What’s On – Events Calendar
Peace Out workshop with Beverley and Lesley Anne
Dates: Thursday 7 May
Time: 1.30-3.30pm
Location: The Flight Room at Abbot House
Join Peace Out as we open up conversations about death, dying, and what matters most. A gentle, practical workshop open to all.
Why this workshop?
Most of us know we should talk about our wishes for the end of life, but we don’t always know how to begin.
So we put it off.
And when the time comes, families are often left guessing,trying to make decisions without knowing what their loved one would have wanted.
Peace Out workshops offer a calm, supportive space to explore these conversations, without pressure, without formality, and without needing to have all the answers.
What we’ll explore together
What happens in Scotland when someone dies
• A simple overview of burial, cremation, and other options
• What you can choose – and what you don’t have to decide right away
Thinking about your own wishes
• What really matters to you
• The small details that make a big difference for loved ones
• Why writing something down can be a gift to those you leave behind
Starting the conversation
• We will open discussion on the topic making it feel less awkward and more human.
Gentle Planning Guide
• We will end with some time to think about or even complete a simple planning document you can keep safe for when it’s needed.
What you’ll gain
• A clearer understanding of your options in Scotland
• A simple way to begin recording your wishes
• Words and confidence to talk with the people who matter most
• A sense of calm around a topic that often feels overwhelming
What this workshop is (and isn’t)
This is not about making firm decisions or filling out complicated paperwork.It’s about starting where you are, with curiosity and kindness.
You’re welcome to:
• Share as much or as little as you like
• Simply listen and reflect
• Take your time with anything that feels emotional
Warning
Expect laughter!
About the facilitators
Beverley Bryant is a celebrant, and death educator.Her work centres on helping people approach end-of-life conversations with warmth, honesty, and humanity — making space for both practical planning and personal meaning.
Lesley Anne Martin is a death educator co-facilitating the session as part of the Peace Out initiative.
This workshop is funded by the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust
8-week Mindfulness Based Living course with Vicky from The Mindful Partnership
A free 8 week Mindfulness Based Living course fully funded by The Mindful Partnership. This program is designed to help build capacity for mindfulness and begin to understand and work skillfully with the mind. It can help to reduce stress and anxiety, and can support development of a more calm and stable relationship with emotions.
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE MAKING with Gwen from Heavenly Goodies
- Learn how to make handmade chocolate truffles
- Taste various types of chocolate and learn lots of interesting facts
- Learn how to temper chocolate along with top tips on how to avoid the dreaded bloom
- Dip and decorate truffles in your own unique style
Happy Cat Yoga Club with Catriona Kirk
Dates: Saturday 9 May, Saturday 23 May
Time: 10:15am
Location: The Flight Room at Abbot House
Happy Cat Yoga club. A space to flow and grow. An inclusive community vibe, Yoga Club is about bringing people together through yoga, music and good vibes. You don’t need to be an experienced yogi to join our club. Celebrate your body and movement and connect to those around you. Yoga club is for everyone.
A relaxed, welcoming monthly origami meet-up in Dunfermline for anyone who loves folding, creating, and connecting.
What is Yoga Club?
An hour of fun creative flowing yoga, with a focus on linking our movement to our breath and the music. You’ll feel empowered to move with confidence, connect to your body and your mind and enjoy the power of shared support from the group.
We’ll always finish with some grounding relaxation to seal in and celebrate our practise together.
One of the most important parts of the club is the communal aspect. You’re not just another person on a mat, this club is yours. Each Yoga Club finishes with the chance to share a drink and snack, socialise, catch up or get to know someone new. Tea, Coffee, chat, community. Fill up your cup.
Dunfermline Origami Club
with Jess from The Ricketty Desk
The Dunfermline Origami Club is a once-a-month creative space for origami enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you’ve folded with me before or you’re just beginning your paper journey, you’re warmly invited to join me for a morning of creativity, calm, and community.
Dates: Thursday 30 April, Thursday 28 May, Thursday 25 June, Thursday 30 July
Time: 10.00am-11.30am
Location: The Workshop at Abbot House
• What to Expect
A warm, friendly group of fellow paper-lovers
A guided theme or focus each month
The chance to learn at your own pace
Space to share ideas, techniques, and inspiration
A cosy, pressure-free session designed for mindfulness and creativity
This is not a structured workshop, it’s a relaxed Club where we fold together, learn from each other, and enjoy the gentle art of origami in good company.
Opening and Grounding Spirals: Axial Matrix, Shoulders, Hands and Sky Flow with Alice Rainbow Yoga
Dates: Sunday 14 June
Time: 10.00am-1.00pm
Location: The Flight Room at Abbot House
A small-group workshop exploring spiral organisation through the body, with the axial matrix, shoulders and hands offering the main doorway into Sky Flow.
Rooted in my study of the 5 Filaments Spiral Syllabus of Karen Kirkness and Célina Hwang, this workshop is an invitation to move, sense, notice and explore how Opening and Grounding Spirals can be experienced through whole-body support, reach, responsiveness and connection.
I often say in class that we are the illusion of symmetry, and that spirals are deeply woven through life and through us too. This workshop offers a subtle, embodied, awareness-led space to explore those spiral relationships through movement, curiosity and felt experience.
Expect a gentle but profound practice with guided exploration, moments of pause, and space to let the work land in the body. Less about achieving shapes, more about listening, discovering, and meeting movement as a whole-body experience.
No prior experience is needed — just curiosity and a willingness to explore. Maximum 10 participants. Tea and a wee snack included
Grounding and Opening Spirals: Axial Matrix, Hips, Feet and Earth Flow with Alice Rainbow Yoga
Dates: Sunday 23 August
Time: 10.00am-1.00pm
Location: The Flight Room at Abbot House
A small-group workshop exploring spiral organisation through the body, with the axial matrix, hips and feet offering the main doorway into Earth Flow.
Rooted in my study of the 5 Filaments Spiral Syllabus of Karen Kirkness and Célina Hwang, this workshop is an invitation to move, sense, notice, connect and integrate through grounding, support, yielding, responsiveness and whole-body spiral relationship.
This is subtle, embodied, awareness-led work that invites us to explore how grounding and opening live together in the body. Through guided movement and felt experience, we’ll approach the body not as separate parts, but as a connected whole.
Expect a gentle yet deep practice with space for curiosity, exploration, rest, and integration. Less about “getting it right”, more about listening, discovering, and allowing movement to unfold in a more connected way.
No prior experience is needed — only curiosity and a body to arrive with. Maximum 10 participants. Tea and a wee snack included.
