Standing room only crowd at annual 2013 ThyCa Conference

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Rami led two capacity filled sessions at the 2013 Thyca Conference in Philadelphia.

In September, 2013, Ramel (Rami) Rones, led two capacity filled sessions at the ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association  Annual Conference, in Philadelphia.

In addition to Tai Chi and Qi Gong, Rami integrates meditation and deep breathing with gentle movements to help patients improve their body, mind, energy and spirit.  He teaches at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Tufts University Medical School, Boston Medical Center and has consulted with Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital and other health care related organizations. He designed the Tai Chi training for a trial that looked at the benefits of using Tai Chi for Fibromyalgia which was published in the New England Journal of medicine.

Several students doing "Iron on the wall", one of Rami's favorites.  

Lori Cuffari, who attending one of Rami’s sessions remarked, “I loved the session and didn’t want it to end.  As a patient with advanced thyroid cancer, I’m always looking for a way to control the madness.  The drugs beat us up…badly.  But practitioners like Rami can make a bad situation palatable and bearable.”

After the session, Rami summed up his excitement about teaching at the conference by saying, "Teaching two sessions at the ThyaCa conference reminded me how nice, curious and genuine cancer survivors and their families are when it comes to empowering themselves with mind-body approaches to complement their goal to improve their quality of life.  Rick Abrams, friend and ThyCa member and I gave all attendees a coupon to take my online course for free, and I'm very happy that so many people are taking us up on this. I wish everyone great success"

An informal survey of participants overwhelmingly expressed their hope that Rami will come back next year when ThyCa 2014 will be in Denver.

For more information about Rami, visit:  www.ramelrones.com

Just announced, workshop Sun 11/10 with Rami in Boston

Have you ever attended a class taught by Rami?  If you haven't, this is a great chance to be taught and coached by Rami. If you have attended a class by Rami in the past, you know you'll always learn more with him.  This workshop is for everyone- beginners and people who have practiced for many years.

On Sunday, November 11 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Master Teacher Ramel (Rami) will be leading a Sunrise Tai Chi class.

Click here to  learn more and sign up for the workshop.  Money back guarantee.

 Sunrise Tai Chi is a series of powerful mind/body exercises that awaken the senses, stimulate the mind, and fill your body and Spirit with abundant energy. Master-teacher Ramel (Rami) Rones will teach a simplified tai chi form to: 

* Revitalize your health and well being through deep relaxation, breath, meditation, stretching and strengthening techniques.
* Apply core principles of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Yoga together with Mind/Body Science to tap into the abundant universal energy.
* Prevent injuries and boost your immune system.
* Strengthen your muscles, tendons and joints.
* Free the skeleton from being a prisoner of the soft tissue.

Ramel is a champion martial artist on the leading edge of Qi Gong therapies for patients with cancer, fibromyalgia and arthritis. He is the author of the best-selling Sunrise and Sunset Tai Chi books and DVDs, a new online course, a disciple of Master Dr. Yang-Jwing Ming, and the first Tai Chi Master to co-author a study in The New England Journal of Medicine and featured in the New York Times.

After years of winning gold medals in China and in the United States, Ramel focuses his efforts on helping people with conditions such as cancer, fibromyalgia, arthritis, aging, injuries, and stress. He is a Scientific Consultant of Mind/Body Therapies at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston and Tufts Medical Center, as well as co-author of numerous scientific publications. He lectures and instructs the techniques of the eastern Internal Arts in hospitals, institutions, and schools around the world. In addition to contributing articles to medical publications, Ramel has been featured on international television (CNN, National Geographic), in newspapers (New York Times, Boston Globe), magazines (Inside Kung Fu), books, and videos.

 Click here to learn more and sign up for the workshop.  Money back guarantee.

Ramel to teach at 2013 ThyCa Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association on Sept 28, 2013

Rami will be teaching at this year's 2013 annual Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference in Philadelphia.  His two sessions are titled: Feel Stronger, Better and More Relaxed with Qigong and Tai Chi and will be taught on September 28th. 

Given Rami's extensive work with cancer patients and others with serious diseases, Rami's purpose is to help thyroid cancer patients and their caregivers learn some mind-body therapies that combine meditation, deep breathing techniques along with gentle movements with the goal of improving their daily lives. 

ThyCa is the largest thyroid cancer survivors group in the world and attracts attendees from around the world.  There will be over 100 sessions during the 3 day conference, providing current research and opportunities for patients to meet and learn from each other.  The sessions are led by leading thyroid oncologists, surgeons, endocrinologists, nurses, patient advocates and caregivers.

After being asked to teach at this year's conference, Rami said: "I've devoted my career to understanding and researching the ways that Qigong and Tai Chi can help cancer patients improve their mental and physical health, so being at the ThyCa conference will allow me to do the kind of teaching that I love the most.  It is an honor to be invited".

Gary Bloom, Executive Director of ThyCa commented: "We are delighted for Rami to be joining us this year in Philadelphia.  We pride ourselves on bringing the top medical experts in the field of thyroid cancer to the conference, and now we are bringing in one of the world's experts in a very important and needed area as well".

Click here for more information about the 2013 ThyCa Conference. 

Ramel Rones to teach in Lexington, MA on Saturday, May 11

On May 11, at 2:00 PM as part of Lexington, MA's First Annual Bike Walk 'N Bus week, Rami will be teaching a an introductory Tai Chi class on on the lawn outside of the visitors center in Lexington Center.

Since the goal of the week is for residents and visitors to get outside and take part in a large offering of bike rides and walks, this session by Rami will help participants  learn how to prevent injuries, become more flexible and live a more stress free life.

The class is free for everyone.

​For more information, go to the Lexington Bike Walk 'N Bus Week website

If the NIH National Center for Complementary Medicine believes in the health benefits of Tai Chi and Qi Gong for Health shouldn't you?

The Federal Government through the National Center of Complementary Medicine (NCCAM) is rigorously researching Tai Chi and Qi Gong to help people become healthier.  They are looking at the benefits to gain strength, reduce pain, improve balance and many, many more chronic and other conditions.  If the Federal Government is taking this seriously, shouldn't you?

​I was reviewing my twitter feed yesterday and did a search under the hashtag #taichi and was pleasantly surprised when I saw a video from the Federal Government about the health benefits of Tai Chi and Qi Gong.​  I was pretty excited.

NCCAM is a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ​that performs rigorous research on various complementary and alternative medicine therapies and interventions.   They want objective truth about what works.  In a world filled with false promises with fewer and fewer objective outlets, isn't it great to know that the federal government is still doing this very important work?

They produced this short video which begins with the Director of NCCAM giving an introduction to their mission.  This introduction is followed by a short demonstation of Tai Chi and Qi Gong. While the video is worth watching and is informative, the instructor is not nearly as effective as Rami is.  I know I'm biased because I've trained with Rami for a number of years no, but I think you will agree.  While she demonstrates the moves just fine, she doesn't provide the enthusiasm and deep knowledge that Rami does.

​Here is my suggestion.  Watch the NCCAM  video first and then take a look at Rami's online course (many of the lectures are free to try)  and I think you'll agree.  Rami doesn't just teach the tai chi form, he teaches you how to breath deeply, how to mediate, how to "be" what you are learning and performing.  

​Rami with leading researchers at Tufts Medical Center have done a number of clinical trials funded by the NIH that do show the benefits of Tai Chi.  Perhaps his best known trial looked at Tai Chi and Fibromyalgia.  The results of that study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and featured in the New York Times.  He's also worked on a clinical trial looking at Tai Chi and Rheumatoid Arthritis with excellent results.

If you are a weekend warrior, a seasoned athlete or someone dealing with a chronic disease such ast cancer, arthritis, fibromyalgia or many other illnesses, you should give Tai Chi and Qi Gong a try.  You don't have anything to lose.​