Dr. Eric Rosenbush
Classical Chinese, Tibetan & Āyurvedic Medicines
Licensed Acupuncturist
Dr. Eric Rosenbush practices classical Tibetan, Chinese, Ayurvedic medicines and Jyotiṣha. After years of an active clinical practice in California, Eric is now mostly based in South Asia. He has dedicated his life to these ancient sciences, and regularly teaches courses all over the world and online.
Education & Practice
For over 20 years, Eric has been immersed in the classical sciences of Tibet, India, and China. Much of that time has been living in Asia and learning from the feet of masters carrying living lineages. His practice is based in these ancient lineages, rooted in Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese texts, which teach universal wisdom that integrates with contemporary science and the issues of the present day.
His clinical practice incorporates diagnostics, herbal medicine, acupuncture and other therapies from all three traditions. Eric currently is based in Nepal.
Eric studied Sowa Rigpa – the healing science of Tibetan medicine with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, Dr. Machig, and other senior Tibetan doctors in the US, Tibet, and Nepal.
Since its inception in 2016, Eric has been a part of the Sowa Rigpa International College – Nepal’s first accredited college of Tibetan medicine. He is currently working there as Head of Research and Translation. With Dr Nida, Eric created the Sorig Institute of Tibetan Medicine in California and served as Academic Director from 2006 till its closure in 2020. He teaches Sowa Rigpa around the world with Sorig Khang International.
Eric studies Āyurveda in India with senior Vaidyas from Pune and Kerala holding clinical practice lineages firmly rooted in the classical scriptures and oral traditions.
JYOTIṢHA
As a disciple of Pt. Sanjay Rath, Eric practices Jyotiṣha (Vedic astro-science) in the 16th century lineage of Achyutananda Das of Orissa. He currently co-teaches the Vishvanath Parashara Jyotish Course with Freedom Cole, a five year comprehensive program developed by Pt. Sanjay Rath.
BOTANICAL MEDICINE
One of Eric’s specialties and passions is the cultivation, processing, and use of medicinal plants and formulae. With the Dunagiri Foundation, Eric worked in India with high altitude villages cultivating endangered plants in the high Himalayas and established a botanical herb farm at Samata in tropical Goa.
All of the medicines used at GunaNatha are of the highest quality, sourced from organic and sustainable sources whenever possible.