In winter 2022, I came across Scottish Cycling‘s Trail Therapy film Recovery and the article at pinkbike.com and felt deeply moved.
Through many years I experienced the feeling of being connected and close to myself while out riding. For me, mountain biking also has a great element of friendship and support when riding with your buddies.
It started as my personal dream and with a strong feeling of being called. My wife and I planned to move to Tromsø by end of 2023, and establishing a Trail Therapy project there was the obvious way to go for me. I got in touch with Christine at Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) and we figured out how I could get a solid foundation. I completed a four day training as a Trail Therapy Practitioner in October 2024 near Perth in Scotland, with the wonderful Paul as a teacher of a small group (you can see him in the film Recovery).
Soon after settling in Tromsø I started to build a network of like-minded people. Thank you all for the openness, interest, and support so far! Community and connection are at the heart of the project, so I look forward very much for more people to join. You may have a professional background, like therapist or outdoor guide, or you just feel intrigued like me - I like to hear your thoughts and ideas.
At this point I want to give a shout out to Dimitris in Scotland. We met at the Practitioner Training, and now he runs Boundless Trails - a huge inspiration and very encouraging to witness.
