SOWA RIGPA SELF & FAMILY CARE

One Year Online Training

Bilingual course: 
English with Spanish Translation 


COURSE IS IN SESSION AND ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED

NEXT COHORT BEGINS SEPTEMBER 2023!


Saturdays 9 - 11am (Los Angeles Time Zone)
(11am Mexico City | 12pm New York | 5pm London | 6pm Rome)

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About the Course

Designed for the person who does not wish to practice Sowa Rigpa professionally, but would like to learn the fundamentals of Tibetan healing in order to better take care of oneself, improve quality of life, and learn how to promote health and rejuvenation at home and in one’s family and communities. 

The course follows the main structure of the Root Tantra (tsa gyu), the first of the Four Tantras (gyu zhi), the principle medical texts of Sowa Rigpa, with supplementary information from the (2nd) Explanatory Tantra (shé gyu) and (4th) Final Tantra (chi mé gyu) and special emphasis on safe and practical applications at home.


COURSE FORMAT

Program meets weekly online for two hours. Videos of each session will be posted in course platform within three days of each live session. If time zone or other commitments do not permit one to attend live, this course can be followed via the videos in a self-paced manner. All course content will remain available to enrolled students for two years.


TOPICS COVERED

THEORY:
Balance (Health) & Imbalance (Disease)

ASSESSMENT:
Observation, Palpation, Questioning 

MIND & BODY HEALING METHODS:
Psychology
Diet & Cooking
Lifestyle
Herbal Remedies
Massage & External Therapies

SPIRITUAL HEALING METHODS:
Yoga, Mantra & Meditation


TEACHERS:

Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Dr. Lhakpa Dolma
Dr. Nyima Tsering
Dr. Anastazja Holecko
Ani Tenzin Lhadron
Donla Tsering
Christiana Polites
Lobsang Tsering
Edward Coughlin



EQUIVALENCIES:

This course is equivalent in hours and topics covered to Sowa Rigpa: The Foundations (Part One).


Graduates of this course will receive a certificate of completion from the Sowa Rigpa Institute, and if they find they wish to deepen their studies and train professionally, will also be eligible to enroll in and complete a self-paced Foundations (Parts 2 and 3) module in order to subsequently integrate into our professional training programs (Practitioner, Counselor, or Kunye Therapist)



Course curriculum

  • 1

    WELCOME

    • Welcome: Course Schedule

    • Technical Requirements

    • Online Classroom Etiquette

    • Understanding & Consent: Live Webinars

    • How to Use this Learning Platform (Video)

    • Navigating this Learning Platform (PDF)

    • ZOOM LINK
  • 2

    RESOURCES (ENGLISH)

    • Daily Medicine Buddha & Yuthok Prayers

    • Root Tantra Reading Transmission with Dr. Nida (Video)

    • Foundations of Sowa Rigpa: DRAFT TEXT

    • Library/ Resources

    • Course Slide Presentations

    • Edward Coughlin's Herbal Medicine Texts

    • The Medicine Buddha Dharani in Sanskrit by Lee Mirabai Harrington: downloadable mp3

    • bLa Massage བླ་བྱུག། Resources

    • Sowa Rigpa Points (Sang Mig གསང་མིག།) Resources
  • 3

    ESPANOL

    • Materiales del curso en español

    • Diapositivas del curso en español
  • 4

    PART ONE: INTRODUCTION - BALANCE & IMBALANCE

    • ZOOM LINK

    • Tree of Health & Disease

    • Class One | September 10 2022: Introduction

    • Class Two | September 17 2022: Medicine Buddha's Mandala

    • Class Three | September 24 2022: Balance (Part 1)

    • Class Four | October 1 2022: Balance (Part 2)

    • Class Five | October 8 2022: Balance (Part 3)

    • Class Six | October 15 2022: Imbalance (Part 1)

    • Class Seven | October 22 2022: Imbalance (Part 2)

    • Class Eight | October 29 2022: Imbalance (Part 3)
  • 5

    PART TWO: DIAGNOSIS (ASSESSMENT)

    • ZOOM LINK

    • Tree of Diagnosis

    • Class Nine | November 5th: Introduction to Sowa Rigpa Methods of Assessment

    • Class Ten | November 12: Assessment/ Observation - Sense Organs & Tongue

    • Class Eleven | November 19: Assessment/ Observation - Urinalysis

    • NOVEMBER 26: BREAK/ NO CLASS TODAY

    • Class Twelve | December 3: Assessment/ Palpation - Pulse

    • Class Thirteen | December 10: Assessment/ Questioning

    • Class Fourteen | December 17: Assessment/ Conclusion
  • 6

    PART THREE: HEALING METHODS

    • ZOOM LINK

    • Tree of Treatment

    • Class Fifteen | January 7: Healing Methods/ Diet

    • Class Sixteen | January 14: Healing Methods/ Diet

    • Class Seventeen | January 21: Healing Methods/ Diet

    • Class Eighteen | January 28: Healing Methods/ Making Medicinal Ghee (PRACTICAL)

    • Class Nineteen | February 4: Healing Methods/ Lifestyle

    • Class Twenty | February 11: Healing Methods/ Lifestyle

    • Class Twenty One | February 18: Healing Methods/ Lifestyle

    • Class Twenty Two | February 25: Healing Methods / Herbal Remedies

    • Class Twenty Three | March 4: Healing Methods/ Herbal Remedies

    • Class Twenty Four | March 11: Healing Methods / Herbal Remedies

    • Class Twenty Five | March 18: Healing Methods / Herbal Remedies

    • Class Twenty Six | March 25: Healing Methods / Herbal Remedies

    • Class Twenty Seven | April 1: Healing Methods/ Sowa Rigpa Cooking (PRACTICAL)

    • Class Twenty Eight | April 8: Healing Methods / Sowa Rigpa Cooking (PRACTICAL)

    • Class Twenty Nine | April 15: Healing Methods / Medicinal Ghee (PRACTICAL)

    • Class Thirty | April 22: Healing Methods/ Psychology

    • BONUS WEEKEND | April 28 - 30 - Sowa Rigpa Wellness Retreat Livestream with Dr. Nida

    • BREAK MAY 6 | NO CLASS TODAY

    • BONUS WEEKEND | 11 - 14 - Sache Tibetan Geomancy Workshop Livestream with Dr. Nida

    • Class Thirty One | Healing Methods/ External Therapies (La Massage) - May 20

    • Class Thirty Two | Healing Methods/ External Therapies (Sowa Rigpa Points) - May 27

    • Class Thirty Three | Healing Methods/ External Therapies (Hormé) - June 3

    • Class Thirty Four | Healing Methods/ External Therapies (Kunye Massage) - June 10

    • Class Thirty Five | Group Discussion - June 17
  • 7

    PART FOUR: HOME & FAMILY CARE

    • Class Thirty Six | Women's Health in Sowa Rigpa - June 24

    • Class Thirty Seven | July 1

    • Class Thirty Eight | July 8

    • Class Thirty Nine | July 15
  • 8

    PART FIVE: SPIRITUAL HEALING

    • Class Forty | Nejang Yoga - July 22

    • Class Forty One | Mantra Healing - July 29

    • Class Forty Two | Meditation - August 5

    • Class Forty Three | Conclusion - August 12
  • 9

    RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE AFTER CLICKING "COMPLETE & CONTINUE" FOR THIS LESSON

    • CONGRATULATIONS!

Enrollment is CLOSED until Fall 2023