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TRADITIONAL MONGOLIAN MEDICINE: TWO WEEKS CULTURAL IMMERSION AND STUDY TRIP WITH KAMBA LAMA DR. NATSAGDORJ
Dr. Tony Lu will be leading a group to Mongolia (Outer Mongolia) in July 2005, to study traditional Mongolian medicine. The principal instructor will be the Medicine Lama of Mongolia – the highest ranking physician in the country. Dates are June 30 departure through July 16 return. For further information, please contact Tony Lu, MD at east-med@MSN.com, telephone 708-485-1061.
- THU 6/30 Leave for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- FRI 7/1 Lay over on the way to Ulaanbaatar
- SAT 7/2 Arrived in Ulaanbaatar. Visit Manba Datsan, the Mongolian traditional medicine training center
- Opening ceremony. Overnight in hotel (Ulaanbaatar)
- Lecture 1: Introduction to Mongolian history, culture and Buddhism
- Lecture 2: Health system in Mongolia
- SUN 7/3 Leave for countryside and visit the International Training and Healing Center
- Lecture 3: Eight medicine Buddha's healing
- Lecture 4: Practice of medicine Buddha's meditation and chanting
- Lecture 5: To give LUN (lineage secret of the Tantra Mantra eight medicine Buddha)
- Evening meditation practice. Overnight in ger tourist camp (Gachuurt)
- MON 7/4 Morning meditation
- Lecture 6: Introduction to traditional Mongolian medicine
- Lecture 7: Mongolian tongue and pulse diagnoses
- Lecture 8: Intro to Mongolian herbal medicine I. Travel to countryside to pick herbs with Dr. N
- Evening meditation practice. Overnight in ger tourist camp (Gachuurt)
- TUE 7/5 Morning meditation
- Lecture 9: Introduction to Mongolian healing oils
- Lecture 10: Mongolian application of acupuncture and moxibustion
- Lecture 11: Intro to Mongolian herbal medicine II. Travel to countryside to pick herbs with Dr. N
- Evening meditation practice. Overnight in ger tourist camp (Gachuurt)
- WED 7/6 Travel to Khustai National Park to see the wild horses
- Lecture 12: Introduction to Mongolian astrological reading
- Overnight in ger tourist camp (Khustai)
- THU 7/7 Drive to Erdenezuu monastery in Kharhorum, ancient capital of the great Mongolian empire. Evening meditation practice. Overnight in ger tourist camp (Kharhorum)
- FRI 7/8 Visit Erdenezuu monastery, Kharkorum and Khan's statue of the Mongolian empire
- Lecture 13: Introduction to Mongolian healing stones and minerals
- Evening meditation practice. Overnight in ger tourist camp (Kharhorum)
- SAT 7/9 Drive to Elsen Tasarkhai, part of the great Mongolian Gobi desert. Visit Ovgonii Khiid temple
- See natural herbs. Overnight in tourist camp (Elsen Tasarkhai)
- SUN 7/10 Morning meditation/Return to Ulaanbaatar
- Afternoon free time for shopping. Overnight in hotel (Ulaanbaatar)
- MON 7/11 Experience Naadam festival, the Mongolian national celebration with competition events in horseback racing, wrestling and archery. Pinic with Mongolian food and drinks
- Overnight in hotel (Ulaanbaatar)
- TUE 7/12 Free time. Healing massage. See a revue of traditional Mongolian music and dance
- WED 7/13 Morning meditation. Visit Gandan monastery and museum. Overnight in hotel (Ulaanbaatar)
- THU 7/14 Morning meditation
- Chanting and blessing ceremony/Graduation ceremony
- Afternoon freetime for shopping/Farewell dinner. Overnight in hotel (Ulaanbaatar)
- FRI 7/15 Return to USA
All inclusive (land only in Mongolia) $2100, single supplement $300. Hotel during lay-over on 7/1 not included.
You are responsible for your own US-Ulaanbaatar / Ulaanbaatar-US round trip ticket. Contact LIDA Travel at 1-888-719-9191 or lida@lidatravel.com for special group fare.
Please book your fare early because July is the peak travel season to Mongolia for Naadam festival.
Send non refundable deposit check of $250 made out to Tony V. Lu, M.D. to Loyola Family Health Center, 321 N Lagrange Rd, Lagrange Park, IL 60526
Tel: (708) 485 1061 Fax: (708) 485 1173 Tlu1@lumc.edu
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