those living with skin conditions
A Wilderness Wellbeing experience for those living with skin conditions
About this Retreat
The Skin Retreat is a first-of-its-kind wellbeing weekend designed specifically for individuals living with chronic skin conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, and topical steroid withdrawal (TSW).
Led by a collective of practitioners who have lived experience of skin-related challenges, the retreat offers a nurturing environment where participants can explore the emotional, physical, and psychological layers of healing.
Built on personal experience
Yaz created Wilderness Wellbeing after overcoming 15 years of chronic cystic acne through a holistic healing approach, Nutrition, nervous system regulation, emotional release, self-compassion, and creating space for rest.
Recognising that many people struggling with skin conditions experience emotional distress, isolation, and low self-worth, yet often cannot afford private retreats, The Skin Retreat offers a community based alternative for healing and connection.
Read the stories of our workshop leaders and facilitators here: Wilderness Wellbeing Skin Retreat 2026
Each participant is supported by a facilitator with lived experience of their condition.
Weekend activities include:
- Group Walks and Hikes
- Breathwork
- Yoga
- Juicing
- Outdoor Movement
- Massage
- Fermentation
- Talks
- Cold Dips
- and much more...
This retreat is about creating a supportive, grounding space where we can prioritise wellbeing, self-compassion, and reconnection.
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It was one of the best experiences of my life. I feel so grateful to have met all the wonderful team, participants and facilitators.
Utterly relaxing, fabulous food, entertainment and everything was thought about and provided. I will never forget it!”Elizabeth Boyall
Hear from our past attendees
A 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. (more…)
BenAn incredible wilderness retreat
It’s hard to describe how incredible a wilderness fitness retreat is, never mind adding the majestic Torridon into the mix!
Thank you so much, Yaz for creating something awesome. You nailed it!
Adele Gibb
An incredible wilderness fitness retreatSea loch dips and mighty long walk up Beinn Aligin
A fabulous weekend in Torridon, with the greatest team. Joyful and so inclusive (age and ability). This is my third Wilderness Fit and am so looking forward to the next one (where are we going Yaz?). Outdoor exercise, lifting rocks, mountain climbers upside down on a tree, pull ups – all the regular gym stuff but in the fresh air, using nature. (more…)
Sea loch dips and mighty long walk up Beinn AliginBeing part of the Wilderness Fit team has brought so much more to my life than I had expected. Yaz has created an environment in which the facilitators and the participants are not in a hierarchical structure, we are all on the same level and therefore those who contribute to the weekends benefit from the experience just as much. I struggle with my mental wellbeing on and off, as most people do, and these weekends have become my opportunity to reset. (more…)
Hannah, Wilderness Wellbeing facilitator.The ultimate yin and yang
The ultimate yin and yang- pushed, cold, wet and happy, rewarded with blissful warmth, companionship, beautiful food and relaxation.
Fiona Richardson
The ultimate yin and yangMeeting 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. (more…)
Meeting so many strong women was a definite highlight for meThe warmth of Yaz and her whole team , The welcome and inclusion that made everyone feel so at ease.
The tranquility of the setting. The abundance of skills and knowledge that were shared at the workshops by such “couthy” people with bags of integrity!
A sense of peace and wellness.