The Faculty | |||||||||
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The core program will be taught by Dr. Vijayendra Pratap throughout the training. Guest teachers will enhance the curriculum, sharing their expertise in various fields. | |||||||||
Vijayendra Pratap, Ph.D., D.Y.P. | |||||||||
Dr. Vijayendra Pratap is Founder/Director of the SKY Foundation, President of the Yoga Research Society, Director of the Yoga Program, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Center for Integrative Medicine, and author of Beginning Yoga, Yoga Vision, Secrets of Hatha Vidya, and Stories Retold. | |||||||||
Joel Edman, D.Sc. | |||||||||
Dr. Edman is a fellow at the American College of Nutrition, and provides nutritional counseling for patients of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Center for Integrative Medicine. He has 14 years of clinical experience and is an author or co-author of more than 20 peer-reviewed research articles and abstracts. | |||||||||
Master FaXiang Hou | |||||||||
A fifth generation QiGong Master, FaXiang Hou has been practicing Medical QiGong and Traditional Chinese Medicine for more than 25 years. Master Hou is Founder/Director of the QiGong Research Society and co-author of QiGong for Health and Well Being. | |||||||||
Julio Kuperman, M.D. | |||||||||
Dr. Julio Kuperman is Head of Neurology at Saint Agnes Medical Center and holds teaching appointments at Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Pennsylvania. He is the creator of NeuroYoga,® a system that applies current principles of neurophysiology and evolutionary theory to the ancient practices of Hatha Yoga. He utilizes Neuro Yoga in his work with patients at the Wellspring Clinic in Wayne, PA. | |||||||||
Diane Reibel, Ph.D. | |||||||||
Dr. Diane Reibel is Director of the Stress Reduction Program of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Center for Integrative Medicine. She is also Adjunct Research Associate Professor of Physiology at Jefferson Medical College, and participated in Mindfulness training under the direction of Jon Kabat-Zinn. | |||||||||
Additional Presenters and Staff | |||||||||
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