Firefighters Battle 9/11 Stress With Yoga

SARA KUGLER ON FEB 6, 2003
SOURCE: KANSAS CITY STAR

"Is this guy for real?" Bronx-born firefighter wondered as he began Dr. Jim Gordon's program of meditation, yoga and alternative therapies

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