Speakers of 5th Body Mind LIfe Conference

GESHEMA NAMDOL PHUNTSOK

She studied at Kopan Nunnery in Kathmandu, Nepal since 1993 and secured top position in the five major courses including Collected Topics of Prime Cognition, Epistemology, Signs and Reasonings, Middle Way and Perfection of Wisdom. Earned Geshema degree in the year 2016 in the presence of H. H. the Dalai Lama at Drepung Monastery in South India. She got the certificate of Excellence as a first rank holder of the Great Tibetan Gelug Nun’s Examination. 

GESHE TENPA TASHI

He completed primary education in his native village ‘Lhalung Palde’  in North-Eastern Tibet. Later, he earned Geshe degree from Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India. Former Lecturer on Buddhist Philosophy & Tibetan studies at TMAC & published many articles and books. Currently, Head of Body, Mind and Life Department and resource person for Mental Healthcare Courses.  

DR. TENZIN THAYE

He studied Tibetan Medicine in Ngaba district Middle school in Northeastern Tibet.  In 1988, he joined TMAC and graduated as a Kachupa in the year 1991. Served as C.M.O. of 3 different branch clinics. He cleared Menrampa Qualification exams in the year 2011. He is an attending physician to H.H. the Dalai lama. He is a resource person for TMAI workshops, Exhibition and Medical camps.

DR. NGAWANG JINPA SUNANG

He joined Drepung Gomang  Monastery as a child and studied till the Buddhist academic course of “The Perfection of Wisdom Treatise”  Holds Menrampa degree or M.D. in Tibetan Medicine at TMAI. Currently, Tibetan Medical researcher on ‘life’ at BML Dept.  He is a resource person for Mental Healthcare Courses & editor of Committee for Prevention of Diseases, TMAI.

DR. SUDHIR K KHANDELWAL

Former  Professor & Head, Dept. of Psychiatry & Chief, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at AIIMS. Former Chairperson of Global Network for Mental & Neurological Health Research. Currently, senior consultant psychiatrist at the Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi. Former chairperson and board member of Global Network for Mental and Neurological Health Research.

DR. HELEN LAVRETSKY

Professor of Psychiatry and Semel Scholar in Integrative Mental Health at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, UCLA. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Author of over 170 scientific articles and the Chief-editor of the “Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Mental Health and Aging.”

TASP TTENZIN NANDAK

He holds Tseerampa degree (equivalent to M.D.) in Tibetan Astro-science. Senior Astro-consultant & former Deputy Head at Astro. Dept, TMAI. Speaker at the 1st & 4th BML Conferences. He is a presenter for daily Astro-science practice at Tibet TV of CTA. Resource person for Mental Healthcare Courses & Tibetan Astro-science researcher on ‘life’ at B.M.L Department, TMAI. 

TASP KUNCHOK TENZIN 

He completed his primary school from Manali in Himachal Pradesh. He holds Tseerampa degree (equivalent to M.D.) in Tibetan Astro-science at TMAI. He has 17 years of experience as an Astro-science practitioner at Astro. Department of TMAI. Since 2003, he has been working as a Tibetan Astro-science lecturer at Tibetan Medical & Astro. College.