Empty Your Cup with the mOnk

Empty Your Cup with the mOnk


Latest Episodes

THE 2017 TAICHI SURVEY RESULTS
September 04, 2017

Who studies what style and why? What brings people to taichi and what do they like and dislike in a class? Find out in this episode AND Take Your Skills Online - the new ebook this year from the mOnk.

The wake-up Calls. Part 3
July 04, 2017

Part 3 in the series of how to run an online course on Tai chi for 1 year. See previous episodes for parts 1&2 or visit teapotmonk.com for more details

Part 2. Practicalities of Running an online school
June 16, 2017

Practicalities - Part 2 of the mini series: Running an online Tai chi school.

SETTING UP AN ONLINE SCHOOL: PART 1
June 07, 2017

A multi-part series on setting up and running an online TAI CHI school. In this first episode I explore the traditional objections to teaching online. Part 2 to be released next week.

Me Myself & I
May 09, 2017

Should Taichi be always about you? What lessons can we extract from World TaiChi day and what's all this about a Taichi survey? Plus competition results and more news from the monk.

What Goes Through The Mind of a New Student?
April 09, 2017

What's in a beginners mind? Check out this handy list for anyone new to the art, or not-so-new, and discover how best to embrace those brace enough to venture into your class.

Back to Life, Back to Reality
March 29, 2017

Yup. Back for a new series of 10 short episodes starting next month. Subscribe for notifications and a chance to win a years tuition.

Summer Cock Fighting
September 06, 2016

Golden Rooster, Kings, flapjacks and the new taoist EP from Pearl Viper all make an appearance on this hot September episode.

The art of teaching without teaching
June 30, 2016

How can a student of the martial arts seriously expect to find anything remotely contemporary or original when teachers have been programmed to only reproduce, replicate and restore? What can a teacher do to break down the history of reproduction within t

The Man With Cabbage Leaf on His Head
June 02, 2016

A sneak preview into this months Tai Chi workshop on the posture called Repulse The Monkey and a short story on its related theme of stepping back to become invisible. Enjoy the story put the music. Find out more on teapotmOnk.com.