Biography

My name is Paul Burdon. I am an Acupuncturist, I love practisnig Acupuncture because of what it can do for people. It helps so many people feel well once again and more emotionally grounded and get more from what life has to offer.

Personal Interests

My main passion outside of my family and working to inform the people about Acupuncture is teaching Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a form of moving meditation, a health and a defensive martial art, you may have seen it, people move very slowly and gracefully, often in parks. It has many health benefits as well as being an excellent tool to keep on developing as a person. You see many Chinese people doing it in the parks in China and Hong Kong, it’s similar to seeing people jogging in the UK but even though Tai Chi keeps you healthy, people can keep doing it until they are very old. I have been practising and teaching Tai Chi since 2000, and in 2025 founded InnerStrong — Tai Chi and Wellbeing, offering local and online wellbeing classes.

I love the outdoors and love surfing, paragliding and absorbing the incredible beauty of the coast when walking in Pembrokeshire.

I have always had a lot of curiosity about the world and love learning about just about anything. This is part of what I love being an Acupuncturist; connecting on a personal level with so many different people and being privileged to hear about their lives is really enriching. As well as Acupuncture and Tai chi which are my main areas of learning, I also love science and philosophy. I have been fascinatedby what keeps us well and emotionally gorunded for many many years. I particularly enjoy health and space science as well as history and psychology.

Why did I train as an Acupuncturist?

Experiencing the benefits of authentic Traditional Acupuncture inspired me so much that I left behind a successful career as an Internet consultant to devote my work to helping people with Acupuncture. I spent 4 years doing my Acupuncture degree. You can read a brief explanation of how I was inspired to become an Acupuncturist here.

Work and Education

I was born in 1974, and raised mainly in Birmingham, I studied A-Levels in Maths, Philosophy, Chemistry, Biology and General Studies, I gained a 2.1 Honours degree in Psychology from Cardiff University.

In my early career I worked with people with learning disabilities and mental health diagnoses, I left this to spend a period travelling in Asia and Nepal. Upon my return I worked in a variety of roles in the creative IT industry, managing a small team in one role and then going on to be self employed working mainly with charity and health-care clients. It was at this time that I first started studying and then later, teaching Tai Chi, this was transformative for me and has been a life long passion.

During the last 4 years of my career in IT, I completed a degree in Traditional and Five Element Acupuncture at one of Europe’s most respected schools of Acupuncture, the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading. Since then I have completed specialist additional training in the treatment of fertility related issues and also the treatment of babies, children and teenagers. These are areas which require specialist knowledge and training. You can find out more about my training and experience here.

Alongside my clinic work, I contribute to the acupuncture profession nationally and internationally:

• 2017–2019 — Founding Director and Vice-Chairman, Evidence Based Acupuncture
  Evidence Based Acupuncture is a US-based charity that works to improve health outcomes for members of the public by communicating where and how the scientific evidence relating to Acupuncture shows Acupuncture to be a better or safer treatment than existing treatment options.

• 2020–2026 — Marking, Moderation and Programme Leadership responsibilities — Acupuncture BSc Course (Professional & Reflective Practice component) — College of Integrated Chinese Medicine

• 2024–2026 — Interim Communications Manager — British Acupuncture Council (BAcC)
  Assisting the new CEO in recruiting a new communications team, and designing and implementing a new communications strategy.

• 2026 onwards — Technical Manager — British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) Assisting the new CEO in developing the use of website technology to facilitate the organisational strategy.

• 2026 onwards — Chair, World Acupuncture Awareness Day Committee — European Traditional Chinese Medicine Association (ETCMA)
  Chairing a pan-European working group focused on designing and delivering World Acupuncture Awareness Day, an annual ETCMA initiative aimed at communicating internationally and clearly the many ways in which Acupuncture can benefit our societies.

• 2000 onwards — Tai Chi practitioner and teacher

• 2025 onwards — Founder of InnerStrong — Tai Chi and Wellbeing
  A Tai Chi-based wellbeing project providing local and online wellbeing classes, with specific programmes to build resilience and recovery skills in victims of abusive relationships and parents who have suffered parental alienation.