DECEMBER 17TH - 19TH 2024

Stream into our program for three rich days of ritual, practice, and instructions in support of the tantric yogin(i)'s path. Dr. Nida is internationally known for his instructions on Sowa Rigpa and has been an important figure in bringing the unique therapeutic methods found within the context of the world of Tibetan Medicine to the broader world. These techniques can be radically effective and quite accessible serving as a tremendous benefit for dharma and Sowa Rigpa practitioners alike. 

Skillfully knowing how much healing is needed in these modern times is an incredible way to bring benefit for both self and other. This program focuses on various healing and ritual methods that are accessible to everyone whether they be practitioners of Sowa Rigpa, or meditators wishing to enrich their practice and address health obstacles with the tools available to them. The program will begin with teachings on the Yuthok Nyingthig and Sowa Rigpa from which Dr. Nida will offer the Yuthok Nyingthig Essential empowerment. Following this, we will focus on various ritual healing methods from the Yuthok Nyingthig and beyond working with the vajra armor mantra of Dorje Gotrab, Hormé, Moxabustion, and La Hooking. 

This program will provide both integrated group practice, practical teachings and workshops on the above topics with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, evening protector practice, and group celebrations to commemorate the opening of our Retreat center. 

This unique and enriching program is suitable for practitioners of all levels and traditions. 

*Please note this registration specifically for online streaming*


INSTRUCTORS

Dr. Nida Chenagtsang

Born in Amdo, in Northeastern Tibet, Dr. Nida began his early studies of Sowa Rigpa at the local Tibetan medical hospital. Later, he was awarded a scholarship to enter the Lhasa Mentseekhang or Tibetan Medical University, where he completed his degree in 1996, with practical training at the Tibetan Medicine hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka. Alongside his medical education, Dr. Nida trained in Vajrayana with teachers from every school of Tibetan Buddhism. In particular, he trained in the Longchen Nyingthig tradition of the Nyingma school with his root guru Ani Ngawang Gyaltsen and in the Dudjom Tersar tradition with Chönyi Rinpoche and Semo Dechen Yudrön. He received complete instruction in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, the unique spiritual tradition of Tibetan Medicine, from his teachers Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen and Khenchen Troru Tsenam, and was requested to continue the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage by Jamyang Rinpoche of the Rebkong ngakpa and ngakma community. A well-known poet in his youth, Dr. Nida later published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in Tibetan and English, which have been translated into several languages. He has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods, and has gained acclaim in East and West for his revival of little-known Tibetan external therapies. Dr. Nida is also the Founder and Medical Director of the Sowa Rigpa Institute: School of Traditional Tibetan Medicine and Co-Founder of the International Ngakmang Institute, established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong ngakpa non-monastic yogi/ini culture within modern Tibetan society. In addition to his work as a physician, he trains students in Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in over forty countries around the world.