Your Body : A Landscape
A 4-week journey to reconnect to your body in the most visually tangible way possible. If you want photographic evidence of what a primordial miracle your body is, you are in the right place.
I take applicants who desire to meet themselves and fall in love with the way they look outside of the beauty standards offered to us by the mainstream media through this program.
What is it?
A 4-week program working 1:1 weekly to unpick and explore any insecurities and body shame you may feel.
Self-portraiture tasks and body confidence rituals.
A photoshoot in nature to celebrate and wrap up the journey.
You can do this with neutral clothing, semi-nude, or nude.
Exchange: €1,200
Somatic body work
Using somatic tools such as EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) 1:1 for 1.5 hours each week we can reach the root cause of beleifs and safely release the emotional charge behind the insecurities and gently de-armour the inner critic, who strives to keep you safe and small
The application process
There are a limited number of spaces available. I will only take four people so that my energy remains clear and focused for each client. The application process ensures that each individual’s values and intensions match those of 'Your Body: A Landscape' and that they are ready to commit themselves to the journey. You can click below to book a video call with me and begin the process.
Where will it be?
Berlin is surrounded by over 100 beautiful lakes and woodland spaces. There are a handful of specially chosen places where I like to work which are both safe and discrete. I have a list of locations which each offer something special and that we can discuss as we plan our shoot.
Tell me more about the shoot!
Yes, the best bit! When I take a portrait session I like to begin with a small ceremony to honour the body. This can look different depending on how the weeks have unfolded and what personal symbols, phrases and intensions each client has.
We begin our shoot gently and light-heartedly, connecting to the natural environment. We will do some movement practices and some shaking and tapping to really land in the space. Seeing what comes up for you and listening to how the body intuitively feels like moving. Over the course of the photoshoot, we can bring attention to photographing any area of the body which has a particular story or history that we have been working on healing the relationship to over the weeks.
It is my highest honour and joy to assist in the re-writing of each client’s body narrative.
One of my amazing clients took this journey to come terms with his scar from a snowboarding accident that happened the previous winter. We explored the emotions he felt and his desire to own this change to his body and achieve a sense of content neutrality towards his scar.
There’ll be a small picnic to make sure all needs are met. We can take a pause at any time and have a snack, as well as do some tapping if there are more things come up as we shoot. On average, the portrait session lasts two hours.
Aftercare
We will arrange an appointment shortly after the shoot we will take a look at the images together. At this point we can discuss if you would like to keep the images colour or black and white. We’ll talk about how many images you would like, and whether you want some prints.
How many images are included in the price?
You’ll have ten digital images to keep.
If you’d like more, I offer bundles of extra photos at an additional cost that we can discuss during the Aftercare session.
If you feel the pull to get some wonderful fine-art prints, that’s also a service that I provide and we can discuss more during our aftercare session. It is of course an additional cost as well.
Falling deeply in love with one’s own image is a journey that starts from within and it is truly life changing.
About me
I am Claire, a certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practitioner and a Portrait Photographer. I studied a BA in Photography during which I explored emotional topics such as the unconscious and particularly the 'Optical Unconscious', a term coined by Walter Benjamin. This is the notion that humans tell the camera a different truth then that which they can tell each other verbally. It is an honour to merge my qualifications as a therapist and a photographer together and offer my clients a unique and well-rounded experience.
