by Charlotte Couse | Apr 7, 2025 | Herbal Medicine, Moxa, Tibetan Culture, Tibetan medicine
When I was in Amdo province, Tibet last summer with my partner, Lobsang, I visited a traditional Tibetan medicine clinic and hospital. Lobsang’s friend had a small clinic in Thangkor town centre, with a dispensary packed with colourful packets of Tibetan...
by Charlotte Couse | Aug 23, 2024 | Tibetan Culture
Getting there After 28 years in exile, my partner, Lobsang returned to Tibet in July, and I, eager to visit a land long dreamed about, came too. Getting there is not easy. Visas to China can only be applied for 3 months in advance, and as we applied for family visas,...
by Charlotte Couse | Jul 17, 2022 | Tibetan Culture
When I was living in Florence, Italy, I bought a small picture of a Tibetan Buddha in a silver frame from a gift shop. I thought it was just a picture used to sell the frame. It was a depiction of a Buddha with a consort — popular with Westerners as it seems...
by Charlotte Couse | May 29, 2020 | Tibetan Culture
My partner asked for one of my Tibetan amulets the other day. It was the anniversary of his brother’s death (he fell of a horse in Tibet) and perhaps my partner felt in need of protection. I have two amulets: Green Tara and Chenrezig. I bought them when I...
