Tibetan Astrology Losar Talk:
Year of the Fire Horse
With Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
February 18, 2026
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang joins Pure Land Farms for his annual Losar sangha greeting and teaching on Tibetan astrology and the special significance of the year of the Fire Horse.
Dr. Nida reveals how to harness the extraordinary power of the horse for decisive action, spiritual growth, and transformation. Learn about compatibility and potential incompatibility between the animals of the zodiac and how your individual astrological sign will be affected by the energy of the fire horse. Dr. Nida will also share specific cautions to take to protect your health and endeavors in this fiery year.
FOUNDATIONS OF VAJRAYANA ONLINE COURSE
ONE YEAR TRAINING IN YUTHOK'S HEALING PATH
Starts March 1st 2026
In honor of the auspicious lunar Year of the Horse — the year in which Yuthok Yönten Gönpo first transmitted his heart teachings to his disciple Sumtön Yeshe Zung in the 12th century for the benefit of practitioners of future generations — this one-year online training offers a rare opportunity to receive a systematic transmission and step-by-step instruction in the foundational practices of Yuthok Nyingthig. Hosted by the Sowa Rigpa Institute.
DR. NIDA CHENAGTSANG
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang is a traditional Tibetan physician, author, and lineage holder of the Yuthok Nyingthig, the spiritual heart of Tibetan medicine. Born in northeastern Tibet, he trained at Lhasa Tibetan Medical University, completed his clinical work at the Tibetan Medicine hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka. Alongside this rigorous medical training, Dr. Nida immersed himself in Vajrayana Buddhism with teachers from all the major Tibetan traditions and spent extensive periods in meditation retreat in Tibet.
A pioneering researcher and teacher of Sowa Rigpa, he is the founder and academic director of the Sowa Rigpa Institute and trains students in over forty countries worldwide. His life’s mission is to make the Medicine Buddha’s lineage and the wisdom of Tibetan medicine accessible and alive for people today.