3.16 Tibetan Medicine for Meditators, with Tawni Tidwell
About this episode
Dr. Tawni Tidwell discusses Tibetan medicine's approach to meditation challenges and the importance of indigenous knowledge.
Today I sit down with Dr. Tawni Tidwell, a biocultural anthropologist and Tibetan medicine doctor at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Together we discuss how Tibetan medicine approaches the challenges that arise in the course of meditation. Along the way, we talk about reconnecting with indigenous knowledge, establishing a more intimate relationship with the body and the land, and the importance of social context in supporting spiritual practice. If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religions and medicines, then subscribe to Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts. Also check out our members-only benefits on Substack.com to see what our guests have shared with you. Enjoy the show! Resources related to this conversation: Tawni Tidwell, “ Life in Suspension with Death: Biocultural Ontologies, Perceptual Cues, and Biomarkers for Tibetan Tukdam Postmortem Meditative State ” (2024) Tawni Tidwell et al, “ Effect of Tibetan Herbal Formulas on Symptom Duration Among Ambulatory Patients with Native SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study ” (2024) Tawni Tidwell, “ Tibetan…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Pierce Salguero, Dr. Lan Li
Guest: Dr. Tawni Tidwell
Topics covered
- Tibetan medicine
- meditation
- indigenous knowledge
- spiritual practice
- body and land relationship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin–Madison
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