Tibetan Medicine
Spencer Joseph
MNCS (Prof Accred) D.Hyp DCHAc DipAPNT
Traditional Tibetan Medicine, or Sowa Rigpa, has been practised in Himalayan countries for well over 1000 years.
Between the 8th and 13th centuries Tibet evolved a unique medical science, absorbing and integrating teachings from Indian Ayurvedic, Chinese, Persian, Mongolian and Greek medicine into an indigenous Tibetan practice.
Traditional Tibetan Medicine employs many different techniques and uses a holistic approach to health and well-being, considering constitutional, dietary, psychological, environmental and lifestyle factors. It uses diagnostic methods such as in-depth questioning, pulse and tongue analysis to determine the root cause of imbalance and inform a treatment plan.