CURRICULA
SOWA RIGPA PROGRAMS
Foundations of Sowa Rigpa
1 Year | 100+ Hours
A one-year non-professional program exploring the fundamentals of Tibetan healing to better take care of oneself, improve quality of life, and learn how to promote health and rejuvenation in your home and community. The course follows the main structure of the Root Tantra (tsa gyu) with special emphasis on safe and practical applications at home:
• Approximately 100 hours of live online class time divided into eleven modules (one weekend per month)
• Enrichment activities to practice at home
• For students continuing on in professional tracks: Additional self paced videos, monthly meetings with group mentors and assessment
• Approximately 100 hours of live online class time divided into eleven modules (one weekend per month)
• Enrichment activities to practice at home
• For students continuing on in professional tracks: Additional self paced videos, monthly meetings with group mentors and assessment
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Sowa Rigpa Practitioner
4 Years | 800+ Hours
A four-year professional training in Sowa Rigpa based on the Gyud Zhi རྒྱུད་བཞི། (Four Medical Tantras):
• Approximately 200 hours of class time each year (Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa + Practitioner cohort supplementary videos and monthly mentorship meetings)
• Combination of self-paced video learning with select live online modules and weekly question and answer sessions with group mentor and assessments.
• Annual in-person practical intensives at Pure Land Farms in California and Italy (mandatory completion of two during the four year program)
• Opportunities for clinical internship and study abroad in Nepal complete the fourth year of training
• Approximately 200 hours of class time each year (Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa + Practitioner cohort supplementary videos and monthly mentorship meetings)
• Combination of self-paced video learning with select live online modules and weekly question and answer sessions with group mentor and assessments.
• Annual in-person practical intensives at Pure Land Farms in California and Italy (mandatory completion of two during the four year program)
• Opportunities for clinical internship and study abroad in Nepal complete the fourth year of training
Sowa Rigpa Counselor
2 Years | 400+ Hours
A two-year professional training in a unique and dynamic form of counseling grounded in Sowa Rigpa, Yuthok Nyingthig, and contemporary psychotherapeutic theories and practices:
• Approximately 200 hours of class time each year (Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa + Counselor cohort supplementary videos and monthly mentorship meetings)
• Combination of self-paced video learning with select live online modules and weekly online discussions and practical sessions
• Intervision sessions to discuss case studies
• Optional in-person intensive
• Final Project on topic of student's choice
• Approximately 200 hours of class time each year (Year One = Foundations of Sowa Rigpa + Counselor cohort supplementary videos and monthly mentorship meetings)
• Combination of self-paced video learning with select live online modules and weekly online discussions and practical sessions
• Intervision sessions to discuss case studies
• Optional in-person intensive
• Final Project on topic of student's choice
Current Sowa Rigpa Programming
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