Tibetan Medical External Therapies:
A Practical Introduction to Sowa Rigpa
With Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
SATURDAY AND Sunday, SEPTEMBER 27 & 28, 2025
2 - 6pm
Due to the practical nature of this course, it will NOT be livestreamed.
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This workshop introduces participants to Sowa Rigpa, the traditional medical system of Tibet with special emphasis on the hands on external therapies.
Traditional Tibetan physician Dr. Nida Chenagtsang has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods in order to revive little known traditional Tibetan external healing therapies. In this two day workshop, he will present his forthcoming book, Tibetan Healing Massage, and share practical instruction in how to safely use a selection of traditional Tibetan manual therapies.
For those who wish to embark. on the journey of studying Sowa Rigpa, a one-year hybrid online training, Foundations of Sowa Rigpa begins this Fall. More information HERE.
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
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.
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.
