Ed is a registered nurse with more than 25 years experience. He has been teaching yoga for 20 years and a practitioner for 22. He has completed the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy program and worked for 18 months at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC on the oncology and surgical floors utilizing yoga therapy. Ed also implemented two UZIT programs in 2 hospitals in the US. As a Registered Nurse Patient Advocate(RNPA) he become the voice of the patient and their healthcare safety net. This takes years of knowledge and clinical experience and training to do this. Having written 2 books he is working on a 3rd now on cancer care and navigating the healthcare system.