Dear all,
The next video webcast of Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo's Tibetan Medicine
public talk series from our Tibetan Healing Center in Northampton, MA
is scheduled for Friday, November 6th from 7-9pm EST. We have
received many requests for this service, and we are happy to finally
be able to provide this wonderful opportunity to learn about Tibetan
Medicine from anywhere in the world.
Anyone with an ample internet connection and a web browser should be
able to connect to this FREE service.

How does this work? Simply type the following web address into your
browser on the date of a scheduled webcast between the hours of 7pm
and 9pm EST (Time zone of Boston or New York City): http://
213.203.141.7/ssi-usa/

If you live far from Northampton, MA, don't forget to check your
local time for each event before attending. You can do this on the
following webpage:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

The first Tibetan Medicine webcast that took place on October 2, 2009
was very successful (108 connections!), and we look forward to
continuing this exciting new service. If you would like to donate to
the costs needed to help the Tibetan Medicine live webcast project
continue, please donate directly through the SSI-USA online store at
www.shangshung.org/store, or contact us directly at:
secretary@... or 413-369-4928.

If you have any questions or comments about this service, please
email us at secretary@.... We look forward to hearing
from you!
Best wishes to all,
Shang Shung Institute - USA
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Upcoming Public Talks:




Dharma and Medicine:
The Special Relationship between Tibetan Medicine and Buddhism
Friday, November, 6th, 7-9pm EST

According to Tibetan Medicine and Buddhism, the unique cause of all
suffering and illness is ignorance. Ignorance gives rise to the three
poisonous afflictions: attachment, hatred, and confusion. These three
poisons are interdependent with the elements responsible for the
functions of the body, known as the nyepa gsum in the theory of
Tibetan Medicine. When out of balance the nyepa gsum are the direct
cause for physical illness. By exploring this fundamental theory in
Tibetan Medicine, as well as other unique features such as
consciousness in embryology and karmic conditions of disease, we can
better understand Tibetan Medicine’s special relationship with
Buddhist philosophy.





Flowers of the Internal Organs
How the sense organs and internal organs are related in Tibetan medicine
Friday, December, 4th, 7-9pm EST

Tibetan medicine considers that each of the five sense organs are
connected to specific internal organs. Therefore in Tibetan medical
diagnostics, the sense organs are observed in order to diagnose
problems with the internal organs. The Tibetan doctor ascertains how
the sense organs are functioning and how they appear in order to
collect more information on the state of the internal organs with
which they are connected. Likewise, problems with the sense organs
can also often be healed by treating the internal organ with which
they are connected.

Menpa (Dr.) Phuntsog Wangmo

Menpa (Dr.) Phuntsog Wangmo received her advanced degree from the
Lhasa University School of Traditional Medicine in 1988. There she
studied with Khenpo Troru Tsenam and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen, two of
Tibet's foremost physicians who have been credited with the revival
of Tibetan Medicine within Tibet under Chinese rule. Menpa Wangmo had
the exceptional opportunity to undergo extensive clinical training
with Khenpo Troru Tsenam after her graduation. Thereafter, she
dedicated many years of work as a Tibetan physician in Eastern Tibet,
where she collaborated on and directed projects for A.S.I.A.
(Association for International Solidarity in Asia), a non-profit
organization dedicated to serving the Tibetan people in the sectors
of education, health, training, disaster relief, and sustainable
economic development.
From 1996 to the present, Menpa Wangmo has continued her work on
behalf of A.S.I.A., setting up hospitals and training centers in the
remote regions of Sichuan Province and Chamdo Prefecture. Prior to
1996, she was on the faculty at the Shang Shung Institute in Italy,
where she gave numerous seminars and conference presentations on
Tibetan medicine. Menpa Wangmo is currently on the faculty at the
Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine in Conway, MA, where
she has been in residence since 2001. She is the founding director of
this unique program, which can be found online at: www.shangshung.org.

To attend the Public Talks IN PERSON:
Location: Shang Shung Tibetan Healing Center, Suite 323, Northampton,
MA, 01060
Cost: $8 - $20 Sliding Scale
SPACE AT THE HEALING CENTER IS LIMITED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND
IN PERSON PLEASE RSVP: (413) 585-1081 or matt@...

To attend by FREE LIVE WEBCAST:
Go to the following web address: http://213.203.141.7/ssi-usa/



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