Kunde (pronounced: kün-dey, spelled: ཀུན་བདེ།) Institute, a center for Tibetan wellness and healing, was founded by Doctor Yangdron Kalzang in 2004. The name “Kunde” was given to the center by her root teacher, Kenpo Troru Tsenam Rinpoche, one of the most highly respected scholars of traditional Tibetan Medicine in Tibet. In Tibetan, “Kunde” means “may all beings be healthy, wealthy and happy.” Dedicated to the mission of benefiting all people with affordable, integrative health services, Kunde offers a variety of traditional Tibetan and Asian medical modalities. Offices are located in Daly City and Berkeley.
Dr. Lobsang Tsering
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Tibetan Medicine Practitioner & Buddhist Chaplain at Santa Clara County Jail Dr. Lobsang is a Chinese and Tibetan Medicine practitioner and instructor of Mindfulness/meditation. He is also Licensed Massage Therapist, completed a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine at University of East West Medicine in Sunnyvale, California, and doctorate at Five Branches University, San Jose. Lobsang was a monk and completed a rigorous over 20-year of study in Buddhism at Gyudmed Tantric Monastic University in South India, where he received Geshe Ngarampa degree. He is also trained to teach Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and certified by the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical School. He has been serving as a Buddhist Chaplain at Santa Clara County since 2011 Lobsang studied Tibetan medicine at the International Academy for Tibetan Traditional Medicine and he has been practicing in Kunde Institute's clinic in Daly City. He teaches courses in Buddhism, meditation and the arts of compassion, and travels regularly throughout the United States, Taiwan, India, Russia and Europe. Husband and Father of a teen daughter Dog Lover (Golden retriever) |