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Press Release! New Book! THE UNIVERSAL HEALING POINTS by Dr. Benoit Tano MD. and Dr. Anthony B. James ND(T), MD(AM), DOM(Acu), RAAP

Definitive Guide Integrates Acupuncture, Homeopuncture, Marma Therapy, and Dr. Anton Jayasuriya’s Legacy to Empower Global Practitioners

[Brooksville, Florida – October 26, 2025]  With 80% of the world’s 6.4 billion people relying on traditional medicine (WHO, 2025), a new master guide bridges ancient point therapies with modern care. Today launches *”THE UNIVERSAL HEALING POINTS: Acupuncture, Homeopuncture, Marma Therapy, and Beyond: The Definitive Master Guide to Point-Based Healing, Ancient Science, and Dr. Anton Jayasuriya’s Legacy”* (ASIN: B0FXRDJ41G), co-authored by Dr. Benoit Tano, MD, PhD, and Dr. Anthony B. James, ND(T), MD(AM), OMD, RAAP. Available now on Amazon: [https://amzn.to/3L0z0ki]

Honoring Dr. Anton Jayasuriya’s legacy—treating 2.5M patients gratis, training 40,000 practitioners, and authoring 97 works—this 400+ page resource unifies acupuncture, Homoeopuncture, and 107 Marma points for pain, immunity, and vitality. Aligned with WHO’s 2025–2034 TCIM Strategy, it addresses access gaps (61% global modern care in 2022) via non-invasive protocols.

“Jayasuriya’s fusion revolutionized healing; we revive it with Marma and SomaVeda® for today’s chronic challenges,” said Dr. James, Grand Master Thai Ajahn and Dean, American College of Natural Medicine.

“Point therapies transform allergies and inflammation, our guide provides precise, ethical maps,” added Dr. Tano, Integrative Immunity founder.

Highlights:

The Universal Healing Points is the ultimate, all-in-one authority on acupuncture, homeopuncture, Marma therapy, and related point-based healing modalities — a work decades in the making. This book takes you far beyond surface-level techniques to reveal a unified, universal understanding of healing points that blends ancient traditions with cutting-edge science.

You’ll discover:

  • The complete history, origins, and masters behind every major modality, including Dr. Anton Jayasuriya’s groundbreaking contributions.
  • Precise anatomical maps for key points in acupuncture, Marma, and homeopuncture — including points shared across all systems and why they are so powerful.
  • Step-by-step treatment protocols for over 100 conditions, from migraines and infertility to autoimmune disease and emotional trauma. Includes 20 original illustrations by Dr. Anthony B. James.
  • The homeopathic remedies matched to each point, with instructions for applying them in homeopuncture and integrative protocols.
  • Neuroscience, molecular biology, and biophysics explain exactly how point therapy works — backed by brain imaging, molecular signaling, and immune system research.
  • Guarded, 0.01% practitioner-level secrets, including rare point combinations and seasonal timing sequences passed down only through closed lineages.
  • The present and future of point therapy worldwide, including the WHO position, policy frameworks, and global integration strategies.

Whether you are a practitioner, student, researcher, or simply passionate about healing, this book will become your definitive reference, training guide, and inspiration. It bridges ancient wisdom and modern science into a single system you can trust for a lifetime of clinical success.

Published by Integrative Medical Press Publications, it complements “SomaVeda® Healing Protocols”. [https://amzn.to/3L0z0ki]

Media Contact:

Benoit Tano, MD, PhD

Integrative Medical Press | (952) 522-4949 | drbtano@gmail.com

About NAIC American College of Natural Medicine 

IRS 508c(1)(A) faith-based NAIC-ACNM advances holistic tribal care via accredited Ayurveda/Integrated Immunity and Holistic Natural Medicine degree programs, embodying “Health for All.” (ACNM Website https://naic-edu.org)

For media inquiries, review copies, or interviews, contact:

Anthony B. James, DNM(P), ND(T), MD(AM)

Phone: (706) 358-8646

Email: nativeaic@gmail.com

Websites: [NativeFireChurch.org] [ThaiYogaCenter.com] [NAICTribalWellness.org]

About the Authors

Ajahn, Dr. Anthony B. James, Dean American College of Natural Medicine, Thai Yoga Center and Author

Dr. Anthony B. James is an AAPNA Advisory Council member, Dean of the American College of Natural Medicine, Medical Director of NAIC Natural Wellness Solutions Holistic Clinic, and a Gold Care Wellness GAP provider and advisor. With advanced degrees in Clinical Herbology, Naturopathic Medicine, Acupuncture, and Thai Traditional Medicine, he has authored over 20 seminal texts on Ayurveda and traditional healing, including the AAPNA Veda Vyasa Award-winning *Ayurveda of Thailand*. A pioneer in SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapy, Dr. James serves indigenous communities globally through education and clinical innovation.

Dr. Benoit Tano, Author Faculty Advisor American College of Natural Medicine, School of Sacred Integrated Immunity and Thai Yoga Center,

Dr. Benoit Tano, MD, PhD, is a renowned allergist-immunologist with over 25 years of experience treating root causes of chronic diseases via integrative immunity. Founder of Integrative Immunity Health System in Edina, MN, he is the author of best-selling books such as “Histamine Unmasked” and “Immune Mastery Protocols”. A frequent A4M lecturer, Dr. Tano combines clinical immunology with hormone and peptide therapies to advance personalized wellness.

About Native American Indigenous Church (NAIC)Inc.

The NAIC is an IRS 508c(1)(A) faith-based organization dedicated to holistic healing for tribal and underserved communities. Through the Thai Yoga Center and American College of Natural Medicine, NAIC offers accredited programs in Ayurveda, Thai Yoga, and integrative therapies, promoting “Health for All” via culturally appropriate care.

What is SomaVeda®?

Thai Yoga Center

The term first used in 1992: SomaVeda Integrated Traditional Therapies® is a Christ-centered, sustainable, vitalistic therapeutics and counseling/ consulting system that integrates the art and science of ancient and modern worldwide indigenous healing traditions.

July 2022 SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Practitioner Certificate Retreat

July 2022 CTP NAIC SomaVeda®July 2022 SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner Certification Retreat

164hr. SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Certified Practitioner Certification and Retreat: CTP1 (164 hour Retreat intensive). This 13 day, (Friday, July 8th. to Wednesday July 20th.. 2022), (Thirteen day: 129hrs. in class residential, 35 hours on-line) program, will cover all four levels of the Basic Professional Thai Yoga Certificate Program plus fifteen additional breakout and/or supplemental courses. The CTP1 course is an intensive training based on Traditional Thai Massage, Ayurveda, Yoga Therapy, Indigenous, Traditional, Natural and Native American Medicine. (Advanced students: ALC, AHC, AYT, TCP continue in class through Saturday, July 23rd.)

For full description, curriculum and registration details CLICK HERE

Please Note: Quarantine Proof! Add a Spiritually based health and wellness modality to your ministry! Especially during Corona concerns. Religious Therapeutics are NOT subject to governmental oversight or “Lock Downs”! Of course our NAIC Tribal Org. will practice all necessary and prudent safety measures and or procedures. All programs are Physician supervised… We are experts in infectious disease and disorders!

The July 2022: 164hr. Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner Certificate Course qualifies towards all advanced certificate (Accredited, State of Florida Compliant, AAPNA, NCBTMB) and SCNM College Degree programs in Indigenous, Traditional, Natural Medicine, Ayurveda, Ayurveda Life Style Consultant, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist and SomaVeda® Thai yoga Therapy practitioner. Graduates are qualified to practice and to provide health and wellness services for Spirit, Mind and Body for a variety of health related concerns and issues in all 50 states and Canada!

Yoga Teacher already? Bring a comprehensive Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy practice to your school or program in only 13 days (Theory: SomaVeda® Level Four pre-requisite is distance learning/ Home Study Course)! This amazing Ayurveda, Yoga and Yoga Therapy retreat at the beautiful 5 acre Native American Indigenous Church Sanctuary offers a healing atmosphere unique to central Florida. Learn, Restore and Grow!

The July 2022 Retreat was amazing! You can still review and get an idea of what we were doing!

1) July 2022 SomaVeda® Retreat Video

2) July 2022 SomaVeda® Retreat Photo Gallery

 

Unique to our program!

1) Daily Reishi Yoga also known as “Reusi Dot Ton”. Bring a new and exciting Yoga practice to your home life and Shala/ Studio!

2) A Legal Basis To Practice! We offer the ONLY Ayurveda & Thai Yoga Therapy program in the US which, under the NAIC Umbrella, is legal to practice in ALL 50 states and over 100 countries outside the US including US Territories and Puerto Rico! Additionally, we are also the ONLY Thai Yoga Professional certification to offer practitioners a Legal Guidelines and Business Marketing course as part of every training!

3) Clinical Approach! Our program emphasizes Medical, Clinical approaches to integrating Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy and Native American Medicine as functional medicine strategies for treating disease and health conditions effectively. All programs Medically supervised and designed by Physicians for clinical applications. In the US, we are the original “Clinical Thai” training and certification. We teach serious therapeutic protocols for serious illnesses including traditional therapeutic protocols for pre and co-morbidities!

4) Adjunct Therapies: We introduce in this program many of the SomaVeda Integrated Traditional Therapies® Adjunct modalities: Table Thai Yoga, Thai Chair Yoga, Bolster Magic™, SomaVeda® Tool Assisted Energy Line Release (T.A.E.L.R.), SomaVeda® Bio-Tapp™ Emotional Liberation Technique and so much more!

By the end of this Thai Yoga certification class you are empowered to begin practicing, open a private or group practice and or integrate into an existing Complimentary and or Integrative Medicine practice or healing center. We give you both Marketing, Business Development and Legal support! No other similar program in our industry can make this offer!

 

Massage Therapist? Bring the exciting therapies of Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy to your practice. Save your Hands! Our unique “Hands Free! Thai Yoga” variations have not only enlivened careers but have saved many Massage Therapist from debilitating occupational disabilities such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!  NCBTMB and FSMTB CE hrs. Approved. Learn how to double your existing practice and income!

Graduates received:

  1. Prestigious SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Practitioner Certification
  2. NAIC Legal Shield: AFM Authorization for one year.
  3. NCBTMB CE’s if requested (Level One and Level Two)
  4. Additionally to SomaVeda® National Certified Practitioner Directory to enhance your marketing. https://thaiyogacenter.com/thai-yoga-directory/
  5. Specially developed business, clinic and practice development and practical, proven marketing materials and strategies to show you how to be successful and make a great living practicing SomaVeda®.
  6. Access to SomaVeda® Certified practitioner only discounts on practice building items, marketing and business development, Supplements, EMF Protection Devises, treatment adjunct therapies and Diagnostic services for practitioners, clients and family.
  7. Access to comprehensive, discounted, Professional Practice Liability Insurance
  8. And more!

LearnThaiYoga Professional at Home!

New!  “Stay At Home” Option! On-Line SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Professional Practitioner Certification Program. If  you can not make it to our LIVE certification program due to quarantine and or “Stay at Home”, Travel restrictions or similar and need this program… No Worries! Train entirely in the comfort of your own home! CLICK HERE for details!

Allied or Medical Health Practitioner: Doctor, Nurse, Chiropractor, Acupuncture, Nutrition, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist? Looking to expand your practice offering with CAM procedures and practices proven effective? It is well known that Indigenous Traditional Medical Systems are the basis of CAM procedures. Learn from the source!

The 164 hr. CTP1 (129hrs. in-class/ 35hrs. Distance learning) qualifies as the pre-requisite course requirement for all SomaVeda College of Natural Medicine Degrees.  The SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Practitioner Certificate course additional qualifies graduates for all Intermediate, Advanced and Teacher Certification programs in SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapy .

What is Somaveda Integrated Traditional Therapies® Thai Yoga?

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For full description, curriculum and registration details CLICK HERE

For NAIC/ SCNM Thai Yoga Center Tuition Grants and Scholarships CLICK HERE

 

 

School of Ayurveda

Ayurveda of Thailand Book now Available

Ayurveda of Thailand: Indigenous Traditional Thai Medicine and Yoga Therapy

 

PRESS RELEASE

New comprehensive textbook on the Ayurveda and Thai Yoga of Thailand!
Brooksville, FL, Release Date: 09/05/2016 –

Ayurveda of Thailand Book

Ayurveda of Thailand: Indigenous Traditional Thai Medicine and Thai Yoga are part of what makes Thailand, Thailand. The Royal ( Court or “Southern” Style) is the most classical form.

The book provides clear and concise instructions and details for the practice in a clinical setting. Over 160 photo and graphic illustrations present each traditional application in a logical format.

If your interested in Ayurveda, Thai Yoga or Traditional Thai Massage you must read this book!

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History of Thai Ayurveda and Thai Yoga in Thailand

History of Ayurveda and Thai Yoga in Thailand

Origins of Indigenous Traditional Thai Medicine and Massage

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Thai Yoga reduces psychological stress

By Anthony B. James DNM(P), ND(T), MD(AM), DPHC(h.c.), PhD, DOM, RAC, SMOKH Academic Dean SomaVeda College of Natural Medicine and Thai Yoga Center (SCNM).

Indigenous, Traditional Thai Massage (Indigenous Thai Yoga Therapy), also called “Ryksaa Thang Nuad Phaen Boran Thai” or the “ancient Chirothesia (synonymous with Yoga Therapy Thai style) or hands-on healing” of Thailand, is born of a long tradition.[2] This unique system of indigenous, traditional, natural medicine and Yoga therapy finds it’s ancient roots first in the traditions of classical Ayurveda as far back as the 5th century BCE.  Subsequently the Vedic health and medical practices eventually became common practice in SE Asia, and Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand were heavily influenced by succeeding generations of Buddhist influence, philosophy and practice.  Some form of this traditional medicine has been taught and practiced in various locations for about 2500 years.

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Thai Traditional Medicine Sen Lines

Thai Traditional Medicine Sen Lines

Aachan, Prof. Dr. Anthony B. James

By Anthony B. James DNM(P), ND(T), MD(AM), DPHC(h.c.), DOM, RAC, SMOKH Academic Dean SomaVeda College of Natural Medicine and Thai Yoga Center (SCNM).

What are Thai Traditional Medicine Sen Lines?

Thai Traditional Medicine Sen Lines

Sen is the Thai word for line. It is the same concept as Prana Nadi used in Yogic terminology and the terms are interchangeable.  The Sanskrit word Nadi means stream or movement. Sip Sen are thought to be energetic pathways of the life giving breath in the body. These lines actually form the Matrix, Energetic or Prana Maya Kosha body. The oldest traditional yogic texts are reputed to make reference to the existence of 350,000 lines.

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