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When I was a kid we were told that the monk in the monastery (dharamsala) will tell us our problem just by checking our pulse...

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When I was a kid we were told that the monk in the monastery (dharamsala) will tell us our problem just by checking our pulse...

I visited a center for natural medicine in Shenzhen, China where the doctor did the same thing. He checked our pulses and told us our medical problems. My companions were very impressed with him.

( But after he prescribed natural medicines--to be bought in the same center-- that cost a fortune, they started to get depressed.)

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Lecture on
“Tibetan Medicine and Good Health”
Room 105, Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Chulalongkorn University
Friday, 2 March 2007, 9.00 - 16.30 hours.
Registrant fee 800 Baht.
Tel . 02-528-5308 , 086-046-6625
krisadawan@thousand-stars.org
areeratana@cpbequity.co.th
The Thousand Stars Foundation and the Center for Ethics of Science and Technology, Chulalongkorn University, is organizing a public lecture on "Tibetan Medicine and Good Health" by Dr. Lobsang Rabgat and Dr. Dickey P. Nyerongsha.

The event will consist of two public lectures:

1. "Buddhist mindfulness for daily stress and anxiety management" by Dr. Lobsang Rabgay

The presentation seeks to present the basic practice and theory of Classical mindfulness in general and demonstrate how it differs significantly with more modern versions of mindfulness. Six mechanisms of classical mindfulness will be identified and we will discuss how they can be used to develop mindfulness as well as learn how to apply the benefits of mindfulness to daily stress and anxiety.We will also discuss some of the innovative ways of developing mindfulness skills that we are exploring at UCLA in order to help patients with severe psychiatric disorders benefit from mindfulness.

2. "Introduction to the theory and practice of nutrition for good health" by Dr. Dickey P. Nyerongsha

According to Tibetan medicine, the first choice of treatment is naturopathic and consists of nutrition and behavioral therapy.The lecture will seek to present the theory that underlies the practice of healthy nutrition, how a patient is assessed to determine the type of nutrition that is appropriate, and then the type of nutrition he or she needs to engage in depending on the type of constitutional factors and the nature of disorder. We will also talk about how to regulate nutrition during the changing seasons and how to prepare, cook and combine food.

** The talks will be in English, with translation into Thai.
Program
09.00-10.30 Introduction to the Science of Classical Mindfulness for daily Stress and Anxiety Management Dr. Lobsang Rapgay
10.30-11.00 Tea/coffee Break
11.00-12.00 Open Forum
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.30 Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Nutrition for Good Health
14.30-15.00 Tea/coffee Break
15.00-16.00 Open Forum

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Dr. Lobsang Rapgay

Lobsang Rapgay, PhD., Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; Director, UCLA Behavioral Medicine Clinic and Program, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute Dr. Lobsang Lapgay is one of the foremost Tibetan doctors in the world today and is also a psychologist. He is originally from Lhasa, Tibet, and was a Tibetan Buddhist monk for 20 years during which he studied Tibetan Buddhism extensively at Tibetan monastic academic institutes. He was also the religious secretary to H.H. Dalai Lama. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and Director of the UCLA Behavioral Medicine Clinic and Program. He has developed an evidence based assessment and treatment program for the management of chronic pain. In addition, he is currently studying ways to use brain imaging and physiological information about chronic pain to develop neuro-physiological based interventions for chronic pain. He supervises and tutors pain fellows, psychiatry residents, medical students and psychology interns at UCLA.
www.tibetan-medicine.org
http://www.ayurvedaberkeley.com/tibe...background.htm


Dr. Dickey Palden Nyerongsha

The Nyerongsha Institute Dr. Dickey Nyerongsha is the resident physician of The Nyerongsha Institute for Tibetan Medicine and Culture in Berkeley, California, providing services to a broad range of patients in the classical Tibetan medical tradition.

Dr. Nyerongsha is a seventh generation physician (her uncle was a physician to His Holiness the Dalai Lama).- her family name is synonymous with compassionate medical care in her homeland in Tibet. While her early training in medicine was in the Nyerongsha Medical School, she graduated from Men-Tsee-Khang, the most prestigious medical school in Lhasa, Tibet, where she mastered Traditional Chinese and Tibetan medical approaches. She was one of the organizers and presenter at the First International Conference on Tibetan Medicine in Washington, DC in 1998.

Dr. Nyerongsha offers a unique perspective to Western and Asian patients, integrating authentic Tibetan knowledge, skills, and insight with an accessible Western point of view. Her practice is intended to supplement the positive aspects of Western medicine through the use of highly effective herbal supplements, dietary recommendations, lifestyle advice, and other traditional Tibetan medical approaches.

Dr. Nyerongsha has maintained consulting practices in Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Oregon, and California over ten years.
http://www.clavan.net/index/dickeynyerongsha
http://www.clavan.net/index/mn31997/nyerongsha