Workshops for Childhood to Adolescence

We will explore Fairytales, Myths, Fables, Folk Tales, Movement, Poetry and Singing to empower young people (and us Adults) to discover selfhood in respect of others' process as being unique and true too.

Many work through Time and Place, and offer opportunities for heart-based transformation, and the potential for self-actualisation.

Welcome to a place where stories and songs come to life—where imagination blossoms, wisdom whispers, and ancient truths come alive!

Where dragons soar, wise animals speak, knights battle, and ancient legends echo through the mists of time, we may discover health-giving possibilities and natural medicine for hearts and minds to discern Love.

I bring timeless tales and songs from around the world to the heart of Aberdeen, and around North East Scotland.

Stories and Songs are selected to suit different age groups, and needs, and brought in a way that invites deeper questions.

Through my workshops with stories full of transitions, I invite children and young people to live into the imagination of the pictures, to explore the wisdom, whimsy, and wonder woven into the narratives. Carefully chosen for their beauty, depth, and relevance to life today, I bring known and unknown stories to life through words, movement, character, gesture, art-making, and connection; that invite us to listen more deeply—to ourselves, to each other, and to the world.

From Scottish selkies and Norse gods to African tricksters, Indian kings and queens, and Grimm’s darkest characters... each session is a journey into our imagination, cultures, and invite connection. Whether participants are seeking enchantment, moral lessons, inner transformation, healing, or possibilities to grow, there’s a tale and song for every seasonal change - within and around us.

Perfect for:

Workplaces and Libraries
Educational groups
Festivals and Seasonal Celebrations
Community Gatherings and Family events
Reflective spaces and Private sessions
Community groups and Family events
Festivals and Cultural celebrations
Private storytelling sessions or Themed parties

Rooted in a deep respect for the spiritual and moral fabric of storytelling and singing, many of the tales and songs I bring are inspired by deep-rooted insights and health-giving festivals. The old stories and songs help nourish the inner life, celebrate the rhythms of the year, and awaken a sense of wonder and purpose - processes we all embody.

Honouring the Health-Giving Festivals Through Storytelling and Singing

Throughout the year, I present stories, poems, and songs that align with a rich festival life, bringing warmth, depth, and spiritual insight to each season.

The yearly cycle is a profound teacher and an ever-turning spiral of light and dark, growth and rest, outward blossoming and inward reflection. The seasons are viewed not just as climatic changes, but as soul-states and qualities that shape our inner life and creative expression.

Each season carries its own spiritual and artistic themes, aligned with sun and moon cycles, traditional festivals, and natural phenomena. Together, these festivals and rhythms provide a living framework for therapeutic arts that support personal transformation, community connection, and attunement to the natural world.

Spring: Awakening & Renewal

Quality: Renewal, fresh starts, intention-setting, envisioning future growth.

Hope, emergence, awakening of light, new beginnings, light growing stronger
Therapeutic Themes: Awakening dormant potentials, fostering optimism, cultivating inner growth
Artistic Focus: Soft pastels, sunrise, new seedlings, openness, flowing forms, seed motifs, watercolours, gentle movement
Representative Festivals: Easter, Nowruz, Ostara, Passover, International Workers’ Day

Epiphany - Illumination, revelation, spiritual insight

Easter – Stories of transformation, renewal, death, resurrection, renewal, sacrifice, loss, hope, echoing the quiet mystery of death and joyful promise of new life.

Whitsun - Liberation, renewal, faith, community, heart-centred union, new understanding, freedom

Summer: Radiance & Flourishing

Quality: Vitality, warmth, abundance, outward joy, fertility, blossoming life, community celebration
Therapeutic Themes: Expression of self, creativity in fullness, joy, and courage
Artistic Focus: Bold colours, sun motifs, dynamic sculpture, singing, and dance
Representative Festivals: Midsummer, Vesak, Ratha Yatra, Inti Raymi

St John’s Tide (Midsummer) – Bright, radiant tales of light and courage, often featuring the elemental forces of fire, water, and the human will.

Autumn: Harvest & Transformation

Quality: Reflection, gratitude, change, letting go
Therapeutic Themes: Integration, grounding, honouring cycles of completion, preparing for rest
Artistic Focus: Earth tones, leaf and seed crafts, weaving, contemplative poetry
Representative Festivals: Diwali, Halloween, All Souls Day, Thanksgiving

Michaelmas – Bold and stirring stories of dragons, trials, and inner strength, helping both children and adults explore courage, protection, balance of light and dark, justice, and the battle between light and shadow.

Winter: Rest & Inner Light

Quality: Stillness, contemplation, inner warmth within darkness, birth, joy, peace, hope for renewal
Therapeutic Themes: Inner journey, nurturing soul strength, community support through ritual
Artistic Focus: Candlelight, beeswax crafts, quiet storytelling, music with deep resonance
Representative Festivals: Christmas, Hanukkah, Advent, Saint Lucy’s Day, Yule

Advent – Gentle, expectant tales that grow in light and wonder week by week—stories of journeys, stars, and quiet preparation.

Christmas – Heartfelt nativity-inspired fables and folk tales that celebrate light in darkness, the birth of love, and the mystery of the divine child in all of us.

At each festival, our storytelling and interactive singing draws from a blend of traditional tales, nature-based myths, and spiritual parables that reflect the deeper mood and meaning of the time:

This seasonal framework guides the timing and thematic emphasis of your therapeutic arts offerings, inviting participants to flow with the natural cycles both outwardly in the environment and inwardly within their own lives. The stories, poems, and songs are selected and shared with care, using language and imagery suited to the age and understanding of each group. Whether in a classroom, a chapel, or a cozy family gathering, the aim is the same: to create a living space where imagination and spirit can meet.