The new book Sunset Tai Chi is now available online, on Amazon and from YMAA.com. Ask for it at your local library or bookstore. David co-wrote the book with Ramel Rones, who has been a pioneer bridging the eastern arts and western medical community through many NIH studies of the health benefits of qigong and tai chi.

Sunset Tai Chi focuses on the relaxation aspects of the practice. It teaches a short tai chi form, along with basic meditation and qigong. Sunset tai chi has been used in a study at Tufts Medical Center to demonstrate the benefit of tai chi for healing. The findings were published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, and reported in the NY Times and on CNN.

The book Sunrise Tai Chi won the 2009 Silver medal in the meditation/relaxation category of the Independent Publishers Living Now Book Awards. You can read more on the articles page.

David and Ocean worked on the creation of a new series of instructional
DVDs, featuring Master Zhou, Xuan-Yun, who is a Daoist monk from
Wudang Mountain in China. The Wudang arts have never been presented in English,
and this series will make the benefits of Wudang Taiji and Kung Fu widely available.
Produced and directed by David, these DVDs are getting popular quickly.

You can watch a video clip here: "About Zhou Xuan Yun"

Here's a recent article about the health benefits of Qigong. It gives a good overview of what you can expect, including:

1. Practicing Qigong reduces stress, stores up energy, increases body awareness, and improves your coordination.

2. Practitioners report less tension, depression, anger, fatigue, confusion and anxiety.

3. Qigong may increase the number of T lymphocytes, or T-Cells, which help the immune system destroy bacteria and tumor cells.Studies also show an increase in NK (natural killer) cells.

4. Qigong reduces the risk of injury caused by falling, the sixth leading cause of death in older Americans, by improving your balance and increasing your range of motion.

5. Less aches and pains, lower blood pressure, larger lung capacity and oxygen intake, relief from insomnia, asthma, arthritis... The list goes on and on...

"You are what you eat." Or rather, the trillions of cells your body is comprised of need optimal food and air for you to reach optimal wellness. Organic food has no pesticides or genetic-modification, and it tastes better and it gives you more energy, nutrition, health, and vitality.

A 2007 study found:
1. Fruit and vegetables contain up to 40% more nutrients (minerals, vitamins) if they are grown without chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

2. Up to 40% more antioxidants could be found in organic fruit and vegetables than in those conventionally farmed.

3. Organic produce also had higher levels of iron and zinc, vital nutrients lacking in many people's diets.

4. Organic cheese can have up to twice as many nutrients than conventional varieties.

Organic produce is now available and affordable in local supermarkets. This is an easy way to start being healthier. Remember: Food + Air + Relaxation = healthy energy(Qi).

David's Qigong and Tai Chi DVDs have steadily climbed in online sales,
and they have become #1 bestsellers on Amazon.com.

Click here to see more

Go organic! Your health and the health of all living things on the Earth depend upon it.
Read more about the benefits of organic food and organic farming practices.

Your spending decisions can have a powerful positive effect on the the world. Every time you purchase products produced by conventional farming, you are supporting the
continued use of carcinogenic pesticides which are harmful to the soil, the
water, farmworkers, and all plants and animals, including you and your family.

Its easy now to buy locally-grown produce, to find other organic food and clothing. (Click the 'Organic Food' link on the left.)

David and Ocean worked on the creation of a new instructional
Taiji DVD, featuring Master Ren, Guang-Yi and his private student, Lou Reed.
The program was shot in New York's Central Park, and features an ambient electronic soundtrack and narration by Lou Reed. Written, produced,
and directed by David, this DVD was published in Nov. 2006.