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IN THE NEWS Conway,
MA – The Shang Shung Institute of America is now accepting applications for
Fall 2006 enrollment in its newly created Traditional Tibetan Medicine Program.
The certification program, now in its second year, follows a recent revival of
Tibetan medicine in the East and marks one of the most significant advances for
its preservation and practice since His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama in exile,
re-established the Men-Tsee-Khang in Dharamsala, India in 1961. The
innovative curriculum is the first-of-its-kind in English and the only
full-time, four-year traditional Tibetan medicine certification program offered
in the United States. Graduates will be among the first American-trained
certified practitioners and will help put the institute on the path of becoming
the first fully accredited school of Tibetan medicine in the West. The
institute also offers introductory seasonal intensives that can be applied
toward certification. Limited work-study opportunities are available, and new
students can apply online for both fall enrollment and summer intensives at
ShangShung.org. Certification
Program Under
the direction of Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, a physician with an advanced degree from
Lhasa University in Traditional Tibetan Medicine, the program closely parallels
traditional training rooted in the Gyud Zhi (pronounced “gyu shee”), the
fundamental text of Tibetan medicine better known as “The Four Tantras” in
English. The ancient Tantras classify an amazing 1600 types of diseases and
corresponding treatments using more than 3,000 medicinal plants native to the
Himalayas. The comprehensive curriculum also covers Tibetan physician ethics,
medical history and language and includes clinical training, medicine
preparation and Kunye massage therapy. Traditional
Tibetan Medicine With
a history going back over 2,500 years, traditional Tibetan medicine is one of
the oldest continuously practiced healing systems on Earth. Regarded as science,
art and philosophy, it is an ancient form of holistic heath care indigenous to
the Tibetan people that integrates the core Buddhist principles of altruism,
karma and ethics. Initially influenced by Ayurveda, traditional Tibetan medicine
evolved into a synthesis of thousands of years of accumulated empirical
knowledge from China, Persia, India and Greece. It was practiced continuously in
Tibet until the Chinese invasion in the 1950s and is still practiced today
wherever Tibetans live in exile. Contact: Paul West, (415) 377-8304, Media@ShangShung.org
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