Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine

10/23/2026

We have some special news for you.

On Saturday, November 7, before our monthly Medicine Buddha practice, we will show a replay of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche's teaching that he gave to SSI School of Tibetan Medicine in 2022 as a part of our workshop Immersion in the Medicine Buddha mandala.

9 am - 10:10 am EST - viewing of the teachings
10:10 am EST - Medicine Buddha practice with Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo

This is a donation-based event.

Register here: https://forms.gle/uA4Kugyn8Zmp3tcM8

*The practice is reserved for those who have received transmission from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi or those enrolled in our Tibetan Medicine program.

We hope you can join us!

10/21/2026

What makes the SSI School of Tibetan Medicine and our 1.5-year Tibetan Medicine Diet & Lifestyle Counselor Program unique?

UNINTERRUPTED LINEAGE
Receive authentic knowledge that comes from an uninterrupted lineage going back over 4,000 years. We have been teaching Tibetan Medicine for over 20 years.

EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER
Study with an honorable and experienced Tibetan doctor, Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo, who received a traditional education in Tibet and is loved and respected by Buddhist teachers, students, and patients worldwide.

REAL CONNECTION
Enjoy human admin support, small cohorts, and the possibility to connect on a personal level with your classmates and teachers.

ACCESSIBILITY
We keep tuition as low as possible to stay afloat and offer consecutive enrollment and payment plans each semester.

ANCIENT TEXTS
Learn directly from the Tibetan Medicine tantras and receive oral transmission of the texts which will empower your practice.

HOLISTIC VIEW
Discover a holistic view on wellness with care for the body, emotions, mind, and spiritual development rooted in the Buddhist principles of awareness and compassion.

COOKING TOGETHER
Prepare simple medicinal foods & teas and share meals together during intensives.

Whether you’ve been with us for a while or are just beginning your journey, 1.5-year Tibetan Medicine Diet & Lifestyle Counselor Program will be a wonderful opportunity to dive into Tibetan Medicine studies and understand this fascinating healing system.

This program was born from our signature 4-year Tibetan Medicine Program and is the first part of the complete training. After 1.5 years of studies, you can start practicing as a TM Diet & Lifestyle Counselor. Those who wish can continue with the second part and receive the full Tibetan Medicine training.

Learn more about the program and apply:
https://www.tibetanmedicineschool.org/diet-lifestyle-counselor

We begin in January 2027 and accept applications until December 31, 2026.

If you have any questions, please write to [email protected]

May all beings find healing! 💙

1.5-year Tibetan Medicine Diet & Lifestyle Counselor Online Program Understand foundational principles, anatomy & physiology, and the nature of disease according to Tibetan Medicine and learn to help people through diet & lifestyle choices. Apply to enroll TEACHERS:Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo and Assistant....

10/13/2026

Would you like to grow a healing practice in an authentic tradition with an uninterrupted lineage of over 4,000 years?

Would you like to see food as medicine and give diet & lifestyle advice based not on trends, but a profound understanding of elements, tastes, and qualities of foods, as well as the individual condition of each person?

Enrollment is now open to join the fourth cohort of our in-depth 1.5-year Tibetan Medicine Diet & Lifestyle Counselor program at the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine!

Become a part of a small group interacting weekly with the heart of our School, a compassionate, wise, and experienced Tibetan Doctor, Phuntsog Wangmo, and study ancient tantras that came directly from the Medicine Buddha.

This program was born from our signature 4-year Tibetan Medicine Program and is the first part of the complete training. After 1.5 years of studies, you can start practicing as a TM Diet & Lifestyle Counselor. Those who wish can continue with the second part and receive the full Tibetan Medicine training.

Learn more about the program and apply here:
https://www.tibetanmedicineschool.org/diet-lifestyle-counselor

We begin in January 2027 and accept applications until December 31, 2026.

If you have any questions, please write to [email protected]

May all beings find healing!

09/23/2026

Already this Saturday!

Join our new workshop, “Diabetes According to Tibetan Medicine” with Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, to explore a unique perspective on diabetes and how to manage it.

In this workshop, you will learn:
🌿 the cause of diabetes
🌿 signs and symptoms of diabetes
🌿 how to prevent diabetes
🌿 specific diet & lifestyle recommendations to manage diabetes

If you, your loved ones, or your patients suffer from diabetes, this workshop will help you better understand this condition and offer natural, practical advice on how to manage it.

Learn more and register here: https://community.tibetanmedicineschool.org/plans/1996957?bundle_token=f47fbc6ce0674eb5618d931a4ca91552&utm_source=manual&mc_cid=6063d8136a&mc_eid=36e6aba2ac

The workshop will be held in English, with Spanish, Italian, and Russian translations.

Recordings will be available if you can't attend live.

If you are a student or a graduate of the Tibetan Medicine School, email [email protected] to receive a 25% discount.

If you are in need of financial assistance, please email [email protected] - no one will be turned away.

May all beings find healing! 💙

09/22/2026

The enrollment is now open for our fourth cohort of the 1.5-year Tibetan Medicine Diet & Lifestyle Counselor Program that will start in January 2027!

This program is for you if you would like to:
🪷 study traditional Tibetan Medicine as it is taught in schools in Tibet and India
🪷 understand foundational principles, anatomy & physiology, and the nature of disease according to Tibetan Medicine
🪷 know how to assess elemental constitution for yourself and others
🪷 understand the theory and application of therapeutic diet & lifestyle for yourself and others
🪷 diagnose general elemental states of imbalance through external observations
🪷 discover the properties of specific foods through the nature of the elements, tastes, and qualities
🪷 learn the basics of reading, writing, and speaking in Tibetan
🪷 learn to help people through diet & lifestyle choices – a powerful and ancient tool to stay in balance and good health!

This is a one-of-a-kind program that offers:
✨ small cohorts with personal, long-lasting connections
✨ learning directly from the heart of our School, an experienced Tibetan Medicine doctor and teacher, Phuntsog Wangmo
✨ flexible payment options and human admin support
✨ 90+ hours of intensive sessions with Dr. Phuntsog in addition to pre-recorded materials and weekly classes
✨ a unique way of viewing health, diet, and treatment through the nature of elements, rooted in Tibetan Buddhist principles of knowledge and compassion

Learn more and apply here:
https://www.tibetanmedicineschool.org/diet-lifestyle-counselor

09/16/2026

It is no secret that food systems of the modern Western world are not built for health. Highly processed foods, high sugar content, the use of additives - all this is designed to keep us addicted instead of nourished. Chasing food as entertainment instead of replenishing our elements. That is why internal diseases related to indigestion, like diabetes, are more and more prevalent today.

Yet, it doesn't mean that we should panic or despair. Thanks to traditional healers and wisdom keepers, we can learn what is good for our bodies. We can honor the nurturing simplicity of the methods applied for thousands of years and bring them into our daily lives.

Tibetan Medicine, with its focus on digestion as the root of long and healthy life, can bring invaluable insight to those who struggle with diabetes or their loved ones.

Join our new workshop, “Diabetes According to Tibetan Medicine” with Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, to explore a unique perspective on diabetes and how to manage it.

In this workshop, you will learn:
🌿 the cause of diabetes
🌿 signs and symptoms of diabetes
🌿 how to prevent diabetes
🌿 specific diet & lifestyle recommendations to manage diabetes

If you, your loved ones, or your patients suffer from diabetes, this workshop will help you better understand this condition and offer natural, practical advice on how to manage it.

Learn more and register here: https://community.tibetanmedicineschool.org/plans/1996957?bundle_token=f47fbc6ce0674eb5618d931a4ca91552&utm_source=manual&mc_cid=6063d8136a&mc_eid=36e6aba2ac

The workshop will be held in English, with Spanish, Italian, and Russian translations.

Recordings will be available if you can't attend live.

If you are a student or a graduate of the Tibetan Medicine School, email [email protected] to receive a 25% discount.

If you are in need of financial assistance, please email [email protected] - no one will be turned away.

May all beings find healing! 💙

09/09/2026

Diabetes in Tibetan Medicine is connected not just with high blood sugar, but with the imbalance of three humors: rlung (wind element), mkhris pa (fire element), and bad kan (earth and water elements).

Specifically, diabetes is associated with the excess of bad kan, which is cold and heavy in nature, so diabetes itself is considered a cold-nature disease.

That is why the treatment usually aims to bring warmth, which aids digestion and helps manage unpleasant symptoms.

While treating diabetes, Tibetan Medicine doctors assess the individual condition of a patient, such as constitution, diet, lifestyle, digestion, specific symptoms, climate, and season.

Join our new workshop, “Diabetes According to Tibetan Medicine” with Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, where we will explore and offer a unique perspective on diabetes and how to manage it.

In this workshop, you will learn:
🌿 the cause of diabetes
🌿 signs and symptoms of diabetes
🌿 how to prevent diabetes
🌿 specific diet & lifestyle recommendations to manage diabetes

If you, your loved ones, or your patients suffer from diabetes, this workshop will help you better understand this condition and offer natural, practical advice on how to manage it.

The workshop will be held in English, with Spanish, Italian, and Russian translations.

Recordings will be available if you can't attend live.

Learn more and register: https://community.tibetanmedicineschool.org/plans/1996957?bundle_token=f47fbc6ce0674eb5618d931a4ca91552&utm_source=manual&mc_cid=6063d8136a&mc_eid=36e6aba2ac

If you are a student or a graduate of the Tibetan Medicine School, email [email protected] to receive a 25% discount.

If you are in need of financial assistance, please email [email protected] - no one will be turned away.

May all beings find healing! 💙

09/05/2026

Diabetes has become a prevalent condition in the modern world, with 1 in 9 adults having to suffer from mild to serious complications. This number is predicted to rise even more in the future years.

Some of the complications of prolonged high blood sugar include severe dehydration, confusion, weight gain, cardiovascular issues, nerve damage, kidney failure, hearing loss, depression, and more.

According to Tibetan Medicine, the main cause of all internal diseases, including diabetes, is indigestion. Specifically, diabetes is also related to the excess of the earth and water elements in the body (bad kan - phlegm), which is cold and heavy in nature and causes many symptoms listed above.

In our new workshop, “Diabetes According to Tibetan Medicine” with Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, we will explore and offer a unique perspective on diabetes and how to manage it.

In this workshop, you will learn:
🌿the cause of diabetes
🌿signs and symptoms of diabetes
🌿how to prevent diabetes
🌿specific diet & lifestyle recommendations to manage diabetes

If you, your loved ones, or your patients suffer from diabetes, this workshop will help you better understand this condition and offer natural, practical advice on how to manage it.

The workshop will be held in English, with Spanish, Italian, and Russian translations.

Recordings will be available if you can't attend live.

Learn more and register: https://community.tibetanmedicineschool.org/plans/1996957?bundle_token=f47fbc6ce0674eb5618d931a4ca91552&utm_source=manual&mc_cid=6063d8136a&mc_eid=36e6aba2ac

If you are a student or a graduate of the Tibetan Medicine School, email [email protected] to receive a 25% discount.

If you are in need of financial assistance, please email [email protected] - no one will be turned away.

May all beings find healing! 💙

08/27/2026

In our new workshop this Saturday, August 29, we are happy to welcome a wonderful guest teacher, Zoli Cser.

Join us to explore the clarity of the mind through Tibetan Medicine and Mindfulness 💙
https://community.tibetanmedicineschool.org/plans/1991674?bundle_token=e54930e74578390fa2abda52eca2c906&utm_source=manual&mc_cid=08b791a07b&mc_eid=36e6aba2ac

Zoltán Cser was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1970. He started to practice in a Buddhist Chan Community at the age of 16 to become a monk in 1992. Later, he enrolled at the University of Economics, but after two years, he decided to continue his studies at the newly founded Dharma Gate Buddhist College (DGBC). In 2004, he returned to DGBC as a lecturer, teaching Buddhist ethics, meditation techniques, Buddhist liturgy and breathing methods as well as to organize and lead Buddhist ceremonies.

He served as the Vice-Rector of Education at DGBC for 12 years. Zoltan was accepted as a doctoral student at ELTE University Budapest studying Mongolian Buddhism and in the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MCU) at International Buddhist Studies College Thailand where he gained a doctoral degree.

In 2003, Zoltan began to practice in the International Dzogchen Community under the guidance of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. In 2010 he became a Vajra Dance and Yantra Yoga instructor and later SMS instructor in the International Dzogchen Community (Yantra 2nd level, Vajra Dance 2nd level, SMS Base).

His primary focus of research is the various meditation techniques of Buddhism and the Buddhist education systems, while he enjoys regularly leading Buddhist retreats, teaching online and in-person.

In this workshop, Zoli will walk you through six kinds of applications of mindfulness, practicing them one by one in a very simple way. You will learn the ways to develop presence and ways to develop understanding, wisdom.

The workshop will be held in English, with Spanish, Italian, and Russian translations.

Recordings will be available if you can't attend live.

If you are a student or a graduate of the Tibetan Medicine School, email [email protected] to receive a 25% discount.

If you are in need of financial assistance, please email [email protected] - no one will be turned away.

May all beings find healing!

08/24/2026

Tibetan Medicine is a unique holistic system rooted in ancient wisdom and spiritual practice, within which body, energy, and mind are inseparable.

It focuses not only on our physical health, but also on our mental and emotional state, which is connected with the deep knowledge of ourselves and the world around us.

Mental clarity, in this sense, is supported through diet & lifestyle choices, external therapies, and sometimes Tibetan herbal formulas, with all these tools aiming to balance the five elements within ourselves.

When all elements are balanced, we enjoy clarity and joy that arises in our minds spontaneously.

In our new workshop on August 29, Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo will share Tibetan Medicine view and advice on Mental Clarity, with simple applicable practices rooted in an ancient healing tradition.

We will also welcome a special guest, meditation teacher Zoltán Cser who will walk you through six kinds of applications of mindfulness, practicing them one by one in a very simple way. You will learn the ways to develop presence and ways to develop understanding, wisdom.

The workshop will be held in English, with Spanish, Italian, and Russian translations.

Recordings will be available if you can't attend live.

Find out more and register here: https://community.tibetanmedicineschool.org/plans/1991674?bundle_token=e54930e74578390fa2abda52eca2c906&utm_source=manual&mc_cid=08b791a07b&mc_eid=36e6aba2ac

If you are a student or a graduate of the Tibetan Medicine School, email [email protected] to receive a 25% discount.

If you are in need of financial assistance, please email [email protected] - no one will be turned away.

May all beings find healing!