Sowa Rigpa Student Practicum
A Five Day Intensive with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
November 17 - 21 2026
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
This program is open to graduates of or students enrolled in Sowa Rigpa Institute’s Sowa Rigpa Practitioner Program (Years 3 & 4) or graduates of Sowa Rigpa counselor program. (Sowa Rigpa Practitioner Year 2 students may apply and will be accepted if you demonstrate sufficient background or professional experience to benefit from this program.)
If you are eligible for this course and would like to register, please write to info@sowarigpainstitute.org. Be sure to include your full name and what program year you have completed. You will be sent more information and a link to enroll and book optional accommodations at Pure Land Farms.
TEACHING CONSULTATIONS WITH DR. NIDA
On November 19, 20 & 21, we will be accepting appointments from the general public to have the opportunity to receive health assessments with Dr. Nida and to experience Sowa Rigpa healing therapies from our students under the supervision of Dr. Nida’s recommendations. Please email clinic@purelandfarms.com for more information. A limited number of appointments are available.
Please note that these will not be private one on one consultations, and you must feel comfortable to discuss your health in the presence of a small group of students for the benefit of their learning.
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.