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  • Founded in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for peo

  • envisions a healthier, more connected world through evidence-based, safe, and legal applications of the psychedelic experience. https://mind-foundation.org/

  • conducts and supports pre-clinical and clinical research to further the understanding of the therapeutic effects of psilocybin and other consciousness-expanding medicines. Our focus is on alleviating depression and anxiety in people for whom current medical treatments fall short in offering relief and a better quality of life. https://www.usonainstitute.org/?doing_wp_cron=1662659784.6079199314117431640625

  • Meet the first research group on Psychotherapy Assisted by Psychedelics in Brazil. The field we research is at the frontier of mental health knowledge and care. We develop clinical research and content for professionals who want to expand their knowledge about these substances and their potential therapeutic use. https://institutophaneros.org.br/

  • offers continuing education and certificate programs in psychedelic integration and psychedelic-assisted therapy. We offer training and education independently and in collaboration with a variety of clinics, conferences, private practices, non-profit associations, retreat centers, and psychedelic research sponsors. https://www.fluencetraining.com/

  • is an initiative formed by Polish Drug Policy Network to popularize and support scientific research on psychedelic substances (psychedelics) and to provide space for essential debate regarding their potential application in science, medicine, psychotherapy and culture, which might positively contribute to the development of society. http://psychodeliki.org/home-english/

  • pioneers psychedelic research to drive evidence-based drug policy reform, founded and directed by Amanda Feilding as a UK-based think-tank and NGO. https://www.beckleyfoundation.org

  • is a community-driven online encyclopedia that aims to document the field of psychonautics in a comprehensive, scientifically-grounded manner. https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page

  • Black-led psychedelic education, training and harm-reduction. Returning reverence to Sacred Earth Medicine and Ancestral Traditions. The Sabina Project is an educational, healing and inclusive space for all modern journeyers. We offer online and in-person Sacred Earth Medicine integration sessions and workshops, to inspire radical self transformation and community liberation. https://www.theancestorproject.com/

  • is committed to bring individual and global transformation through sharing of knowledge and connection to resources. We saw a need for better connection to therapeutic care related to use of psychedelics and set out to use our skills, connections, and the internet to give greater visibility to practices and programs of professionals working in this field. We aim for this global web-based platform to be a guidepost for trusted care and evidence-based information. https://psychedelic.support/

  • We are a non-profit organisation that promotes transpersonal therapy, as well as the preparation towards it, through the integration of the wisdom found in ancestral cultures, philosophies and religions with the latest, most advanced proposals of transpersonal psychology. https://pneumainstitute.org/

  • the association was created to promote research, education and therapy in the field of transpersonal. https://transpersonnel.ch/

  • came into existence from a group of practitioners of health and healing and researchers in sciences and spirituality. It has been founded in 1984 during the first European Transpersonal Conference in Brussels, organized by the Belgian team. The first Eurotas meetings had been interesting discussions which led to engaged actions in a family-like atmosphere. Today Eurotas has members from 25 countries and organizes annual conferences of considerable scientific and spiritual quality. https://eurotas.org/

  • seeks to promote a transpersonal vision in research, scholarship, education, and those therapeutic and practical spheres in which a spiritual orientation is beneficial. It aligns itself with no single approach, be it religious or scholarly. Rather it encourages a diversity of perspectives through which insights from spiritual traditions might be effectively integrated into contemporary culture. https://transpersonalassociation.com/

  • is a globally-conscious non-profit organisation offering online graduate education programmes, validated by UK universities, and open learning courses for academic, professional and personal development.Our transpersonal – beyond ego – programmes and courses are derived from a cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural and holistic philosophy which integrates science and wisdom from Western and Eastern perspectives in psychology, consciousness and human potential. Through exploration of the interplay between mind, body and spirit, we offer an integral education to meet the evolving needs of our interconnected human community in order to foster harmony and transformation in individuals and communities.https://www.aleftrust.org/

  • ETPA is a nonprofit scientific organisation which has a purpose the profound understanding of the human being, from a holistic perspective. Through it an alliance between science and spirituality is created having as objective the rebirth of the contemporary man. https://etpa.eu.com/

  • is a membership supported international coordinating organization for scientific, social, and clinical transpersonal work that serves the world community. The Association's mission is to promote eco-spiritual transformation through transpersonal inquiry and action. Recognizing the reciprocity inherent between our actions and our world, the Association is dedicated to encouraging and enhancing practices and perspectives that will lead to a conscious, sustainable, co-evolution of culture, nature, and society. https://www.atpweb.org/default.aspx

  • gathers a sacred circle of individuals and groups that honor the “fires” of transformation implicit in all scientific, scholarly, and artistic endeavors. http://www.sacredsciencecircle.org/

  • aims to transmit, promote, develop and disseminate knowledge, theories, techniques and practices from psychology and transpersonal psychotherapy. The school is aimed at practitioners in psychotherapy and helping relationships, care professionals and people in professional retraining wishing to train in this therapeutic approach. https://ceshum.net/

  • We strive to train wise and ethical practitioners of Shamanic Energy Medicine and to give you the tools to launch a meaningful new career doing what you love. Through the marriage of ancient wisdom and modern science, we seek to transform the world by bringing exceptional health and joy to everyone we work with. https://thefourwinds.com/

Articles

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presents a major public health problem for which currently available treatments are modestly effective. We report the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-site phase 3 clinical trial (NCT03537014) to test the efficacy and safety of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy for the treatment of patients with severe PTSD, including those with common comorbidities such as dissociation, depression, a history of alcohol and substance use disorders, and childhood trauma. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01336-3

  • The Entropic Brain Hypothesis, put forward by Robin Carhart-Harris et al. in 2014, is a model of consciousness based on recent brain imaging research with psilocybin. Psilocybin is the main psychoactive ingredient in non-muscarinic hallucinogenic mushrooms. This chemical is well known for inducing changes in the very nature of consciousness, and according to Carhart-Harris, this is due to a fundamental, temporary change in the function of the brain itself — from what he refers to as “secondary” (the conscious agent that reasons, plans, and structures things) to “primary” (the ancient, chaotic consciousness that is analogous to dream states) consciousness1. According to Carhart-Harris, just as matter becomes less or more ordered as it changes states, so do mind states undergo changes based on the brain’s overall structure, with both ends of the entropic spectrum being unstable in the long term — like a popping or deflating balloon. https://mind-foundation.org/entropy-2/

  • Summary: MAPS-sponsored researcher Rachel Yehuda, Ph.D., of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai joins PBS’ Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to discuss the adoption, reception, and future treatment potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD. Watch the interview! https://maps.org/news/media/pbs-healthy-minds-with-dr-jeffrey-borenstein-psychedelic-assisted-psychotherapy-and-post-traumatic-stress-with-rachel-yehuda/