My name is Margaret Marciniak, I am Allan's business and life partner (Soul Mate).

I was introduced to tai chi by my sister who lives in Bristol. We attended a one day workshop at her club some 8 years ago. The magic of tai chi overwhelmed me and I decided to search for a local group.

I started to train in the Yang style with my instructor Jenny Wong. When I met Allan we started to train together which was great fun. I have found that tai chi has given me so much more confidence and enjoyment of life. It has helped me with my posture and has helped me to relax more. My out look on life has changed and I am more able to deal with life's ups and downs. Tai chi can be an enjoyable way of life if you let it.

I decided that I would like to help other people learn the art so I started to do my teacher training in 2008. I soon found myself volunteering to teach tai chi in an after schools club for 10 and 11 year olds. It was six weeks before Christmas so I taught the children a short tai chi routine for them to perform at their Christmas concert which was a resounding success and helped them tremendously with their confidence. I completed my tai chi teacher training in October 2009. I love the challenge of adapting tai chi to different user groups and I think it should be available for all to try. It works on the mind,body and spirit and is as easy as abc.