Festival of Books, Tibetan Healing & Culture
Celebrating 10 Years of Sky Press
A Conversation with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and Sky Press Publishers
Saturday November 7, 2026
10am - 12pm PST
In Person & Livestream
(Select in-person or online attendance from the link below when registering)
Nearly nine centuries ago, Yuthok Yönten Gönpo devoted his life to relieving suffering through medicine and spiritual practice. He codified his medical knowledge in the Four Medical Tantras and transmitted the spiritual instructions of the Yuthok Nyingthig to his disciples, who passed them to successive lineage holders.
Ten years ago, Dr. Nida, a holder of that lineage, founded Sky Press to carry Yuthok’s teachings to readers today, allowing this knowledge to cross generations, languages, and cultures. Over the past decade, Sky Press’s books and translations have brought these teachings to students, practitioners, and general readers around the world.
As the publishing branch of the Sowa Rigpa Institute of Tibetan Medicine, Sky Press is devoted to preserving and transmitting Yuthok’s two heart treasures: Sowa Rigpa, a complete path to health, and the Yuthok Nyingthig, the spiritual heart of Tibetan medicine and a direct path to awakening.
The morning opens with a ritual offering of auspiciousness by Lama Gyurme Rabgye and Geshe Lobsang Tsering. Dr. Nida and Sky Press co-founder Christiana Polites then reflect on ten years of writing, teaching, and publishing in a conversation moderated by Matteo Pistono, Sky Press managing editor. Sky Press lead editor and translator Dr. Ben Joffe joins via livestream.
Sky Press 10-Year Anniversary Full Weekend Program
This year, in Yuthok’s auspicious Fire Horse year, Sky Press celebrates a decade of publishing. Spend a weekend at Pure Land Farms with teachings from Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, book signings, Tibetan arts and ritual, Sowa Rigpa healing workshops, music, and meditation!
We invite you to celebrate this work with us, bring these books to life through teachings and practice, and share aspirations for the years ahead!
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7:
9:30am: Gates Open
10am - 12pm: (Yuthok Ling Temple + Livestream: RSVP)
Ritual offering of auspiciousness with Lama Gyurme Rabgye and Geshe Lobsang Tsering
A Conversation with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and Sky Press Publishers
12:30 - 5pm (Pure Land Farms Grounds):
Snacks and Tea (Tanaduk Garden)
Sky Press Book Fair & Author Signings (Tanaduk Garden)
Tibetan Arts & Culture Exhibit and Mini Workshops with Lama Gyurme Rabgye and Geshe Lobsang Tsering (Yangchenma Yurt and Pure Land Library)
Sowa Rigpa Healing Mini Workshops (Tanaduk Garden and Pure Land Library)
5 - 6pm (Yuthok Ling Temple):
Sowa Rigpa Stress Relieving Therapy (Hormé)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8:
10am - 12:30pm (Yuthok Ling Temple + Livestream: Registration Required)
Light of the Sun & Moon: Mahamudra Teachings & Guided Meditation with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
12:30 - 5pm (Pure Land Farms Grounds):
Snacks and Tea (Tanaduk Garden)
Sky Press Book Fair & Author Signings (Tanaduk Garden)
Tibetan Arts & Culture Exhibit and Mini Workshops with Lama Gyurme Rabgye and Geshe Lobsang Tsering (Yangchenma Yurt and Pure Land Library)
Sowa Rigpa Healing Mini Workshops (Tanaduk Garden and Pure Land Library)
5 - 6pm (Yuthok Ling Temple + Livestream: Registration Required):
Music Meditation on Flight of the Garuda with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, Simone Giuliani & Christiana Polites
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Born in Amdo, in Northeastern Tibet, Dr. Nida began his early studies of Sowa Rigpa at the local Tibetan medical hospital. Later, he was awarded a scholarship to enter the Lhasa Mentseekhang or Tibetan Medical University, where he completed his degree in 1996, with practical training at the Tibetan Medicine hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka.
Alongside his medical education, Dr. Nida trained in Vajrayana with teachers from every school of Tibetan Buddhism. In particular, he trained in the Longchen Nyingthig tradition of the Nyingma school with his root guru Ani Ngawang Gyaltsen and in the Dudjom Tersar tradition with Chönyi Rinpoche and Semo Dechen Yudrön. He received complete instruction in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, the unique spiritual tradition of Tibetan Medicine, from his teachers Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen and Khenchen Troru Tsenam, and was requested to continue the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage by Jamyang Rinpoche of the Rebkong ngakpa and ngakma community.
A well-known poet in his youth, Dr. Nida later published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in Tibetan and English, which have been translated into several languages. He has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods, and has gained acclaim in East and West for his revival of little-known Tibetan external therapies.
