SOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP
A PRIVATE CONTAINER WITH THAIS AQUINO
Remember your blueprint as a healing artist. Learn how to truly see your clients and be seen. Grow a business centered in deep witnessing and space holding. Deepen a connection with your people, ritualize your practice with the earth, learn to yield into sacred neutrality while being compassionate. Trust your No’s, stay clear and make more money.
Learn new somatic skills to blend into
your photography practice
Your people want you to see them, not just photograph them. They want to be met.
A particular type of client will start showing up in your world, meet them with care, depth and play.
THE FIELD…
gain safety in your practice, know what is yours, what isn’t.
build creative stamina, self-esteem, magnetism and trust in what you do.
work for people you admire, not randoms that don’t get what you do.
understand what integrity means to you and have a blast creating your client’s experience.
toss your tendency to stay small and take up space, be known and cherished for who you are and what you offer.
clean the energetics around money that keeps you compressed inside a hobby and not in a fabulous expansive business.
set the tone and guidelines of your ways of working and watch others respect and be grateful for your clarity, boundaries and generosity.
start scaling your businesses with titration, structure, and all the other subtle powers I will teach you.
understand why your livelihood depends on you choosing yourself first.
curate and communicate a marketing that feels exciting to be part of and not another disconnected shameful task.
1:1 HYBRID
PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION + SOMATIC CULTIVATION
A path for photographers bridging soul and strategy
Maybe nobody gets it, but you know you have an
important thread to follow in your photography business.
CHOOSE YOUR PATH
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6 Sessions in 3 Months ⊹ $750/month
4 x 60min mentorship sessions + 2 somatic sessions
Access to Sacred Witness and Holding Space Workshop
Voice & Messaging Liberation Support
Best for focused momentum, working on 1 area of business
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8 Sessions in 3 Months ⊹ $1,250/month
5 x 75min mentorship sessions + 3 somatic sessions
Access to Sacred Witness and Holding Space Workshop
Voice & Messaging Liberation Support
Mythosomatic Training (Embodiment, Session Facilitation, Poetic Narrative)
Client Experience (Communication, Platforms, Boundaries, Pricing)
Personalized Follow-up Notes + Ritual Assignment + Feedback
Best for development, working on a few areas of business
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10 Sessions in 3 Months + 1 In Person Meeting ⊹ $1,700/Month
6 x 90min mentorship sessions + 4 somatic sessions + 1 soul portrait session
Access to Sacred Witness and Holding Space Workshop
Voice & Messaging Liberation Support
Mythosomatic Training (Embodiment, Session Facilitation, Poetic Narrative)
Client Experience (Communication, Platforms, Boundaries, Pricing)
Personalized Follow-up Notes + Ritual Assignment + Feedback
Ongoing Integration Support via Voxer/WhatsApp during business hours (Tue–Thu)
Audits (Brand/Website/Portfolio after 1st moon cycle of mentorship completion)
1 Soul Portrait Session with Me (In-Person on Maui or during my tour locations in the USA) valued at $1,500
Best for deep integration and depth, working on several areas of business and in person connection and co-creation
5% off paid in full
The 3 different paths differentiate in depth, commitment level, integration capacity, proximity and access to your mentor. By choosing the Voice Path, you are choosing to work and develop 1 area of your business that means the most to you, it is possible that we might touch lightly on other areas, but to honor the wisdom of a titrated education and integration, I ask that you opt for either the Soma Path or Embodied Path if you want to unlock all things, messaging, client experience, space holding, marketing, pricing and receive more support and feedback with practical assignments and personalized rituals. I would say the Soma and Embodied Paths are more hands-on, feeling-learning-integrating, into your business whether the Voice Path is more feeling-learning. All Paths grant you access to my workshop Sacred Witness and Holding Space, recorded in March of 2024. Since then, I became a certified Somatic Facilitator and will deepen into the transmissions of the workshop during our mentorship. The workshop remains an important core foundation to my mythosomatic approach to photography and client relationship energetics. The Embodied Path offers on-going support and an invitation for us to meet in person and create your own Soul Portrait transmission, so you can fully show up to your people from an embodied place of visibility. Sessions can be booked on Maui, New York or any other location while I am on tour. I ask that you book your shoot within 6 months of mentorship completion. Travels and accommodation are not included.
AVAILABLE TO BEGIN IN:
Currently, 2 spots are open for a private mentorship. You may choose to start at the End of July, End of August or Mid September. Sessions are scheduled on a weekly basis, alternating between mentorship and somatic sessions, with 1 or 2 weeks break in the middle.
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A private 3-month mentorship for the healing artist & image-maker
You are not here to follow scripts. You are here to scale your photography business while honoring your artistry, spirituality and creative sovereignty. Fall in love with the way you do business and watch your clients love you, refer you, promote you and book you again and again. By yielding and trusting the soma, your body’s sensational intelligence, you will naturally start to embody the principles that make a photography business one of greater impact and care for humans.
WHO THIS IS FOR…
You are done with following cheesy photography trends and ready to lead with truth.
You want to weave soul, body, and business into one aligned expression.
You feel called to make your work ceremonial, transformative, and impactful.
You are ready to blend yourself as entrepreneur and artist with your voice, clarity, and visibility.
You want strategy that honors your intuition, not overrides it.
You believe in somatic work and being in right relationship with your body.
You need a mentor who sees the soul of your work, not just your skill.
WHO THIS ISN’T FOR…
You’re only looking for fast growth or hustle tactics
You’re not open to inner work, ritual, or emotional depth
You're not interested in exploring somatics in your mentorship
You're secretly hoping your somatic photography mentor will be your money coach
You’re not ready to show up for your own transformation
You are a photography enthusiast without a practice or business
SCAN YOUR BODY FOR RESONANCE
If you are feeling isolated in your practice, lost, not knowing what direction to go, or how to apply your gifts to be seen and recognized by the right people, you will want to join this spellbinding container for mystic photographers.
If you have been experiencing fear of being seen, judged, exiled and want to find deeper root in your practice, deeper connection with your medicine and client, so the illusion of comparison, competition and inadequacy naturally falls away and you simply thrive.
If you self-taught yourself up to now but hit a wall where you are ready to receive new perspectives, gain valuable insights, resources and learn from my real experience as a photographer who has toured the world and worked with the most amazing artists, leaders and coaches.
If you have photography skills, for the most part you like the images you create, but still feel like there is a deepening to do within your healing artist transmission, beyond technical mastery or generic tactics, and into soul-led facilitation, rooted embodiment, and business coherence.
TO BEGIN, FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW.
Heal blocks around visibility and success and move from shoot-to-shoot scarcity to long-term vision
You will be seen, held, and stretched—not only in your work, but in a deep soul level. I will offer you my presence, intuition, and full-hearted guidance. You can expect from me honest reflection, gentle challenge, and fierce love. I will expect of you to show up as you are, even when it’s messy, be willing to stretch past your old stories and to stay open to explore what visits you in the unexpected ways of growth.
BY CHOOSING TO WALK THIS PATH, YOU WILL
Somatic Photography Mentorship is for you if you want to…
Want to have consistent, clear, and purposeful clients and photography.
Desire to liberate your voice, clarify the soul of your work, and bring safety into your expression.
Know how to communicate the value of your work so people book you with a full YES in their heart.
Develop skills that will support you in being a powerful space holder and sacred witness.
Learn the psychology behind posing and what you need to know to guide a session peacefully and powerfully.
Invite your clients into a client experience full of mythic goodness.
Understand what platforms, subscriptions and programs you really need to run a photography business.
Develop offerings as rituals that will lead into a transformational experience, not just a transaction.
Soften into your visibility practice with magical authority and belonging.
Present your rates to clients with ease, clarity and confidence.
Start having pleasure when marketing your work because you are finally having fun telling the world who you are.
Marry the true mystic, artist and entrepreneur in you so your business can be an expression of your Soul.
Hold projects, ideas, dreams all the way through and stop cycles of energetic miscarriages.
Shoot and edit photos that are congruent to who you are, serve your people and pay your bills.
Build good ethics and awesome relationships with dream clients you respect and admire.
Come out of hiding/silence and give voice to your expression as a realized artist in power and in business.
Learn how to get paid for your talent, time and services and stop the resentment loop of trades/unpaid work.
Gain clarity over your messaging so you never run out of ideas on how to promote your unique offerings.
Embody the feminine artist way of living in a rhythm and unshame your under-productive guilt.
Ground what you learned with somatic sessions and take the next step!
Your work is medicine - for yourself and for the world.
Your work is medicine - for yourself and for the world.
Hiding and feeling stagnant is a common feeling for photographers in business. When we are not fully in love with the art we make, the people we serve, the way we guide sessions or the money we generate, there is very little room for pleasure, ease in marketing and cash flow!
your guide, Thais
Thais Aquino is the founder of Soul Portrait Temple & School, a company that offers powerful and awe-inspiring images through soul portrait and insightful education for artists. Thais is a photographer, somatic facilitator and sacred witness who captures the essence and beauty of individuals in their expression and emergence. Born and raised in Brazil, after 5 years in New York, Thais drifted to the waters of Maui to be fully supported by the powerful nature of the Hawaiian island and give birth to Soul Portrait. Soul Portrait is a spiritual practice and a mythosomatic approach to photography. Thais have facilitated over +300 sessions, providing a safe space for individuals to be seen and celebrated, offering transformational experiences and meaningful connections. Soul Portrait is not just a photography service, but a powerful tool for self-expression, homecoming, and rites of passage. Thais works with leading coaches, spiritual leaders, educators, healers, and artists who have a deep care and respect for the healing arts. Through Soul Portrait, individuals have been anchoring their leadership in the birth of the new world. Thais is based on Maui and travels to New York and Brazil seasonally.
I trust that you are here not by accident—but by initiation. Your work is powerful. Your voice is needed. This container will hold you, stir you, and invite your deepest self forward.
Registration is now open for summer-fall season!
HOW TO TELL YOU HAVE A YES IN YOUR FIELD
You feel expanded, excited about a new learning space for fresh perspectives to arise
You feel safe and comfortable in your desire to give back to yourself
Your body is vibrating as you feel your energy pulling down to the earth, anchoring your decision to join
You feel ready to look inward and initiate yourself into a journey of self-reflection, transformation and love
You feel at ease with the offering currency exchange and the value it offers
You already feel an ecstatic energy from your new business expression approaching
Your soul is warm and ready to hold space in deep connection with people you love and admire
Be seen. Be mirrored. Be held.