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M E N -T S E E - K H A N G (Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute of H.H. the Dalai lama)

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COURSES / WORKSHOPS Tibetan Medicine Course in English Men-Tsee-Khang College organized a 5 day introductory and a 10 day foundation course on Tibetan medicine from 8 to 25 September, 2014.

The 5 days introductory course started from 8 to 12 Sept, and the 10 days foundation course on Tibetan medicine started from 15 to 25 Sept, 2014. There were around 15 participants who attended the course and they were from Chile, England, Mexico, Bulgaria, Korea and Germany.

The topics for the course ranged from a brief history and an overview of Tibetan medicine, an introduction of classic Tibetan Medical Text rGyud bzhi (the four tantras), theory of three humors and five elements, health, disease, mental health care, diagnostic techniques, mode of treatments, massage tips, to embryology, anatomy, physiology, characteristics and classification of disorders, routine, seasonal

and incidental lifestyle, management of infertility in

Neurofeedback therapy course held from 22 Sept to 1 Oct, 2014

Tibetan medicine, role of Tibetan astro-science in Tibetan medical practice, ethical conduct of a physician, and role of Tibetan astro-science in health.

10 doctors from the College were the resource persons for the both the courses.

There were 20 sessions in 5 days course and 40 sessions in 10 days course of one and a half hour duration each.

Initiated by Minh Chau Le (Snow Lotus Foundation, Vietnam) a team of 5 members from EEG Institute, Woodland Hills, California, USA visited Men-TseeKhang to give an intensive course on neurofeedback therapy which was held from 22 Sept for 9 days.

Dr. Tsering Thakchoe Drungtso, member secretary of High Level Medical & Astro. Council; Geshe Tenpa Tashi (head of Body, Mind and Life); Dr. Tenzin Yeshi, Dr. Tenzin Lhundup and Dr. Rigzin Sangmo (head of Research & Development); Dr. Penpa Dhondup (therapy doctor) and

Neurofeedback Therapy Course

The teaching Dr. Siegfried scientist, EEG Susan Othmer EEG Institute

staff included Othmer (chief Institute), Mrs. (clinical director and certified

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neurofeedback clinician), Ms. Minh Chau Le (neurofeedback clinician, Snow Lotus Foundation, Vietnam), Dr. Virginia Rojas Albrieux (psychologist, certified neurofeedback clinician, Bogoto, Colombia), Dr. Barbara Dalton-Taylor (psychologist, neurofeedback clinician, lecturer in psychiatry, David Geffen School of medicine, University of California, Los Angeles), and Ms. Evelyn Shapero (certified neurofeedback clinician, Los Angeles).

Neurofeedback is direct training of brain function, by which the brain learns to function more efficiently. Neurofeedback is also called EEG Biofeedback, because it is based on electrical brain activity, the electroencephalogram, or EEG. Neurofeedback is training in self-regulation. Self-regulation is a necessary part of good brain function and training allows the system (the central nervous system) to function better.

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and hyper active disorder.

On 28 September, demonstration and practicum on channel synchrony were given.

Synchrony is a new programme, an instrument to deal with meditation. The Othmers says “we would love to try out the synchrony programme with a long term meditator. We don’t want to measure their brain waves when they meditate.

What we really want to know is what their experience is with the programme and how it relates to meditation for them”. For the next two days Gen Phuntsok a long term meditator was invited and this new synchrony programme was tested.

The neurofeedback therapy is helpful for post traumatic syndrome disorder, headaches, especially migraine patients will

Introductions, history of NF synchrony and AT, history of Beta/SMR and ILF, demonstration ILF session, clinical model, practicum sessions, AT demonstration and discussion, symptom profiles and training took place during the first 5 days. Then for the remaining 4 days practicum session were done on 12 patients divided in two groups: Group 1 (had eight sessions ) and Group 2 (four sessions).

find this technique very effective within a few sessions, body pain, anxiety, insomnia hyperactive children disorder or autism.

During the 4 days session, some patients felt better.

The problems that the patients had were chronic headache, migraine, insomnia, brain tumor

Though this treatment is not a traditional system, Men-TseeKhang has taken a step forward

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to work and research on this programme for the benefit of patients suffering from the above said disorders. If found effective will be integrating this therapy in some of our clinics.

Nine doctors (Dr. Yeshi Dorjee, chief resident doctor, Mcloed Ganj clinic; Dr. Rigzin Sangmo, head of Research & Development Department and Dr. Tenzin Lhundup; Dr. Diki Tsomo and Dr. Sonam Wangmo from Gangkyi clinic; Dr. Jampa Wangmo, Shimla clinic; Dr. Chonyi Samdup, lecturer, College; Dr. Migmar, Documentation & Publication Department, chauntra; and Dr. Gonpo Tsering, china desk, Chauntra) from Men-Tsee-Khang participated for the training on neurofeedback therapy.

Men-Tsee-Khang would like to thank Minh Chau Le for coming forward with this new technique and the team of experts who have come all the way from USA to introduce the neurofeedback therapy to our doctors.

We thank the EEG Institute for donating four neurofeedback systems, Snow Lotus Foundation for two LCD monitors and a portable speaker set with wirelss transmitter and mike, and Dr. Barbara Dalton-Taylor for 2 LCD monitors. We also thank the team for setting up the systems in our clinic ready to use by the trained doctors.

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