Tibetan medicine lectures
ETokar
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center at the
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor presents
Eliot Tokar's lecture 12-1 PM Friday April 21 in the MCHC Auditorium:
"Understand Interdependence, Manifest Compassion: A Tibetan Medical
Perspective on Healthcare".
Mr. Tokar's presentation will be followed by a workshop in the Mott
Auditorium from 2-4 PM on "A Tibetan Approach To Medical Science "
These events are free and open to the public.
For more information call 734/998-7715.
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American Medical Student Association chapter of
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL presents
Eliot Tokar's lecture 12-1 PM Friday April 26th
"Understand Interdependence, Manifest Compassion:
A Tibetan Medical Perspective on Healthcare".
In addition a workshop 7-9 PM entitiled
"Evidence Based Medicine For The Soul:
Defining Humanistic Medicine
In The Age Of HMO's And Biotechnology"
Eliot Tokar is a NYC based practitioner of traditional Asian medicine.
He has studied Tibetan medicine since 1983, and he is one of the only
people in North America to have received extensive clinical training in
this field; additionally, he has training in Chinese medicine,
acupuncture, and traditional Japanese natural therapies. During a period
from 1983-1986 Mr. Tokar studied at the American Institute of Buddhist
Studies and received private instruction from Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, former
personal physician to H. H. the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Since 1986 Mr.
Tokar has been an apprentice of the incarnate lama/physician Dr. Trogawa
Rinpoche, president of the Chagpori Tibetan Medical College in
Darjeeling, India.
Mr. Tokar's publications include 'Between Heaven and Earth: An
Introduction To Various Philosophies And Approaches To Medical Care';
'Tibetan Medicine: Ancient Wisdom. Modern Healing. Future?' a book
review of Asceticism And Healing In Ancient India: Medicine in the
Buddhist Monastery; and his article "Seeing To The Distant Mountain:
Diagnosis In Tibetan Medicine" appeared in the March 1999 issue of
Alternative Therapies In Health And Medicine.
His new web page www.tibetanmedicine.com
is dedicated to bringing the voice of practitioners, students and
scholars of Tibetan medicine to the internet.
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