Tibetan Medicine warm oil massage Contemplation By Design Summit 2017, Stanford University

Selfcare skills have always been a fundamental component of contemplative practice traditions. This practical workshop will impart selfcare skills from Tibetan Medicine that help prepare the mind and body for meditation. Techniques presented include Hormey, or warm oil therapy, which promotes calmness, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Skills for recognizing imbalances and restoring balance in your body and mind also will be presented. Tibetan Medicine, which has been practiced for more than 4, 000 years, is called Sowa Rigpa in Tibetan. Sowa means to heal that which is imbalanced and rigpa means the knowledge and science of a particular subject. Sowa Rigpa is regarded as one of the five most important and essential sciences in Tibetan traditional education.