Alan Wardley is Chief Instructor of the Snow Mountain Tai Chi Chuan Group. He has been practising Tai Chi Chuan for over 18 years and has been teaching Tai Chi for about 11 years. The style of Tai Chi Alan practises is Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan.

Yang Style Tai Chi is the most popular form of Tai Chi practised in the world today. The founder of Yang Style Tai Chi was Yang Lu-Ch'an back in the early nineteenth century. Transmitted down through his sons and their sons, the current form of Yang Style Tai Chi was defined and regulated by one of Yang Lu Ch'an's grandsons, Yang Ch'eng Fu, and is renowned for its excellent health benefits.

None of us, it seems, can escape the stresses and strains of everyday life OR CAN WE? Tai chi Chuan (Taijiquan) is the slow moving exercise that you can witness every morning in the parks of Beijing. The slow and graceful movements compliment the morning skyline as the practitioners of this fascinating art go through their daily routine, oblivious to the hustle and bustle of the morning rush hour around them.

You can now witness and experience Tai Chi a lot closer to home. Alan has given up the security of a full time job and is now devoting his time to teaching Tai Chi to all who seriously would like to improve their lifestyle. Local businesses (Essex/London) whose employees may work under pressure can get in touch with Alan for lunchtime classes. Hospitals and doctors can also get in contact, as this exercise would compliment people who are having physiotherapy, or anyone who would just like to enhance their well being.