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November 5 – 8, 2003
Hyatt Regency – Capitol Hill
Washington D.C.
U.S.A.
Jointly Sponsored by:
Pro-Cultura, Inc.
and
The Continuum Center for Health and Healing, Beth Israel Medical Center
1 - ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
2 - ADVISORY COMMITTEE
3 - PROGRAM
4 - FUNDING AND COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS
The First International Congress on Tibetan Medicine took place in 1998. It was the first major conference of its kind in the west, and provided an introduction to the complex art of healing practiced in Tibetan medicine. A survey of different therapeutic modalities and practices were presented, as well as modern applications for integration into western clinical practice. The conference brought together western and Tibetan doctors from around the globe in a spectacular celebration of Tibetan medicine, and was attended by over 2000 people.
The Second International Congress on Tibetan Medicine: From Tradition to Evidence – Research and Practical Applications (ICTM-2) will focus on recent developments and findings, as well as on emerging themes that directly affect the application and practice of Tibetan medicine in the West.
Like the First Congress, ICTM-2 will provide a unique opportunity for direct interaction with highly regarded doctors of Tibetan medicine, as well as extraordinary Tibetan Buddhist masters who will discuss and present healing techniques and traditions that have direct and practical applicability for both medical and lay audiences.
ICTM-2 will also create an opportunity to reconvene and assess latest advances and developments since the 1998 conference in the areas of clinical research and integration of Tibetan medicine into clinical practice.
The conference will enable health professionals to:
- Learn firsthand the current research status of many Tibetan therapies and identify issues in research methodology,
- Critically assess recent developments in spirituality and health, mind/body and neuroscience research,
- Identify potential areas of integration of Tibetan medicine into western medical practice,
- Discuss the future and sustainability of Tibetan medicine in the west,
- Enhance understanding of Tibetan medicine through direct interaction with Tibetan doctors and Buddhist teachers.
- Woodson C. Merrell, M.D., Director, Continuum Center for Health and Healing, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City (Chair)
- Anna Souza, Director, Pro-Cultura, Inc (Conference Director)
- Vincanne Adams, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine, University of California at San Francisco
- Leslie Blackhall, M.D., MTS, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine.
- Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D., Candidate, Department of Religious Studies, Rice University.
- Dr. Lobsang Dhondup, Tibetan Doctor, Santa Barbara, CA.
- Eric Jacobson, Ph.D., Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
- Kimberly Johnson, M.D., Board-Certified Emergency Physician, Durango, CO & Post-Doctoral Fellow in Ethnobotany and Ethnomedicine, Columbia University.
- Dr. Yangdron Kalzang, Tibetan Doctor, San Francisco, CA.
- Lobsang Rabgay, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry & Director, UCLA Behavioral Medicine Clinic and Program.
- Herbert Schwabl, Ph.D., Chairman – Board of Directors, PADMA, Inc.
- Chris Steward- Patterson, M.D., Associate Professor, Faculties of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia.
- B. Alan Wallace, PhD., Director, Santa Barbara Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness, Santa Barbara, CA.
- Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo Tibetan Doctor, Shang Shung Institute, Conway, MA.
- Ira Zunin, M.D., M.P.H., President, Hawaii State Consortium for Integrative Health Care; Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Public Health, University of Hawaii.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003
OPENING LECTURE
- Anna Souza, Director Pro-Cultura - Welcome
- Gehlek Rimpoche, Jewel Heart and Robert A.F. Thurman, PhD, Tibet House U.S. - Tonglen Meditation: Transforming Pain and Suffering into Compassion for Healing
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003
PLENARY SESSION # 1: From Tradition to Evidence: An Overview of Tibetan Medicine in the West
Moderator: Woodson Merrell, MD, Executive Director, Beth Israel Continuum Center for Health and Healing
- Dr. Pema Dorjee, Men Tsee Khang, India, Personal Physician of HH the Dalai Lama – Opening Statements and Message from HH the Dalai Lama
- Leslie Blackhall, MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine - Tibetan Medicine, Defining a Medical Tradition
- Herbert Schwabl, PhD, Padma, Inc., Switzerland - From Tradition to Evidence, the Evolution of Tibetan Medicine in the West
PLENARY SESSION # 2: Monks in the Lab - Recent Breakthroughs in Mind-Body Medicine and Neuroscience Research
Moderator: Nancy J. Pearson, PhD, National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine - National Institutes of Health
- Herbert Benson, MD, Harvard University - Physiology and Biology of g-Tum-mo Yoga, Recent Research
- Michael J. Baime, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicin e- Brain Imaging During Tibetan Buddhist Sadhana Practice Will the Real Vajrayogini Please Stand Up?
- Margaret Kemeny, PhD, University of California-San Francisco - A Training Program Integrating Buddhist Contemplative and Western Psychological Practices
- Alan Wallace, PhD, Santa Barbara Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness - A Buddhist Ideal of Mental Health: Balancing Attention, Emotions and Cognition
- Max Moser, PhD, Joanneum Research Institute for Noninvasive Diagnosis and University of Graz, Austria University of Graz, Austria - The Dancing Heart in Meditation.
BREAK-OUT SESSION # 1:
# 101 - Tibetan Medicine and Mental Health (Part 1 – continued in # 201)
Participants: Alan Wallace, PhD, Santa Barbara Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness (Moderator); Margaret Kemeny, PhD, UC-San Francisco; Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Ligmincha Institute; Gehlek Rimpoche, Jewel Heart; Dr. Pema Dorjee, Men Tsee Khang, India.
# 102 - Diagnosis: Two Worlds/Two Approaches (Part 1 – continued in # 202)
Moderator: John Pan, MD, George Washington University Medical Center
Tibetan Doctors: Dr. Choeying Phunstog, Meridian Medical Group; Dr.Tenzing Dakpa, Medicine Buddha Healing Center; Dr. Menpa Yangdron Kalzang, Five Branches Institute.
Western Physicians: John Pan, MD, George Washington University Medical Center; Michael J. Baime, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Nancy Black, MD, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Tsewang Ngodrup, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis.
# 103 - Research Highlights of Recent Clinical Findings: Arterial Disease, Rheumatic Diseases, Irritable Bowel Syndrome & More (Part 1 – continues in # 203)
Moderator: Herbert Schwabl, PhD, Padma, Inc, Switzerland
- Herbert Schwabl, PhD, Padma, Inc, Switzerland - Overview and Current Status of Clinical Research
- Paula de Wys-Koolkin, NSTG, Netherlands - Pilot Study on the Effect of Tibetan Medicine on Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
- Marianne Suter, PhD, Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland - - Impact of Padma Basic in Atherosclerosis: Mechanistic Approach from In Vitro and In Vivo Results and a Randomized Controlled Study
- Sarah Sallon, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, Hadassah University Hospital, Israel - Padma Lax and Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Clinical Update
# 104 – The Impact of Western Medicine on Tibetan Medicine: How Can Collaboration Work?
Moderator: Vincanne Adams, PhD, University of California at San Francisco
- Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen, Kumbum Tibetan Hospital – Does Western Medicine Support Tibetan Medicine or Create Conflict? Perception from the Standpoint of Tibetan Medical Doctors in Tibet.
- Alex McKay PhD, Wellcome Trust Centre, London - Competition or Co-operation?: The Interaction of Tibetan and “Western” Medicine, a Case Study.
- Colin Millard, PhD Tara Institute of Tibetan Medicine - The Integration of Tibetan Medicine in the UK: the Clinics of the Tara Institute of Tibetan Medicine
- A. I. Bartanov, MD, Eastern Medicine Center, Buryatia – The Intraregional Specialized Center of Eastern Medicine as an Example of Combination of Different Medical Systems
- Jennifer Chertow, PhD, Stanford University – Where Tibetan Medicine and Biomedicine Meet: Township Clinics and Women's Health in Central Tibet
Discussant: Mark Stibich, PhD, Johns Hopkins University.
BREAK-OUT SESSION # 2
# 201 - Tibetan Medicine and Mental Health (Part 2 - Continued from # 101)
# 202 - Diagnosis: Two Worlds/Two Approaches (Part 2 - Continued from # 102)
# 203 - Research Highlights of Recent Laboratory Results: Anti-inflammatory, Cholesterol Modulating Effects, Bronchial Asthma, and More. (Part 2 – continued from # 103)
Moderator: Herbert Schwabl, PhD, Padma, Inc., Switzerland
- Florian Ueberall, PhD, Univ Innsbruck, Austria - Gene-Chip Analysis of Tibetan Formulas
- Marianne Suter, PhD, Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland - On Aerobic Life and Free Radical Formation: the Impact of Padma Basic
- S. M. Nikolaev ,MD, Institute of General & Experimental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Buryatia –Major Results of Recent Experimental Research on Medicinal Means of Tibetan Medicine at the Department of Biologically Active Substances in Buryatia
- Vladimir Tarnuyev, MD, The Republican Clinical Hospital for War Veterans, Buryatia - Research on the Treatment of Bronchial Asthma combining Tibetan, TCM and Allopathic Therapies.
# 204 – Bon Medicine
Moderator: Alejandro Chaoul, PhD Candidate, Rice University
- Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche, Nepal - The Bon Medical Tradition
- Dr. Thubten Phuntsog, Central University of Nationalities, Beijing - Relationships between the Bon Medical Tradition and the other Tibetan Buddhist Traditions
- Dr. Pasang Yonten Arya Tendi Sherpa, New Yuthog Institute of Tibetan Medicine, Italy - Bon Medicine: the Lost Culture of Tibet, Lacking Evidence to Repair the History
- Colin Millard, PhD, Tara Institute of Tibetan Medicine – Men and To: Two Aspect of Bön Healing
# 205 - WORKSHOPS: Practical Introductions to Tibetan Medicine by Tibetan Physicians
A - Essentials of Tibetan Medicine – Dr. Kelsang Dorje Keldor
B - Diet and nutrition: Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Shang Shung Institute
Room: Yosemite
SPECIAL EVENING LECTURE:
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Ligmincha Institute - Healing with Form, Energy and Light
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2003
KEYNOTE LECTURE:
Wade Davis, PhD, National Geographic Society - Light at the Edge of the World
BREAK-OUT SESSION # 3: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
# 301 –The Future and Sustainability of Medicinal Plants in the Himalayan Region (Part 1 - continued in # 401, # 501, and # 601)
Part 1: Introduction and Issues
Chairman and Moderator: Mark Blumenthal, American Botanical Council - Introduction
- Patricia S. De Angelis, PhD - Medicinal Plant Working Group, US Fish & Wildlife Service – Sustainability Issues and Challenges
- Dr. Pema Dorjee, Men Tsee Khang, India – The Men Tsee Khang’s Programs for Conservation of Medicinal Pants
- Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen, Kumbum Tibetan Hospital – Current Issues of Tibetan Medicinal Plants in Tibetan Regions Including Harvesting, Cultivation and Protection.
- Amchi Gyatso Bista, Himalayan Amchi Association, Nepal - Conservation, Education, and the
Future of ‘amchi’ Practice in Mustang, Nepal
# 302 - The Biology and Healing Power of Compassion (Part 1 – continued in #402)
Moderator: Stephen C. Post, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
- Robert A. F. Thurman, PhD, Columbia University/Tibet House U.S. - Compassion in Tibetan Buddhism
- Margaret Kemeny, PhD, University of California-San Francisco – Developing a Conceptualization and Method of Measuring Compassion: Integrating East and West
- Miriam E. Cameron, PhD, RN, University of Minnesota - Ethics and Compassion in Tibetan Medicine
- Michael J. Baime, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine – The Uses of Meditation as a Mechanism for Generating Compassion and Healing in Clinical Settings.
- Alan Wallace, PhD, Santa Barbara Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness – Empathy, Compassion & Human Flourishing
# 303 - Collaboration or Integration: Different Models and Approaches
Moderator: Fredi Kronenberg, PhD, Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.
- Ira Zunin, MD, MPH, Hawaii State Consortium for Integrative Health Care - Tools for Integration: A Cross-Cultural Exchange
- Amy Banter, MD, Indiana University; Cynthia Husted, PhD, & Dr. Lobsang Dhondup University of California-Santa Barbara - Incorporating Tibetan Medicine Knowledge into Family Practice Residency in Indiana
- Maura Santangelo, MD, MPH, Seva Foundation - Traditional Tibetan Doctors in Eye Care: an Interdisciplinary Model of Cross-Learning between Western Doctors, Traditional Tibetan Doctors and Tibetan Scholars.
- Sienna Craig, PhD Cand., Cornell University – The Himalayan Amchi Association: Professionalization and Change among Practitioners of Tibetan Medicine In Nepal
- Guillaume Peters, PhD- Medical Delivery System, Mundgod Tibetan Settlement, South India
# 304 - Web Resources and Documentation of Tibetan Medicine – an Overview
- Jackie Wootton, M.Ed., Alternative Medicine Foundation: TibetMed - Global Information Resource on Tibetan Medicine.
# 305 - WORKSHOPS: Practical Introductions to Tibetan Medicine by Tibetan Physicians
A - Diagnosis: Pulse-taking and Urinanalysis – Dr.Tenzing Dakpa, Medicine Buddha Healing Center
B - Women’s Health & Menopause – Dr. Menpa Yangdron Kalzang, Five Branches Institute.
BREAK-OUT SESSION # 4:
# 401 – The Future and Sustainability of Medicinal Plants in the Himalayan Region
Part 2: Case Studies (Continued from # 301 – for Description see #301)
Moderator: Mark Blumenthal, American Botanical Council
- Sylvia Salcedo – Tengboche Medicinal Plant Garden Development Project/Sacred Land Initiatives
- Dekila Chungyalpa, World Wildlife Fund – Amchi Program in Dolpo, Nepal
- Carroll Dunham, Wild Earth, Nepal – Tibetan Medicine¹s growing Popularity: The Impact on Medicinal Plants and Mountain Women of the Himalayas
- Heather Harlow, M.Sc, University of Hawaii - Ethnobotanical Approaches to the Cultural and Biological Conservation of Tibetan Medicine in Exile
# 402 - The Biology and Healing Power of Compassion
(Part Two – continued from #302 )
# 403 – Issues of Research Methodology and Tibetan Medicine (Part 1 - Continued in #503)
Part 1: Current Standards and Research Models: Theoretical Background
Moderator: Eric Jacobson, PhD, Harvard University
- Eric Jacobson, PhD, Harvard University - Overview and Problems
- Jack Killen, MD, Office of International Health Research, NCCAM/NIH – CAM Research: Perspectives from NCCAM/NIH".
- Christine Goertz, DC, PhD, Samueli Institute - Prospective Outcomes Documentation Studies [PODS] of Traditional Practices.
- David Lee, PhD, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School - Issues of Quality Control in Tibetan Medicine
- Rosa Schnyer, LAc, Osher Institute Harvard Medical School - Bridging the Gap in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Research: Flexibility of Treatment vs. Standardiza
tion
# 404 – Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche – Healing Our Afflictions Through Dream Practice
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Ligmincha Institute.
# 405 - WORKSHOPS: Practical Introductions to Tibetan Medicine by Tibetan Physicians
A - Essentials of Tibetan Medicine – Dr. Nyima Namseling, Washington DC
B – Diet and Nutrition – Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Shang Shung Institute
C - The Treatment of Asthma in Tibetan Medicine - Dr.Tenzing Dakpa, Medicine Buddha Healing Center
BREAK-OUT SESSION # 5 120 min
# 501 – The Future and Sustainability of Medicinal Plants in the Himalayan Region
(Continued from # 301 & #401)
Part 3: Intellectual Property Rights and Conservation of Traditional Health Knowledge
Moderator: Mark Blumenthal, American Botanical Council
- Richard Wilder, Esq, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Washington, DC.- Protecting Traditional Medicine and Intellectual Property Rights
- Peter DiMauro, PhD, PatentWatch - Biopiracy: Innovation from the South or Raw Materials for the North
- Mary Riley, PhD, University of Illinois-Chicago - A Potential Model for Protecting Tibetan Traditional Medicine: The International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (ICBG) and The Traditional Medicine Research Centre (TMRC) in Lao PDR
- Dr. Pema Dorjee, Men Tsee Khang, India – The Men Tsee Khang’s Position on IPR
# 502 – Tara Rokpa Therapy--An Integrated Psychotherapeutic Method Based In Sowa Rigpa
Edith Irwin, MA, Tara Institute of Tibetan Medicine,
Brion Sweeney, MD, Tara Institute of Tibetan Medicine
# 503 – Issues of Research Methodology and Tibetan Medicine (Continued from # 403)
Part 2: Current Research Projects: Practical Applications
Moderator: Vincanne Adams, PhD, University of California at San Francisco
- Vincanne Adams, PhD, University of California at San Francisco - The Cross-Cultural Challenge in Clinical Trials Research
- Cynthia Husted, PhD, Dr. Lobsang Dhondup, UCSB - Tibetan Medicine Interpretation of Myelin Membranes and Changes in Multiple Sclerosis
- Maura Santangelo, MD, MPH, Seva Foundation - Collaboration with Traditional Tibetan Doctors: Theoretical Concerns in Designing Outcome Studies in Eye Care
- Sarah Sallon, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, Hadassah University Hospital, Israel - Mercury in Traditional Tibetan Medicine: Panacea or Problem?
- Dr. Namgyal Tenzin, Tibet House U.S. - Research Project on Diabetes (Type 2)at the Men Tsee Khang in Dharamsala, India
# 504 - Tibetan Medicine and Cancer
Moderator: Mary Ann Richardson, PHD, National Foundation for Alternative Medicine
- Dr. Yeshi Dhonden and Marsha Woolf - A Tibetan Approach to Cancer Treatment and Research
- Lorenzo Cohen, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center & Alejandro Chaoul, PhD Cand. Rice U. – A Randomized Trial of a Tibetan - Yoga Program for Cancer Patients
- Dr. Pasang Yonten Arya Tendi Sherpa – Is There More Breast Cancer in Tibet than in the Past? Breast Cancer in Tibetan Medicine, a Case Report
- Leslie Blackhall, MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine – On Death and Dying, Guidance from the Tibetan Perspective
- Dr. Lobsang Dhondup, UCSB, Tibetan Healing Center, San Diego, CA - Tibetan Medicine Interpretation of Cancer, with Case Studies.
- Dr. Dorjee Rapten Neshar, Bangalore, India - Therapeutic Effects of Tibetan Medicine Against Cancer Patients
# 505 - WORKSHOPS: Practical Introductions to Tibetan Medicine by Tibetan Physicians
3:30 to 5:30 pm
Small hands-on workshops with Tibetan doctors currently residing in the United States will provide opportunities to get an introduction into several key components of Tibetan medicine.
A - Essentials of Tibetan Medicine – Dr. Kelsang Dorge Keldor
Room: Congressional C
B - Tibetan Stick (acupressure) Therapy – Dr. Chime Rabten, New York
Room: Congressional D
C - Women’s Health - Dr. Nyima Namseling, Washington DC
Room: Congressional E
SPECIAL EVENING LECTURE:
Tulku Thondup Rinpoche: Realizing the Potential to Heal: Buddhist Meditations to Heal Mind and Body
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2003
KEYNOTE LECTURE:
Robert A.F. Thurman, PhD, Columbia University & Tibet House U.S. - Compassion and Selflessness: Vital for Modern Healthcare
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS # 6
# 601 –The Future and Sustainability of Medicinal Plants in the Himalayan Region (Continued from # 301, # 401 and # 501)
Part 4: The Botanical Materia Medica of Tibetan Herbal Formulas - from Pharmacognosy to Quality Control
Moderator: Mark Blumenthal, American Botanical Council
James A. Duke, PhD, USDA (Retired) - Medicinal Plants of Tibet, as Reviewed from Afar
Alessandro Boesi, PhD Cand., Shangdril, Centro Studi per l'Himalaya e il Tibet - Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali- The Identification of Medicinal Plants in their Natural Environment by Tibetan Doctors
Francesca Cardi, PhD Cand, Shangdril, Centro Studi per l'Himalaya e il Tibet - Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali - The Classification of Tibetan Materia Medica and its Contemporary Evolution
Herbert Schwabl, PhD, Padma, Inc., Switzerland – Issues of Quality Control for Tibetan Medicinal Products
# 602 - Tibetan Approaches to Depression
Moderator: Lobsang Rapgay, PhD, UCLA
- Lobsang Rapgay, PhD, UCLA - An introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Meditative based Positive Mood Enhancement Technique with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Chronic Pain
- Nancy Black, MD, Walter Reed Army Medical Center – Anxiety’s Antidote
- Mary Ryan, PhD, UMass Amherst - Treatment of Mental Health Disorders by Tibetan Medicine in Dharmasala, India: Implications for the West.
- Eric Jacobson, PhD, Harvard University - Depression and Anxiety in Tibetan Medicine: srog rlung
- Chimita Garmayeva, PhD, Institute of General & Experimental Biology, Buryatia – The Implications of Supernatural Factors for Mental Health - Data from Tibetan Medical Texts
#603 – Teaching and Practicing Tibetan Medicine in the West
Moderator: Kimberly Johnson, MD
- Brion Sweeney, MD, Tara Institute of Tibetan Medicine - Training Tibetan Doctors for Working in a Western Context, the European Experience
- Miriam E. Cameron, PhD, RN, University of Minnesota – Developing a Graduate Level Course in Tibetan Medicine
- Dr. Pasang Yonten Arya Tendi Sherpa - The New Yuthok Institute of Tibetan Medicine in Milan, Italy
- Dr. Namgyal Tenzin, Tibet House New York The Courses for Western MDs at the Men Tsee Khang, India
- Sonja Maric, MA, East-West Medical Institute, Germany - Ten Years Experience in Structuring and Implementing Medical Post-Graduate Courses of Study in Tibetan Medicine
# 604 - In Pursuit of Partnership: Philosophy and Practical Applications for Integration
Part 1: Theoretical Background (Continued in # 703)
- Isaac Eliaz, MD, LAC, Amitabha Medical Clinic and Healing Center
- Ira Zunin, MD, MPH Hawaii State Consortium for Integrative Health Care
# 605 – The Healing Power of Mantras
Dechen Shak-Dagsay, Switzerland
# 606 - WORKSHOPS: Practical Introductions to Tibetan Medicine by Tibetan Physicians
A special presentation by Dr. Thubten Phuntsog from Beijing, PRC - Properties of Foods and Medicines in Tibetan Medicine
BREAK-OUT SESSION # 7
# 701 – Synopsis of Research Sessions (#103, 203, 403, 503 ): From Tradition to Evidence
Room: Valley Forge
12:45 to 2:30 pm
Herbert Schwabl, PhD, Padma, Inc., Switzerland; Eric Jacobson, PhD, Harvard University; Vincanne Adams, PhD, University of California at San Francisco, and others.
# 702 – Women’s Health Issues
Room: Yorktown
12:45 to 2:30 pm
This panel will explore different healing modalities and approaches used for women’s health care based on Tibetan healing traditions.
Chairs and Moderators: Fredi Kronenberg, PhD, Columbia University; Kimberly Johnson, MD
- Dr Pasang Yonten Arya. Menopausal Syndrome: Can Tibetan Pills be a Substitute for Hormonal Therapy? The Experience of a Tibetan Doctor in the West
- Dr. Khunchok Gyaltsen, Kumbum Tibetan Hospital - Rural Tibetan Women’s General Health Knowledge and Health Concerns in Amdo (Tibet)
- Dr. Menpa Yangdron Kalzang, Five Branches Institute and Jennifer Chertow, PhD, Stanford University - Conceptions of Women's Bodies in Tibetan Medicine
- Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Shang Shung Institute
# 703 - In Pursuit of Partnership: Philosophy and Practical Applications for Integration
Room: Congressional B
12:45 to 2:30 pm
Part 2: Practical Applications (Continued from # 604 – see description above)
- Isaac Eliaz, MD, LAC, Amitabha Medical Clinic and Healing Center
- Ira Zunin, MD, MPH, Hawaii State Consortium for Integrative Health Care
# 704 - Chronobiology Workshop: Modulation of Body-rhythms via Meditation Techniques
Room: Ticonderoga
12:45 to 2:30 pm
Max Moser, PhD, Joanneum Research Institute for Noninvasive Diagnosis and University of Graz, Austria
The language of biological time is rhythm, and every cell as well as our whole body is oscillating in a multitude of cycles. Chronobiology has recently uncovered the spectrum of biological oscillations and has found solid connections between rhythm and health. Tibetan medicine has used this knowledge intuitively for a long time utilizing the shape of the human pulse as an indicator for weakness and diseases. A modern version of this pulse diagnosis is the analysis of heart rate variability which mirrors important body rhythms and is influenced by extraordinary states of consciousness in a fascinating way.
In this workshop a roadmap of biological rhythms relevant for health and disease is given and heart rate variability is introduced as a modern noninvasive window into body functions. Practical measurements during recitation of "OM" and during different body states will be made and the web of human body rhythms will be explored.
# 705 – Tulku Thondup Rinpoche– Boundless Healing
Room: Regency A
12:45 to 2:30 pm
Using Buddhist principles, Tulku Thondup will present meditation techniques to awaken healing energies in the body and mind that will benefit those who want to preserve good health as well as those who need comfort and relief from illness or mental distress. These meditations draw on our innate capacity for imagination and memory, our natural enjoyment of beauty and our deep-seated longing for a state of quiet calm.
# 706 - WORKSHOPS: Practical Introductions to Tibetan Medicine by Tibetan Physicians
12:45 to 2:30 pm
Small hands-on workshops (30 to 40 people) with Tibetan doctors currently residing in the United States will provide opportunities to get an introduction into several key components of Tibetan medicine.
A - Essentials of Tibetan Medicine – Dr. Choeying Puntsog – Meridian Medical Clinic, NY
Room: Congressional C
B - Tibetan Stick (acupressure) Therapy – Dr. Chime Rabten, New York
Room: Congressional D
C - Diet and Behavior – Dr. Kelsang Dorje Keldor
Room: Congressional E
# 707 - Movie session
Room: Exhibit Hall
12:45 to 2:30 pm
“The Knowledge of Healing” 90 min, English, 1997
A film by Franz Reichle, Swiss documentary filmmaker.
An investigation into the world of Tibetan Medicine. The Swiss-made documentary visits with H.H. the Dalai Lama and his physician, the late Dr. Tenzin Choedrak, in his home-in-exile in the foothills of northern India, and then with Tibetan doctor Chimit-Dorzhi Dugarov in Buryatia (eastern Siberia). Then it moves to the high-tech laboratories of Switzerland, Austria and Israel where scientists are busy analyzing the healing properties of herbs, roots and minerals, the basis of Tibetan medicines.
Break: 2:30 – 3:30 pm
GEHLEK RIMPOCHE – MEDICINE BUDDHA TEACHING
Room: Regency A
3:30 to 6:30 pm
Tibetan Buddhists consider the Medicine Buddha Empowerment to be the most powerful blessing for healing, dispelling sickness and for awakening the innate healing wisdom that lies within every individual. The practice of Medicine Buddha, the Supreme Healer (or Sangye Menla in Tibetan) is not only a very powerful method for healing and increasing healing powers both for oneself and others, but also for overcoming the inner sickness of attachment, hatred, and ignorance, thus to meditate on the Medicine Buddha can help decrease physical and mental illness and suffering.
Dinner Break
CLOSING CEREMONY:
Room: Regency A
8:00 pm
Gehlek Rimpoche will continue and conclude the Medicine Buddha Teaching and Blessing. He will be joined by other lamas and speakers in a final closing meditation dedicated to the people of Washington D.C. and the world for peace and healing.
Co-Sponsored by:
Alternative Medicine Foundation
Capital University of Integrative Medicine
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
George Washington Center for Integrative Medicine
HerboTibet
Medicine Buddha Healing Center
Menla Mountain Retreat Center
New Yuthok Institute for Tibetan Medicine (Italy)
PADMA, Inc.
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Tibet House U.S.
Pro-Cultura, Inc. wishes to acknowledge and thank the following for their kindness and generosity in funding and making this conference possible:
• John & Jodie Eastman
• HerboTibet
• Initiatives Foundation
• Institute for Research on Unlimited Love
• Loren Israelsen & the LDI Group, Inc.
• PAMDA, Inc.
• Pharmanex
• Trust for Mutual Understanding
• And one donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
CONFERENCE PARTNERS
The conference has also been made possible through the help and support of the following partners:
- Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine Journal
- Snowlion Publications
- Shambhala Sun
- Spirituality and Health Magazine
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