Scottish Healing Tales
Description
Facilitated by Alys McLennan - Clan MacLennan
About the Experience
You are invited to join Alys McLennan, descendant and active board member of Clan MacLennan, in meaningful connection through seanchaidh (storytelling). Join together and hear about the mythical and mystical tales of the ancient Scottish Highlands. Rooted in the old oral traditions seanchaidh is the traditional form of wisdom gathering and sharing. Drawing together legends, folktales, superstitions and sacred healing rituals, Alys’ storytelling will transport you across the seas to the Otherworld. Alys will echo the voices of those who gathered by hearth and fire for hundreds of years to pass on their wisdom, humour, and hard truths. So come along, as she facilitates a shared moment of deep listening- where stories are not just told… but handed down through generations and felt, remembered, and kept alive through voices and healing rituals anchored in ancient lore!
Seanchaidh Schedule:
Sunday 1 March: Scottish Witch Lore
Sunday 8 March: Scottish Faery Lore
Thursday 26 March: Scottish Witch Lore
This Ceremony is For You If You’re:
🪶 Drawn to the mystery and medicine of Celtic culture
🪶 Longing to feel more anchored in healing and transformation
🪶 Seeking renewal, release, or clarity through gentle ritual
🪶 Ready to reclaim ancestral wisdom and return to inner stillness
🪶 Craving a safe place for reflection and meaning making as the stories depict common lived themes relevant to contemporary society.
What You’ll Experience:
🪶 A visually guided retelling of Highland lore
🪶 Relaxation benefits through mindful storytelling presence
🪶 A meaningful ritual ceremony inspired by Scottish healing traditions
🪶 The vibrational medicine sounds of Celtic music
🪶 Melodic storytelling that helps to restore energetic balance and emotional ease
🪶 A renewed sense of reconnection to traditional healing
Why It Matters:
Storytelling and rituals are the essence of remembering the old ways. In the Highlands, these healing forms have always been a communal and sacred act — an honouring of our connection to nature, kin, community and the cycles that carry us through time. Seanchaidh tales and ceremonies offer a bridge between ancestry and embodiment, earth and spirit, sound and silence. When we gather to deeply listen, we remember what it means to be held and to move through life’s ups and downs in a rhythm with the land and each other.
About Your Facilitator:
Alys McLennan
@mayakosha_healing
Alys McLennan of Clan MacLennan is a healer, therapist, and ceremonialist who walks between the worlds of science and spirit. With roots in the ancient Highlands and formal training in psychology, counselling, and yoga therapy, she weaves modern trauma-informed practice with the earth-based wisdom of her Celtic lineage. Through her work with MayaKosha Healing and Immrama: Holistic Trauma Healing Centre, Alys guides others through deep processes of release and remembrance — helping them move from trauma and depletion into balance, empowerment, and reconnection with their true essence. Grounded in her ancestral path, she holds a space where the body becomes the temple, the breath becomes the prayer, and the soul finds its way home.
BEFORE BOOKING please ensure to read through the below sacred agreements & cancellation policy.
FAQs
- Sacred Agreements & Participant Care
Age Requirements
Events & 1:1 sessions in the temple space are open to people aged 21 and over, unless stated otherwise.
This is because the work we do may bring forward deep emotional or energetic processes that require a certain level of maturity and self-awareness.Code of Conduct / Respectful Space
This is a confidential and judgement-free space.
We ask that you come with an open heart, listen deeply, and respect the stories shared.
Please refrain from using phones, alcohol, or substances before and during the event.
Your full presence is your greatest gift to the circle.Integration & Aftercare
Integration is where the real medicine unfolds.
After the circle, give yourself space to rest, hydrate, and journal any insights. Try not to rush anywhere or put yourself in a high stress environment post session.
You may feel lighter, clearer, or tender — all are natural signs of energetic release.
If you’d like additional support, we can recommend integration practitioners or one-on-one sessions with our facilitators.Health, Safety & Contraindications
Please read before attending. Some practices used in our circles may not be suitable for everyone.
We always invite you to honour your body, take full responsibility for your wellbeing, and participate only as feels right.If any of the below apply to you, please consult with your relevant health or support professionals before attending.
Our facilitators are not medical practitioners, and participation is always by personal choice and responsibility.
Contraindications include:- Serious cardiovascular conditions, high blood pressure, recent surgery or injury
- Epilepsy or seizure disorders
- Pregnancy (please inform facilitators or practitioners)
- Acute mental health conditions (psychosis, schizophrenia, mania)
- Use of certain medications (MAOIs, SSRIs) if participating in cacao or hape
If unsure, please contact us prior to booking so we can guide you safely.
Mental Health & Emotional Support Clause
Our facilitators are experienced in holding sacred, safe space — but this is not a substitute for therapy or psychiatric care.
These gatherings can sometimes surface buried emotions, memories, or grief. We encourage participants to seek professional support where needed, and to reach out to us for recommendations to integrative or trauma-informed practitioners.
You are never alone in your process — please let us know if you need aftercare or integration guidance.Photography & Media
To protect privacy and sacred space, photography and recording are not permitted during the ceremony.
You may capture a few respectful images before or after the circle, please ask permission to take photos of any people's faces.
If we intend to take our own photos or videos, we will notify you and you may decline to be in them. - Refunds & Cancellations
Group Events & Ceremonies
All Tickets are non-refundable. You can however you can exchange your ticket for another event in the same month with 3 days notice.
You may transfer your ticket to another person up to 4 hours before.
This honours the energy, preparation, and limited spaces of each gathering and your ticket could be the one that allows the event to proceed.1:1 Sessions & Private Healings
You may reschedule or cancel with 7 days’ notice at no charge.
Within 7 days, we’ll do our best to move your session with the same facilitator if possible or transfer to another person.
Less than 24 hours’ notice or no-shows will be charged in full to honour the facilitator’s time and energy.Why This Policy?
These sessions and circles are intimate, energetically curated experiences.
When someone cancels last-minute, it not only affects logistics but the energetic container that has already begun forming.
Our facilitators rely on confirmed bookings for their livelihood and preparation — your understanding helps sustain this sacred work. - Location, Time, Accessibility & Logistics
Events are held at our Bricks & Mortar store at 317 King Street, Newtown.
Please let us know of any accessibility needs before the event — we’ll do our best to support you. The shop & temple have wheelchair access & a loading bay a few doors down.
Parking / Transport: We are a 2min walk from Newtown train & bus station. free untimed parking in the area is best found in the residential streets between the Court House Hotel and the Carlisle Hotel. Check the signs for if it is timed.
Doors close at the scheduled start time to protect the energetic integrity of the space. Late entry is not permitted once the ceremony begins so please arrive atleast 10min early.
- What Other Events Happen In The Temple?
The Temple hosts a rich and evolving calendar of heart-led gatherings designed to nourish the body, awaken the spirit, and deepen connection.
You’ll find offerings such as Women’s Circles, Men’s Circles, Cacao Ceremonies, Full Moon and New Moon rituals, Shamanic Journey Nights, Hapé Ceremonies, Sound Healing, Tarot & intuitive development workshops, embodiment practices, and seasonal celebrations aligned with the rhythms of the land.
We also host 1:1 sessions, intimate workshops, practitioner-led experiences, and community-led events that honour personal growth, sacred connection, and collective healing.
Each event is curated with intention to maintain a grounded, respectful, and energetically safe container.
Check out our website for more information and a calendar of events.
- What Private Sessions Happen In The Temple?
The Temple is home to a range of private, one-on-one sessions designed to support clarity, healing, and personal growth in a grounded, sacred space.
You can book offerings such as Tarot, Intuitive or Astrology readings, energy healing, Reiki, somatic and embodiment work, shamanic guidance sessions, Hapé or Breathwork sessions.
Each session is held with deep respect for your journey and is tailored to meet you exactly where you are — whether you’re seeking insight, release, grounding, or expansion.
Our practitioners hold a safe and confidential container, allowing you to drop in fully and receive the support you need.
If you're unsure about any of the above, please get in touch.
Visit our website for an up to date list of offerings.
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