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A Time of Transformation and Spiritual Growth Perimenopause is a significant, often challenging phase in a woman’s life, beginning as early as 35 years old and lasting for up to 15 years. During this time, many women experience severe health issues, which can lead to confusion and frustration, as medical professionals often overlook or misunderstand […]

Restoring Vital Energy with Tibetan La Massage In the realm of Tibetan medicine, an ancient healing system deeply intertwined with Buddhist philosophy and practices, the concept of vital energy, known as "La" (bLa), holds significant importance. La is believed to be the essence of life, nurturing health and well-being as it flows through the subtle […]

edit: January 2024 Stressed? Do you feel overwhelmed, tired but wired? Can't fall asleep despite exhaustion, or wake up early morning about 4-5 am and can't fall asleep any more? Do you feel anxiety or burnout? Problems with concentration and memory? This is just the beginning of the list...  Genghis Khan may have suffered similar difficulties in ruling and expanding […]

According to Tibetan medicine, flowers have wonderful youthful energy. They produce the seeds, the beginning of the new plant, new life. Sowa Rigpa uses this rejuvenating, reproductive ability of plants in Chudlen practices. Chudlen in Tibetan literally means “taking the essence”, which means taking the special extracts to strengthen the vital energy and prolong lifespan.  CHUDLEN […]

  Sowa Rigpa Point of View Gyu shi, 4 Medical Tantras of Tibetan Medicine praise milk as a beverage with many benefits. With its sweet taste and heavy and oily qualities it helps grow bodily constituents, pacifies disorders of Lung (Wind) and Tripa (Fire), increases virility, cures pulmonary disorders and chronic infections and emaciation, and is rejuvenating. […]

Recently my father-in-law showed me the fruits from his garden. The plums and apricots were falling unripened and undamaged without any seen reason. He cut into the plum and saw that the seeds were cracked perpendicularly in the middle. Puzzled at what might be the cause, my father-in-law searched for an answer and found out […]

I first encountered Tibetan Medicine (TTM) in 2003 when I was a medical student in Poland. What a joyful encounter it was! At that time, I’d been experimenting with meditation for several years, but somehow could not connect it with my studies of medicine. And wow, a system does exist that combined both physical and […]

Spring has arrived! As the outer environment changes reflecting the inner, the melting of the mountain snow mirrors the inner snow of Beken (one of the three humours; composed of water and earth elements) in our bodies making us feel heavy and phlegmatic. Our liver is waking from its Winter slumber making it a perfect time […]

A Smile for Immunity If you feel overwhelmed and stressed in this beautiful but challenging pre-Christmas period, remember that emotions have a big impact on our health. And the most important emotion for health is joy and gratitude! Research shows that laughter activates NK cells - a type of lymphocytes that protects us from pathogens […]

A 28-year-old blond woman, let’s call her Anna, came into my office lamenting she could not get pregnant for the past year and a half despite no apparent pathology according to western medical understanding. She appeared frustrated, and with tears in her eyes cried, “why can’t I get a baby, if everything is okay? Why […]