College Director & Head Teacher
Born in Croydon in 1958, I began studying T'ai Chi Ch'uan in 1984, with Dr. John Kells of the British T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association.
I have practised continuously ever since and began teaching professionally in 1989. I have taught at, trained and provided teachers for Surrey, Kingston and Croydon Adult Education courses, YMCA's and leisure centres, corporate clients and other organisations.
Whilst studying Acupuncture at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading in 1994 I met Dr. Shen Hongxun, founder of the Buqi Institute, an organisation dedicated to bringing eastern knowledge to the west.
Born in Shanghai in 1939, Dr. Shen has studied Taiji since the age of 9 and is, in my opinion, the epitome of authentic Taijiquan.
I subsequently left Acupuncture college to study his teachings in Taijiquan, Taijiwuxigong, Wuxi Meditation and Buqi, an energetic healing system of which I am now a qualified practitioner.
As a result of my continuing interest and development we formed the Heaven Mountain Taijiquan College UK in 1996 and I now continue to study, develop and teach Taiji, TaijiWuxiGong, Wuxi Meditation and Buqi Healing.
I am currently enjoying my 24th year of practising Taiji. Classes run continuously throughout the year and there is a substantial programme of weekend workshops and residential seminars, both in this country and abroad,
in association with the Buqi Institute.
© Paul Brewer/Heaven Mountain 12/07