Instructors | Taiji In Chicago

Meet Your Instructors

With several decades of combined internal and physical training, your taiji instructors are focused on making each class effective and refined.

Weekly Lead Instructor

Nathan Paulus

Nathan has been a bodyworker since 2008, a yoga instructor since 2004, and is a member-owner of Five Point Holistic Health. He's also a musician. Nathan has studied with Patrick Kelly and his senior teachers since 2013.

Weekly Instructor

Mia Park, CNA, 500E-RYT, CYT, YACEP

Mia was raised practicing martial arts and has taught Tantra hatha yoga since 2006. She is a Certified Nurse Assistant and is becoming a Registered Nurse. She's also an actress and musician. Mia has studied with Patrick Kelly and his senior teachers since 2016. Learn more about Mia here.

Instructor

Sharon Hoyer

Sharon is a lifelong dancer, dance instructor, and longtime practitioner of mind/body awareness systems including yoga, Feldenkrais Technique and Makko Ho. She is also a freelance writer and editor. Sharon has studied with Patrick Kelly and his senior teachers since 2015.

Dr. Timothy I. Suh, DAOM, L. Ac.is another taiji teacher in Chicago who studies with Patrick Kelly and offers monthly workshops. Read more about him here.