FREE Tibetan Medicine Video Webcast Nov. 6

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Dear all,

The next video webcast of Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo's Tibetan Medicine

public talk series from our Tibetan Healing Center in Northampton, MA

is scheduled for Friday, November 6th from 7-9pm EST. 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 type the following web address into your

browser on the date of a scheduled webcast 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 each event before attending. You can do this on the

following webpage:

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

 

The first Tibetan Medicine webcast that took place on October 2, 2009

was very successful (108 connections!), and we look forward to

continuing this exciting new service. If you would like to donate to

the costs needed to help the Tibetan Medicine live webcast project

continue, please donate directly through the SSI-USA online store at

www.shangshung.org/store, or contact us directly at:

secretary or 413-369-4928.

 

If you have any questions or comments about this service, please

email us at secretary. We look forward to hearing

from you!

Best wishes to all,

Shang Shung Institute - USA

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Upcoming Public Talks:

 

 



 

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.

 

 

 



 

Flowers of the Internal Organs

How the sense organs and internal organs are related in Tibetan medicine

Friday, December, 4th, 7-9pm EST

 

Tibetan medicine considers that each of the five sense organs are

connected to specific internal organs. Therefore in Tibetan medical

diagnostics, the sense organs are observed in order to diagnose

problems with the internal organs. The Tibetan doctor ascertains how

the sense organs are functioning and how they appear in order to

collect more information on the state of the internal organs with

which they are connected. Likewise, problems with the sense organs

can also often be healed by treating the internal organ with which

they are connected.

 

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. Menpa 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, Menpa 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. Menpa 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 the Public Talks 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:

Go to the following web address: http://213.203.141.7/ssi-usa/