medicine.
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