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Anthony is Currently on Sabbatical

Anthony Esposito is a long-time Iboga practitioner, ceremonial facilitator, and co-founder of Awaken Your Soul. After more than 13 years of intensive service and facilitation work, Anthony is currently on a deep sabbatical—devoted to rest, integration, and personal evolution. This period is focused on addressing new layers of shadow, refining embodiment practices, and deepening his study of nervous system regulation and Vipassana meditation, allowing his work to remain rooted in integrity and lived experience.

Anthony’s first experience with Iboga was profoundly life-altering. The depth of clarity and awakening it revealed—an awakening of the soul—was far beyond anything he could have anticipated. From that moment, it was immediately clear that his path would involve serving this sacred medicine and sharing its wisdom. Since meeting Iboga in 2013, Anthony has cultivated a deep, intrinsic relationship with its spirit, grounded in humility, reverence, and ongoing self-confrontation.

Anthony’s early life was shaped by significant childhood trauma, the effects of which echoed throughout his adulthood. These experiences forged a deep resilience and a refusal to give up on life—something friends often describe as having “nine lives.” In 2010, he reached a pivotal turning point when he chose to discontinue long-term antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications, opening the door to dedicated inner work with Ayahuasca and, ultimately, the call to Iboga that led him to Costa Rica.

Following his initial Iboga experiences, Anthony trained with a 10th-generation Bwiti shaman and later made pilgrimages to Gabon, completing initiations in both the Missoko and Dissumba traditions and participating in a traditional Bwiti Rite of Passage. His path has been one of deep immersion, respect for lineage, and embodied learning rather than ideology.

Alongside his work with Iboga, Anthony has cultivated a strong relationship with the Vipassana meditation practice, which now serves as a central pillar of his inner work. Through Vipassana, nervous system regulation, and embodiment practices—and informed by his experience with the Amazonian Shipibo Master Plant Dieta—his approach emphasizes integration, presence, and regulation over peak states.

Over the years, Anthony has supported and guided well over 1000 participants through Iboga ceremonies. His experience includes assisting in the founding of the Iboga Wellness Center in 2014, later serving as business partner and lead provider, and co-founding Awaken Your Soul in 2017, which evolved into a full-time retreat offering by 2019.

“My relationship with Iboga starts with me. This medicine has continually asked me to face my truth, integrating that truth and walking the path is my work"

Anthony is lighthearted, playful, and deeply family-oriented. He finds great joy in being a devoted Papa to his daughter, Luna, and spending time in nature. He is inspired by music, movement, and dance, remains committed to physical vitality, and is a lifelong foodie and traveler with a deep appreciation for culture and connection.

Anthony remains committed to humility, continuous learning and conscious expansion, rooted in the gratitude that evolution is always in process and to embrace the gifts.