INTERNATIONAL
FORUM
SOWA RIGPA
རྒྱལ་སྤྱིའི་བོད་ཀྱི་གསོ་བ་རིག་པའི་ཚོགས་ཆེན།











14.-16. JUNE 2024 │ VILJANDI, ESTONIA & ONLINE

14.-16. JUNE 2024 │ VILJANDI, ESTONIA

AVAILABLE IN PERSON & 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.

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 Damme
    Senior 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-Wachsmann
    Sowa Rigpa Practitioner and teacher in Estonia, Buddhist since 1980s
  • Dr. Olev Poolamets
    Senior Andrologist, Sowa Rigpa, Buddhism, in Estonia
  • Dr. Emilio Gallotta
    Medical doctor, Sowa Rigpa doctor, translator
  • Dr Dominique Townsand
    Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Bard University; Author
  • Dr. Anastazie Holecko
    MD, Sowa Rigpa practitioner, Functional Medicine, Rejuvenation
  • Dr. Petra Poolamets
    Senior Estonian psychiatrist, Buddhist philosophies, in Finland.
  • Dr. Carroll Dunham
    American medical anthropologist, writer and producer for National Geographic, PBS and BBC.
  • Dr. Cecile Vennos
    Head of Quality, Regulatory, and Medical Scientific Affairs at Padma AG
  • Dr. Marian Majchrzycki
    Osteopath, physiotherapist, Sowa Rigpa practitioner
  • Merle Nurm
    Sowa Rigpa External Therapist since 2009
  • Dr. Mari Valdur
    Social anthropologist, research fellow at the University of Tartu, Estonia
  • Dr. Edward Coughlin AP, DOM
    Edward is Acupuncture Physician and Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and inter-cultural herbalist in Miramar beach Florida.
  • Dr. Diego Hangartner
    Specializing in psychopharmacology and addiction, author, public speaker
  • Erve Sõõru MD, PhD
    Pulmonologist, Head of Department of Pulmonology, Confido Medical Centre, in Tallinn, Estonia.
  • Kene Vernik
    Psychologist, sleep consultant, Somnologist-technologist. Founder of Sleep Drive
  • Christiana Polites
    Director of Sowa Rigpa Institute and Pure Land Farms
  • Dr. Ain Raal
    Professor of Pharmacognosy
  • Drukmo Gyal
    Mantra 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 Poolamets
    Senior Andrologist in Estonia, longitude personal studies on Sowa Rigpa and Buddhism.
  • Sally Muir
    Intensive care nurse since 1973; Family therapy counselor; Sowa Rigpa mental healing counselor; Founder of Manushhi Ltd since 1995.
  • Matti Pennanen
    Sowa Rigpa Practitioner in Finland and Estonia; Physiotherapist; Ecological housebuilding
  • Kaia-Kaire Hunt
    EFT Therapist, nurse, meditation teacher, Sowa Rigpa practitioner in Estonia
  • Anastasia Zhandelinova
    Massage therapist, clinical nutritionist, Sowa Rigpa practitioner in Lithuania
  • Dr. Bryan Watrous
    Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist; specializing in pain relief and the treatment of chronic disease and mental health; Sowa Rigpa practitioner
  • Urszula Gasperowicz
    Psychologist; Sowa Rigpa practitioner in Poland
  • Julia Mariko Shannon
    Pre-licensed psychotherapist; Sowa Rigpa Mental Health Counselor
  • Wendy Littner Thomson MEd
    Licensed psychotherapist specializing in grief counseling; Sowa Rigpa Mental Health Counselor
  • Cezary Malinowski
    Sowa Rigpa External Therapist in Poland
FEATURED EXHIBITIONS ON:
SOWA RIGPA TANGKHA PAINTINGS AND MEDICINAL HERBS
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