Instructional materials and practice aids are available for purchase on line or via mail order using the form provided on the Mail Order Page. Secure credit card transactions are handled through PayPal, a company that specializes in electronic commerce. {Note: You are not required to have a PayPal account and password to make a credit card purchase. After verfying the number and types of products desired, click on "Secure Checkout." If you have a PayPal account, enter your username and password and the shopping cart software will "remember" your address. If you do not have an account, just click the appropriate button and enter your name and ship to address.} New DVD! Yang Laoshi's new video of his evidence-based Taiji and Qigong research curriculum is now available from the videos page. Dr. Yang's goal for this video was to produce the most detailed instructional video possible. The DVD documents Dr. Yang's program devised for research and which has been shown to quickly improve strength, balance, immune function, and quality of life in university randomized controlled trials. The DVD includes: Over 2 hours of instruction for an introductory seven movement form that Dr. Yang created for research. Up to 25 minutes instruction is provided per form movement, and key points such as arm movement, chest opening/closing, waist turning, weight shifting, footwork, and silk-reeling are covered for each movement. Also included are applications, and explanations of applications for each movement. 1.5 hours of instruction in sitting and standing meditation, moving qigong, lying-down qigong, and introductory push-hands practice. Here's a trailer/preview of the video: The Youtube URL for this video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jr_spGKGhk - you are welcome to leave a comment about the video there. To purchase this or any of our videos, please visit the Video Page. The first edition of Dr. Yang Yang's book, Taijiquan - The Art of Nurturing, The Science of Power is sold out and the second edition is now available on our book page. The second edition is also a hardcover book, and features a larger font size and additional text on lying down qigong. Please visit the music page to learn more about our music CD for moving and still meditation practices, and to listen to clips of the music. Yang Ying's most recent release, Blurring Boundaries - Erhu Excursions is also now available. Local students can save shipping by purchasing the items at class or by calling us and picking up the order yourself. International purchasers (i.e., those outside of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) are also welcome to save the shipping fees by picking up your orders, but if you wish us to ship the items to you you must also click on the international shipping and handling fee "Add to Cart" button at the bottom of the books, music, or videos pages to add an additional international shipping charge. The USPS global shipping rate for airmail letter post for a 2 pound package is approximatley $15.00. Packages over 4 pounds must be sent airmail parcel post. A 5 pound packgage sent airmail parcel post averages approximatley $30.00 in postage. Volume discounts are available for book, DVD, and music products. Instructors or others interested may contact us for a quotation.
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