Dr Nida Chenagtsang

Dr. Nida Chenagtsang is a traditional Tibetan yogi-physician and lineage holder of the Yuthok Nyingthig, the unique Vajrayana Buddhist spiritual healing tradition of Tibetan Medicine.

Born in Amdo, in Northeastern Tibet, he began his early medical studies at the local Tibetan Medicine hospital. Later he was awarded scholarship to enter the Lhasa Tibetan Medical University, where he completed his medical education in 1996, with practical training at the Tibetan Medicine hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka.

Alongside his medical education, Dr Nida received comprehensive Vajrayana Buddhist training in the Longchen Nyingthig and Dudjom Tersar traditions and is a lineage holder of the Yuthok Nyingthig, the spiritual healing tradition and esoteric component of Sowa Rigpa.

A well-known poet in his youth, Dr. Nida later published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa (Traditional Tibetan Medicine) and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition, and his extensive research and revival of ancient Tibetan healing methods has earned him great acclaim in both the East and the West for his revival of traditional Tibetan external healing therapies.

Known for his humorous and accessible style, Dr. Nida trains students in Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in over forty countries around the world. He is the Medical Director of Sorig Khang International (www.sorig.net) and the Sorig Institute: School of Traditional Tibetan Medicine (www.soriginstitute.org); Co-Founder of the International Ngakmang Institute, established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong ngakpa non-monastic yogi/yogini culture within modern Tibetan society; and Co-Founder of Pure Land Farms: Center for Tibetan Medicine, Meditation and Rejuvenation in Los Angeles, California (www.purelandfarms.com).

He is Medical Director of the International Academy for Traditional Tibetan Medicine. Fluent in English, Dr Nida is an experienced and knowledgeable communicator. He travels nine months of the year around the world teaching the different aspects of Traditional Tibetan Medicine, including dream analysis, Bardo and Phowa.