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Special Events
August 29 and September 12, 7pm - Sound Healing Concert by Rahbi Crawford at the Mahayana Dharma Center. Suggested Donation: $15
Utilizing crystal bowls and other carefully selected acoustic instruments, Rahbi weaves flowing improvisations intended to facilitate resonance within the systems of those attending, and thus support their greater balance with nature and the elements of the universe.
Visit her website at: www.mwt.net/~makesmusic/
September 13th, 10-12pm - Tibet: Beyond Fear held at the Mahayana Dharma Center.
Ani Ngawang Sangdrol: The story of Ani Ngawang Sangdrol, the spiritual journey of a Tibetan Buddhist nun, imprisoned under the Chinese occupation of Tibet. All proceeds go to Ani Ngawang Sandrol and the Jamu School Project in eastern Tibet. This event is co-sponsored by the Tibetan Association of Madison and the Mahayana Dharma Center
See the Sorig newsletter published twice a year by the Medicine Buddha Healing Center. Note: it's in the Tibetan language.
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About Dr. Gyal
Dr. Gyal sees patients at the Medicine Buddha Healing Center usually Fridays and Saturdays. Call Dr. Gyal directly at 608-695-8915. or call Susan or Marion at 608-583-5311 or 608-583-4241, or email globalv@mhtc.net to make an appointment. Dr. Gyal's web site is at: http://www.tibetanhealing.org.
Dr. Yangbum Gyal graduated in 1988 from the Malho medical school in Rebgong, Tibet and later obtained the degree of Menpa Kachupa and Menrampa (equivalent to PhD in western graduate degree) in Traditional Tibetan Medicine at Men-Tsee-Khang (Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute) in India.
Dr. Gyal served as a resident doctor, medical research fellow, and professor at Men-Tsee-Khang (Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute) in Dharamsala, India and also served as a resident doctor at the Hargay Health Center in Amdo, Tibet. He has taught Tibetan language and topics on Tibetan medicine at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and he is now serving as honorary fellow at the Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin as a research consultant.
He authored the Tibetan Medical Dietary Book: Vol I, The Potency and Preparation of Vegetables and has published and presented papers on Tibetan medicine and other related topics. He has held workshops on Tibetan medicine in the Midwest area, and has made medical tours to different parts of India and Japan.
Dr. Gyal offers a traditional Tibetan medical healing approach with an assortment of pulse reading, urine analysis, herbal remedies, personalized dietary and lifestyle modification, Ku-Nye (Tibetan massage), body-mind therapy, and other therapeutic treatments. See more about Dr. Gyal here.
Learn more about Dr. Gyal's: Bumkhang Tibet Project. A Charitable project of the Mahayana Dharma Foundation. Providing access to school for children in rural Tibet.
Zihna Jones, homeopathic doctor, presents seminars occasionally at the Center. Find out more about her in Keeping Up With The Joneses!
An Overview of Tibetan Medicine
The Tibetan medical tradition is only beginning to be well known here in the
West. The traditional Eastern methods of healing have been practiced for several
thousand years with excellent results. Centuries ago the knowledge of Ayurveda
was carried to Tibet where many of its major medical concepts were incorporated
into Tibetan medical practices and philosophy. An underlying premise in both the
Indian and Tibetan systems is that balancing the energies and their related
biological interactions in the body results in good health. When in balance, the
person feels good, strong and has joy in their life and relationships. When the
physical or metaphysical aspects of the body are out of balance, one or more or
these positive indications are lacking.
A major cause of balance or imbalance is known to be that which enters the body and psyche through food and drink, and what is breathed in or assimilated in other ways from the environment. This includes "toxic" or beneficial thoughts, behaviors, relationships, and the effects of seasonal changes. Balance can be restored by reducing or eliminating the intake of toxic materials and adding elements that assist the body to achieve balance. In Tibetan medicine this occurs through lifestyle and dietary changes and/or by the introduction of nutritional supplements.
Assessment Methods
Tibetan diagnostic techniques include an amazingly precise technique of
pulse reading; visual observation of the patient’s skin, tongue and urine; and
in depth dialog with the patient. Doctors particularly emphasize the
importance of good communication in establishing the root cause of difficult
situations. They ask about the sort of food and drink the patient consumes, his
or her physical and mental behaviors, lifestyle, stresses, appetite and
digestion, sleep patterns and whatever else may provide needed clues. The
assessment takes into account external factors such as the season of the year
and is stated in terms of a prevailing energetic pattern in the system.
In the Tibetan system, the prevailing pattern arises from the relationship between three "humors" known as rLung, mKhris-pa, and bad-kan. These humors involve personality, bodily configuration and conditions, and physical or mental responses to common situations in daily life. Every human being has his or her individual mix of the three basic patterns, but usually one or two of them predominate. This leads to a less than ideal flow of energy in the body that affects the corresponding bodily substances. Although the descriptions of these humors may sound a bit alien to the Western ear, the concept is simply that of balancing a three armed scale to create harmonious flow in the body. A Tibetan doctor will make recommendations that aim at increasing those areas that are deficient and minimizing what is excessive.
Recommendations and Treatments
Once a pattern has been determined, the Tibetan doctor serves as a professional
consultant, teacher and guide. They seek to facilitate greater harmony in the
system through dietary and lifestyle suggestions, herbal supplements and
non-invasive therapies. Dietary recommendations are based on a way of
categorizing food according to its flavor (pungent, bitter, astringent, sweet,
salty, or sour) and looking at other characteristics that determine how the food
acts in the body. Nutritional supplements are usually suggested in the form of
pills which contain carefully regulated combinations of specific plant and
mineral substances manufactured by the Tibetan pharmacy.
Click here to view photos of pill manufacturing at the Tibetan pharmacy.
Other recommendations might be to change a condition that is causing physical,
mental or spiritual stress, begin an exercise program, take medicinal or natural
spring baths, receive massage using various medicinal oils, receive acupuncture,
etc. If it is felt that the situation is acute and requires surgery or another
type of major intervention, the patient is referred to a surgeon or other
specialist. To read an article written by one of the Tibetan doctors, which gives additional information about Tibetan
Medicine, please click here.
Location
The Medicine Buddha Healing Center is located
at 6595 Clyde Road in the rural Spring Green, Wisconsin area.
Events
Special events, including fundraising for the Medicine Buddha Healing
Center, are sponsored by the Mahayana Dharma Center.