Free Tibetan Medicine Video Webcast with Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Oct. 2

[Guest guest]

Dear all,

 

The American Branch of the Shang Shung Institute would like to

announce that from now on we will be offering video webcasts of Dr.

Phuntsog Wangmo's Tibetan Medicine public talk series from

Northampton, MA. We have received many requests for this service,

and we are happy to finally be able to provide this wonderful

opportunity to learn about Tibetan Medicine from anywhere in the world.

 

Anyone with an ample internet connection and a web browser should be

able to connect to this FREE service.

 

How does this work? Simply click on the following link, or type the

following web address into your browser on Friday, October 2nd

between the hours of 7pm and 9pm EST (Time zone of Boston or New York

City): http://213.203.141.7/ssi-usa/

 

If you live far from Northampton, MA, don't forget to check your

local time for this event before attending. You can do this on the

following page:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

 

If you would like to donate to the costs needed in order to help the

Tibetan Medicine live webcast project continue, please click here to

donate directly through the SSI-USA online store, or contact us

directly at: secretary or 413-369-4928.

 

Please feel free to write us with any questions or comments about

this service at: secretary. Also, please feel free to

pass this message along to anyone who you feel may be interested.

 

Thanks very much, and we look forward to starting this wonderful

project!

 

Anna Bartenstein

Administrative Director

Shang Shung Institute - USA

 



 

The Shang Shung Institute is happy announce this month's monthly

public talk:

 



 

Metabolic Fire

 

The Essential Principle for Maintaining Health in Tibetan Medicine

 

with Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo

 

Friday, October 2nd, 7-9pm EST

 

 

It has become common knowledge that a healthy diet is the key to

maintaining good health. In Tibetan Medicine it is not considered

that one type of food is good for all. Instead the main emphasis is

put on how to keep one’s own digestion strong to keep in good

health. It is considered that the primary factor which keeps good

digestive function is the fire element. Therefore to maintain good

digestion the most important thing is to protect the fire element

with balanced diet and lifestyle specifically based on one’s own

condition of constitution, age, environment and seasonal factors. In

the theory of Tibetan Medicine all chronic diseases are caused by

indigestion, therefore this topic is of utmost importance.

 

Menpa (Dr.) Phuntsog Wangmo

 

Menpa (Dr.) Phuntsog Wangmo received her advanced degree from the

Lhasa University School of Traditional Medicine in 1988. There she

studied with Khenpo Troru Tsenam and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen, two of

Tibet's foremost physicians who have been credited with the revival

of Tibetan Medicine within Tibet under Chinese rule. Lhajeh Wangmo

had the exceptional opportunity to undergo extensive clinical

training with Khenpo Troru Tsenam after her graduation. Thereafter,

she dedicated many years of work as a Tibetan physician in Eastern

Tibet, where she collaborated on and directed projects for A.S.I.A.

(Association for International Solidarity in Asia), a non-profit

organization dedicated to serving the Tibetan people in the sectors

of education, health, training, disaster relief, and sustainable

economic development.

 

From 1996 to the present, Lhajeh Wangmo has continued her work on

behalf of A.S.I.A., setting up hospitals and training centers in the

remote regions of Sichuan Province and Chamdo Prefecture. Prior to

1996, she was on the faculty at the Shang Shung Institute in Italy,

where she gave numerous seminars and conference presentations on

Tibetan medicine. Lhajeh Wangmo is currently on the faculty at the

Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine in Conway, MA, where

she has been in residence since 2001. She is the founding director of

this unique program, which can be found online at: www.shangshung.org.

 

 

To attend IN PERSON:

Location: Shang Shung Tibetan Healing Center, Suite 323, Northampton,

MA, 01060

Cost: $8 - $20 Sliding Scale

SPACE AT THE HEALING CENTER IS LIMITED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND

IN PERSON PLEASE RSVP: (413) 585-1081 or matt

 

To attend by FREE LIVE WEBCAST:

Click on the following web address: http://213.203.141.7/ssi-usa/

 

 

NEXT MONTH'S PUBLIC TALK:

Dharma and Medicine:

The Special Relationship between Tibetan Medicine and Buddhism

Friday, November, 6th, 7-9pm EST

 

According to Tibetan Medicine and Buddhism, the unique cause of all

suffering and illness is ignorance. Ignorance gives rise to the three

poisonous afflictions: attachment, hatred and confusion. These three

poisons are interdependent with the elements responsible for the

functions of the body, known as the nyepa gsum in the theory of

Tibetan Medicine. When out of balance the nyepa gsum are the direct

cause for physical illness. By exploring this fundamental theory in

Tibetan Medicine, as well as other unique features such as

consciousness in embryology and karmic conditions of disease, we can

better understand Tibetan Medicine’s special relationship with

Buddhist philosophy. =