Myth and the Self: Creative Explorations of Gold and Shadow

Schedule

Sat Nov 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 03:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Out of the Blue Drill Hall | Edinburgh, SC

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Two creative, experiential dramatherapy-based workshops as part of Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2025. Discover the power of myth!
About this Event

Explore your shadow. Discover your gold. A creative journey through myth.


Join dramatherapist Abigail Nelson for one or both of these experiential workshops exploring the inner world through myth, movement, meditation, and art. Whether you're new to creative self-exploration or already on a wellness journey, these sessions offer an embodied, inspiring space to reconnect with yourself.

The morning workshop focuses on the inner shadow - "the cave you fear to enter that holds the treasure you seek". The afternoon turns to our inner gold - our true gifts and potential. Each session stands alone, but attending both allows for a deeper, more integrated experience.

Through storytelling, guided visualisation, playful embodied group activities, and individual reflective art-making and writing, you’ll explore ancient myths that hold both universal wisdom and deeply personal relevance. Rooted in dramatherapy principles, this process invites insight, creativity, and connection in a warm, supportive group setting.

Led by Abigail Nelson, a HCPC-registered dramatherapist based in Edinburgh, these workshops draw on years of experience in therapeutic and community spaces. Abigail specialises in neurodivergent and trauma-informed work, and is passionate about using myth to help people explore themselves with curiosity and compassion.


🗓 Saturday 8th November

📍 Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Leith (Edinburgh)

10:00–12:15 - Inner Shadow

1:15–3:30 - Inner Gold

💷 £25 per workshop / £40 full day

🍽 Lunch not included (excellent on-site café + nearby options)

♿ Venue is fully accessible, including toilets


Hear it from past participants:



"Abigail is simply WONDERFUL! I've been lucky enough to attend 2 of her workshops which have both been amazing, I left with so much more understanding of myself and what's really going on in my heart and mind"



"I left inspired, feeling lighter, and with my curiosity reignited."



"I found the process really powerful and moving. It helped me to cement my sense of self, and inner confidence"



Agenda

🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Explorations of the inner shadow
🕑: 01:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Explorations of the inner gold
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Where is it happening?

The Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 25.00 to GBP 40.00

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