Nature-based employee wellbeing
Outdoor breaks
for your team.
Self-guided walks, audio and outdoor activities your team can use during a break, alone or with a colleague.
Talk to usListen to the example
What a break can look like.
Share an invitation through a channel your team already uses. People choose a walk, a recording or a short outdoor activity, then return to their day.
Illustrative moment: a late-afternoon window break with cool air moving in. Recorded with an AI voice; includes quiet pauses.
Read transcript
From your seat, notice where the air from the window reaches you. It may be just a small patch of coolness on your hand, or your face. Give yourself a moment to find it.
[Quiet for 7 seconds]
Stay with that place. When the draught falls away, notice what is still there. There is no need to go looking for the next movement.
[Quiet for 8 seconds]
If it comes again, see whether it reaches the same place first. You can leave the window to set the pace for a little while.
[Quiet for 7 seconds]
When you are ready to turn back to your day, take your time.
Make it possible first.
People need time, a suitable place and permission to step away. A wellbeing offer cannot solve an unmanageable workload.
- Office & hybrid
- Places near work. An invitation to go alone or with a colleague.
- Remote
- Activities for people’s own surroundings.
- Shift-based
- Break arrangements, staffing and access come first.
What we agree together
The experiences, how to share them, launch support and how to review use. Scope and price are agreed before work begins.
How the workplace program works
It is easy to suggest taking a break. It is harder to make one possible when calendars are full and work keeps arriving. Another course or scheduled session may not be the answer.
Rewyld offers something small to do during a break. We start by checking that people have time, suitable places and genuine permission to step away. This is a self-guided workplace program, not a facilitated away day or retreat.
Share it with your team
Use a team channel people already know, with an invitation to take a break outside.
Spend the break outside
Employees choose an activity or agreed audio they can use independently or with a colleague.
Return to the working day
Participation is voluntary. The experience fits around a break, rather than adding a course or meeting.
Content, frequency and delivery are agreed with your team before launch.
The offer should work for the people doing the work. Choose a realistic starting group and setting, with time and suitable places for a break.
Office and hybrid
Use suitable places near work and channels your team already uses. Invite people to go alone or with a colleague.
Remote
Choose activities people can use around their own surroundings, not just a head-office garden.
Shift-based
Check access, staffing and break arrangements first. An invitation is not useful when someone cannot leave their post.
This is an optional addition, not a replacement for manageable workloads, supportive managers or professional support. Participation should remain a choice.
Background reading, not evidence of Rewyld outcomes.
Read the background researchFor AI-heavy teamsThe research behind outdoor breaks
The science
Researchers have studied how nature and breaks relate to mood, attention and recovery from work. Here are four studies behind the idea.
Mood and self-esteem
10 studies, 1,252 participants
An analysis of UK studies found improvements in mood and self-esteem after activity in green settings, including short sessions.
Barton & Pretty, 2010. Environmental Science & Technology.A different setting for attention
Two controlled experiments
Walking in nature or viewing nature images improved performance on directed-attention tests compared with urban settings.
Berman, Jonides & Kaplan, 2008. Psychological Science.Recovery during the working day
15-minute lunch breaks
Trials with Finnish employees found recovery benefits from park walks and relaxation exercises. Effects were modest, short-lived and varied by season.
de Bloom et al., 2017. Journal of Environmental Psychology.The wider evidence on green space
143 studies reviewed
A systematic review linked green-space exposure with several favorable health measures. Study quality and results varied.
Twohig-Bennett & Jones, 2018. Environmental Research.These are independent studies, not results from Rewyld.
Read the research and its limitsLet’s talk about your team.
Tell us how your team works and what you would like to offer them. We will discuss the right approach, scope and support for your organization.
Contact ushi@rewyld.earthOpens your email app. Nothing is sent automatically. Please do not include personal health information.Planning your program
Planning Nature-Based Employee Wellbeing That Fits the Working DayBefore we begin
What would a workplace program include?
Experiences for your team, a way to share them and support with getting started. We agree the content, delivery, reporting and price with you before work begins.
What would managers see?
We would scope a program-level review, not individual employee participation reports. Privacy and small-group risks need to be checked before launch; aggregate does not automatically mean anonymous.
How will we know whether it is worth keeping?
Review whether employees choose to use it, return and find it useful. We are not promising productivity gains, health improvements or reduced absence.