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Arc Academy Founder Stephen Christena on Meditative Metalworking

BY: Groupon Editors |Apr 14, 2016

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As the son of a GM worker and an educator, it almost seems that Arc Academy founder Steve Christena was destined to open a metalworking school. But Christena wasn't born with a plasma torch in his hand. In fact, it took a stint in cubicle culture for him to learn that peace can be found in the clang, smoke, and spark of the welding shop. 

Watch Christena discuss the intersection of metalworking and meditation:

 

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