Scot-ART
Attached is a poem about St Margaret’s Well, written by artist in residency Leilani Teneus-Miller. She had recently an exhibition in Gallery one as a part of Diversity and Inclusion Award from the Edinburgh Council.
Please enjoy.
Scot-ART’s very own Constantine has been the resident artist at the virgin hotels for the past two months. The three month residency program helps to provide a platform for Edinburgh based artists and creates to promote and display their work.
You can view his work in The Unicorn Room, located within the old India Buildings’ turret. This is a free space for the public to come and support the work of local artists.
Feldenkrais® Studio Edinburgh – Alan Caig Wilson Studio 6.27
The Feldenkrais Method® is an innovative way of learning more about your body, experiencing greater ease, calm and comfort in your everyday life and developing resilience and adaptability. In addition is used by artists of all kinds to develop their work – streamlining their thinking and practice through exploring their movement. You don’t need any kind of movement expertise – all the movements are guided. Everyone is welcome. Everyone gets something out of it.
Cath Sinclair, a visual artist from East Lothian writes – In my Artistic practice I think it definitely helped with focus and also experimentation. I like to think I’m always looking for a new way of drawing or working, and so if anything I think Feldenkrais has reminded me to keep working this way and to perhaps try new simpler ways of working with pen, paint and paper.
I cannot recommend Alan’s classes highly enough and recommend anyone who is feeling stuck in their body to give Feldenkrais a try.
Classes take place in Studio 6.02 every Weds 10.30am – 12 noon (running until Easter). And online every Tuesday evening.
Individual, hands-on one-to-one lessons, called Functional Integration®, are available by appointment.
freedomtomove@outlook.com – more info www.thebodythinkprocess.com
Rates for Scot-Art members:
Single group class £10, parcel of four £35.
Functional Integration lesson £35
Early bird Discount for September retreat until end May 2024 and first retreat special price for the May retreat – 450 shared accommodation/600 single room residential.
During the last three years, I have been spending time in the Borders, walking, writing, drawing, taking photographs, foraging, reflecting, practising in the woods. It is another special place in Scotland. It gave me the chance to reconnect deeply with my creative soul and play, explore, be curious, inspired. I would like to share with you ways of reconnect/ connect with your creative soul, or simply nourish it and go back refreshed. We will explore; walk, observe; take photos; write; draw; make home remedies. As much or as little of it all. Have interesting conversations. We may notice what grows and what one may be drawn to make from it, or how one is inspired to connect to what is in the surroundings, playing with responding spontaneously to what calls us to tune into our inspiration, intuition, and imagination from whichever direction it may come. You may join in all the suggested activities, suggest others, or simply use the time and space to explore, rest, have interesting conversations or something else. What nourishes us? How do we feel inspired? There are lovely walks around the area, or if you wish you can sit by the fire in the beautiful home. I I will be happy to suggest/join in walks in the local area.
Vegetarian breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided. We cook together, recipes and ingredients are provided.
The retreat is in a beautiful eco house up a farm track, which offers a modern and spacious venue for this. Accommodation is in comfortable rooms, one has a double bed, two have beds that can be set up as a Twin room or as a double bed. There is max 5 spaces in the house, and 4 more people can join, if renting your own accommodation elsewhere.
There will be breathwork and meditation sessions early morning and evening, and if the weather is on our side, yoga outside on the beautiful lawn may be possible.
Arrival is on Monday from 4 pm and departure Friday morning by 10 am.
The minimum number to go ahead is 3, in case three of you wish a single room.
Single room can be booked here. Please contact me on annamaria@bodysymphonies.co.uk for shared room 🙂
The Granton team are seeking to commission an Edinburgh-based artist(s), creative practitioner(s) / or arts organisation/collective to design a permanent artwork within the future Granton Gasholder Park (currently under restoration to be complete early 2025).
At this stage, we’re inviting expressions of interest and will shortlist a maximum of 6 artists to participate in the design stage.
The deadline to submit an expression of interest is Friday 1 March 2024.
More information can be found in the briefing document here:
Granton Gasholder Park – Public Art Design Commission Brief – Expression of Interest – The City of Edinburgh Council
Thurs 21st Dec – 0900 – 2100 (normal hours)
Fri 22nd Dec – 0900 – 2100 `(normal hours)
Sat 23rd Dec – 0900 – 1700 (reduced)
Sun 24th Dec – closed
Mon 25th Dec – closed
Tues 26th Dec – closed
Wed 27th Dec – closed
Thurs 28th Dec – 0900 – 1700 (reduced)
Fri 29th Dec – 0900 – 1700 (reduced)
Sat 30th Dec – 0900 – 1700 (reduced)
Sun 31st Dec – closed
Mon 1st Jan – closed
Tues 2nd Jan – closed
Wed 3rd Jan – closed
Thurs 4th Jan – 0900 – 2100 (normal hours)
Fri 5th Jan – 0900 – 2100 (normal hours)
We finally have a timetable in print :). Have a look and see if there is something for you in it.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
| AM |
Feldenkrais® |
Body Symphonies |
Body Symphonies Mini – Retreat
FAREWELL 2023 BENEFIT CLASSES FOR PALESTINE |
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| PM |
Body Symphonies: |
Feldenkrais® Workshop:Art of Soaring
FAREWELL 2023 BENEFIT CLASSES FOR PALESTINE |
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| EVE |
Coming soon |
Yoga For You Yin Yoga weekly |
Body Symphonies |
Movement Medicine with Bernardeta |
Body Symphonies
Feldenkrais® |
Please contact teachers directly 😊, thank you.
Zen Yoga – Lisa Edgar; email : lisaedgar55@gmail.com
Yoga For You – Kirsten Waugh; email : kirstenyoga4u@outlook.com
Feldenkrais® – Mindfulness in Movement – Alan Caig Wilson; email: freedomtomove@outlook.com
Annamaria Sacco – Body Symphonies; email: annamaria@bodysymphonies.co.uk
Movement Medicine with Bernardeta – Bernardeta Zyla; email: bernadetazyla@gmail.com
This week Yoga for back care classes start between 1 and 2 pm for example, we have our regular weekly morning and evening classes and at the end of the year, we will do Benefit sessions to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians (map.org.uk)
Here is our timetable. See you soon,
Alan, Annamaria, Bernardeta, Kirsten, Lisa @6.02
Would you like to treat yourself or a dear one to a very gentle and deep treatment soon? Special discount to St Margaret’s residents £40 instead of £60 for a craniosacral therapy session.
Let me know if you would like to book. You can email me on annamaria@bodysymphonies.co.uk
To read more on craniosacral therapy, please visit:
The Craniosacral Therapy Association – Official Website where you can also watch a video on it. I am a registered craniosacral therapist with the Association.
Simply Singing choir are looking to recruit new members.
We are an a capella choir and sing songs from around the world in harmony.
We learn by listening and repetition so there is no need to read music.
We meet on Wednesdays at St Margaret’s House between 7pm and 8 45pm starting October 4th.
For further information contact Rachel at SimplySinging590@gmail.com
Come along – we’d love to have you.