Traditional Tibetan Healthcare
This is an ancient system of healing which uses pulse diagnosis and treats with diet, lifestyle advice, massage, and gentle herbal remedies. His Holiness Dalai Lama, who relies on Tibetan medicine to maintain his health, says that its special strength is in helping with chronic ailments.
You do not need to be sick to consult a Tibetan doctor: taking the doctor's advice helps to maintain good health by preventing the energy imbalances which cause illness.
Sangje Menlha, the Buddha of Healing.
Doctors
All our doctors have been fully trained by the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute (Men Tsee Khang)
which was set up by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1961 to preserve the ancient Tibetan tradition of
healing. Its research branch also studies and develops new remedies in response to world needs. Tibetan medicine is becoming more popular around the world and especially in the USA, UK, Europe & New Zealand.
Dr Kunga Jigme
Dr Kunga Jigme completed the extensive training necessary to become a Tibetan doctor at Men Tsee Khang in Dharamsala, India, under the auspices of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Dr Jigme has worked as the sole charge doctor in Men Tsee Khang clinics in Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, remote Tuting, Arjuni in the Maharashtra state of India, New Delhi and now Mumbai. He has completed further studies on Acupuncture. In 2015, 2016 and 2018, Dr Jigme carried out working tours of New Zealand, and he is returning in January 2024.
Remedies
Our remedies are made from herbs gathered in the Himalayas by and under the supervision of
trained Tibetan doctors. In the past they were always made from wild herbs, but since the
worldwide demand for Tibetan remedies has grown so large, some herbs are being cultivated now for use
as medicines.
About
Sowa Rigpa NZ was set up in 2002 by Venerable Lama Karma Samten, who was at that time our
resident teacher. It is run entirely by volunteers, and any profit made from patients is used exclusively for
the running of the Karma Choeling Buddhist Monastery. Over the years our doctors have assisted hundreds of New Zealand patients suffering from a wide variety of conditions.
For information or to make an appointment, phone us on 021 0838 1392 or email sowarigpanz@gmail.com
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