Tibetan Medicine Webinars

Free WebinarParting from the Four Attachments  With H.E. Shabdrung Rinpoche Join us to explore one of the most important teachings at the heart of the Buddhist Sakya tradition, ‘Parting from the Four Attachments’ with very special guest H.E. Dagpo Shabdrung Rinpoche!...

Free WebinarMinisterial Fire: Chinese Medicine Insights for Modern Life With Z'ev Rosenberg Join us to explore the Chinese Medicine principle of “Ministerial Fire”. This ancient elemental theory describes the energetic dynamic of human physiology. It affects many...

Free WebinarMedicine, Music, & Mantra: Healing Body, Speech, and Mind With Drukmo Gyal This December on the Shang Shung School of Tibetan Medicine free webinar series, we are delighted to welcome our special guest, Tibetan Medicine practitioner and acclaimed...

Free WebinarMeditation for Health & Happiness With Mariano Gil and Menpa Matthew Schmookler Join us on the Shang Shung School of Tibetan Medicine Webinar Series for a discussion on the practical application of meditation for daily health and happiness. Our guest,...

Free WebinarTibetan Modern Art: Bridging the Secular & Sacred With Tsherin Sherpa and Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo Today we welcome an intriguing artist whose work integrates the unique essence of classical Tibetan artwork with the contemporary environment of modern...

Free WebinarWith special guest Andrea Dell’angelo, Director of the ASIA Foundation In this webinar we welcome our special guest, Andrea Dell’angelo, Director of the international humanitarian aid organization, ASIA. ASIA, the Association for International Solidarity...

Free WebinarWith International Vajra Dance Instructor Prima Mai & Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo This week we welcome an International Instructor of Vajra Dance, Prima Mai. “Vajra” is a Sanskrit term meaning “diamond”. In the Dzogchen teaching the Vajra is a symbol of our...

Free WebinarHealing-Centered Education: Insights and Methods for Healing & Public Health With Dr. Angel Acosta and Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo This week we welcome one of today’s leading voices in the field of healing-centered education, Dr. Angel Acosta, Ed.D. With...

Free WebinarHarmonization of Energy with Khaita Joyful Dance With Adriana Dal Borgo and Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo Join us this week as we discuss the beautiful practice of Khaita Joyful Dancing, with certified instructor Adriana Dal Borgo. Khaita, meaning Harmony in...

Free WebinarPediatric Wellness: Challenges & Solutions in a Global Pandemic With Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Aleksandra Phillips, and Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo The COVID-19 Global Pandemic creates new challenges in daily life for families across the globe....

Traditional Tibetan Medicine offers a wealth of practical tools and theoretical knowledge to address the health concerns of today’s world. Menpa Qusar shares insight from his decades of experience in clinical practice and university research on Tibetan Medicine.

In order to liberate the true power of our feelings, we need to understand their real purpose. They are the keys to our emotional potential and intelligence.

Free WebinarDream Yoga, Meditation, & Health With Michael Katz and Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo On our webinar this week we welcome Doctor of Psychology and dream yoga instructor, Michael Katz. Dr. Katz shares his decades of experience with the meditation practice of...

This week we welcome an esteemed colleague of ours, a Doctor of Tibetan Medicine and Cultural Anthropologist, Dr. Tawni Tidwell. Dr. Tidwell shares her recent Tibetan Medicine research project, in collaboration with ATMA, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota, and Dartmouth College.

This week we welcome the celebrated psychotherapist, writer, and soul activist, Francis Weller, MFT. Francis’ work synthesizes diverse streams of thought and culture into a unique and dynamic style he calls soul-centered psychotherapy. This innovative work draws from psychology, mythology, indigenous cultures, poetry, alchemy, and more.

This week we welcome a prolific translator of Tibetan texts, and graduate of the Shang Shung School of Tibetan Medicine, Menpa Malcolm Smith. Menpa Malcolm will guide us through the fascinating Tibetan Medicine theory of spirit provocation disorders. Known as “don nad” (གདོན་ནད།), this branch of Tibetan Medicine study relates with many imbalances and diseases, including the current COVID-19 global pandemic. Our ongoing Host, Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo, shares her experience and expertise in this dynamic aspect of medical science.

Mr. Kumar shares his decades of experience and a wealth of wisdom for cultivating our own inner sense of peace and happiness. He shares a simple and sincere spiritual worldview to help us co-create a more sustainable, fulfilling, and joyful life for everyone. Life does not need to be too stressful! We must only be empowered to discover our own enormous capacity and potential.

We discuss with Ani Drolma her work to share the Buddhist wisdom of compassion, through the performance of traditional Buddhist mantra and ritual music. Our ongoing Host, Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo shares the Tibetan Medicine perspective how activities like chanting and singing can help us balance our wind element Loong energies, and promote our health in daily life.

Our guest is the international meditation teacher Steven Landsberg. Mr. Landsberg will share insights into the nature of our mental tensions, and how we can release those tensions through relaxation into the natural awareness and presence of our mind.

In this webinar our special guest is an authorized instructor of the Santi Maha Sangha, Oliver Leick. We will discuss the well-known Buddhist icon of Green Tara, associated with wisdom, empowerment, good fortune, and boundless love of divine femininity. In these times of doubt and severe challenges, meditation on this auspicious Buddha helps many people overcome fear and obstacles, discovering their inner capacity for clarity and wisdom. Our host, Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo, shares her experience with Green Tara, and the role of this Buddha in traditional Tibetan culture.

In this webinar we talk with Dr. Jeanine Canty of Naropa University, about the vital connection between environmental healing and our health. We will explore our own relationships with the natural environment as well as the modern and traditional cultural views of this relationship. Dr. Jeanine Canty shares her immense knowledge of environmental studies, ecological, and social justice. Our host Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo shares aspects of the traditional Tibetan worldview regarding our relationship and responsibility to the earth, animals, plants, and each other. We explore solutions and ways in which we can work together towards a healthier future for everyone.

These two inspiring and dedicated women have worked for decades to share the teachings of traditional Tibetan Medicine with us. Menpa Yangdron Kalsang, DAOM is the founder of the Kunde Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our webinar Host, Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo is the Director and Head Instructor of the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine.

Free Webinar Caring for Our Elders During the COVID-19 CrisisWith Dr. Gerry Steinberg and Menpa Phuntsog WangmoThis week on the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine Webinar Series, we speak with Dr. Gerry Steinberg about caring for geriatric patients...

This week on the Shang Shung School of Tibetan Medicine Webinar Series, we welcome the celebrated Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Teacher, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, founder of the Mangala Shri Bhuti international Dharma Sangha. Rinpoche will share from his profound wisdom and experience, on how our spiritual practice can support our health and wellbeing in daily life.

This week on the Shang Shung School of Tibetan Medicine Webinar Series, we welcome our special guest, Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche, a prolific teacher of the Tibetan Buddhist Dharma, and founder of the Danakosha Ling Dharma Center in Finland.

This week on the Shang Shung School of Tibetan Medicine Webinar Series, we discuss powerful tools and insights from the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Medicine and specifically, the famous practice of Chöd meditation.

This week on the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine Webinar Series, we welcome a panel of special guests to discuss the relationship between chronic stress and cancer.

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche shares his wisdom and experience, applying Tibetan Bon and Buddhist practice to transform fear and tensions. Dr. Ed Schmookler presents expertise on the Western Psychology view of trauma, its manifestations and treatment. Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo shares the treatment of anxiety and fear in Traditional Tibetan Medicine. All of our guests offer valuable insight, decades of experience, and practical advice for addressing fear and trauma in the time of the COVID-19 global health crisis.

Over the last several months, in addition to celebrating his 84th birthday, Rinpoche has been offering teachings and blessings continuously. This week he will share with us some inspiring teachings on the cultivation of Loving-Kindness, and the Tibetan Buddhist concept of Bodhicitta. These are valuable tools and insights, for rising above the challenges of our current COVID-19 crisis, and beyond. Rinpoche will lead us in a short, live meditation practice.

Free Webinar Cultivating Compassion for Global Health & Wellness with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche With Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo The practice of cultivating compassion has enormous potential to benefit our health and wellness. In these...

Traditional Tibetan Medicine offers textual teachings, and centuries of practical knowledge on the nature of contagious, epidemic diseases. Our guests have fascinating first-hand experience with the Novel Corona Virus. We will discuss the traditional methods of treatment and management of contagious diseases at every stage of development.

Join us for a free live webinar discussing insights and strategies for coping with stress. To address the issues and challenges facing us in these unprecedented times, we must work with the three aspects of the human dimension: body, energy, and mind.