Rob Mackay

I’ve practised tai chi for more than 30 years and now teach Tai chi Movement for Wellbeing (TMW), a unique sequence of movements and key teachings, specially developed to promote physical, psychological and emotional health and wellbeing. 

With origins in Tai Chi, Chi Kung and meditation, the TMW sequence distils elements of these arts into a simple series of beautiful movements, without complex forms to learn or difficult techniques to master. 

The TMW sequence is designed as a vehicle for people to develop a set of skills and understandings, firstly practised within the TMW movements and then gradually taken into every aspect of their lives.

For example, I ask - do you sometimes feel life is out of control, and your feet never touch the ground? 

Yes, is the predominant answer, but through the TMW movements my students learn how to: 

Become grounded in their bodies: So they feel more stable and balanced. This new sense of groundedness supports them physically, helping them to release any tension in their muscles. 

Relax: So there’s more circulation, flow and energy in the body. This new state of being touches their mind state – helping it to release tension so they feel calmer and more centred. 

Be in a more natural place of easefulness: Breathing more deeply and connected to themselves in different way. 

Understand that while stresses in their lives haven’t changed, they have! - So now students can make decisions and take actions from this more relaxed and balanced place in themselves.

 For me personally tai chi and TMW have provided balance in my life through physical exercise, relaxing meditation, a deep and profound connection to the natural world and beautiful and long lasting 

friendships. What’s not to like!