2007.01.14: January 14, 2007: Headlines: COS - Nepal: NGO's: Yoga: Himalayan Healers: Nepal RPCV Robert Buckley founds Himalayan Healers to preserve the rich history of healing and energy work in the Himalayas and benefit Sponsored Students from the Untouchable castes of Nepal
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2007.01.14: January 14, 2007: Headlines: COS - Nepal: NGO's: Yoga: Himalayan Healers: Nepal RPCV Robert Buckley founds Himalayan Healers to preserve the rich history of healing and energy work in the Himalayas and benefit Sponsored Students from the Untouchable castes of Nepal
Nepal RPCV Robert Buckley founds Himalayan Healers to preserve the rich history of healing and energy work in the Himalayas and benefit Sponsored Students from the Untouchable castes of Nepal
At the Himalayan Healers project we are training sponsored members of the Untouchable castes to become " Himalayan Healers " in the arts of Ayurvedic, Tibetan, and Indigenous/Nepali massage techniques, supported by a foundation in Yoga, Meditation, and Reiki. While the initial focus of our work and our mission at Himalayan Healers is upon providing a credible, positive, effective avenue of social and individual change within the Untouchable community of Nepal, we also recognize that Nepal is a nation in need. As such, our doors are open to provide assistance to qualified candidates from all backgrounds within Nepal, with a particular emphasis on those who are: Victims of Human Trafficking; those who have been Internally Displaced due to the Ongoing Conflict; Freed Kamaiyas (indentured servants and bonded laborers); and any others of Profound Need.
Nepal RPCV Robert Buckley founds Himalayan Healers to preserve the rich history of healing and energy work in the Himalayas and benefit Sponsored Students from the Untouchable castes of Nepal
Namaste!
The Himalayan Healers in Kathmandu, Nepal, is a Healing Arts School, Community Clinic, and Eco-Friendly Cultural Retreat working to preserve the rich history of healing and energy work in the Himalayas, specifically for the benefit of Sponsored Students from the Untouchable castes of Nepal.
Members of the Untouchable castes are considered to be "impure" and "untouchable", are restricted from entering the majority of community temples, have separate water supplies, and are deemed taboo to touch or be touched by.
They are born into these roles, and have extremely limited opportunities to move ahead, living day-to-day, hand-to-mouth simply to survive.
At the Himalayan Healers project we are training sponsored members of the Untouchable castes to become " Himalayan Healers " in the arts of Ayurvedic, Tibetan, and Indigenous/Nepali massage techniques, supported by a foundation in Yoga, Meditation, and Reiki.
Concurrent to our training program we will be intensely working towards arranging Employment Opportunities for our graduate students at quality, respected, supportive resorts and spas around the world.
Coupled with substantial individual income, this will provide independence, confidence, and significant personal growth, both individually and within the community as a whole.
While the initial focus of our work and our mission at Himalayan Healers is upon providing a credible, positive, effective avenue of social and individual change within the Untouchable community of Nepal, we also recognize that Nepal is a nation in need.
As such, our doors are open to provide assistance to qualified candidates from all backgrounds within Nepal, with a particular emphasis on those who are: Victims of Human Trafficking ; those who have been Internally Displaced due to the Ongoing Conflict ; Freed Kamaiyas (indentured servants and bonded laborers) ; and any others of Profound Need.
Serving as a foundation and vehicle for peaceful, grass-roots empowerment within the community of Untouchables in Nepal, the Himalayan Healers project celebrates the inherent value, dignity, and equality of every human being, and acts as a catalyst for positive, long-term change.
We look forward greatly to the years ahead, and to the growths and challenges of working towards positive, healing, peaceful changes within the Untouchable communities of Nepal .Health, Happiness, and Peace,
Robert Buckley
Founder, Director, Volunteer
Robert Buckley – Founder, Director, Volunteer
Rob served in Peace Corps Nepal in the City Hall of Birgunj, for almost three years, where he was integral to the creation and establishment of a city-wide community service youth club.
During his service with Peace Corps Rob successfully solicited more than $125,000 worth of new textbooks from Houghton Mifflin Publishing, coupled with free shipping from the States to Kathmandu via Room To Read, and a $50,000 grant from the American Center in Kathmandu, for the construction of the Youth Community Center.
Following his service with Peace Corps - which included a medical evacuation to Washington, DC, medical separation, reinstatement, and extension of service (to be included in Acazia Studios “Untouchable” documentary) – Rob Founded Nepal
Nepal Direct Effects is a volunteer-based non-profit umbrella organization to promote, advocate, fundraise, and provide direct transfer of donations and support to projects that are:
Already Existing, Small-Scale, Locally Directed, Effective, Transparent, and Accountable. A fresh, results-oriented, direct approach to community development in Nepal.
Rob also represents Laughing Buddha Tibetan Carpets in Kathmandu, a community-based Fair Trade workshop, with custom order Tibetan carpets available, in any size, color, or design. Woven with 100% organic dyes made in-house, with hand-spun and hand-loomed wool and silk.
Rob has a passion for Nepal, and loves both the people and the nation. He shares an equal passion for chocolate milk and children's smiles.
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