Impressions of 72nd Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp, January 8 – 10, 2020 at Centre for Social & Political Art (CSPA) at Sylviander House

After seven months in Germany und more than four months in hospital I am back to live and happily able to be part of the Wellbeing Medical Camp again. 

That’s why Dr. Dorjee gave me a new name: Sylvie Delog! Delog means “the one who came back from the death to live“. 

How important the mental constitution is and in addition the prayers of others, I could experience on my adventurous journey last year. I feel deeply blessed. 

This time on the Wellbeing Camp Dr. Dorjee brought two new assistants, whom I haven’t met before: Dolma Lhamo and Dr. Tenzing Chodup. 

While the consultations are going on … 

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… everybody from the team is doing their task …

As usual in my stitching room is a big rush – this scenery I know from the past, before I got sick …

Suresh has always some interested listeners for his briefing about holistic understanding of health and healing … 

Sethu has converted my ironing board into his writing desk and he got a new bed since the old one was eaten by termites …

Eldtho Matthew has come, now helping with tongue analysis, which is something quite new on the Wellbeing Camp …

For that he takes pictures, which will be sent to someone who analyze them professionally … 

And between all activities morning and afternoon there a tea breaks with snacks and talks, made by Varghese from his small tea shop.

Since Alexander is back with me, he is now preparing the food …

… and some patients who came from far away have their picknick in our garden in front of our house …

– Photographs & writings by Sylvie Bantle-Delog – 

The 73rd Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp organized jointly by ‘Friends of Tibet Foundation for the Wellbeing’ and ‘Men-Tsee-Khang’, the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be held on March 12 - 14, 2020 (Thu-Sat). The venue for the medical camp is Centre for Social & Political Art (CSPA), Sylviander Land, Chettikad Beach Road, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.

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Impressions of 66th Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp, January 9 – 11, 2019 at Centre for Social & Political Art (CSPA) at Sylviander House

On this Wellbeing Camp the Tibetan team were only men. 

Karma and Tenzin Gesar responsible for packing the medicines, writing the bills and handing the forms to the patients for their consultations. 

Dr. Dorjee and his assistant doctor Tenzin Rabgyal. 

Karma has been the first time at the Sylviander House. 

Niyas Abu volunteered the first time as a translator for the Wellbeing Camp, but since he lives in Alappuzha he has visited us many times at the Sylviander House. 

As  always Suresh Babu helps with everything. Besides his briefings he answers questions of the patients and also keeps an eye on the time schedule. Sethu could stay for only one day. 

And as always our main chef is Alexander, who prepares three meals a day – but for the breakfast only he cooks the curry, because homemade puris or parothas our brother in law Varghese delivers these items from his nearby teashop as the snacks too for the morning tea break and the afternoon tea break.  

During these morning and the afternoon tea breaks it is easy going with some talks here and there – the main topics are the holistic understanding of healing and of course Tibetan medicine. 

Having the meals together is like being a big family …  

… where even the house pets will join the food celebration – Moojoo is crazy about parothas.  

The sight of the scenery of patients waiting for their consultation on the garden side of the Sylviander House emits always a very peaceful atmosphere. 

Among the Indian patients are always some few foreigners, some come regularly. 

During this January Wellbeing Camp my friends Ann and Melanie from Germany spend their holiday with us, using the chance to experience a pulse diagnose and Tibetan medicine. No question, we have to take a good-bye picture when the Tibetan team leaves during sunset to the railway station, going back to Bangalore … 

– Photographs by Sylvie Bantle – 

The last picture took the taxi driver from Suresh Babu. 

The 67th Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp organised jointly by ‘Friends of Tibet Foundation for the Wellbeing’ and ‘Men-Tsee-Khang’, the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be held on March 6 - 8, 2019 (Wed-Fri). The venue for the medical camp is Centre for Social & Political Art (CSPA), Sylviander Land, Chettikad Beach Road, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.

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Impressions of 65th Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp, October 31 – November 2, 2018 at Centre for Social & Political Art (CSPA) at Sylviander House

Happy faces of the team on this 65th Wellbeing Camp, Sonam, Lekshey, Sanju, Yeshi. 

Lekshey Choetso is the assistant doctor of Dr. Dorjee for this camp and she is the first time part of the team at the Sylviander House.

Sanju is a regular volunteer, who has come many times to help with translations and with coordinating the patients’ consultations.

Very rarely Eldtho can manage to join the Wellbeing Camp, but this time he could. He is a very important campaigner for Friends of Tibet and his work for each Wellbeing Camp is irreplaceable, since he is preparing all the logistic work of the time scheduling for the patients’ consultations.  

Of course he takes the chance to get his pulse checked by Dr. Dorjee with some good advices and medicines. 

As often, Suresh and Sethu are busy with briefings in my stitching room, which then during the camp turns into Sethu’s office room. 

Sometimes Dr. Dorjee will join for a chat after the short tea breaks …

… and when there is a gap in the schedule who ever has time will just relax, sit together and have a talk!

Nobody told men should have lunch separate from women! 

It just happened! And it seems, everybody is enjoying it! 

While the two foreign women – from Canada and Germany – enjoy there time on the verandah, the team goes back to there duty …

Suresh gives briefings to interested patients about holistic healing in my stitching room …

… and in the entrance hall Sethu helps a patient with some advices, Sonam is doing the bills, Lekshey sometimes has to replace or add a medicine in a patient’s book, Yeshi puts the ordered pills together … 

One evening, Suresh and Sethu sit together with Dr. Dorjee, who will be interviewed by Suresh about Tibetan Medicine for the report. 

Suresh writes pages over pages …

… and he has too many questions, which Dr. Dorjee answers patiently … 

The report of the 65th Wellbeing Camp (October/November 2018) is in progress – please see: 

http://www.friendsoftibet.org/

– Photographs by Sylvie Bantle and Sethu Das –

The 66th Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp organised jointly by ‘Friends of Tibet Foundation for the Wellbeing’ and ‘Men-Tsee-Khang’, the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be held in January 2018 (Wed-Fri). The venue for the medical camp is Centre for Social & Political Art (CSPA), Sylviander Land, Chettikad Beach Road, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.

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Impressions of 64th Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp, September 5 – 7, 2018 at Centre for Social & Political Art (CSPA) at Sylviander House

After a heavy monsoon with floods all around Kerala, finally the sun appeared to dry the roads and the muddy land. Life came back to quite normal to make it possible for the patients to attending the 64th Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp at the Sylviander House. 

With Dr. Dorjee Rapten had come the accompanying doctor Dr. Yangchen Dolkar, who once was asked to listen to the doctor’s pulse.

The stuff members Tenzin Yeshi and Tenzin Gesar were busy with writing the bills and distributing the medicines. 

Often friends who don’t know Tibetan medicine ask me about it, how it looks, how to take, how it tastes …? 

Beside different powders which is to put in warm water and then to drink, most of the medicines are small balls in various sizes and colors of all tones from brown to black, which have to be crashed, then to drink with warm water. 

The taste of these pills vary, some are bitter, some less – this is difficult to describe.

Thanks to the sunny weather it was pleasant for the patients to wait, sitting on the terrace with the view to the garden with the pond and the biotope behind … 

As always our sister in law came for consultation, but that day she had a big surprise …

Her husband – Alexander’s eldest brother – accompanied her, who is not interested in taking Tibetan medicine, but wanted to have read the pulse that day …

While the consultations went on smoothly, Suresh Babu was coordinating the patients, answering their questions, giving briefing to them if wished so, translating for patients who not speak english … 

And as always the head of the Wellbeing Camp Sethu Das was sitting concentrated at his laptop to make sure, that the whole event takes place without any delays. 

Since Suresh Babu was asked to write the report for Friends of Tibet, he spontaneously decided to make an interview with me …

Please see the 64th Wellbeing Camp Report | (September 2018)

Healing Influence of Tibetan Holistic Medicine 

(Alappuzha, Kerala | Sept 2018 | Report: Suresh Babu | Editing: Bina Nayak)

http://www.friendsoftibet.org/wellbeing/reports/wellbeing_sept_2018.html

– Photographs by Sylvie Bantle and Sethu Das –

The 65th Wellbeing Tibetan Medical Camp organised jointly by ‘Friends of Tibet Foundation for the Wellbeing’ and ‘Men-Tsee-Khang’, the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be held end on October 31 - November 2, 2018 (Wed-Fri). The venue for the medical camp is Centre for Social & Political Art (CSPA), Sylviander Land, Chettikad Beach Road, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.

- Registration by SMS/WhatsApp: 9400354354, 9061354354

- Registration by Email: wellbeing@friendsoftibet.org 

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• Google Map Directions to CSPA: http://goo.gl/dnraot