This is my beautiful friend Renae and her sweet boy. Back in July, I had the pleasure of creating a collection of photographs for her new website. We took our kids down to the creek at the bottom of her garden and let them guide the visual story, no styling and minimal direction, as natural as can be. I’m thrilled to be able to share them with you here now…
I’ve known Renae for… well, let me say instead of how many decades, that we met when we were 15 years old, when I came back from my early teenage years overseas to finish high school on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Guringai nation, where I originally grew up. We now both live on the North Coast of NSW, Bundjalung nation, so it’s been great to see more of each other again. Renae has always had a calming, collected nature. She’s gentle and kind, warm and open. And supporting others in healing, when I look back, has always been present in her. It’s taken different forms over the years, but it’s consistently been there, and it’s been special to witness this part of her evolve and shine as she’s moved into her work in energy medicine up here in this incredible part of the world, surrounded by lush forest and sea breezes.
It was an absolute joy to get my camera out and capture some moments of her life in her own back garden, a very special place with meaning and personal connection for her family. There is a creek at the bottom and native bush everywhere. An orange tree which was planted by her mother-in-law many years ago, sits alone but not forgotten, the kids love gathering the fruit to eat, no doubt connecting with their grandmother every time they dance and play around it.
Renae is a bioresonance therapist, which you can read more about on her website, but simply put it’s working with energy in the body. Emotional energy is something I’ve been interested in over the past decade, and I am open to trying different techniques and ways to connect to them within our bodies to be able to shift that which is stagnant and supressed. I’ve had two sessions with Renae so far, and both were really relaxing experiences for me. I felt my adrenals calm within minutes along with a release of grief. I loved feeling the sensations moving through my body, and Renae is such a beautiful soul, her calming presence supports the process.
Here is Renae’s beautiful website, and you can find out more about her work here at The Health Lodge.
Renae and her husband have added a stunning cabin on their property for guests, overlooking the garden and creek, you can check it out here too, some of the images above are taken within the cabin and cabin surrounds.
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