WITH DR. NIDA CHENAGTSANG AND DR. ED COUGHLIN

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY 4 & 5, 2 – 6PM

This workshop will begin with a reading transmission of the Root Tantra, the first of four volumes of Tibetan medical (Sowa Rigpa) texts that are said to have been taught by the Medicine Buddha himself from the center of his Pure Land, called Tanaduk. In the first chapter of the Root Tantra, we find a description of Tanaduk – a botanic garden in the form of the mandala, with medicinal plants of different tastes and potencies that heal all kinds of diseases. 

Pure Land Farms’ Tanaduk Gardens was modeled after this traditional description and it is from this botanic garden that we will receive teachings on the fundamental principles of Tibetan herbalism. Focusing on specific plants that are growing here in our Topanga Pure Land, we will study, mindfully harvest, and prepare together simple Tibetan medicinal formulas, learning about their unique uses.

This will be a practical, fun, and immersive weekend that will benefit Sowa RIgpa students, Western herbalists, practitioners and students of other Eastern systems of medicine including Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine, or any lover of nature and plants! 

https://purelandfarms.com/programs/may-2024/herbal-studies