Heal with Knowledge
Learn from the over 4,000 years of health and wellness knowledge that Tibetan Medicine provides today through our online programs. The Shang Shung Institute of America is the leading institute teaching Traditional Tibetan Medicine in English.
Join 1.5-year Tibetan Medicine Diet & Lifestyle Counselor Program
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What if you could gain the knowledge of how to choose an appropriate diet & lifestyle to help yourself and others?
Not based on modern diet trends, but rooted in an ancient healing system and a profound understanding of elements, tastes, and qualities of foods, as well as the individual condition of each person.
Online classes combined with intensive sessions and personal guidance from your teacher
Small cohort with personal long-lasting connections
Learning directly from a traditional Tibetan Medicine Doctor
Flexible payment options and human admin support
90+ hours of intensive sessions in addition to regular classes
A unique way of learning Tibetan anatomy and physiology
Healing tradition with uninterrupted lineage preserved by authentic teachers
Professor Namkhai Norbu founded the International Shang Shung Institute in 1989 to preserve and promote Tibetan culture, arts, language, and sciences for future generations worldwide. Menpa Phuntsog Wangmo is the director of the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine. She was instrumental in the founding and development of our school and its programs. It is our mission to share the legacy of traditional Tibetan Medicine worldwide, promoting its practice for the benefit of all people today and in the future. Learn more ›
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Traditional Tibetan Medicine
Tibetan Medicine is a complete, holistic system of medical science from the traditional culture of Tibet. This science of healing represents a continuous lineage of practice spanning many centuries. Tibetan Medicine is based upon four primary classical texts, known collectively as the “Gyud Zhi” (Four Tantras). The theory of Tibetan Medicine is based on the dynamic balance of the Five Elements, in the context of the elemental physiology of our human condition. This synergistic balance of the Five Elements expresses in our natural world, the seasons, our geographic locations, as well as each individual’s unique elemental constitution.