Sowa Rigpa Institute
of Tibetan Medicine
Areas of Study
FOUNDATIONS OF SOWA RIGPA
Self, Family, and Community Care
1 Year | 100+ hours | Online
A one-year non-professional program exploring the fundamentals of Tibetan healing to better take care of oneself, improve quality of life, and learn how to promote health and rejuvenation in your home and community. The course follows the structure of the Root Tantra (tsa gyu) with special emphasis on safe and practical applications at home:
- Approximately 100 hours of live online class time divided into eleven modules (one weekend per month)
- Enrichment activities to practice at home
- For students in professional tracks: Additional self paced videos, monthly meetings with group mentors and assessment (View Sowa Rigpa Practitioner & Sowa Rigpa Counselor)
Tuition: $1500
SOWA RIGPA PRACTITIONERProfessional Training
4 Years | 800+ hours | Online with In-Person Intensives
4 Years | 800+ hours | Online with In-Person Intensives
A four-year professional training in Sowa Rigpa based on the Gyud Zhi རྒྱུད་བཞི། (Four Medical Tantras):
- Approximately 200 hours of class time each year (Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa + Practitioner cohort supplementary videos and monthly mentorship meetings)
- Combination of self-paced video learning with select live online modules
- Weekly sessions with group mentor and assessment.
- Annual in-person practical intensives at Pure Land Farms in California and Italy (mandatory completion of two during the four year program)
- Opportunities for clinical internship and study abroad in Nepal complete the fourth year of training
Tuition: $3000/ year
SOWA RIGPA COUNSELORProfessional Training
2 Years | 400+ hours | Online with Optional In-Person Intensive
2 Years | 400+ hours | Online with Optional In-Person Intensive
A two-year professional training in a unique and dynamic form of counseling grounded in Sowa Rigpa, Yuthok Nyingthig, and contemporary psychotherapeutic theories and practices:
Tuition: $3000/ year
- Approximately 200 hours of class time each year (Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa + Counselor cohort supplementary videos and monthly mentorship meetings)
- Combination of self-paced video learning with select live online modules and weekly online discussions and practical sessions
- Intervision sessions to discuss case studies
- Optional in-person intensive
- Final Project on topic of student's choice
Tuition: $3000/ year
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Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, founder of the Sowa Rigpa Institute: School of Traditional Tibetan Medicine, is a traditional Tibetan physician and international teacher of Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa), Buddhism, and yogic practices.
Born in Amdo, in North Eastern Tibet, Dr. Nida completed his medical studies in Lhasa, while training in all lineages of Vajrayana Buddhism, especially in the Longchen Nyingthig, Dudjom Tersar, and the Yuthok Nyingthig, the unique spiritual tradition of Tibetan Medicine. His extensive research and revival of ancient Tibetan healing methods has gained him high acclaim in the East and West.
In addition to his work as a physician, he trains students in Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in over forty countries around the world.
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Born in Amdo, in North Eastern Tibet, Dr. Nida completed his medical studies in Lhasa, while training in all lineages of Vajrayana Buddhism, especially in the Longchen Nyingthig, Dudjom Tersar, and the Yuthok Nyingthig, the unique spiritual tradition of Tibetan Medicine. His extensive research and revival of ancient Tibetan healing methods has gained him high acclaim in the East and West.
In addition to his work as a physician, he trains students in Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in over forty countries around the world.
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Sowa Rigpa Institute is an NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) Professional Development Provider.
