Bringing People Together for Wellbeing in Nature


Wilderness Wellbeing CIC, nestled in the heart of Moray within the stunning Cairngorm National Park, is built on the values of community, connection, and collaboration. Our mission is simple: to make positive mental health a right, not a privilege.

At the core of our work are transformative wellbeing weekends, offering subsidised places for those in need. Beyond that, we host live talks, corporate wellbeing packages, and community-focused day events, all designed to foster resilience, healing, and growth.

At Wilderness Wellbeing, we are proud to align with the principles of Community Wealth Building.

We prioritise working with local suppliers and facilitators, ensuring that the resources we use and the opportunities we create directly benefit the communities we serve.

Our approach is rooted in reinvesting locally, supporting sustainable economic growth and strengthening community resilience wherever possible. We're committed to collaboration and actively seek opportunities to partner with and support other third-sector organisations through our projects.

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You can still support our work by donating to our Crowdfunder here.

All funds will directly benefit participants on a Wilderness Wellbeing Retreat.

Every donation, no matter the size, helps us continue providing safe, accessible spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, others, and nature.

Together, we can keep changing lives.

Our Vision

✦ Breaking down financial barriers so that mental wellbeing is accessible to all.

✦ Creating a thriving, inclusive community that embraces a holistic approach to mental health.

✦ Providing a safe, supportive space where people can share, listen, and connect—reducing isolation and celebrating the strength of community.

Our Weekends and offerings have the greatest social impact, equipping individuals with lifelong tools for wellbeing, including cooking and preservation skills, mindfulness, movement, and creative expression.

These life-affirming retreats provide more than just rest—they offer hope for the future.

Click here to learn more and be part of something truly transformative.

About the founder

I’m Yaz! Raised in the Braes of Glenlivet in the Cairngorm National Park, the outdoors has always been an integral part of my life. Living simply and having total freedom in the hills as a child, naturally fed into my career as a Ski instructor and back-country guide.

I am passionate about this work through my own lived experience of poor mental health. I battled a skin condition for 15 years which made me feel isolated, anxious, depressed and unable to live my life and perform daily tasks.

I travelled down many medical routes and was hugely disappointed with the lack of support from the medical system. I deeply desired a community to spend time with who understood what I was going through.

 

There is a need for this as in this climate more and more individuals are silently struggling and not everyone desires to seek professional help. People need alternatives for positive mental health and there isn’t enough holistic help out there that is inclusive as the costs of attending are not subsidised. I plan to make this change in the well-being industry.

"Yaz’s Wilderness Wellbeing retreat was truly transformative for me. 

I left the retreat with a renewed sense of purpose and hope for the future."  - Ben

A lasting positive impact

These transformative weekends focus on mental wellbeing and community support and are created to be accessible to all, with subsidised places available by application, to ensure financial barriers don’t stand in the way.

Mental health and wellbeing are deeply personal to us, and through these weekend experiences, and a skilled and compassionate team we aim to create a lasting positive impact for out guests.

You can hear some of our attendees stories - captured at our May retreat by Adventurous Audio and sponsored by Mikeysline - here.

 

 

Click on the link below to read our latest Impact Report.

Other ways you can support the CIC

 

〉Book your Corporate Wellbeing Event with us
By choosing us to host your Employee Wellness Event, you create lasting change by supporting the mental health and wellbeing of your organisation and the wider community. Ask for our Corporate Retreats Brochure. 

〉Become a Corporate Sponsor
We would love to tell you more about the work we do and how our Corporate Sponsors change lives. Get in touch, and we'll send your our Corporate Sponsor Pack.

〉Sponsor a Subsidised Place
Make a direct impact on someone’s life.

〉Donate Today
Every penny helps us bring transformative retreats to under-served communities.

100% of past attendees said the Wellbeing weekend had a long lasting positive impact on their wellbeing

  • Book a Corporate Wellbeing Event

    Book your Corporate Wellbeing event with us, 100% off our profits are reinvested. 

  • Become a Corporate Sponsor

    We would love to tell you more about the work we do and how our Corporate Sponsors change lives.  

  • Sponsor an individual

    Make a direct impact on someone’s life.

  • Make a donation

    Every pound helps us bring transformative retreats to under-served communities.

A few words from our attendees...

Donate and Invest in our Community

Your investment helps local charities and groups in Moray secure places on our Wilderness Wellbeing Events

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