By WILLIAM J. BROAD
On a cold Saturday in early 2009, Glenn Black, a yoga teacher of nearly four decades, whose devoted clientele includes a number of celebrities and prominent gurus, was giving a master class at Sankalpah Yoga in Manhattan. Black is, in many ways, a classic yogi: he studied in Pune, India, at the institute founded by the legendary B. K. S. Iyengar, and spent years in solitude and meditation.
New research adds weight to the increasingly recognized theory that trauma is a factor in the development of chronic pain.
By Jennifer Davis
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Dr. Paul Lam
Dr Paul Lam, a practicing physician and tai chi master for more than 30 years, is a world leader in the field of tai chi for health improvement. Dr Lam worked with a team of tai chi and medical specialists to create several Tai Chi for Health programs since 1997. They are easy and enjoyable to learn, bringing with them the many health benefits safely and quickly. Since then, medical studies have shown are safe and effective to improve health. Now in 2008, over one million people around the world have learnt the programs for health and enjoyment.
Arthritis Foundation of USA and Australia, Arthritis Care of UK, Diabetes Australia, Osteoporosis Australia and other similar organistaions, fitness associations, universities and hospitals around the world supported one or all of Dr Lam's Tai Chi for Health programs. His instructors' training workshops are accredited by Australian fitness industry; American Council of Exercise; Florida and many other physiotherapist associations, HK rehabilitation society and the Korean Rheumatology Health Professional's Society.
Dr Lam's instructional DVD (some are in six languages) and books have made learning the programs easy and enjoyable. Dr Lam's team have also produced other tai chi instructional DVDs for learners of intermediate and advanced levels. You can find our more information online.
Read: About Dr Lam; Tai Chi for Health programs
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