Monthly Tibetan Medicine Talks

Who
Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo
Director of Shang Shung Institute's School of Tibetan Medicine

When
First Friday of every month
7-9 pm

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Spring, 2010

Friday, March, 5th, 2010 7-9pm

Topic: Mental Illness in Tibetan medicine

According to Tibetan Medicine there are two causes of Mental Illness: direct and indirect. Direct causes include diet, behavior, emotional problems, season, and provocation. The Indirect cause is attachment. In this talk Dr. Wangmo will explore how mental diseases are considered in the field of Tibetan Medicine.

Friday, April, 2nd, 2010 7-9pm

Topic: Sacred Conduct of the Tibetan Physician

A physician holds one of the highest and most respected roles in traditional Tibetan society. In this workshop Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo will share her understanding of what kind of conduct is necessary in order to carry the title of a TIbetan doctor.

Friday, May, 7th, 2010 7-9pm

Topic: Properly Harvesting and Processing Herbs in Tibetan Medicine

In the Tibetan tradition all herbs are considered medicine, but there are a number of guidelines on how to properly harvest and process them. These include the location where they are picked, the correct time to pick, and how to detoxify, dry, store, and prepare the herbs as medicine.

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, 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.