Rami's Blog

Like the Yin-Yang, Eastern Martial Arts and Western medicine are two halves of a whole. My mission is to preserve the ancient mind-body tools and pass them on to you.

 

Free Deep Breathing Guide, DVD Sale, and Seminars

Hi everyone! I know we usually do a video on Tuesdays, but we have so many things to announce that I decided to just skip the video this week and put all the announcements in one spot. So here we go!

First of all, I want to make sure everyone (especially you new visitors) knows that by signing up for my blog updates (on the right) you now get access to my Free Deep Breathing Guide which I like to call the "magic carpet" of the mind-body system. It really does give you an incredible foundation of meditation practice, muscle control, and lung-capacity improvement which you can build on using the other exercises and tips that I post every week. If you haven't signed-up for my blog updates yet, please do! You'll get the Free Deep Breathing Guide in the very first update you receive.

My second announcement is about the amazing sale happening on Amazon through my publisher, YMAA. Right now, you can get my Sunrise Tai Chi DVD for less than $10. You can watch some teasers for the DVD here and here. This is an incredible price for a DVD containing almost 4 hours of content. For people who can't meet me in person, this is an excellent way to learn a Tai Chi form that you can use for life.

Last but not least, I will be teaching a Seminar for Relieving Lower Back Pain in Andover, MA, on both September 28th (Sunday) and October 12th (Sunday) from 11am-3pm. The seminar is in two parts, and registration gets you in for both days. Sign up while there is still room! This is 8 hours worth of practice and training with me for lower back pain relief, as well as energetic healing and meditation techniques. I hope to see you there!

We've got even more exciting things in the works, so make sure you're checking the blog and email updates often. Happy stretching!

Great Time to Pick up My Sunrise DVD and Subscribe

A few days ago my publishing company, YMAA, announced a HUGE sale on my Sunrise Tai Chi DVD through my facebook page. If you haven't heard about it yet, please go to Amazon.com where you can get the DVD for over 70% off!

That's less than $10, and even qualifies for Amazon's free shipping on orders over $35. If you are going back to school with Tai Chi,  my Sunrise DVD is an excellent resource.  You won't find a better deal anywhere else!

In other exciting news, I have put together a Guide to Deep Breathing that is FREE for those who subscribe to my blog. So if you haven't subscribed, please do! You'll get access to the breathing guide totally free with your first blog update email. You can sign-up for my blog through the sidebar on the right -->

Happy stretching!

Health and Fitness are About Perseverance

Countless posts and videos promising quick-fixes to health problems are circulating the internet these days, but as far as anyone can tell, Americans on the whole haven't become any healthier since the advent of Buzzfeed and Youtube fitness stars.

The reason for this is pretty simple: the road to real health and fitness is a long one, and you never really get to the end. A daily fitness regimen needs to be just that: daily.

Too many Americans fall into the trap of giving up, because there is no end in sight. Diets and exercise plans don't help people because they are seen as temporary. As soon as you stop a diet, you will stop seeing its benefits. As soon as you stop exercising, you will begin to gain weight and lose muscle.

Instead of committing to a temporary plan, make a lifestyle change. Instead of doing an hour of exercise a day for one month, and then quitting from exhaustion and scheduling issues, do twenty minutes of exercise daily. See if you can do it for a year. A year's worth of moderate exercise is worth far more than a month's worth of intense exercise, especially where overall health and longevity are concerned.

Commit to an achievable goal, given your career, study schedule, personal commitments, etc. Be smart about how much time you have and then set up a realistic regimen. This blog and my Youtube channel are great resource for finding exercises that you can do to reach your goals and maintain them.

When it comes to dieting, start by incorporating a vegetable into every meal. Just one. You don't have to get rid of all the sweets in your house. Going cold-turkey is a sure fire way to give-up. Instead, by getting one vegetable in at every meal, you will naturally be more full in between meals, and gradually begin to snack less, and opt for fewer servings of high-fat and high-carb foods.

Once you start feeling good, the healthy choices will be just as enticing as the unhealthy ones, if not more.

Living with Brain Tumors: An Educational Event for Patients and Families

Exciting news today: The Center for Neuro-Oncology is sponsoring an event packed with guest speakers who are leading the field in research and treatment of Brain tumors. It's all happening on September 20th at the Yawkey Conference Center, 3rd floor, at Dana-Farber. Complimentary parking, light breakfast, and lunch will be provided.

To register call 617-632-2501, or email: braintumored@partners.org. 

You can get the entire agenda and list of speakers here. 

You can also download the .pdf agenda here.

Of course, I'd like to give special attention to my part of the conference. I will be giving a presentation from 1:40-2pm, and then I will lead a Qigong demonstrations from 3:10-4pm in the conference area outside of Yawkey 306 and 307.

Hope to see you there!