Kunye Tibetan Massage Course

Shang Shung Institute is happy to announce
Kunye Tibetan Massage Level 1 with Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo
June 12 - 16th, 2007
Conway, Massachusetts

Due to a change in travel schedules we are able to offer this rare opportunity of hosting this intensive course on Kunye massage at the home of the Traditional Tibetan Medicine program in Conway, Mass.

Kunye Massage Therapy Kunye, a massage that is taught in the Tibetan Medical tradition, is unique to that tradition. Mentioned in some of the ancient texts of the Bon and Buddhist religions, Kunye has been practiced for centuries in the Himalayan regions by Tibetan peoples.

The term kunye is the combination of two words: “ku” and “nye.” “Ku” means to anoint the body of a sick or healthy person with oils that are appropriate to that person’s specific illness or constitution. “Nye” means to externally rub or massage crucial points such as nerves and tendons. The combination of ku and nye is a method to cure internal imbalances and eliminate causes for disease.The Conclusive Tantra, the last of the four medical tantras, states that the mild therapies consist of compresses, medicinal baths and massage."

Kunye massage is considered a mild therapy.The practice of massage is very beneficial and does not have negative effects; moreover, it can be done by anyone, regardless of whether they are doctors, yogis, or not. For this reason, this therapeutic modality has always been practiced throughout the centuries by the Tibetan people and continues to be practiced today. The study of Tibetan massage is structured on three levels. Each of the three levels comprises a total of 36 hours.

The first level consists of:• A brief history of Tibetan medicine• The principle of the five elements as taught in the Tibetan medical texts• The principle of the three humors• The humoral characteristics of different types of people• The diagnostic procedure of pulse-taking• The diagnostic procedure of urine observation• A review of cases in which massage is appropriate or contraindicated• Finding massage points• Measurement for finding massage points• How to perform the actual kunye massage• Benefits of kunye massage

Course Details:
Tuesday, June 12th: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: All day class
Fee: $340
Register and information:
by email: Greta@Shangshung.org SSI # 413.369.4928
Housing, directions, and local information available upon request.
Shang Shung Institute in America is located at 18 Schoolhouse Road in Conway, Massashusetts and is 30 minutes north of Northampton, MA and 2 1/2 hours West of Boston.