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Welcome to Wilderness Wellbeing - a unique mixed gender wellbeing weekend set in the breathtaking Scottish Highlands, where the raw beauty of nature meets transformative healing.

Surrounded by mist-covered mountains, vast landscapes and woodland, this unique mental wellbeing weekend offers an inclusive sanctuary for those seeking renewal, healing, and clarity.

These very special Weekends offer subsidised spaces with the aim to bridge the gap between luxury and inclusivity. Ensuring positive mental health is a right, not a privilege.

Community, Connection and Collaboration

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 retreats, and a skilled and compassionate team we aim to create a lasting positive impact for out guests.

If you would like to find out how you can get involved, or would like to apply for a subsidised place, please get in touch for more details.

Community and Connection

This Weekend offers more than relaxation—it provides a journey back to the essentials of life.

Here, you’ll learn skills that reconnect you with community, foster resilience, mindfulness, and self-discovery. Through guided wilderness excursions and workshops including traditional Highland skills, foraging, and fermentation, you’ll find renewed strength and clarity, with a community of like minded people.

Step away from the noise, immerse yourself in nature, and uncover the mental clarity that comes from surviving and thriving in the wild. This is more than a getaway—it’s an invitation to embark on a journey within, surrounded by the timeless magic of Scotland’s most soulful wilderness.

These retreats are a hugely positive experience, and our guest feedback is overwhelming - Hear from some of our guests in the video testimonials throughout the website.

Yaz is an amazing woman, who has so much passion in helping and sharing with others. Her skill in bringing people together is unmatched and you can see she genuinely cares so much for every single person in the room. An inspiration and a privilege to be on her retreat this winter 🧡 thanks again for you time & passion

 

Dates for 2027

 

January Wilderness Wellbeing Weekend

Glenlivet Estate, Cairngorms National Park

29th January-31st January/ From 1pm Friday - 10am Sunday ( this retreat is one day shorter due to it being Winter)

Number of places : 15

Price: 425 PP*

*There are several subsidised places available on this retreat. Please contact us to apply for a subsidised place.

 

Spring Wilderness Wellbeing Weekend
Glenlivet Estate, Cairngorms National Park
30th April   - 3rd May 2026 / From 3pm on Friday - 9am on Monday.

Number of places: 20

Price: £425 PP*

*There are several subsidised places available on this retreat. Please contact us to apply for a subsidised place.

 

Autumn Wilderness Wellbeing Weekend
Glenlivet Estate, Cairngorms National Park
1st Oct  - 4th Oct 2026/ From 3pm on Friday -9am on Monday

Number of places: 15

Price: £425 PP*

*There are several subsidised places available on this retreat. Please contact us to apply for a subsidised place.

 

 

 

Finer details...

Nutritious Delicious Meals

Guests enjoy a daily delicious and nutritious menu to revive and restore, setting them up for the day’s activities, with relaxing evenings and warming drinks by the fire.

There is be a big emphasis on warming hearty meals, and Hannah will bring a host of fermented foods to add to the table - fermented pancakes for breakfast on Sunday morning are the best!

All dietary requirements can be catered for - just let us know in advance.

Restorative and energising activities

Activities are always optional, and with a full team on hand at all times, guests can to dip in and out, spend time in company, or enjoy some quiet time alone with a book.

Accommodation

A mix of accommodation options  is available to suit all budgets. We have camping space at no extra cost, glamping options and the cottage. Accommodation is be shared spaces, all with wood burning stoves and are homely, comfortable and cosy.

Accommodation upgrades are limited and sold on a first come basis! Accommodation upgrades are payable in addition to the retreat cost. Our designated spot at the croft for bringing your own camping set up has a have a composting toilet on site for our campers and those in the Yurt, Cabin and Bell Tent. But don’t panic!  You don’t need to be a weathered camper to join a camping retreat. We'll help you set up ensure you have all the relevant kit before you come. If you are missing some kit, we will be able to source this for you. We ALWAYS have access to an indoor toilet and hot shower/bath. Camping is a great way of fully connecting to your environment, and there is something so special about heading back to a tent in the evening all lit up or waking up in nature with the natural light of the season. 

Yazzie’s Yurt (sleeps up to 4)
£150 for the full stay split between up to 4 people.

Zek’s Cabin (sleeps up to 2)
£150 for the full stay split between up to 4 people.

Holiday Cottage (sleeps up to 3)
£300 for the full stay split between up to 6 people.

Bell tent with wood burner (sleeps up to 4)
£50 for the full stay split between up to 4 people.

 

Kit List

We recommend the following: 

  • Movement - sports kit and trainers. You will be able to dry things but best to have extra sports kit if possible. Hiking boots if you feel more comfortable in them for a walk but not essential-  I am always in my trail runners.
  • Waterproofs and warm layers!!
  • Swim kit and towel for some cold water dooking - it could be useful to bring booties or crocs.
  • Yoga/Pilates - Sarah and Eve bring all that you need, however if you are attached to a matt then by all means bring it. Same applies to a nice blanket and then comfy clothes for yoga.

Weekend Activities

✦  Wild movement sessions/ fun outdoor workouts: Brace yourself for some outdoor movement with Yaz, using anything and everything she finds in the natural landscape to facilitate a creative workout.

✦  Guided walks: Take in the stunning landscape that surrounds the Glenlivet Estate and view your home base for the weekend from a birds eye view.

✦  Cold water immersion: If you're feeling brave, a dip in the water is an invigorating start to the day or if you want to know more about cold water therapy then the workshop will delve into the science behind cold water and it's healing benefits.

✦  Painting with natural pigments: Foraged from the hills, create a landscape to take away with you

✦  Traditional Highland Skills: Learn traditional skills with Highland Survivalist, Zeki, www.highlandsurvivalskills.com

✦  Fermentation workshop: Join Hannah, from GutFeelings Kombucha to learn abut fermentation, nutrition and great gut health.

✦  Yoga: A truly accessible to all class with Sarah, focusing on breath, relaxation and mid/body connection

✦  Pilates: Another fabulous introduction and accessible class with Eve

✦  Seasonal cookery workshop: Our very own acclaimed chef, writer and broadcasting mum, Ghillie Basan shares her world of knowledge on cooking with spices.

✦  Jewellery making: Talented Rosie Sumner will be running her very own Jewellery workshop using native stones.

✦  Eco Printing: Rose will use foraged plants and flowers to imprint the fabric of your choice to take away with you after the weekend.

✦  Juice to heal with Alice: create some healing and delicious tonics guided by Alice who has used natural remedies to heal chronic eczema.

✦  Live talks and film:  A highlight of the event for me is the live talks, story sharing and short films that take place in the evening before dinner. This is a chance for participants and hosts to share their story. There is no pressure to do this, you can simply just listen but it is amazing how much these sharing sessions bond the group and create a beautiful community over the weekend where no one is judged and everyone is heard.

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