About Us
Projects
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DRANGSONG FOUNDATION is a US nonprofit organization, registered in 2015 by Eric and some colleagues. Originally called Ngakmang, the organization first focused its attention to supporting the Ngakpa tradition of Tibetan yogis, especially in the Rebkong area of northeast Tibet. Later it evolved, helping to establish and support the Sowa Rigpa International College in Nepal. Building on this, Drangsong Foundation is currently also engaged in additional activities such as translating and archiving texts on medical and yogic practice.
The term ‘Drangsong’ is Tibetan equivalent of the Sanskrit ‘Ṛiṣhi’, ancient beings who brought teachings of wisdom sciences to humanity. We work in service to their teachings.
THE SOWA RIGPA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE is the first and only accredited teaching program for the Sowa Rigpa medical system in Nepal. Dr Eric is currently the Head of Research and Translation at the college.
Many of the students need sponsors to attend the program. It is a noble cause, creating great benefit for the preservation of tradition, training a next generation of doctors, as well as bringing high quality traditional healthcare to the people of Nepal .
Please consider supporting the college. https://sorigcollege.org/contribute/
SORIG KHANG is an international network of Tibetan medical schools offering comprehensive training in Sowa Rigpa – the Tibetan science of healing, and KuNye – the system of Tibetan massage and body therapies. Dr Eric is an international Sorig Khang instructor, frequently traveling around the globe teaching courses on Sowa Rigpa and related subjects. In 2006, Dr Eric and his teacher Dr. Nida Chenagtsang created one of the only Tibetan medical schools in the US. This evolved into the Sorig Institute, which operated until 2020.
THE PERSONALIZED PRECISION HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATION (PPHSF) is an Indian non-profit organization committed to propelling the evolution of personalized precision health systems through collaborative efforts across diverse fields. Based in Bangalore with a diverse team spread across India and the world, PPHSF works to expand the scope of authentic traditional medicine while interfacing with cutting-edge developments in modern science.
THE DUNAGIRI FOUNDATION was a nonprofit organization working to save endangered Himalayan medicine plants from extinction. All of the Asian medical systems rely on these precious plants, and we will only be able to continue traditional medical practice traditions into the future if they are preserved through sustainable management of wild populations and cultivation. We worked with farmers in India, cultivating herbs that are going extinct in the wild until closing in 2022.