1988 Dharamsala
As a young girl in Central Indiana I would climb out of bed in the middle of the night to look at photos of Asia in the encyclopedia. Since that first interest awakened in me, I've studied and researched Asian cultures and medicines. During my doctoral studies, I found an opportunity to help install a physics lab in China and spent the 1987-88 academic year doing comparative studies of Chinese, Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicines. My focus since then has been on the study and research of Traditional Tibetan Medicine.
Photos by Eric Altenberg.