Sowa Rigpa - Tibetan Medicine
Sowa Rigpa, Tibetan Medicine is one of the oldest known medical system. Elements of Indian and Chinese medical traditions are integrated with Buddhist practice in a coherent and powerful system. Recognised by the Indian government under AYUSH.
Sowa-Rigpa (Science of Healing) commonly known as Tibetan Medicine, is one of the oldest, living and well documented medical tradition of the world. It has been popularly practice in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Himalayan regions of India, part of China & Russia and now in Europe and America.
Sowa Rigpa is a science, art and philosophy that provides a holistic approach to health care. It is a science because its principles are enumerated in a systematic and logical framework based on an understanding of the body and its relationship to the environment. It is
an art because it uses diagnostic techniques based on the creativity, insight, subtlety and compassion of the medical practitioner. And it is a philosophy because it embraces the Buddhist principles of altruism, karma & ethics.
Sowa-Rigpa uses various diagnostic techniques such as pulse reading, urinalysis and interrogation. It applies herbal medicines
and therapeutic methods to give a holistic healing and wellness.