BRINGING MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to the nordics
In November 2023 researchers and therapists dedicated to bringing MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to the Nordic countries gathered for the first Nordic MAPS Educational program and in March 2024 a new group will gather.
Beginning in the year 930 and continuing for more than 800 years, people in Iceland gathered every year in Thingvellir in the middle of Iceland where the North American and the Eurasian continental plates meet. This was an opportunity for people from different regions to meet and for the counsel, known as the world's oldest parliament, to bring important topics up for discussion.
In a similar spirit it is our hope that this gathering of the emerging Nordic MDMA-AT community from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland and trainers coming from the US, the Netherlands and Switzerland will not only greatly expand the community of Nordic MAPS´ trained therapists, but also provide a unique opportunity for networking. The professional and personal connections that will be made during this week, will most likely shape the future of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the Nordic countries in the coming years.
Being located between the continents and with it´s special landscape, tradition and atmosphere, we hope that this gathering in Iceland, like the magical rainbow bridge connecting the worlds in Norse mythology, will help to bring the pioneering work of MAPS to our part of the world. And that the panel, like the old counsels, will provide us an opportunity to bring important topics up for discussion and maybe begin shaping a shared vision of the role that the Nordic countries could play as a part of the global psychedelic movement.
