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<\/a><\/h3>\nHelen Yee has been studying martial arts since 1978. Her principle martial arts styles are Tae Kwon Do\u00a0where she holds the rank of 3rd degree black belt, Bando, Tai Chi and chi gong. She has competed nationally\u00a0and internationally as a memeber of the US Tae Kwon Do team where she has earned numerous championships and awards. Her training in the martial arts led her to becoming a massage therapist. Licensed since 1990, Helen is certified in areas of sports massage,neuromuscular therapy, pain management and the treatment of sports\u00a0injuries, cranio sacral, and structural intergration.<\/p>\n
Helen is a Co-founder and co-owner of the American Institute of Alternative Medicine<\/a> where she is the CFO and Vice President. She has taught Tai Chi and Chi Gong <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Soaring Crane Qigong has been clinically evaluated in China as the most effective medical qigong form. It has been practiced by over 30 million people in China for over thirty years. It has a phenomenal track record with regard to critical and chronic conditions. This said, people practice Soaring Crane Qigong for many reasons: to […]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.urbanacupuncturecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Helen-Yee-2.jpg\" "\\"Helen")
<\/a> to acupuncture and martial arts students as well as those who have been interested in holistic and alternative approaches to health, since 2001. Helen has studied various systems of internal martial arts in China as well as the United States, and incorporated much of my knowledge in teaching to students in the various holistic programs at The American Institute of Alternative Medicine (AIAM), as well as at martial arts camps and seminars nationally and abroad. She has attended and taught at various martial arts camps, conferences, and workshops throughout her 33 years as a martial artist. In 2012 of this year, Helen was inducted into The Association of Women\u2019s Martial Arts Instructor\u2019s Hall of Fame, an award given to women who have dedication in the martial arts for over 30 years.<\/p>\n