top of page

ABIGAIL NELSON

Dramatherapist

Grass Close Up

Creative Reset Retreat

18th - 21st April 2025

Berwickshire, Scotland

Screenshot 2024-11-16 183954.png

Are you an Arts or helping professional in need of a creative reset?

Then this is the retreat for you. In spring, nature is teaching us the art of renewal. You will be led through creative exercises inspired by dramatherapy and Environmental Arts Therapy to encounter these lessons, to rebirth your creative potential and to come home to yourself as a true reflection of nature.

"The retreat helped me to bring back my inner child and creative self. I realized that all the creative energy and ideas I carried as a child are still within me, I just must spend time to connect with them. It is easy to get lost in the rat-race when working full-time and keeping things together, so having the space and people to connect and be creative with was amazing" - Previous retreat participant

"I have never experienced outdoor therapeutic work before, and was genuinely blown away by the power of it. I was really grateful and inspired by the powerful nature of working outside and along with others in nature. The experience has definitely inspired me to get outside more and be among nature."

Spring 2023 retreat participant

Your guide

Abigail Nelson

Dramatherapist

Following the success of three previous retreats, I'm so excited to offer you this unique opportunity to reflect, refresh and renew through nature and creativity and with the Creative Reset Retreat 2025.

As a dramatherapist, I run a private practice in Leith, offering therapy to adults with various experiences, including neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, trauma and mental health diagnoses. You can find out more me and my work here, or about dramatherapy here.

I run a variety of events focusing on fostering deep connection to the self, others and nature. This has included wellness nature walks, creative wellness talks, mythology-based workshops, and a creative wellness festival. You can find out more about my previous events here.

WhatsApp Image 2024-11-16 at 19.02_edited.jpg

Your home from home

Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland

Edinburgh: 1 hour

BOOKING INFORMATION

Join us for a journey through beautiful outer landscapes and powerful inner ones. Come and be renewed, and ready to step into the full, creative life available to you.

Places for this retreat are extremely limited and must be booked by 1st March 2025.

Booking options:
Single bed in twin room (one person): £350 total
Two single beds in twin room (two people): £550 total (£75 discount per person)
King-sized bed in private room (one or two people): £550 total (£75 discount per person if shared)

There are three twin rooms and two king-sized bedrooms. There will be a maximum of 10 participants.

Payment will be requested by bank transfer after booking. You are welcome to organise your own payment plan, as long as the full payment is complete by 1st March 2025.

This is a fully catered, residential retreat. The retreat, accommodation and food are included in the cost, travel is not included. The retreat takes place in Abbey St Bathans, a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders, an hour's drive from Edinburgh. Please arrive between 5.30pm and 6.30pm on Friday 18th April (dinner included) and plan to depart at 11am on Monday 21st April (breakfast included). The house is accessible by car (free parking), or you can arrange a taxi from Dunbar station or Berwick upon Tweed station.

If you have any questions, or you would like to book, please use the form below.

You can also check out feedback from previous retreats.

Please bring:
Outdoor clothes, shoes and waterproofs
Indoor comfy clothes
Sketchbook and/or Journal
An object from home that represents you or your creative project.

There may be a specific creative project you are working on. You are welcome to bring what you need for this, as there will be individual time to reflect and create.

Reflect.

Refresh.

Renew.

Whether you're ready to step in, or have more questions, please fill in the form provided with your details.

I can't wait to hear from you.

Immerse yourself in nature, ignite your inner flame and allow your story to be transformed. Join us for a journey through rich outer landscapes and powerful inner ones. Come and be renewed, and ready to step into the full life available to you.

Places for this retreat are limited.

This is a fully catered, residential retreat. The retreat takes place at Pleasant Hill, a privately rented house in Milngavie, on the outskirts of Glasgow, from the evening of Friday 3rd May to the morning of Monday 6th May (Early May bank holiday). The house is easily accessible by car or train, walking distance from Milngavie train station, with connections to Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The cost of the retreat is £395 incl. VAT. All meals and accommodation are including in this rate.

If you have any questions, or you would like to book, please use the form below.

bottom of page