Dr Nida Chenagtsang

Medicine & Spirituality: Meeting of the West and East
with Lama Padma Samten, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, and Dr. Mauricio Sperandio at CEBB Curitiba

June 25, 2026
In-Person and Online
https://cebb.org.br/medicinaespiritualidade/

At an international meeting at CEBB Curitiba, Lama Padma Samten welcomes renowned Tibetan physician Dr. Nida Chenagtsang , master of the Yuthok Nyingthig spiritual healing lineage, and cardiologist Dr. Mauricio Sperandio , a specialist in integrating spirituality into clinical practice. The conversation explores the foundations of Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan Medicine) and its vision of the relationship between mind, body, and spirit, seeking connections with Western medical science. A dialogue on the future of health, the role of compassion in treatment, and the search for a cure that transcends symptoms.

In Sowa Rigpa, healing is not only herbal medicine.

The body can also be treated through heat, pressure, touch, movement, mantra, visualization, and external therapies.

One of these rare methods is Yukchö — Tibetan stick therapy.
According to the tradition, Yukchö was revealed as a terma by Zurkhar Nyamnyi Dorje and preserved within the Sowa Rigpa medical lineage.

It uses flexible sticks to rhythmically tap therapeutic points, known as gsang, along the body. These points may be natural anatomical points or afflicted points where pressure, soreness, or subtle stagnation appears.

Through this method, Yukchö is traditionally used to work with stress, rlung-related disorders, emotional imbalance, muscular and nervous tension, local pain, and stagnation.

From 11–12 June 2026, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang will teach a 2-day immersive Yukchö workshop in Estonia and online.

This is a chance to study a living healing tradition with a Tibetan physician and lineage holder.

Join us for two days of learning, practice, and direct transmission.

Photo credit: Karen Stone at Arura Tibetan Healing

Sunday, May 31
with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and Liz Sung
6am CA · 9am NY · 10am Rio · 3pm Rome
Open to all

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84315299686?pwd=vbfnK1Nr7T9mrKsXxoSKrMQP1Ftinb.1

Saka Dawa — the fourth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar — is the most sacred month of the year, honoring the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha. The full moon marks its peak, and this May 31st moon specifically is called a ‘Blue Moon’.

In Vajrayana Buddhism and Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa), lunar cycles, especially the full moon, are understood to influence both spiritual practice and the subtle energies of the body.

The moon is not only an astronomical phenomenon; it’s connected to the water element, the subtle channels (tsa), and healing nectar.

In addition to the sacred occasion of Saka Dawa, these auspicious lunar days are considered multiplying days, when the effects of our actions — positive or negative — are magnified. For this reason, practitioners can use this time for inward observation and re-commitment.

In Vajrayana symbolism, the full moon represents the awakened mind itself — clarity, luminosity, and the enlightened mind — ultimate Bodhicitta. In many meditative visualizations, a moon disc serves as the seat of a deity or sacred syllable, symbolizing the mind’s pure nature free from obscuration.

Join us for a special online practice session for Saka Dawa.

Presented by Tanaduk Garden
Donations welcome http://tanadukgarden.com/donate

What if the body, identity, and the world we experience are not as fixed as they seem?

Illusory Body Yoga, or Gyulu, is one of the profound practices within the Six Yogas of Naropa. It does not teach us to reject reality or escape from life. Instead, it invites us to examine how experience appears, how we grasp it, and how we can begin to relate to body and mind with more openness and freedom.

From 8–10 June 2026, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang will offer a 3-day teaching on Illusory Body Yoga in the Vajrayāna tradition. This teaching is for those with sincere interest in Buddhist practice, authentic lineage, and direct experience—not just ideas.
You can join in person in Estonia or online through livestream.

Illusory Body Yoga is not a quick method. It is a doorway into a deeper way of seeing.
Registration is open here: https://www.sowarigpaschool.com/all-courses/p/illusory-body-yoga-teaching-with-dr-nida-online

Free online talk this Sunday, May 17 for Templo Yuthok Ling Brasil
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sLC9VtuTRb2hfXn8WqacXA

Looking forward to seeing you in Brasil this June – July.
https://medicinatibetanabrasil.com

Nature is our greatest guru, our most profound healer, and our generous mother. When we learn to listen, she gives us everything we need. Happy Earth day 🌏

photo by Liz Sung