"2nd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON TIBETAN MEDICINE
FROM TRADITION TO EVIDENCE: RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS"
Presented by Pro-Cultura
November 5 - 8, 2003  *  Washington, DC

COMPLETE SET OF AUDIOTAPES IN BINDERS FOR $425

CONFERENCE CODE: TIB23

WEDNESDAY

001 Opening Lecture: Gehlek Rimpoche & Robert A.F. Thurman, Ph.D. Tonglen Meditation: Transforming Pain & Suffering into Compassion  1  $12.00

THURSDAY

002 Plenary#1:From Tradition to Evidence: Tibetan Medicine In the West / Dr. Pema Dorjee; Leslie Blackhall, M.D.; Herbert Schwabl, Ph.D.  1  $12.00

003 Plenary #2: Monks in the Lab-Mind/Body Medicine & Neuroscience / Herb Benson, Michael Baime, Paul Ekman, Alan Wallace  2  $20.00

004 Tibetan Medicine and Mental Health/Paul Ekman, Alan Wallace Tulku Thundop, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Mark Epstein, L.Rabgay  3  $30.00

005 Diagnosis: Two Worlds/ Two Approaches / Western M.D.’s and Tibetan doctors  3  $30.00

006 Research Highlights/Arterial Disease, Arthritis, Irritable Bowel, etc. / Herbert Schwabl, Rajabrata Sarkar, Arjan Korevaar, M. Suter,et.al.  2  $20.00

007 Impact of Western Medicine on Tibetan Medicine: Collaboration / Alex McKay, Mona Schrempf, Khunchog Gyaltsen, Collin Millard,et.al.  2  $20.00

008 An Introduction To the Underlying Principles of Tibetan Medicine / Based on a graduate course by Miriam E. Cameron, Ph.D., RN  2  $20.00

009 Highlights of Recent Lab Results: Anti-Inflammatory, Cholesterol Modulating Effects, and More/ F. Uberall, M. Suter, S.M. Nikolaev  2  $20.00

010 Bon Medicine  2  $20.00

012 Evening Lecture: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Healing with Form, Energy and Light  2  $20.00

FRIDAY

014 Keynote: Wade Davis, Ph.D./ National Geographic Society Sustainability: A Challenge for Traditional Medicine  1  $12.00

015 The Future & Sustainability of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the Himalayan Region / J. Salick, Dr. Pema Dorjee, H. Schwabl, et.al.  5  $50.00

016 The Biology and Healing Power of Compassion/ Robert A.F. Thurman; Lobsang Rapgay, Jerome Stone, Stephen Post, M.J. Baime, et.al.  3  $30.00

017 Collaboration or Integration: What Model Works Best? Ira Zunin, Vicanne Adams, Amy Banter, Maura Santangelo  2  $20.00

019 Issues of Research Methodology and Tibetan Medicine / Eric Jacobson,Richard Nahin,Christine Goertz,David Lee,R.Schnyer  3  $30.00

020 Healing our Afflictions through Dream Practice / Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche  2  $20.00

021 Tara Rokpa Therapy --An Integrated Psychotherapeutic Method Based in Sowa Rigpa / Edith Irwin, MA & Brion Sweeney, MD  2  $20.00

022 Tibetan Medicine and Cancer / Dr. Yeshi Dhonden; Marsha Woolf; Lorenzo Cohen; Jerome Stone; Dr. Lobsang Dhondup; L.Blackhall  2  $20.00

023 Evening Lecture: Tulku Thondup: Realizing the Potential to Heal: Buddhist Meditations to Heal Mind and Body  1  $12.00

SATURDAY

024 Keynote Lecture: Robert A.F. Thurman, Ph.D./ Compassion and Selflessness: Vital for Modern Healthcare  1  $12.00

025 Tibetan Approaches to Depression / Lobsang Rabgay,PhD; Nancy Black, MD; Mary Ryan, PhD; Eric Jacobson, PhD  1  $12.00

026 Teaching and Practicing Tibetan Medicine in the West / M. Cohen; B.Gerke; P.Y.Arya; Tenzin Namgyal, S.Maric; M.Smith  2  $20.00

028 The Healing Power of Mantras / Dechen Shak-Dagsay  1  $12.00

029 Synopsis of Research Sessions: From Tradition to Evidence /H.Schwabl;E.Jacobson;V.Adams;K.Johnson;D.Lee;W. Jonas;et.al.  1  $12.00

030 Women’s Health Issues / John Pan; Fredi Kronenberg; K. Johnson P. Wangmo; C. Phuntsok; M.Y. Kalsang; P.Y. Arya  2  $20.00

031 Chronobiology Workshop: Modulation of Body-rhythms via Meditation Techniques / Max Moser, PhD  1  $12.00

032 Tulku Thondup / Boundless Healing  1  $12.00

033 Gehlek Rinpoche / Medicine Buddha Teaching  2  $20.00