Edinbugh Tai Chi Chuan - Events - Classes

Upcoming events, classes and workshops

Monthly meetings are held on a Tuesday evening from 7.15 – 8.45pm at the Salisbury Centre in Edinburgh on March 31st 2026, April 28th, May 19th and June 23rd.

Peer support meetings for therapists, facilitators and helping professionals

A supportive space to meet and discuss issues that arise in the work you do. We will go through a safely led group process involving a mix of led exercises, solo reflections and group/pair discussions on specific topics. The aim is to help you to develop interpersonal and practical skills as well as personal qualities.

Your host is Derek McMillan, a private mentor and certified practitioner of Gabor Mate’s psychotherapeutic approach, compassionate inquiry. He is also a senior instructor of tai chi chuan, a bodyworker and has been a teacher of philosophy, psychology and religious studies for the past 20 years.

For more information or to reserve your place you can contact Derek via email: derek_mc@hotmail.com or Whatsapp: 07835 388 911

On the following Tuesdays: 16th Sept, 28th Oct, 18th Nov, 16th Dec at The Salisbury Centre, Edinburgh. 19:15 to 20:45.

Trauma Exploration for Facilitators and Spaceholders

Derek McMillan, the first certified practitioner of Gabor Mate’s compassionate inquiry in Scotland, is offering these trauma exploration sessions this autumn. They are aimed at facilitators, spaceholders, and helping professionals to support them in their work.

More info about each particular session at this link: https://www.salisburycentre.org/event/trauma-exploration-for-facilitators-and-spaceholders/2025-11-18/

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A PAST EVENT
Summer Solstice Celebration at The Salisbury Centre, Edinburgh

An Insight into Trauma: A gentle exploration of self and other

In this workshop, you will be invited to explore what trauma means to you and others through a series of individual, pair and group practices and conversations. We will safely and gently experience how trauma feels in the body and how it shapes our perceptions and feelings.

We will discuss the difference between ‘Big T’ and ‘Little T’ trauma, how many of our beliefs originate from childhood and how we can transform our beliefs into alignment with our authentic self through present moment awareness and self-regulating practices.

This is a past event and BOOKINGS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED

Weekly Classes on Wednesdays and Saturdays

Edinburgh Tai Chi Chuan

Discover the traditional art of Wu- Cheng Tai Chi Chuan at the regular classes in Edinburgh first established by Sifu Ian Cameron in the 1970’s. We offer a full syllabus of hand form, pushing hands, self-defence, weapons and nei gung. The class is led by my tai chi brother, Adrian Martinez, and co facilitated by myself and other members of our five winds community.

1.30-3.30pm on Saturdays at Portobello High School, 1 Milton Road Edinburgh EH15 3BY

7-9pm on Wednesdays at St. Columba’s Church, Newington, 9 Upper Gray St, Edinburgh, EH9 1SN

Contact Derek for more information