Meet our Certified TM Teachers

John Renwick, Annie Renwick, Felicity Kaplan, and John Darby

Annie has been a teacher of Transcendental Meditation since 1977 in UK and also in Australia. With her husband John, she spent 27 years closely involved with the TM project in Skelmersdale, West Lancs where she also taught people to meditate. Their three children began TM at a very early age and attended the Maharishi School. Since 2008 Annie has been teaching TM and running TM Retreats and Events in Rendlesham including all the courses in the Peace Palace until 2020. As chairperson of TM Suffolk, she continues to teach Transcendental Meditation full-time with her colleagues in Rendlesham.

John Renwick

John Renwick

Contact : 07944 562 480

John, a chartered Civil Engineer and Teacher of Transcendental Meditation has been teaching TM for over 50 years in UK and also in East Africa. He is an expert in Maharishi Vastu, the ancient system of Vedic Architecture and has been closely involved in the design and construction of the 60 dwellings in ‘Maharishi Garden Village' and the Peace Palace - all built in Rendlesham according to these principles. For 24 years he was a Director of the TM project in Skelmersdale, where he was involved with the design and construction of the Maharishi Dome and all the houses surrounding it. This included the Maharishi Secondary School, the first non-domestic Maharishi Vastu building in the UK.

Felicity Kaplan

Felicity Kaplan

Contact : 07518 111 453

Felicity learned Transcendental Meditation in 1980 while a teacher at Orford Primary School in Suffolk and has worked for Maharishi Foundation since becoming a TM teacher in 1986. She taught in London and was involved in the teaching of TM in businesses and organisations with John Darby before moving back to Suffolk to teach and run the residential TM centre in Badingham with her husband for 14 years. When the centre was sold she moved to the new facility in Rendlesham to teach and run courses. Felicity has taken several courses in Maharishi Ayurveda, a prevention oriented, time tested and holistic natural health system and has a diploma in Sukshma Marma Therapy, a gentle powerful therapeutic Ayurveda massage therapy.

John Darby

John Darby

Contact : 07900 900 021

John has taught TM in London, Oxford and more recently Suffolk for 39 years. After working as an Electrical Engineer for 10 years in London and the Far East he decided to become a full time teacher of TM. In 1985 he was part of the team that set up the Victoria TM Centre in Pimlico, which went on to be one of the most successful centres in England. He was instrumental in setting up the Maharishi Corporate Development Programme for the UK, teaching TM in businesses and organisations around the country. He was a key member of the Executive Board of the Maharishi Peace Palace during its developmental stages and first years of operation.

Bernadette

Bernadette van den Hout

Bernadette has recently joined our team as a TM Teacher. She is also a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist practising in Suffolk.

We look forward to answering your questions including:

Peace Palace
  • Why is TM so effective for stress and anxiety bringing greater inner peace and wellness
  • How does TM enable increased clarity of thought and boost creativity
  • What happens during TM
  • Why TM is effortless
  • What the evidence is
  • Why regular TM works for everyone

Take the first step

Choose from these three options:

- Register below for an online info session (about 1 hour)

- Call us for a brief one-to-one chat

- Complete the enquiry form if you have any questions

The first step is to attend a free introductory talk or "Info Session".
This will be presented by a certified teacher of Transcendental Meditation and generally takes about 1 hour. You will find out:

  • Why TM is so effective for stress and anxiety
  • Why anyone can practise TM
  • What benefits you can realistically expect
  • How it works – the process of transcending
  • How TM differs from other meditations
  • What happens during TM

Following the talk there will be an opportunity to meet privately with the Teacher to discuss personal considerations.

The talk is a prerequisite to joining a course of instruction in TM, but there is no commitment to learn. It is open to everyone even if you only have a mild curiosity! Feel free to bring a friend.

    • Wed Oct 9th 19:30 Online Introductory Talk
      Online Talk - Norwich & Suffolk Online Zoom call, access details will be sent by email
    • Thu Oct 10th 10:30 Online Introductory Talk
      Online Talk - Norwich & Suffolk Online Zoom call, access details will be sent by email
    • Wed Oct 16th 19:30 Online Introductory Talk
      Online Talk - Norwich & Suffolk Online Zoom call, access details will be sent by email
    • more talks ...

Stowmarket Suffolk TM Centre

Annie Renwick
Call 07949 016 877
Email suffolk.uk@tm.org

 

Courses of Instruction

John Renwick, Annie Renwick, Felicity Kaplan, and John Darby run regular courses of instruction in Transcendental Meditation in Suffolk. Please contact them by using the "contact us" form if you have any questions or would like details of upcoming courses.

What is
Transcendental Meditation?

Transcendental Meditation is a simple technique practised 20 minutes twice a day while sitting comfortably.

It is not a religion, philosophy, or lifestyle. Over ten million people of all ages, cultures and religions have learned TM.

"It is our birth right to be happy, to be alert ..."

Hugh Jackman talks about TM

What happens when you meditate?

The TM technique allows your mind to easily settle inward, until you experience the most silent and peaceful level of your own awareness. It is completely different as it involves no concentrating or focusing, no trying to "empty the mind".

TM's Scientifically Proven Health Benefits

Hundreds of published research studies on the TM technique have documented its effectiveness on stress and anxiety, brain function, cardiovascular health and more.

What people are saying
about Transcendental Meditation

Jerry Seinfeld:

"It's like a charger for your mind and body"

Jess

"TM blew everything away"

Ray Dalio & Martin Scorcese

"It brought me a clarity."
"That 20 mins is a god send."

Cameron Diaz

"TM makes me feel whole again."

  • TM is the only meditation practice that has been shown to reduce blood pressure…all other meditation techniques, including Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction are not recommended in clinical practice to lower blood pressure.

  • Perhaps its greatest benefit is that it's relatively quick to learn and easy to master. No waiting weeks or months of practice before you see results"

  • According to both the Australian CSIRO and American Heart Association (AHA), the TM technique is the only meditation technique that has been shown to effectively reduce high blood pressure.

  • A 2009 study found Transcendental Meditation helped alleviate stress in college students, while another found it helped reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression and anger.

How is Transcendental Meditation different
from other meditations?

Compared to other meditations TM is different in two ways.

1. Absolutely effortless

  • No concentrating
  • No control of the mind
  • No mindfulness (monitoring of thoughts)
  • No trying to "empty the mind"
  • Anyone can do it, even children with ADHD

2. Proven effective

TM has been proven effective for stress and anxiety, clarity of mind, and more.