Tibetan medicine is an indigenous system of medicine prevalent on the Tibetan plateau. Its main emphasis is to treat a person in a holistic way. That is why importance is given to both the physical and the mental health of a person.

The talk will cover a short introduction to Tibetan medicine, physical and mental health according to Tibetan medicine, and a presentation of the Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute.

Dr. Teinlay P. Trogawa was born in Darjeeling in 1976. He completed his formal school education in 1993 at St. Joseph’s College. Since then he studied Tibetan medicine under his uncle, Trogawa Rinpoche, in the traditional way, in which the essence of the teachings is passed on directly from master to student. He received teachings on the texts and practice of Tibetan medicine and completed his clinical training under the personal guidance of Rinpoche. From 1996 he also served as Trogawa Rinpoche's translator and travelled with him to Europe regularly. He was his close student and attendant until his passing away in 2005. Since then he has dedicated himself to fulfilling Rinpoche’s vision. At Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute, he is continuing the work of preserving and propagating Tibetan medicine.