About the Author

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Steven Cardoza earned a master of science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1994 from the American College of TCM, San Francisco. An alternative health provider since 1985 and a practicing Chinese medical physician (acupuncture, Chinese herbs, therapeutic bodywork, medical qigong, etc.) since 1995, he is nationally certified and licensed in California and Massachusetts. Steven holds numerous certifications in many styles of Qigong and Wu Taiji from living Daoist lineage holder Master B. K. Frantzis.