Weightless in Mind, Body & Spirit - Season 6 Episode 7_Quality of Life and the Power of Release

Weightless with Dr. Carol Penn

Featured Guest:

Ian A. Cyrus, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, is a former U.S. Marine and FBI Special Agent. He has earned a B.S. in Sports Medicine and a M.S. in Biomechanics from Temple University and is a certified Athletic Trainer (ATC). Since young adulthood, he has had several long-term apprenticeships under some well-known masters. He is a graduate of the International School of Shiatsu (ISS) of Doylestown, PA. He graduated with honors from the Tri-State College of Acupuncture, New York, NY, where he earned a M.S. in Acupuncture Oriental Medicine and is a member of the advisory board. He also graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine where he earned a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine-Integrative Medicine (DACM). He is currently a faculty member at The Won Institute of Graduate Studies, Glenside, PA, a graduate program in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He is the founder and innovator of Oriental Medicine – Physical Medicine (OM-PM), a unique approach to myofascial pain and dysfunction and musculoskeletal pain. He is board certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). He has been in practice for over 20 years.

Ian served as a board member of the now American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) for six (6) years in the capacities of treasurer, vice president, and president. During his tenure, he made significant changes, moving the AAAOM toward a more professional image.

Ian is one the founding members of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine (MBCIM), Philadelphia, PA where he distinguished himself as a master practitioner and the developer of the pain management program that currently exist in the MBCIM. He has contributed to emerging “Integrative Medicine” paradigm. Ian frequently conducts grand rounds on various aspects of Oriental Medicine (OM) and its role in the field of pain management. He also teaches and mentors third and fourth year medical students in OM and its role in the overall healthcare. He has presented his unique approach, OM-PM (Oriental Medicine – Physical Medicine) to such groups as the North Carolina Annual Convention of family Physicians, the Pennsylvania Health Expo and others. He is currently in private practice and is a faculty member at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies, Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Ian is an internationally known martial arts master. He is The lineage holder of Choson Kwon Bup. He has achieved the highest possible ranking (9th Dan) in Hapkido. He is the founder of Yu Shin HapGi Mu Yae, a unique system of martial arts. He also holds mastership levels in Taekwondo (8th Dan), Chen Tai Ji Chuan, Yin Fu Ba Gua Zhang, Ito Tenshin Ryu Ken Jitsu.

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