A deeply transformative fusion of “inner voice” somatic (body-oriented) meditation and portrait photography in nature.
The Becoming Sessions are for anyone who feels ready to experience a new level of self-expression, a renewed and more loving relationship with themselves, and a deeper embodiment of peace.
No prior experience with meditation required.
✨ Openings now available through October 2025 ✨
“[I felt] Blown away [seeing my photos]! I had so many emotions. I wept, laughed and was absolutely tickled at how Lorna captured me.
This experience allowed me to truly step into myself. I don’t know if I've ever done that before when with another person. I allowed myself to be witnessed and it felt safe.
[This experience taught me] I am not insignificant and neither is anyone else. It was such a privilege to have this very unique opportunity.
It is simply an opportunity to get to know yourself on a much deeper level. Surrendering control and allowing yourself to unfold while someone documents it!
[Lorna’s] presence is so safe and peaceful. I really appreciated that.”
—Valerie
The Backstory:
After experiencing burnout in 2018, I took a very intentional look at my life to see what needed to be realigned. One change that I made is I started meditating like it was my job.
Then it sort of did become my job in 2021, when I started my second business holding space for people in meditation and teaching them how to do it.
When I facilitate meditation sessions, I encourage you to notice what body sensations come up when you truly allow yourself to just be, with no agenda. Notice what wisdom and clarity arises in the stillness. When we ask your inner wisdom questions, see what answers reveal themselves.
As I’ve done this practice myself over many years, I’ve found that my inner wisdom (“inner voice,” as I often call it) is the most unconditionally loving presence I’ve ever felt.
Getting to experience that level of love, freedom, and truth in an embodied way (not just reading about it in a textbook, or repeating some affirmations to yourself about it, but FEELING the truth in your body) continues to change my life for the better, over and over, deeper and deeper. Guiding clients to access that within their own inner voice is incredibly healing and transformative.
And what if we could spread this, like butter, over to your relationship with yourself, your body, and your self-expression? What if you could see yourself the way the universe, god/dess, your “higher self,” sees you?
This question is what birthed The Becoming Sessions, now 2+ years in the making.
Why The Becoming Sessions?
For many of us women in particular, we’ve been given many DEEP messages about how we’re allowed to be (or else!)
If you’re anything like me, your messages may have come in a religious flavor. Or maybe it came from family, friends, culture, media, partners, or maybe it’s even been woven into your DNA from those who came before you.
I want you to know, that’s ok. You’re not broken.
You actually have SO MUCH agency. And SO MUCH power within you.
And power doesn’t have to mean power-over. It can mean power-with, power-of-channeling-life-force, which you’re naturally full of. But I digress.
When we go through life desiring more, knowing there MUST be more than tamping down joy, rage, desire, freedom, childish silliness, confidence…
…eventually, if you keep desiring it, life will meet you there to bring you everything you’re looking for.
“The biggest benefit for me was releasing my fear of being fully seen, especially in public, and being the center of attention for no other reason than to experience it and have it my experience captured on film.
It taught me once again that the scary anticipation of something is always worse than the actual thing, and that it’s safe to let myself be fully seen.
[Now] I’m able to be more fully embodied and aware of my inner gremlins as well as my inner voice both on my own and with others. I have expanded my sense of myself as divinely feminine and begun to accept (if not yet welcome) support.”
—DK
What makes The Becoming Sessions different from other portrait photography?
Think of it like a therapeutic retreat that you get to enjoy over the course of multiple days. We are honoring and expressing who you are becoming, in a beautiful (becoming) way.
There is no goal to hit in order to be ready for The Becoming Sessions. I encourage you to come as you are.
Sometimes the process of becoming can mean getting a little messy (literally or figuratively), or feeling some feelings we might normally be embarrassed about, and that is completely allowed. This is a very normal part of the healing and transformation process, and I’m here to support you with no judgment.
The aspect of The Becoming Sessions I might be proudest of is that there is truly NO pressure to love, or even like, your photos. While I always strive to bring my best as an artist, I deeply understand that seeing photos of ourselves can be challenging, and can bring us face to face with our insecurities.
However, what my clients and I have found is that through your connection with your body and inner voice in your pre-photo meditation session, you’ll have the tools and inner resources to alchemize and rewire unhelpful beliefs about how you see yourself.
As they say, the only way out is through—And when it comes to accessing deeper levels of freedom and unconditional self-love, an important part of the process is fully feeling the feelings that stand between where you are now, and where you want to be. It’s very similar to feeling the tightness of a knot in your shoulder during a massage, and allowing it to melt away while you surrender to the massage therapist’s process.
In The Becoming Sessions, there is no need to put on a pretty smile when tough feelings come up, for the sake of protecting my ego. As both an artist and meditation facilitator, I understand that how you feel about yourself in photos can have very little to do with the photos themselves, or with me personally. Your feelings are yours, you’re allowed to have them, and I am honored to support you with processing them so you can live with more freedom on the other side.
While all of this is something I’m very experienced with guiding clients through, you also always have free will and can pause the experience at any time.
How Do The Sessions Work?
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15 min. truly-no-pressure exploratory video Zoom call with me. We’ll go over any questions you have and make sure the experience feels right to you. (Schedule your call here)
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Surrender Session—This is a facilitated somatic meditation session held on Zoom. You’re welcome to be in the comfort of your own home, even in bed in your pjs! We’ll begin the call on video, and switch to audio-only during the meditation.
This is an opportunity to give your overactive / worried / critical / perfectionistic mind a rest, process any emotions that might be holding you back, and meet your unconditionally loving and wise inner voice.
If opportunity allows, we’ll uncover specific inspiration for your photo session in meditation, so your whole experience can be in full alignment with you.(Session fee: $99)
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Sessions are up to 2 hrs, on a date and location in nature we agree upon. We will re-access the energy of presence and the loving perspective of your inner voice from the Surrender Session, bringing that to your time with the camera.
Rather than “performing” for the photos, the goal is to express and honor the essence of you. No specific outfits, hair and makeup, props, or posing experience are required.
(Session fee: $300)
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About 2-3 weeks after your photo session, I’ll share my screen with you on a Zoom call so you can take in your photos for the first time. You’ll get to see yourself in a whole new way, and more deeply integrate the transformation and everything you’ve learned about yourself.
On this call you’ll decide which images you will keep, either in digital form, print, or both. No minimum purchase required, and no requirement to make your images public.
“I found joy in having […] an […] experience focused entirely on me and my joy without there being any specific purpose or outcome necessary from it - this was so freeing!
I loved how [the photos] transported me back to such a beautiful and special day (and time in my life) and it felt like seeing a wedding album of a marriage to myself. I was also filled with excitement to share them with loved ones and to get some prints made and framed to decorate my house with the images.
Confidence in front of a camera, OK to be the center of attention and to invest time and money and creativity into something JUST FOR ME and for joy! It's really fun to do a photoshoot in such a beautiful place with such a creative photographer!
The Becoming Sessions allow you to co-create with Lorna an opportunity for your authentic self to boldly emerge, be witnessed and brilliantly documented via a crazy fun and inspirational photoshoot!
It was a super empowering, freeing and joyful experience that I get to relive whenever I look at the pictures from that day - don't miss this opportunity with Lorna if you are at all interested in exploring and documenting your authentic self through beautiful images!”
—Lee
FAQ
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For first-time Becoming Sessions clients, this is an individual experience 1:1. For previous Becoming Sessions clients, sessions with friends, life/romantic partners, or business partners are available.
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Rather than taking a lot of photos while you’re meditating, we focus on using the meditation as a tool to bring your most authentic energy to your portraits. Many people come to a portrait session with anxiety or self-consciousness, and that’s completely understandable!
We incorporate the meditation before the portrait time to re-center you, and help you more easily access the fun, creativity, and play of having portraits taken.
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The consultation call, Surrender Session (guided meditation via Zoom), and Photo Session Day can all occur over consecutive days, or as spread out as you need. After the Photo Session Day, please allow 2-3 weeks for the photo editing process before your Virtual Photo Reveal.
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The initial Session Fee is due before your Surrender Session (guided meditation via Zoom), and image purchases and print orders are made during the Virtual Photo Reveal.
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I’m excited to meet you! Please schedule your initial consultation via the link here to get started!
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Great! Please reach out to me via email at hello@lornastell.com so I can help.
Investment
Initial Session Fee: $399
Photos:
Individual images: $35 each
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Full digital collection: $500 (most popular option)
Prints: vary by size
Book Your Becoming Sessions Experience
I’m excited to connect with you if you’re ready to go on this journey together!
Schedule a 15 min. call with me below to get started:
