Introduction into Trad. Tibetan Medicine
> Grundlagen der Tibetischen Medizin <
First Seminar Cycle “ Introduction into Traditional Tibetan Medicine “ successfull:
Around half of the participants of the seminar „Introduction into Traditional Tibetan Medicine“ were eager enough to take the exam at the end of the first seminar cycle. After having written their homework, the participants came from different parts of Austria (Vienna, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia) and Germany in order to accomplish the challenging 3-hour exam on March 21.
„The exam motivates me to deepen the knowledge. The Tibetan Medicine is rather complex and I would like to make use of it later on at my own small clinic. Therefore the studies are very important“, said doctor Z. from Vienna.
These introductory seminars delivered a „first sight“ into the diversity and depth of the Traditional Tibetan Medicine. Many of the participants want to continue and plan to attend the diploma course next year where they can extend their gained knowledge and get a deeper insight into the fields of „Tibetan Massage“ and/or „Gentle Therapies in the TTM“. In addition, special seminars for doctors are offered in the field of „Diagnostic Methods in the TTM“ where authentic Tibetan doctors will teach the art of pulse and urine diagnosis.
„I am happy that there is a big interest in the traditional Tibetan art of healing. This will help spread the TTM authentically in the West“, says Ven. Geshe Tenzin Dhargye, director of the Tibet Center. „A lot of our participants are doctors. Therefore we want to cooperate more closely with Austrian doctors in the future and thus want to cultivate the dialogue among experts“, explains Geshe T. Dhargye.
Tibetan medicine is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes behavior and dietary modification, medicines composed of natural materials (e.g., herbs and minerals) and physical therapies (e.g. Tibetan acupuncture, moxabustion, etc.) to treat illness.
The > Tibetan medical system < is based upon a synthesis of the Indian (Ayurveda), Persian (Unani), Greek, indigenous Tibetan, and Chinese medical systems, and it continues to be practiced in Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Ladakh, Siberia, China and Mongolia, as well as more recently in parts of Europe and North America. It embraces the traditional Buddhist belief that all illness ultimately results from the „three poisons“ of the mind: ignorance, attachment and aversion.
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