Intimate Encounters with Nature
GALLERY
GALLERY
WILD DHARMA ECO RESORT
A REGENERATIVE ECO RESORT - YOGA RETREAT CENTRE - NATURE SANCTUARY
A REGENERATIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Intimate Encounters with Self, Culture & Nature
A Vision for Human, Social and Ecological Regeneration
Wild Dharma is a unique regenerative eco resort and retreat centre, with a clear
Human–Eco–Social vision.
More than a stunning destination, Wild Dharma is a model and catalyst for a new paradigm in travel.
The future of travel is immersive, transformative and regenerative,
where inner development, ecological restoration, and community empowerment converge.
In our fragmented and troubled world, Wild Dharma is a life affirming blueprint for a more sane and regenerative future.
PALAWAN
The Last Ecological Frontier of the Philippines
What makes Palawan truly extraordinary is not just its beauty, it is its aliveness.
Its ecosystems are intact, its biodiversity staggering, its rhythms still governed by nature.
It is a reminder of what the world once was, and what it still has the potential to become. Palawan is not just a place you visit, it’s a place that imprints on your soul. A wonderland for the senses, a sanctuary for the spirit, and one of the most breathtaking ecological treasures left on Earth.
Renowned
underwater explorer
Jacques Cousteau described Palawan as the most beautiful island he had ever explored.
Wild Dharma is located on the stunning, west coast of Palawan.
A breathtaking ecological sanctuary with abundant endemic wildlife and rich marine life.
Our 7 hectare beach property truly is a rare and pristine paradise.
One that offers endless opportunities for intimate, immersive encounters with
the regenerative beauty of nature.
OUR WHY
A WORLD IN CRISIS
Building a regenerative future
Humanity is at a critical juncture,
We are living in turbulant times. We are facing multiple escalating environmental crises, deepening social divisions, widening inequalities, and cultural polarisation.
These global challenges are exacerbating a growing sense of personal alienation, chronic health issues and a deepening mental health emergency. All this is leaving many feeling adrift and anxious about an uncertain future.
These crises emerge simultaneously within us, among us, and around us, in nature.
The layered complexity of these interconnected challenges has been termed a Meta Crisis.
To meet these challenges effectively, we need an integrated approach that address the personal, the social and the environmental domains.
THE META CRISIS
The Human Element
“The connection between what we are doing to the planet,
and what we are doing to ourselves,
isn’t a metaphor”
Arianna Huffington
THE META CRISIS IS FUNDAMENTALLY A HUMAN CRISIS.
A CRISIS CREATED BY A DISCONNECTED AND ALIENATED HUMAN CULTURE
Wild Dharma aims to not only enhance individual physical and mental health, but to awaken a deep sense of connection, meaning, and purpose, a vital resource needed to help us navigate the challenges of the coming century.
At Wild Dharma, we don’t separate personal wellbeing from our relationships each other or the planet. We see them as one living system, a seamless triad of
human, social, and ecological flourishing.
Wild Dharma is a deep immersion in regenerative living.
PROBLEMS WITH TRAVEL
Travellers are frustrated with industry greenwashing
The traditional tourism model, characterised by mass travel and its focus on maximising visitor numbers and profits, has led to a wide range of negative impacts on both the environment and local communities. These include environmental degradation, over-tourism, depletion of natural resources, pollution, loss of biodiversity, cultural erosion, and the siphoning of tourist dollars out of the region by large developers.
Cultural Displacement
Depletion of
Resources
Environmental
Degradation
Economic Leakage
Excessive
Waste
As tourism footprints expand, the need to address these unsustainable practices has become increasingly urgent.
87%
87% of travellers
say they are
frustrated with industry greenwashing and are overwhelmingly seeking genuinely sustainable travel options that benefit the people and places they visit.
7%
Only 7% of resorts are eco resorts, and a fraction of this are genuinely regenerative.
Wild Dharma is nudging the travel industry into the future.
Travel itself can contribute to the transformation of the world.
The tourist industry, if done right, can become a global network of regenerative hubs offering practical solutions for the many poor communities and bio-regions it touches.
WHAT IS REGENERATIVE TRAVEL
Regenerative travel is the new, best practice in our ongoing journey towards a more sustainable future.
Regenerative tourism goes beyond the traditional notions of sustainability. It offers an important set of systemic design solutions to rethink and rebuild the tourism industry. Rather than merely trying to minimise harm, it introduces systems that significantly improves local economies, preserves local cultures and regenerates eco-systems while offering memorable, authentic life-changing experiences to guests.
Reimagining Travel as a Catalyst for Transformation
In a world marked by fragmentation and crisis, we need places that embody a different vision.
A vision that champions connection and offers living examples of coherence, beauty,
and a regenerative relationship with life.
We envision a transformed travel industry as a global network of regenerative hubs,
“islands of coherence” in a troubled world.
More than merely destinations for rest and leisure, they are beacons of what is possible when human creativity
and care align with ecological integrity and cultural vitality.
Each regenerative resort is a laboratory and a sanctuary demonstrating regenerative design, cultivating community, and offering practices that reconnect people to themselves, to each other,
and to the natural world.
Linked together, these islands form a larger network of intentional sanctuaries pointing towards a regenerative future.
They offer not just a vision, but tangible proof that new ways of living, working, and flourishing are possible when we put our minds and hearts to it.
Such a network becomes a field of influence, gradually shifting culture by showing, not just telling,
what coherence looks and feels like in practice.
Regenerative tourism offers a pathway to a genuinely sustainable and rewarding future for destinations worldwide. By preserving natural ecosystems, enhancing visitor experiences, and empowering local communities, we can transform travel into an opportunity for transformation, growth and resilience,
for guests, for local communities and for the environment.
THE CHANGING TRENDS IN TRAVEL
Travel as a modern ‘rite of passage’
Travel trends show us that travellers want authentic, immersive and transformative experiences, not only for themselves, but also for the people and places they visit.
They want life transforming experiences that affords them the ability to see with new eyes and awakens new insights and perspectives.
We see travel as a modern ‘rite of passage’ in a culture that has forgotten such things. Travel has the capacity to transform, to awaken insight, disrupt old patterns, and reconnect us with what is of most value to us.
Wild Places Heal
The wild beauty of nature clarifies something fundamental in the human soul.
It awakens in us the responsive, relational intelligence we need
to re-imagine our place in the world.
It restores a deep sense of connection and reminds us,
we are all in this together.
Wild Dharma Eco Resort
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to be a model and catalyst to transform the travel industry into a global force for good by integrating personal, social, environmental regeneration, empower local communities and cultivate educated, and engaged global citizens through responsible, transformative travel.
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is the change that goes on, deep and permanent, in our ideas of living.” Miriam Bear
OUR INTEGRATED HUMAN-ECO-SOCIAL VISION
The Future of Travel is Regenerative
Personally, Socially and Environmentally
DESIGN
PERSONAL WELL-BEING
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ENVIRONMENTALLY REGENERATIVE
At Wild Dharma, personal well-being isn’t a separate activity, it’s a way of life.
We offer an integrated approach that trains body, heart, and mind, so health is something you inhabit in every moment. Daily life here weaves together physical training, emotional and creative expression, mindful and meditative practices, nourishing food, deep rest, revitalising wellness treatments, and unhurried time in the wild beauty of nature.
You can choose from personalised health packages that balance Eastern wisdom and Western analysis, or immerse yourself in focused educational and embodied retreats. However you enter, the journey is one of whole-person renewal of a deep sense of connection, meaning and purpose.
Social responsibility is itself personally nourishing. It restore a sense of connection and meaning.
The main challenges the local people face include Health, Education and Poverty.
One of our central passions is to open a small health clinic that serves the local people who have no easy access to affordable healthcare. This, along with community enterprise that builds on already available resources to generate income and ongoing support for the local school.
All of these programs are available for guests to engage in as a part of their immersion at Wild Dharma for a more integrated and intimate experience of local life.
Palawan is a true ecological treasure, an oasis of extraordinary biodiversity.
While much of its environment remains in good condition, challenges persist. Poverty places pressure on natural resources, and without mindful stewardship, tourism could add to the strain.
At Wild Dharma, our environmental initiatives are designed to protect and restore this rare beauty. These include coral regeneration, planting rare endemic tree species, wildlife monitoring, a turtle sanctuary, permaculture food gardens for a full farm-to-table experience, and the creation of marine and nature reserves that will remain untouched by future development.
The wild, untamed beauty of our sanctuary itself is rare soul nourishment for all who visit.
At Wild Dharma, well-being is more than personal health, it’s an integrated way of living that nourishes connection, meaning, and purpose.
Our integrated regenerative approach cultivates an ever deepening intimacy, with ourselves, with one another, with the richness of local culture, and with the raw beauty of the natural world.
THE TRAVEL MARKET
Wild Dharma integrates the 3 fastest growing segments in travel
within the fastest growing region for travel - Asia/Pacific
WELLNESS TRAVEL
ECO-SOCIAL TRAVEL
YOGA RETREATS
and other
transformational retreats
WORTH
USD $1.9
TRILLION
by 2030
CAGR 10.3%
WORTH
USD $656
BILLION
by 2030
CAGR 15.6%
WORTH
USD $409 BILLION
by 2027
CAGR 11.2%
ALL OF OUR KEY MARKETS ARE BOOMING
The massive growth in wellness and eco tourism isn’t an accident.
It is a clear sign of the growing demand for change. People are seeking ways of improving their lives personally (wellness), and improving things for the wider community and environment (eco/social).
ASIA IS LEADING THE WAY IN TRAVEL
Asia is expected to receive 30% of all tourists globally by 2030.
Asia
has the
fastest growing
middle classes with disposable income
ASIA-PACIFIC
IS DRIVING
GROWTH IN
ECO AND WELLNESS TRAVEL WITH THE FASTEST CAGR
ASIA
HAS THE
FASTEST GROWING
MIDDLE CLASSES
WITH
DISPOSABLE INCOME
ASIAS
400 MILLION MILLENIALS
OFFERS UNPARRALLED OPPORTUNITIES
THE PHILIPPINES
HAS CLOCKED
OVER 20%
ANNUAL GAINS
IN WELLNESS
The Asia-Pacific Tourism Market is expected to almost double over the next ten years,
growing from USD 155.5 billion in 2025 to USD 296.5 billion by 2035
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
There is nothing like our integrated vision or our purpose built retreat venue in the region.
The seamless integration of the personal, social and environmental domains is our edge.
Our unique regenerative approach redefines individual wellness by placing it within the context of ecological regeneration and social wellbeing. This places us at the leading edge of transformative travel.
This, along with our breathtaking and fully private ecological sanctuary, make us truly unique.
STRENGTHS
compelling vision
passion and experience
industry connections
stunning location
rave reviews
purpose built retreat venue
all key markets booming
WEAKNESS
lack of funds
OPPORTUNITIES
rapidly growing markets
first in the region
wide open market
growing demand for regenerative options
asia is booming
THREATS
Conflict in West Philippine sea
Covid like events
SWOT
our edge includes
COMPLETE
PRIVACY
INTEGRATED REGENERATIVE VISION
PRIME
MARKET
POSITION
STUNNING
ECOLOGICAL
SANCTUARY
TRANSFORMATIONAL RETREATS
REGENERATIVE
ECO-SOCIAL
PROJECTS
FUTURE
READY
MODEL
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Wild Dharma is poised at the forefront of travel trends
REVENUE SOURCES
ECO RESORT
RETREAT VILLAGE
THE ECO RESORT
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Accommodation
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Food & Bev
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Spa Treatments
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Health Packages
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Island & Cultural Immersions
Wild Dharmas stunning 7 hectare property boasts enough space for
2 distinct areas of operation.
The eco resort and the purpose built retreat venue for groups
THE RETREAT VILLAGE
-
Venue Hire
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Yoga Retreats
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Meditation Retreats
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Nature Retreats
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Womens Retreats
(The kinds of transformational groups we can host are growing and endless.)
We expect our unique and fully private retreat centre to be booked year round.
THE RETREAT MARKET
The highest purpose of education and human development is to integrate minds, hearts, and actions, creating mature individuals who think critically, feel empathetically, and take decisive action for the greater good.
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Yoga retreats and trainings was the highest revenue contributor to the wellness retreat market in 2022
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Beach resorts have consistently been the most sort after location for yoga and wellness retreats.
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Asia has the fastest growing wellness retreat markets
There has been surge in demand in the wellness, yoga and transformational retreat markets. The types of retreats people are seeking include, yoga retreats and trainings, meditation retreats, women’s wellness retreats, personal growth retreats, detox and health programs, fitness bootcamps, wilderness and nature based retreats and corporate retreats, among others.
Beyond the wellness retreat market, we aim to attract groups at the cutting edge of explorations in sustainability, cultural and social innovation, business leadership and forward thinkers seeking to carve new possibilities for a more equitable and regenerative future.
ABOUT US
Paul Wooden and Teresa Tirol
make up the dynamic duo behind
Wild Dharma Eco Resort.
They share a vision for a genuinely regenerative future and a passion for creating a thriving, life sustaining business that serves that vision.
TERESA TIROL
(Filipina)
CEO
Medical Doctor
Experienced in
Lifestyle Medicine.
Avid Foodie who ran her own successful catering business while pursuing her medical degree
PAUL WOODEN
(Australian)
COO
40 years as
International Yoga
& Meditation Teacher
Wellness Business Owner
Decades in Social Change
GALLERY
THE UNTAMED BEAUTY OF PALAWAN
A glimpse of Wild Dharma
FINANCES
SALES
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
We are seeking AUD$2,200,000
to build Wild Dharma:
including villas, restaurant, community health clinic, spa and retreat centre. For equity
Wild Dharma is a sanctuary for genuine regeneration,
of people, communities, and ecosystems.
We are building an inspiring blueprint for the future of conscious travel.
Our integrated human–eco–social vision restores connection, meaning, and purpose, and offers a living model for a more balanced, compassionate, and regenerative world.
We warmly invite you to be part of this unfolding journey.
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