‘Yazzie has the most unflinchingly positive attitude of anyone I know. Time with her leaves you feeling inspired to give anything a go. She makes you feel good about yourself and seems to genuinely care about helping you achieve your goals. I'm going to treat myself to a Wilderness Wellbeing every year!"’ - Pennie Latin Stuart
Yaz
Yaz is the founder of WildernessFit retreats. She has a passion for movement and Scottish landscapes.
"There is something about the rugged and wild landscapes in Scotland that make me feel so incredibly alive. When I move my body in them through trail running, hiking, scrambling or outdoor workouts, I generate an electric energy. My aim is to encourage others to access the outdoors in a fun and positive way whilst connecting to the land they are in on a deeper level."
Yaz is a level 3 personal trainer and Summer Mountain Leader, she will guide you on your hill days and create nature based, outdoor workouts for you on the retreats. Yaz loves making everyone feel at home and will be creating the majority of the meals throughout the weekend and ensure you have a magical time.
Hannah
Hannah is a naturopathic nutritionist specialising in gut health and fermentation and is the owner of Gut Feelings Kombucha in Findhorn. With a passion for maintaining a connection to land and low-waste living, Hannah offers a variety of workshops in which she teaches lost skills of preservation as a way of making the most of the produce within Scotland whilst also benefitting gut health.
With a drive for continued learning, the sessions that Hannah offers will adapt over time as the information about gut health develops.
Alongside nutrition, Hannah is a keen basket weaver and will be available to offer a session of willow weaving at some of the retreats. Learning this skill is not only beneficial as a mode of working with nature but also as a way of encouraging mindful presence as you work with the willow.
Sarah
Sex, Love & Relationships Coach | Yoga & Breathwork Instructor
Sarah has been practising yoga for over half her life and has been teaching for nine years, both in Scotland and internationally. A life-long student of embodied movement and healing modalities, Sarah brings her varied training in yoga, tantra and somatic-based practices into the classes, workshops and the 1:1 coaching sessions that she offers.
Sarah creates spaces to be fully present, to feel deeply and to bring a sense of playfulness and curiosity to our minds, emotions and physical bodies.
With a passion for the wilderness, Sarah's classes are inspired by nature, whether inside, cosied up by the fire, or outside in the Scottish woods and water.
Sarah also holds 1:1 women's and couples coaching sessions, supporting people to rediscover the power and pleasure of their bodies through body-mind connection, somatic practices and self-love.
You can find out more about Sarah's work through Instagram (@wildermoons) or through her website, or feel free to ask her at the retreats.
Lulu
Lulu is a sport and exercise therapist specialising in massage and acupuncture. Having practised in Canada, Switzerland, and now Scotland, she is extremely well-practised with thousands of hands-on hours. From sports injuries to everyday niggles, to tension build up or even just relaxation and recovery, Lulu will be able to assess and offer her experience.
Lulu’s passions in life revolve around the physical, so she understands the demands of physical activity and everything else that life throws at you upon the body. She is both strong and gentle with intuition into each person’s energy, and each session will be tailored to you.
You will be a different person after a session with Lulu! You can book a massage with Lulu on any weekend retreat!
Mental health has always been a mystery to me. I knew people who struggled with it, but I never truly understood—until one night, I couldn’t sleep. That one night turned into weeks of lying in bed, staring at the ceiling. I went to the doctor. They gave me tablets. When those didn’t work, they gave me different tablets. Then different doses. Still, nothing helped. It wasn’t until I stepped outside the traditional health system that I began to heal. Attending Andy’s Man Club set me on a path of self-healing and wellbeing.
When I signed up for the wellbeing retreat, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew I’d be sleeping in a tent and that there would be other people there. But when I arrived, I was welcomed by Yaz and her family like I was one of their own. It was beautiful. Within minutes, a group of strangers felt like family. I found myself doing things I’d never tried before. I had time for myself. I met new people. I ate three meals a day—which, for me, was an achievement. As someone who rarely puts their own wellbeing first, I left that weekend with a whole new perspective on life. I even shared my story of surviving suicide. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but I felt safe—at home. Getting that weight off my shoulders gave me the drive and motivation to be myself again. And through the conversations that followed, I know I made a difference to others too. I stopped overthinking the week, the month, the year—and started focusing on today. Because tomorrow is tomorrow.
I’m a better person now—for my partner and my daughter. But I can’t help but ask: why isn’t this available more locally? I had to drive over three hours to find Yaz, and that journey was nothing compared to what I gained from that weekend. This kind of retreat should exist all over the UK. It would save lives—and I say that from experience.
Cammy
CammyI took a lot of new practices not only from the workshops but the chats with fellow group members.
3 out of the 4 workshops I took part in I had never done before so learned from these and have already implemented them into my daily lifestyle and family life.
I felt so energised
Wow, what an amazing experience! Yaz and her team have created something truly special and it was a privilege to spend the weekend with wonderful people in a stunning setting, eating wholesome and delicious food and taking part in amazing activities.
I loved that this wasn’t a retreat with a lot of sitting about (though you are absolutely free to do that if that’s what you want to do!) and, after embracing every activity on offer, I felt so energised!
Rebecca O’Hara
After embracing every activity on offer, I felt so energisedDeep work for body and mind
Yaz’s outdoor fitness sessions are way better than a gym, great fun and easily replicable on your own turf. The yoga was like no other yoga class I’ve attended, this was deep work for body and mind. And the professional massage and fermenting workshops were cherries on the cake! To do all this in the spectacular setting of Torridon, with outdoor swimming, hot tubs and live music was a balm for the soul.
Deep work for body and mindA renewed sense of purpose
Yaz’s Wilderness Wellbeing retreat was truly transformative for me. Before attending, I was struggling to come to terms with the car accident that had upended my life. The combination of physical activity, nature, the creative arts and deep mental health work offered at the retreat, helped me see things from a new perspective. I learned to forgive myself, accept my past, and find strength in my resilience. Yaz’s compassionate guidance and the supportive community she fosters made all the difference in my healing journey. I left the retreat with a renewed sense of purpose and hope for the future.
Ben
BenI had a subsidised place which without the financial assistance I would not have been able to attend the retreat.
I can not express my gratitude enough for this as it was so beneficial for me to be able to speak so freely about things that i have kept locked up for so long, and spend time in such an amazing place with such incredible people.
A subsidised placeMeeting so many strong women was a definite highlight for me
Time stood still for me this weekend. I was a bit apprehensive coming to a retreat on my own but I did not need to worry as Yaz and her team gave us such a warm welcome.
The calming atmosphere was inspiring meeting so many strong women and learning from their disciplines (yoga, fermentation, strength training, pilates) and was definite highlight for me.
Corinne Thomas
Meeting so many strong women was a definite highlight for me