CURRICULA
SOWA RIGPA PROGRAMS
Foundations of Sowa Rigpa
1 Year | 150+ Hours
This one-year program can be taken as a standalone, non-professional program--it is also the foundational first year of our professional trainings. It explores 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 main structure of the Root Tantra (tsa gyu) with special emphasis on safe and practical applications at home.
Comprised of approximately 100 hours of pre-recorded lectures given by Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, senior SRI faculty and esteemed guest teachers, accompanied by weekly 90-minute live online meetings with mentors for Q+A and student assessment. Course topics are divided into eleven modules given over the course of three 12-week trimesters.
Comprised of approximately 100 hours of pre-recorded lectures given by Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, senior SRI faculty and esteemed guest teachers, accompanied by weekly 90-minute live online meetings with mentors for Q+A and student assessment. Course topics are divided into eleven modules given over the course of three 12-week trimesters.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Sowa Rigpa Practitioner
Foundations + 3 Years | 800+ Hours
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.
• Combination of self-paced video learning with select live online modules and weekly question and answer sessions with group mentor and assessments.
• Annual opportunities for 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
To begin your course of study, enroll in Foundations of Sowa Rigpa
(Application for Year 2 takes place at the conclusion of Foundations year):
• Approximately 200 hours of class time each year. Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa.
• Combination of self-paced video learning with select live online modules and weekly question and answer sessions with group mentor and assessments.
• Annual opportunities for 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
To begin your course of study, enroll in Foundations of Sowa Rigpa
(Application for Year 2 takes place at the conclusion of Foundations year):
Sowa Rigpa Counselor
Foundations + 1 Year | 400+ Hours
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:
• Approximately 200 hours of class time each year. Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa.
• 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
To begin your course of study, enroll in Foundations of Sowa Rigpa
(Application for Year 2 takes place at the conclusion of Foundations year):
• Approximately 200 hours of class time each year. Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa.
• 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
To begin your course of study, enroll in Foundations of Sowa Rigpa
(Application for Year 2 takes place at the conclusion of Foundations year):
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