ABOUT SORIG KHANG SINGAPORE
Sorig Khang Singapore (formally ATTM Singapore) is the Singapore branch of Sorig Khang International. ‘Sorig’ is the derivative name of Sowa Rigpa, the native term for Traditional Tibetan and Himalayan Medicine. And ‘Khang’ means house.
Sorig Khang Singapore was established in 2008 as a non-profit society in order to ensure the integrity and authenticity of Sowa Rigpa teachings and to promote the continuity of practice of Sowa Rigpa. Sowa Rigpa is a science and an art, dating back to antiquity. One of the unique features of Sowa Rigpa is that it is generally practiced alongside of the Buddhist philosophy. Sowa Rigpa contains a comprehensive philosophy, cosmology, and system of subtle anatomy with associated spiritual practices, in its own right.
In addition, Sowa Rigpa encompasses a wealth of knowledge on anatomy and physiology, embryology, pathology, methods of diagnosis and cure. Sowa Rigpa is a holistic system, meaning that it addresses the individual’s needs as a whole – body, energy and mind – in an integrated way. This includes the individual’s internal environment, as well as the way that the individual interacts with the external environment. It is the sincere aim of Sorig Khang to keep the spirit of Sowa Rigpa alive and functioning effectively in the modern world. Traditional Tibetan & Himalayan Medicine has the capacity to be of great benefit to all in the current economic and social climate.
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang Medical Director
Dr. Nida was born in a yurt in Amdo, in Eastern Tibet. Interested in the traditional healing science of his people, he began his early medical studies at the local Sorig hospital. Later he gained scholarship entry to Lhasa Tibetan Medical University, where he completed his medical education in 1996. Dr. Nida completed his practical training at the Sorig hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka.
Alongside his medical education, Dr. Nida received complete Vajrayana Buddhist training in the Longchen Nyingthing and Dudjom Tersar traditions and trained in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, spiritual counterpart to Sorig, with his teachers Khenchen Troru Tsenam and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen. He received the transmission with the empowerment to teach and further transmit the Hayagriva Tantra and the Yuthok Nyingthig from Khedrup Michötsang.
He has published many articles and books on Sorig. He has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods, and has gained high acclaim in the East and West for his revival of traditional Tibetan external healing therapies.
Dr Nida is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of SKẎ, Sorig Khang International (formerly IATTM, International Academy for Traditional Tibetan Medicine). He is also the Co-Founder of the International Ngak Mang Institute, established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong Ngakpa yogic culture within modern Tibetan society.
Dr. Nida trains students in Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig spiritual tradition in over 40 countries around the world. Living in Rome, Italy, he frequently returns to Tibet, to stay informed of, and assist with, the advancement of Tibetan medicine.
Jacqueline Yu President & Resident Teacher
Jacqueline Yu is a Sowa Rigpa practitioner and yoga teacher. She leads groups on yoga & spiritual retreats around Asia. She is the co-founder of Basic Essence holistic wellness centre in Singapore since 1999 and is the founding member/president of Sorig Khang Singapore, founded in 2008 to preserve and promote the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.
In 2000, she met her root dharma teacher, Ngakpa H.E. Ralo Rinpoche, a highly realized master and his son, H.E. Khyungtrul Rinpoche, an emanation of Gyalwa Choyang, one of Guru Padmasambhava’s twenty-five original disciples, beginning her path in Vajrayana. H.E. Ralo Rinpoche, a highly realized master, was one of the closest students of Chatral Rinpoche who had spent twelve years in the Asura cave doing Vajrakilaya, Dorje Phurba.
And after meeting and learning from Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, her root teacher in Tibetan medicine and Yuthok Nyingthig tradition, the spiritual practice of Tibetan medicine, Jacqueline is now SKÝ’s International teacher with specialization in Ku Nye, traditional Tibetan massage & other TTM external therapies. A practitioner of Yuthok Nyingthig, Jacqueline is also a guide for Medicine Buddha Healing, Mantra Healing, Nejang and Yuthok Nyingthig retreats. And as a member of SKÝ head office team, Jacqueline is Head of Activities/Sorig Aid, organizing free medical camps in Nepal and around the world, putting her compassion into action.