DATES on Wed: 26 Apr, 24 May, 14 Jun, 26 Jul.

Time: 6:30pm to 9pm

Facilitator: Dougie Mackay

This event is by DONATION OR FREE.

Booking here is essential as spaces are limited to 8. We highly encourage joining all dates to maximise the benefits. However, if attending all of them is not feasible for you, feel free to select the dates that suit your availability.

ABOUT THIS WORK

These stories will focus on the therapeutic elements of storytelling and nature connection. With professional storyteller Dougie Mackay, the group will share potent myths and legends and reflect upon their poetic relevance in our everyday lives. 

Nature connection activities will add to the wellbeing element of the sessions. These sessions will be conducted in the spirit of the 'ceilidh' which promotes inclusion and participation.

ABOUT DOUGIE 

With a background in Community Education, and having worked with The Village Storytelling Centre in Glasgow as a full time community storyteller, Dougie is comfortable and experienced in many social contexts, with a substantial storytelling project portfolio. He can also combine storytelling with team building, games, bush-craft, Wild Food Walks, Nature Connection, Tai Chi and more as a way of creating a wider experience.

Dougie loves connecting with people, place and imagination through the ever evolving world of folk tales. He blends the traditional, hearth-side style of telling that has warmed hearts and imaginations for centuries, and more dynamic, contemporary performance telling gaining popularity across Europe. 

WHERE:

Meet at The Planetary Healing Community Woodland, Cockburnhill Road, Balerno, EH14 7JB. Bus 44 / 44A. Stop at the third bus stop after the roundabout. From there, proceed to enter Cockburnhill Road and walk for approximately 15 minutes until you reach a V junction, where you will need to turn right and walk for another 2 minutes. Upon arriving at the gate, there are 7 small bridges to cross before reaching the Hut, which is situated at the end of the woodland. Along the way, you will pass by the Yurt and the composting toilet.

IMPORTANT INFO

If you have any questions before or on the day regarding this event, please text: 0744 9343 599

If you need any other support or have any concerns please contact our office on email holistic@planetary-healing.

LIFTS: If you need a lift from the village to the woodland, please text us the day before your event: 075 0443 8763 and we can organise a volunteer. Otherwise it is a beautiful 15 minutes walk in the country side.

PARKING: There are about 6 car spaces in front of the woodland reserved for elders, those with mobility difficulties and parents with children. Please try to arrive a bit earlier and park at Cockburnhill Road, just after Pirnie Ha’ house. The woodland is only 3 minutes walking as you turn right from there.

WEATHER: For rainy days we have the HUT where we have a wood burner stove. We hope to be outdoors too and we also have pop up gazebos when needed.

EMAIL REMINDER: You will get an email reminder of your event 3 days before it. Please make sure you add holistic@planetary-healing.org to your email address book or safe senders list. This way you won't miss out on any important updates we have for you.

NOTE: On your arrival, please feel free to let us know your preferred pronouns (e.g. he/him, she/her, they/them) and what name you would like us to refer to you by.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Space is limited, so if for any reason you need to cancel, please let us know asap, so we can free up the space for others on the waiting list. Due to the amount of work involved, tickets are non-refundable.

DONATIONS: When you make a donation, you are supporting the continuation of our charitable work in the future. If you cannot make a donation because of your financial circunstance, you can access this work for FREE. We aim for this work to be accessible for everyone and we thank our funders for their support. If you need support with transportation costs, please contact us.

WHAT TO BRING: Please come in warm clothes ready for all weather. Layers are recommended and outdoors footwear. We will provide tea and cups. If your group is 3 hours or longer, please bring a packed lunch

PHOTOS: Occasionally we take group pictures for promotions and funders, if you would prefer not to be in the picture, please communicate this to the facilitator on arrival.

CAR SHARE: We recommend car share and lifts between friends and participants as much as possible. Whenever you see a friend walking at Cockburnhill Road, check if they are coming for our programme and kindly offer a lift.

Please help us to spread information about this work and invite others as well.