MDMA-assisted therapy: Fundamentals, Hands-on Aspects & Video-based Case Analysis

​​Psykologvirke offers an intimate learning experience, packed with clinical relevant material including illuminating and deeply moving videos from actual MDMA-sessions.

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  • Last updated Apr '24
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Course Description

In this course, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of MDMA-assisted therapy, its theoretical underpinnings, and its practical applications. The course is divided into three sessions, each focusing on a different aspect of the therapy. The first session covers the fundamentals, including the history, rationale, and empirical status of the therapy. The second session delves into the hands-on aspects, such as preparation, navigation, facilitation, and integration of the altered state to maximize benefits and minimize risks. The third session is a video-based case analysis of the host’s own MDMA-assisted therapy, highlighting core elements of the treatment modality and its impact on professional development.

Throughout the course, participants will learn from the host’s extensive experience as a psychedelic researcher, therapist, and educator. The course is designed to be informative and engaging, with a focus on providing evidence-based knowledge and practical insights. Whether participants are curious about the potential benefits and pitfalls of MDMA-assisted therapy or are already familiar with the modality, this course offers a nuanced, science-driven, and comprehensive overview of the subject.

You will learn:

  • What is Bwiti?
  • Roles in Bwiti initiation/treatment
  • Instruments in Bwiti: ngombe, mogongo
  • What is an Nganga
    • Maboundi/Yombo
    • Maboundi/Yombo
  • Sustainability/reciprocity

You will learn:

  • History of the Fang tradition
  • Dissumba vs. Dissumba Fang
  • Ombwiri/Mbumbayano Fang
  • The kambo
  • State of Fang Bwiti in Gabon
  • Impact of Westerners coming to work with the sacred wood

You will learn:

  • History of the Missoko tradition
  • Various branches of Missoko initiation:
    • Miobe/Mioba
    • Ngonde Na Dipuma
    • Sengedia
  • The impact of logging on the tradition
  • What the future of Bwiti could look like in Gabon

You will learn:

  • History of Dissumba
  • Various branches of Dissumba initiation:
    • Abanji/Mabanji
    • Ilombo
    • Ombwiri
    • Ombudi
    • Loro
  • The ngombe (sacred harp)
  • Healing rituals involved in her tradition
  • Training to serve the wood
    • What does it involve?
    • How long does it take?

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Tatayo

Instructor

About Instructor

Tatayo (“Fruit of the Wind”) first arrived in Gabon in 1971 at the age of 21 and became a Gabonese citizen. In 1979, he became the first white person to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang tradition in Gabon. In 1994, he was initiated into the Misokko tradition. As a guide for numerous expeditions and missions, including those of National Geographic, the BBC, and others, Tatayo is considered to have “opened the door” to westerners in Gabon.

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Please see below for start and finish dates/times. This course is currently being offered live and dates/times will change throughout the year.

from $75 (students)

to $275 (therapists)

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This course includes

  • Lectures 3
  • Duration 9 Hours
  • Skills All levels
  • Language English
  • Availability Always
  • Certificate No

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