Sowa Rigpa Herbal Studies:
A Practical Course in Tibetan Herbalism
With Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and the Sowa Rigpa Institute
May 2 - 9, 2023
SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY MAY 2:
3 - 6pm: Arrival & Check In
6:30pm: Group Dinner & Introductions
WEDNESDAY - MONDAY MAY 3 - 8:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am - 12: Teaching Session with Dr. Nida (Livestreamed)
12:30: Lunch & Rest
3 - 6pm: Practical Session
6:30pm: Dinner
8pm: Open Sitting or Optional Group Meditation in Yuthok Ling
TUESDAY MAY 9:
8am: Breakfast
9:30am - 12pm: Final Teaching with Dr. Nida (Livestreamed)
12:30: Lunch & Check Out
In this seven day intensive students will learn the fundamentals of Tibetan herbalism and study the taste, potency and actions of 200 single medicinal plants and minerals, including the herbs listed in the Root Tantra, Tibet's principle medical texts, as well additional common and easy to find or grow culinary herbs.
We will then study 21 simple and safe Sowa Rigpa formulas, learning about their uses in addressing a variety of health imbalances, both mental and physical.
Participants of the in-person retreat at Pure Land Farms will spend the afternoons making the Sowa Rigpa formulations and learning preparations such as pills, medicinal ghees, and infusions, as well as tinctures and capsules. For those who cannot attend in person, text and video resources will be shared.
For this teaching, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang will be joined by Sifu Edward Coughlin–licensed acupuncturist, Chinese Medicine and Sowa Rigpa practitioner, intercultural herbalist, and director of Jade Lotus Acupuncture in Miramar Beach, Florida.
ONLINE REGISTRATION
For those who are not able to attend this program in person, we will be livestreaming the morning sessions of this program, daily from May 3 - May 9.
The practical afternoon sessions will not be livestreamed, however select portions of the training will be recorded and uploaded in the learning platform for online viewers.
Born in Amdo, in North Eastern Tibet, Dr. Nida began his early studies Sowa Rigpa (Traditional Tibetan Medicine) at the local Tibetan Medicine hospital. Later he was awarded scholarship to enter the Lhasa Tibetan Medical University, where he completed his medical education 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, especially in the Longchen Nyingthig of the Nyingma school from his root teacher Ani Ngawang Gyaltsen and in the Dudjom Tersar lineage from Chönyid Rinpoche and Sremo Dechen Yudron. He received complete teachings 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 lineage by Jamyang Rinpoche of the Rebkong ngakpa/ma (non-monastic yogi and yogini) tradition.
A well-known poet in his youth, Dr. Nida later published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa (Traditional Tibetan Medicine) and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition both in the Tibetan and English languages which have been translated into several languages. He has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods, and has gained high acclaim in the East and West for his revival of little known traditional Tibetan external healing therapies.
Dr. Nida is also the Founder and Medical Director of the Sowa Rigpa Institute: School of Traditional Tibetan Medicine and Co-Founder of the International Ngakmang Institute, established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong ngakpa non-monastic yogi/ini culture within modern Tibetan society.
In addition to his work as a physician, he trains students in Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in over forty countries around the world.
