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Although my name is Paul Read, I teach under the name of the teapotmonk. Like you, I'm interested in trying to stay healthy, fit and with as many as my faculties functioning for as long as possible. Once upon a time, I'd be practising martial arts, hanging out at the gym or pounding the streets in my running shoes.

These days, I walk a gentler path, in search of circles, spirals and pattens that allow me to mOve in alignment with my breath, my thoughts and the circularity of all things. Thats where Tai Chi comes in, for its simple lessons and profound benefits are within everyones reach, irrespective of age, gender or physical health.

After working both locally and online for many years, I wanted to be able to offer something that was a hybrid - a bridge between passive learning online and active learning in a workshop. Thus was born the Academy. A way of learning based on engaging content, motivating classes, and an attitude of play, rather than study.

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