April 2008 : 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 balance and 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.
4. Qigong reduces the risk of injury caused by falling, the sixth leading cause of death in older Americans.
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...

February 2008: I'll say it again, "You are what you eat." Or rather, the trillions of cells you are comprised of need optimal food and air for you to reach optimal wellness. Organic food 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 readily available and affordable in local supermarkets. This is an easy way to start being healthier. Remember: Food + Air + Relaxation = Healthy Qi.

Dec 2007: David's Qigong and Tai Chi DVDs have steadily climbed in online sales,
and they recently have become #1 bestsellers on Amazon.com.

Click here to see more

August 2007: Good news! The patents for genetically-modified (GM) food
submitted by Monsanto have been rejected.
Click here to read more.
Your health and energy depend on the food you put into your body.
Please view this free streaming video:


Synopsis: Corporations seek to control the world's food system, and they are attempting to destroy family-farms in an effort to industrialize the food supply. The food is engineered to be less nutrtitious than natural, organically-grown food.

You may find and support a local organic farmer here: localharvest.org/organic-farms.

April, 2007: 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.)

Happy Earth Day - Sunday, April 22, 2007 (Remember "Earth Day"?) Plant a tree!

July 26 - 28, 2006: 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 will be published in Nov. 2006.