Sowa Rigpa: Foundations of the Healing Science of Tibetan Medicine 2022 – Eric Rosenbush
Sowa Rigpa: Foundations of the Healing Science of Tibetan Medicine
with Dr. Eric Rosenbush | 30-Hour Study at Your Own Pace Online Course
Learn the foundations of Sowa Rigpa, the healing science of Tibet and the Himalayas. This course will present essential principles of health, disease, and a spectrum of therapeutic techniques. Following the tradition of the Root Tantra, the introductory text studied by all Tibetan doctors for centuries, essential principles of the medical system will be introduced using the visual learning system of metaphorical tree paintings. This system is simple yet profound, and helps to establish a context where we can understand the dynamics of how to maintain balance in body and mind, and how to rectify imbalances leading to disease.
All are welcome, from beginners to experienced therapists of all traditions. While this course is the first step on the journey to become a Sowa Rigpa practitioner, it is useful for anyone wishing to learn how to understand and maintain health in their own bodies. It is like a user manual for being embodied, according to the wisdom of Tibetan medicine.
If you cannot attend live sessions, lifetime access to course re-plays are provided.
This course is equivalent to the TTM 1.1 course offered by Sorig Khang International, a network of Sowa Rigpa educational centers around the world under the guidance of Dr. Nida Chenagtsang. Completing this course, students can continue on with future studies in Tibetan Medicine at Menla or other Sorig Khang centers.
Dr. Eric Rosenbush has devoted his life to the study of the traditional sciences of Asia, their botanical treasures, ancient texts and living transmissions. He has studied with masters of Tibetan, Chinese, and Ayurvedic medicines, and currently maintains a clinical practice in California. Eric teaches courses on Sowa Rigpa, and translates medical texts from the Tibetan and Sanskrit languages.
Under Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and other Tibetan doctors in the US and Asia, Eric learned the practice of Sowa Rigpa, Traditional Tibetan medicine. In addition to Masters and Doctoral university studies in acupuncture and Chinese medicine, Eric studied classical traditions of herbal medicine and pulse diagnosis.
In addition to clinical practice and teaching, Eric is also involved with various charitable projects, directing the Ngakmang Foundation, working in Tibet to preserve the lineage of Ngakpas – Tibetan yogis, and other projects in the Himalayan regions. From 2015, Eric mostly lived in India, working with the Dunagiri Foundation cultivating threatened medicinal plants and treating patients.
Curriculum
WEEK 1 : Intro to Sowa Rigpa
- Pre-Course Questionnaire | Survey
- Week One | Session One Overview: History & Modern Practice of Tibetan Medicine (206:49)
- Week One | Session One Influences: Indigenous Tibetan Culture Meeting Ancient Indian, Chinese, & Greek Medical Traditions (31:44)
- Week One | Session One Cosmology & the Five Elements (65:29)
- Week One | Session One Tanaduk: the Mandala Garden of the Medicine Buddha (41:20)
- Week One | Session Two Sowa Rigpa – Overview (86:16)
- Week One | Session Two Medicine Buddha Mantra & Meditation (17:41)
- Week One | Session Two History of Sowa Rigpa (58:55)
- Week 1 | Session Two | Replay (187:10)
- Week 1 | Session One | Re-Play (176:29)
WEEK 2: Tree of Health & Disease
- Week 2: Session One | Re-Play (185:28)
- Week Two | Session One Entering the Four Tantras (43:23)
- Week Two | Session One Root Tantra and the Structure of the Four Tantras (37:03)
- Week Two | Session One Exploring the Five Elements (45:24)
- Week Two | Session One Three Humors (42:01)
- Week 2: Session Two | Re-Play (184:37)
- Week Two | Session Two Medicine Buddha Practice & Overview (35:55)
- Week Two | Session Two Tree of Health and Disease (59:01)
- Week Two | Session Two Bodily Constituents & The Tree of Health and Disease (69:53)
WEEK 3: Trunk of Imbalance
- Week 3: Session One | Instant Replay (180:47)
- Week 3: Session Two | Instant Replay (184:18)
- Week Three | Session One Introduction to Pathology – How and Why We Get Sick (53:29)
- Week Three | Session One Root Causes and Conditions of Disease (43:57)
- Week Three | Session One Pathways and Locations (66:26)
- Week Three | Session Two Medicine Buddha Practice & Over View (35:55)
- Week Three | Session Two Overview & Nine Breath Meditation (14:32)
- Week Three | Session Two Sowa Rigpa and Cycles of Time (7:38)
- Week Three | Session Two Nine Fatal Disorders & Twelve Side Effects (25:15)
- Week Three | Session Two Fundamental Meaning of First Tree (8:12)
- Week Three | Session Two Developing Observation (17:03)
- Week Three | Session Two Observation Overview & Review (24:37)
- Week Three | Session Two Introduction to Tongue Observation (61:37)
- Week Three | Session Two Introduction to Urine Observation (31:38)
- Week 3 | Homework Upload
Week 4: Tree of Diagnosis
- Week Four: Session One | Replay (192:47)
- Week Four: Session Two | Replay (195:39)
- Week Four | Session One Medicine Buddha & Dedication of Merit (36:02)
- Week Four | Session One Visual Observation (76:05)
- Week Four | Session One Pulse Observation (61:43)
- Week Four | Session Two Introduction and Medicine Buddha Meditation (17:42)
- Week Four | Session Two Overview of Tree of Health & Disease (6:19)
- Week Four | Session Two Questioning Methods for Types (15:20)
- Week Four | Session Two Positive Therapy Responses by Type (28:51)
- Week Four | Session Two Constitutional Typography (45:55)
- Week Four | Session Two Practicing Interviewing and Inquiring (58:08)
WEEK 5: Tree of Therapies
- Week Five: Session One (187:22)
- Week Five | Session One Root Tantra Overview and Medicine Buddha Dedication (51:40)
- Week Five | Session One Tree of Diagnosis, Herbal Medicine & Food (72:43)
- Week Five | Session One Trunk of Lifestyle & Diet (48:08)
- Week Five | Session One Overview & Future Studies (3:15)
- Week Five: Session Two (199:07)
- Week Five: Session One | Homework Upload
- Week Five: Session Two Course Review with Medicine Buddha Dedication (31:57)
- Week Five: Session Two Lifestyle Overview & Review (23:46)
- Week Five: Session Two Herbal Remedies Overview & Review (35:17)
- Week Five | Session Two Trunk of Herbal Remedies Overview & Review (59:13)
- Week Five | Session Two Trunk of External Remedies Overview & Review (23:13)
- Week Five | Session Two Closing Overview & Review (11:38)
Course Preview | Bonus Materials
- What is Sowa Rigpa? The Four Tantras with Dr. Eric Rosenbush & Robert Thurman | Video (72:20)
- What is Sowa Rigpa? The Four Tantras with Dr. Eric Rosenbush & Robert Thurman | Audio
- Course Materials | Slide Downloads
- Class Session Slides | PDFs
Course Bonus | Audio
- Week 1: Session One | Bonus Audio
- Week 1: Session Two | Bonus Audio
- Week 2: Session One | Bonus Audio
- Week 2: Session Two | Bonus Audio
- Week 3: Session One | Bonus Audio
- Week 3: Session Two | Bonus Audio
- Week 4: Session One | Bonus Audio
- Week 4: Session Two | Bonus Audio
- Week 5: Session One | Bonus Audio
- Week 5: Session Two | Bonus Audio
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