The Elements Retreat

The Elements Retreat Tickets now on sale for our 3-night holistic health and well-being retreat in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Thank you Kyra Sullivan you’ve captured gorgeous moments 🔥💨🌱🌊
30/07/2026

Thank you Kyra Sullivan you’ve captured gorgeous moments 🔥💨🌱🌊

I’ve shared with you all some of the joy that happens The Elements Retreat but Joy is only one part of the experience. T...
16/07/2026

I’ve shared with you all some of the joy that happens The Elements Retreat but Joy is only one part of the experience. There are moments of stillness, solemnity, nervousness, calm, anticipation and pause. These moments are just as important as the joy, the excitement, the breakthroughs and releases. Here are some of my favourites.

The photos that changed me. Now, I’m not your typical photographer. I don’t blend into the background, I immerse myself ...
16/07/2026

The photos that changed me.

Now, I’m not your typical photographer. I don’t blend into the background, I immerse myself into what I’m doing. Last night I wrote a post that was a bit of a sales pitch.
But today I wanted to share something with you that’s a bit different.

At The Elements Retreat, I’ve photographed dozens of Arrow breaks. It’s an incredible experience to photograph and witness. To see people confront their fear, show their vulnerability and then to step forward and break through. Over the years I have seen some amazing people have the most transformative experiences and to capture those moments has been an absolute privilege.

But this year, something happened to me that I initially considered a failure in me. The photos themselves are brilliant, the failure wasn’t a blurred photo or a wrong focus. It was a personal failure. When this arrow break happened I cried, I don’t just mean a watery eye. This was an absolute full blown cry, I was snapping away with a face filled with tears. The energy that was released was so strong, I had a complete visceral reaction inside my core.

And it didn’t go away instantly. It stayed with me and it stopped me. It stopped me from doing what I was supposed to be doing, it stopped me from taking any more photos for quite a while and I felt terrible, I felt I was letting people down.

But I wasn’t.

Rather than a failure it was a defining moment for me in my authentic self, my whole self, my physical and spiritual self. That moment, that burst of energy, that removed the mask of photographer, observer, witness and brought the whole of me into that place. As defining moments go this was a huge one. As for the photographs? Well here they are.

My absolute highlight of my year is being asked to photograph The Elements Retreat. This year was extra special!!! There...
16/07/2026

My absolute highlight of my year is being asked to photograph The Elements Retreat. This year was extra special!!! There was a certain magic, an energy and here is the first snapshot. (There are more to come) oh and tickets are on sale now for 2027!!! Tag yourself tag your friends!

One of the brilliant things about The Elements Retreat are the workshops. As a photographer it’s a great privilege that ...
16/07/2026

One of the brilliant things about The Elements Retreat are the workshops. As a photographer it’s a great privilege that I get to peak in at a huge variety of highly skilled practitioners and facilitators. Unfortunately I don’t always get around them all. But here is a snapshot of some of the amazing people doing their brilliant things.

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11/07/2026

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Every photo I look at is my favourite until I see the next one 🙏How do you manage to always be in the right place at the...
10/07/2026

Every photo I look at is my favourite until I see the next one 🙏
How do you manage to always be in the right place at the right time Photos by Lil💗

How beautiful are these💗💗💗Thank you for capturing these precious moments Photos by Lil✨
10/07/2026

How beautiful are these💗💗💗
Thank you for capturing these precious moments Photos by Lil✨

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