INTERNATIONAL
FORUM
SOWA RIGPA
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14.-16. JUNE 2024 │ VILJANDI, ESTONIA & ONLINE
14.-16. JUNE 2024 │ VILJANDI, ESTONIA & ONLINE
The Forum strives to create a space for an international community of health and care providers to share and learn the latest ways of practicing Sowa Rigpa and Mental Health.
This is the FIRST GLOBAL GATHERING of Sowa Rigpa Communities after the world pandemic. We eagerly await your participation and share a memorable summer in Viljandi, Estonia.
This is the FIRST GLOBAL GATHERING of Sowa Rigpa Communities after the world pandemic. We eagerly await your participation and share a memorable summer in Viljandi, Estonia.
WHAT IS THIS FORUM ABOUT?
- DAY 1
-MENTAL HEALTH-
Our key speakers in the fields of Sowa Rigpa, psychiatry, psychology, and Medical anthropology, will share their insights to help listeners create a richer approach to creative (self)care solutions.
A workshop on how to improve physical and psychosomatic pain by Dr. Marian Majchrzycki will conclude the afternoon, and we welcome you back for a magical Tibetan Healing Mantra Concert by Drukmo Gyal and her musician friends at night. - DAY 2
-DREAMS STUDIES & MEDICINAL PLANTS-
In the morning session, Speakers will present various dream studies and sleep solutions, and pave the way for an engaging panel discussion to explore innovative methods for connecting with dreams and sleep.
During the afternoon session, speakers will delve into the therapeutic benefits of medicinal plants and ancient formulas from Sowa Rigpa for enhancing mental well-being and improving sleep quality. Furthermore, the day will conclude with Hormé Therapy workshop and an Estonian smoke sauna for guests from far away! - DAY 3-SORIG THESIS
PRESENTATIONS-Sorig Khang International has been instrumental in fostering the establishment of numerous educational organizations dedicated to Sowa Rigpa worldwide. These organizations offer comprehensive 2-year and 4-year programs.
Recognizing the importance of offering a forum for students/graduates to showcase their thesis to a broader audience and receive valuable feedback, we extend an invitation on the third day to those who are ready to present their thesis and independent research.
KEY SPKEAERS
- Dr Nida Chenagtsang སྨན་པ་ཉི་ཟླ།Traditional Tibetan physician and lineage holder of the Yuthok Nyingthig.
- Dr. Chencho Dorji སྨན་པ་རྡོ་རྗེ།Bhutan’s First Psychiatrist; Professor of Psychiatry at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences.
- Dr. Machik སྨན་པ་མ་ཅིག།Senior Sowa Rigpa doctor and professor in Amdo, Northeastern Tibet.
- Dr. Caroline Van DammeSenior Psychiatrist, Sowa Rigpa mental counselling in Belgium.
- Dr Nyima Tsering སྨན་པ་ཉི་མ་ཚེ་རིང་Sowa Rigpa Physician in Nepal; Founding Principle of the International College of Sowa Rigpa at Lumbini University in Nepal
- Anu Rootalu-WachsmannSowa Rigpa Practitioner and teacher in Estonia, Buddhist since 1980s
- Dr. Anastazie HoleckoMD, Sowa Rigpa practitioner, Functional Medicine, Rejuvenation
- Dr. Petra PoolametsSenior Estonian psychiatrist, Buddhist philosophies, in Finland.
- Dr. Carroll DunhamAmerican medical anthropologist, writer and producer for National Geographic, PBS and BBC.
- Dr. Cecile VennosHead of Quality, Regulatory, and Medical Scientific Affairs at Padma AG
- Dr. Mari ValdurSocial anthropologist, research fellow at the University of Tartu, Estonia
- Dr. Edward Coughlin AP, DOMEdward is Acupuncture Physician and Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and inter-cultural herbalist in Miramar beach Florida.
- Dr. Diego HangartnerSpecializing in psychopharmacology and addiction, author, public speaker
- Erve Sõõru MD, PhDPulmonologist, Head of Department of Pulmonology, Confido Medical Centre, in Tallinn, Estonia.
- Kene VernikPsychologist, sleep consultant, Somnologist-technologist. Founder of Sleep Drive
- Drukmo GyalMantra singer, practitioner of Sowa Rigpa and Buddhism, novice Anthropologist.
- Udhan Wimukthi - ཀ་དག་རྡོ་རྗེ་ (kadag-Dorje)Sowa Rigpa practioner, Chemist, Teacher.
- Steve James
Teaching somatic practices and meditation globally, leading explorations in contemplative & interpersonal realms through Guru Viking Podcast.
THESIS PRESENTERS
- Dr. Olev PoolametsSenior Andrologist in Estonia, longitude personal studies on Sowa Rigpa and Buddhism.
- Sally MuirIntensive care nurse since 1973; Family therapy counselor; Sowa Rigpa mental healing counselor; Founder of Manushhi Ltd since 1995.
- Matti PennanenSowa Rigpa Practitioner in Finland and Estonia; Physiotherapist; Ecological housebuilding
- Kaia-Kaire HuntEFT Therapist, nurse, meditation teacher, Sowa Rigpa practitioner in Estonia
- Anastasia ZhandelinovaMassage therapist, clinical nutritionist, Sowa Rigpa practitioner in Lithuania
- Dr. Bryan WatrousChinese Medicine, Acupuncturist; specializing in pain relief and the treatment of chronic disease and mental health; Sowa Rigpa practitioner
- Julia Mariko ShannonPre-licensed psychotherapist; Sowa Rigpa Mental Health Counselor
- Wendy Littner Thomson MEdLicensed psychotherapist specializing in grief counseling; Sowa Rigpa Mental Health Counselor
FEATURED EXHIBITIONS ON:
SOWA RIGPA TANGKHA PAINTINGS AND MEDICINAL HERBS
SOWA RIGPA TANGKHA PAINTINGS AND MEDICINAL HERBS
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