There are many ways to fast and reasons for undergoing the ritual.  Many religions have traditional fasting periods and rules - lent, ramadan, yom kippur, etc.  And there are a host of largely positive medical reasons to do occasional light fasting.  Regardless of your reasoning fasting has beneficial aspects for your body, and your mind.

Tai Chi is well known for it's many health benefits.  The majority of these relate to the immune system, cardiovascular system, improving bone density, improving balance and coordination, and lowering stress levels.  The majority of these effects have been well studied in both eastern and western medical circles.

Master Tom Tam and senior students offer multiple training seminars every year. The seminars most often consist of an introduction to the Tom Tam Healing System along with an introduction and hands-on experience with Tong Ren Therapy. Many of the people who come to the seminars are not professional healers, rather they are learning to benefit their family and friends.

Following is an article republished from Master Tom Tam that discusses new techniques in Tong Ren Therapy which utilize TENS units to administer electrical current for healing. 

Two of the more widely-read Tong Ren Therapy texts are now available in new editions.  You can find them within our store.  The Tom Tam Healing System text is now in it's 7th edition.  This text provides the base theory for our system of healing and is an excellent starting point for beginners.  In it's 2nd edition, Tong Ren for Cancer, is our theoretical text for our wor

Recently my teacher, Master Tam, along with myself and other students who assist with our Tong Ren Therapy Classes world-wide treated the then governor of New Hampshire, Craig Benson, with a debilitating heart condition. His account gleaned from recent coverage of our techniques on fox news Boston can be read here in an article from the Concord monitor.

I am reprinting the following article from Master Tam regarding the use of Tong Ren Therapy for Cancer. In addition to the basic theories this article presents the "disking" practice which has increased the response rate in cancer patients as well as those with other conditions.

My acupuncture and energy healing teacher, Tom Tam, was recently featured on Fox News in Boston. The episode discussed our energy healing techniques for Cancer and other conditions known as Tong Ren Therapy. You can view the segment on the Fox News Boston website, by following this link.

If you are in the Chattanooga area, our Tong Ren Classes are held every Tuesday evening at 6pm. More information is here. If you are outside of the area, see our tong ren directory of classes.

After having much interest and discussion for years about doing more research into Tong Ren Therapy, Professor Sullivan from Harvard Medical School has now initiated a study. We hope that this preliminary analysis of our work will lead to more detailed studies of our techniques. The surveys will be given in our Massachusetts area classes. The information is below:

A Pilot Investigation of the Tong Ren Healing System: A Survey Study

Principal Investigator: Amy M. Sullivan, EdD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

We have recently updated our Tong Ren Therapy Directory of Energy Healing Classes. We have just added a new class in Toronto. Other recent additions are in the following cities: Bangkok, Barcelona, Chattanooga, Chiang Mai,