The spirit of Bendurya Pure Garden
Centre for traditional Tibetan medicine in Belgium.
A project born from the heart, at the intersection of traditional Tibetan medicine, nature, and life, wherecare, transmission, and personal development meet in the service of humanity.
At the origin of Bendurya
Bendurya Pure Garden was born from the meeting of a millennia-old tradition – Tibetan medicine "Sowa Rigpa" – and the deep desire to make it alive and accessible in Belgium.
Driven by the vision of the Dr Nida Chenagtsang, his spiritual teacher, to establish a Tibetan medicine centre in every country, Justine Volvert found her path and vocation in Sowa Rigpa.
Since 2013, she has been training at Sorig Khang International (SKŸ) and, driven by the passion to make this wisdom accessible in Belgium, she founded with her parents the ASBL Alaya, which gave birth to Bendurya Pure Garden.
This centre, surrounded by greenery, has been designed as a living garden, a place of care, teaching and transmission.
Our intention
To preserve and faithfully transmit Sowa Rigpa — traditional Tibetan medicine — while making it accessible in our contemporary world.
Our intention is to preserve and transmit the authentic teaching of Sowa Rigpa, the Tibetan science of healing, while adapting it appropriately to the needs of our time.
Throughour consultations, our training & courses, our retreats, as well asour meditation and yoga practices, we work to ensure that everyone can cultivate sustainable health, inner balance, and a more conscious relationship with themselves.
We aspire to build bridges between tradition and modernity, between East and West, so that this living wisdom can touch and transform the lives of many people.
Discover the place
Located in Gesves, near Namur, Bendurya is a space in full transformation, designed to welcome, heal, and transmit.
Each step of its construction is guided by a simple intention:to create a deeply human space, connected to nature, conducive to transmission, rest, and inner evolution,notably through a contemplative garden whose harmony supports the natural processes of healing.
Our values
Authenticity
To preserve the purity and fidelity of the teachings received, in direct connection with the authentic tradition of Sowa Rigpa through the study of fundamental texts as well as the lineage of Yuthok Nyinthig which is intimately connected to it.
Kindness
To welcome everyone with respect, gentleness, and openness, in an atmosphere of trust and listening.
Harmony
To bring together care, teachings, meditation, and the art of living to offer a complete path of personal and collective transformation.
Meet the team
From Dr Nida Chenagtsang, founder of Sorig Khang International (SKŸ), to our teachers and practitioners in Belgium and Europe, discover a passionate team that transmits Tibetan traditional medicine (Sowa Rigpa) and its practices of well-being, health, and meditation with authenticity.
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Founder of Sorig Khang International
Tibetan doctor, teacher and recognised spiritual master, Dr Nida plays a major role in the preservation of Tibetan traditional medicine (Sowa Rigpa) and the Yuthok Nyingthig. He is the main guide and inspirer of Bendurya Pure Garden.
Justine Volvert
Founder of Bendurya Pure Garden - Certified teacher and practitioner (Sorig Khang International)
A student of Dr Nida, Justine is the only official teacher in Belgium and the first certified practitioner. Founder of Bendurya, she offers consultations and training to make Tibetan traditional medicine alive and accessible to all.
Donla Tsering (Rome, Italy)
Certified teacher and practitioner (Sorig Khang International)
Originally from Sikkim and based in Rome, Donla is a recognised teacher of Sowa Rigpa. She regularly contributes to Bendurya to share training and teachings, transmitted with passion and kindness.
Drukmo Gyal (Tallinn, Estonia)
Certified teacher and practitioner (Sorig Khang International)
Originally from Tibet and based in Estonia, Drukmo transmits the tradition of sacred songs and healing mantras from Sowa Rigpa and Tibetan Buddhism. She will soon be participating in Bendurya as part of teachings and practices related to this tradition.
Mirella Pagliarini (Padua, Italy)
Certified teacher and practitioner (Sorig Khang International)
Based in Italy, Mirella is a recognised teacher of Sowa Rigpa. She is involved in thecurriculumof Bendurya, where she teaches nutrition, lifestyle hygiene, and the basics of the three humours' pathologies.
Join Bendurya
Bendurya is a place that welcomes, heals, and transmits. By coming here, you participate in what is being built.
"The doctor who does not practice compassion cannot truly heal. The essential remedy is love and kindness."
"Enlightenment comes from within the body or it does not occur at all. Unless the body is realised as the perfect crucible for liberation, the freedom of conditioned existence is but an imaginary dream."
"My wish is for Tibetan medicine to spread like the infinite expanse of the sky to benefit all living beings."
Partners and references
Discover the organisations and communities we collaborate with.
