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Learning and training the Eastern Arts brings great rewards. One of Rami's many gifts as a teacher is his ability to relate the skills of an accomplished martial arts mastered to people of all levels and abilities. He works with students young, old, and in their fighting prime. For information regarding classes, contact

News

• Join us for Rami's author talk at the Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library (map). Thursday April 28th at 6:00 PM
• The first group from the R-O1 Osteoarthritis of the knee study will begin on 3/21. The plan has 3 Tai Chi instructors training 3 physiotherapies with 30 patients each. 180 people all together. 90 in the Tai Chi and 90 in the control group. Who among the instructors will produce the best results? They will all use Rami's mind body prescriptions and the Tai Chi form from his book Sunrise Tai Chi. Can the previous results be duplicated without Rami as the instructor?
• Rami's study, "Tai Chi for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: Designing a Long-Term Follow Up Randomized Controlled Trial" (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - July 2008), has been included in the Mental Health Synthesis (MHS), an online archive that selects and provides free access to the best works related to Health Behavior published on the Internet over the last decade. You can visit the study, their page on complimentary therapies.
• Rami makes the Tai Chi Examiner Top Ten List of Tai Chi and Qigong in 2010
• Read Rami's own article about his Tai Chi Intervention for Fibromyalgia at YMAA.com
• Tufts releases a Special Report about Tai Chi and Fibromyalgia. Download a PDF of the letter (1.9MB).
• Rami's work referenced in CNN's article, Fibromyalgia? Try tai chi
• Read a PDF (370kb) of Rami's New England Journal of Medicine article, A Randomized Trial of Tai Chi for Fibromyalgia.
• Read a PDF (85kb) of New England Journal of Medicine editorial, Prescribing Tai Chi for Fibromyalgia — Are We There Yet?.
• Rami and Dr. Wang's study is also mentioned in the New York Times article, A Downside to Tai Chi? None That I See
• Tai Chi Proven Effective for Fibromyalgia. Ramel Rones is featured in a New York Times article "Tai Chi Reported to Ease Fibromyalgia" on August 19, 2010. The story was picked up in the news after the results from a study at Tufts Medical Center were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The 12-week study, designed by Ramel Rones, concluded that regular Tai Chi practice can help patients with Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition which causes fatigue, insomnia, and depression, and impairs physical function. Ramel's most recent Sunset Tai Chi DVD focuses on the short form used in the Fibromyalgia study.
• The Wall Street Journal's Research Report on New Medical Findings references Rami's Fibromyalgia study in the article, What Can Play Tricks on Your Memory?
• Read Rami's interview with Wicked Local Dedham, Q&A with Dedham Tai Chi teacher Ramel Rones
• stltoday.com (the #1 St. Louis website) refers to the Fibromyalgia study in No downside to tai chi
• Read WebMD's article, Tai Chi: Best Fibromyalgia Treatment?, about Rami's Tufts study.
• Read about Rami's speech on the ancient Chinese healing arts of Taichi and Qigong for cancer treatment, in Violet Li's article, Presentations of Taichi and Qigong at Dana-Farber Cancer Center. See her other excellent tai chi articles. Download a PDF of the program (156kb).
• See the write-up on MySecretBoston
• Rami and Yang Yang, Ph.D. taught about scientific research and clinical benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi practice at Celebrate Chinese Culture! Synergy of Mind, Body, and Soul, May 26, 2010. See the PDF flyer.
• Rami spoke at Beacon Street Acupuncture's Stoking the Fires of Transformation, event. Read more.
• Rami's BBS Radio Holistic Health Show interview streamed Saturday, October 24th. Listen to a stream (it may take a minute to load) of the mp3.
• Read Rami's new article, Tai Chi & Chi Kung For Arthritis
• Rami is attached to an abstract submitted to the American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting, Tai Chi Is Effective in Treating Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (92 KB MS Word Document)
• Rami delivered the presentation, Tai Chi is Effective in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, at the International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium, on Friday July 10, 2009, at Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN.
• Sunrise Tai Chi has been awarded a silver medal from Living Now Book Awards. Visit the award site.
• Rami taught at the Forever Young 50+ Expo, Sunday, November 9, 2008 in NYC.
• Rami is participating in two clinical trials for Tai Chi granted by the NIH this year.
• The Sunrise Tai Chi DVD was published in April 2004, and four years later it is still the number one bestselling DVD on Amazon.com.
• In Rami's latest DVD, Sunset Tai Chi, learn to relax and recharge your mind, body, and spirit.
• Read The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine article about Ramel's applications of the various Eastern arts in complimenting Cancer treatment.
• Starting in September, Rami and his collegues at Tufts Medical School begin an R-21 fybromyalgie research project.

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“Working with Rami for the last five years helped me repair a debilitating back problem, and definitely gave me a better quality of life. I highly recommend and encourage people to learn and follow Rami’s program.” Larry Lucchino, President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox

"Deeply versed, passionate and informed, Mr. Rones is a committed and caring teacher of the Asian Mind-Body arts including Qigong, Tai Chi, and Yoga." Ted Kaptchuk, Harvard Medical School, Author of The Web That Has No Weaver