Bio

Jonathan Purcell is a business, tax, and estate planning attorney serving Sonoma, Marin, and Alameda counties.
 www.jonathanpurcell.com

Since the mid-1980s he has studied Chinese language, culture, philosophy, and martial arts.  He has lived in both China and Taiwan, and has traveled extensively throughout China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, much of it by bicycle.  He is especially fond of highland tribal areas and their peoples.

His Tai Ji teachers include.

Yang Form, weapons, and Tui Shou (two-person push hands) in the United States:
Jane Golden www.GoldenJane.com
Chip Ellis www.chipellis.com
Alex Dong www.alexdongtaiji.com

Chen Form and Ji Ben Gong in China:
Hu Lin Mao
Lu Yong
Wu Xiu Qin

He has a long history with yoga, a daily meditation practice, and enjoys dancing and kayaking the California coast.

He is associated with:
MindPeak, Neurofeedback Equipment Manufacturer
Founder and Principal
www.MindPeak.com

Blue Papaya Cultural Arts Academy in Lijang China
Co-Founder
www.lijiangbedandbreakfast.com/

BayArea SeaKayakers
Past President
www.BASK.org

He holds a Juris Doctor (JD) from Hastings College of the Law.
http://www.uchastings.edu/

When he isn’t traveling in Asia or playing on the Ocean, he can be found tending his garden in West Petaluma.