THE EXPERIENCE
Soul Portrait Journey
You do not need to be ready. You just need to arrive.
A healing and photography experience - for those who want to return to their body, be witnessed in their truth, and carry images that actually feel like them.
What it is
This is not just a photoshoot. Most photoshoots begin with the camera. This one begins with your body.
Before I photograph you, we create space for your nervous system to settle, your breath to deepen, and the version of you beneath the performance to come forward
The images are not about creating a polished version of you, they are about meeting something real.
The woman underneath the armour.
The softness behind the control.
The beauty that appears when you stop trying to become something else.
1.Embodiment Portrait Session
From £400
This is for you if you want intimate, cinematic and embodied portraits, but you do not necessarily want a healing session beforehand.
We still work gently.
We still move slowly.
I still guide you through breath, movement, presence and connection with the landscape.
But the focus is photography.
This session is ideal for women, artists, musicians, healers, facilitators and creatives who want images that feel natural, soulful and alive.
Whats’ inside:
- Pre-session creative alignment
- Moodboard and styling guidance
- 1 location in nature or a meaningful space
- Gentle direction and movement guidance
- 2 hour photo session with 2-3 outfits
- Private online gallery
- 30 edited high-resolution images
CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE
2. The Soul Portrait Journey
From £500
This is the deeper experience.
We begin with healing work: Reiki, shamanic Reiki, intuitive bodywork, breath, movement, sound or ancestral Canarian abdominal massage, depending on what feels right for you and your body.
This is where we soften.
This is where the armour starts to loosen.
This is where you stop trying to be seen and simply begin to be.
Only after that, the photography begins.
From that place, I photograph you intuitively, closely and gently. There is no need to pose. Your energy leads. I follow with the camera.
Whats’ inside:
- Pre-session creative alignment
- Shared Pinterest moodboard
- Styling and location guidance
- Arrival and intention setting
- Shamanic Reiki (1hr)
- 2 hour photo session with 2-3 outfits
- Private online gallery
- 30 edited high-resolution images
The experience
1.Creative Alignment
Before our call, I will ask you about the elements and landscapes you feel most drawn to, so I can shape a location and visual direction that feels true to you. I will then create a shared Pinterest board with ideas and inspiration for us to build on together.
During the call, we will refine the mood of the shoot and go through your clothing options so I can guide you towards what works best.
2. Arrival
You land. We slow down. We set an intention. There is no rush here - this space is yours from the moment you walk in.
3. Healing and Embodiment (1hr)
Depending on the experience you choose, we move into either gentle embodiment or deeper healing work. This may include Reiki, shamanic Reiki, intuitive bodywork, breath, movement, sound, touch or simply stillness. The intention is not to force anything open, but to create enough safety for something true to emerge.
4. The Photoshoot (1hr)
From this place, the photography beginsI guide you gently, but I do not force you into poses that do not feel like you. We move with the landscape. We listen to the body.
We follow the light. We let the images unfold. You do not need to know what to do, I will hold the visual direction.
5. The Reveal
You receive a private gallery to sit with and choose from. This part matters too - the experience of seeing yourself through eyes that were present with you. You will be able to get 25 edited images.
Who this is for
- You are in a moment of transition and you want to mark it.
- You feel disconnected from your body and you are ready to come back.
- You have never liked being photographed - and you sense this might be different.
- You are craving an experience that moves something, not just captures something.
- You want to be seen - not styled, not fixed, not performed.
Why it
feels different
Most photoshoots start with the camera. This one starts with your breath.
By the time we make images, something in you has already shifted. The nervous system has settled. The body has spoken. The guard has come down.
This is why these images look the way they do. Not because of lighting or angles - but because of what happened before the shutter opened.
The experience
- Pre-session connection and intention setting
- Full healing and embodiment ritual (Reiki, shamanic Reiki, bodywork, breath, movement)
- Guided portrait session - intimate, intuitive, unhurried
- Private online gallery
- edited high-resolution images
- You leave carrying something more than photographs. You leave with a felt sense of yourself - witnessed, softened, and real.
The pictures
Each session is different because each woman brings a different world.
Some images are soft. Some are wild. Some are quiet. Some feel like a prayer.
Some feel like a reclamation.
What matters is that they feel like you.
Testimonials
Debora
Antonicchio
DOC. NUTRITIONIST, BIORESONACE, AROMATHERAPY
I had the pleasure of working with Elena, a truly special photographer. What struck me right away was her cheerfulness, the joy and determination she puts into every shot: she transmits a positive energy that immediately puts you at ease.
At the beginning of the shooting I confessed to her that I felt a little uncomfortable in front of the lens, but thanks to her spontaneity and sweetness, everything happened naturally, between smiles and lightness.
The final result? Simply wonderful. Her photos reflect my being, in a fresh, natural and clear way, and this has immense value for me. Elena managed to capture my essence with a clean and authentic style.
I remember the whole experience with pleasure, but in particular I was struck by how she managed to combine professionalism and authenticity, making every (...)
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Glenda Laila
SINGER
Elena is very easy to connect to. She's open, friendly and accepting of who you are. I felt at ease from the very first moment with her. I loved that she gave me inspiration and guidance on how to "pose" for the pictures, but it wasn't really posing, it was just being myself. It was a good mix of the needed guidance and the freedom to express myself as I am to capture my true essence. The pictures I received were truly beautiful, I can see myself as I am and I loved that they were taken in my natural habitat, nature. I use the photos for my musical career and I am very happy our paths crossed and very grateful for her amazing work! Grazie Elena!!
I’m Elena
I’m Elena Manfredi, a visual storyteller, Reiki practitioner at Seynekun Shamanic Reiki and embodiment photographer. My work brings together over 13 years of creative direction, photography and design with energy healing, intuitive bodywork and earth-based practices. Through Sacred Embodiment Photoshoots, I create gentle, transformative spaces where women can reconnect with their body, soften into their essence and be seen in a way that feels honest, natural and deeply alive.
Let’s honour your story
This is more than a photoshoot. It is an invitation to slow down, reconnect with your body, and be witnessed in your truth. Through a blend of presence, intuition, and soulful image-making, we create photographs that feel honest, tender, and alive - images that hold not just how you look, but how you feel.