A team of people in service await you. They are either paid, on an exchange or volunteers, each contributing in their unique way to co-create the environment for your experience.

The Crew

Mags is a long term volunteer who supports the preparing of guest rooms, group space and the guest caterers.

Rosie & Peter support The Tryst’s garden and indoor plant care  as well as providing a welcome boost to keeping the space clean and tidy.

Christine supplies the guest caterers with fresh eggs, in-season salads, vegetables, jams and pickles for your delight from her smallholding in Fife.

Mark is a steward and your main contact and he will be ensuring you have what you need during your stay. Up to 2005 Mark had built his career in training and development for a high street bank. After  redundancy he re–trained, in massage, EFT, and reiki. He has been a Heartfulness practitioner since 2009. He has trained with The Institute of Psychedelic Therapy and is a certified facilitator of Stanislav Grof’s Holotropic Breathwork™ & Grof Breathwork™ through Caledonian Holotropic.

He has managed retreat centres in Morayshire, Fife and now The Trossachs National Park. He  has initiated a number of personal and spiritual development groups, is a brother of the Man Kind Project. He looks forward to offering you the Trossachs Tryst experience.

Till is a steward and works as a doctor in palliative care. During his junior doctor years he completed a 3 ½ year counselling diploma course at ReVision, Centre for Integrative Psychosynthesis. He studied Theology in the distant past, explored Grof Holotropic breathwork  and other self-development tools. He is committed to mindfulness and buddhist practices and is a member of the Western Chan Fellowship – which has a Chinese Zen approach to cultivating insight & compassion. He also supports the aims of the Contemplative Consciousness Network. 

Volunteering or a Residential Exchange

If you are interested in volunteering or a residential exchange for work you can find more information here.