A circle of women in white dancing with their arms raised on a hilltop at sunset, on retreat

Retreats

A retreat is a week that changes people, and it passes very quickly. I travel the world to photograph and film retreats. Egypt and the Nile going gold at sunset. Ibiza under the carob trees. Bali, Portugal, Costa Rica, Mexico, ceremony and circle and the long soft afternoons in between. I come for all of it, so that what happened there does not fade the moment everyone flies home. Australia is home, so I am here for retreats all around the country as well, wherever you are gathering.

Goddess retreats and tantra retreats, pilgrimages, women's work, detox and yoga. These are the circles I love most to be part of.

Stills and film, gathered quietly, from the first arrival to the last morning. Images for the page where a woman decides whether to come, and for the ones who were already there and want to feel it again.

Photography

Women in white moving through a temple courtyard in Egypt, carved reliefs on the walls behind them

A woman in white standing in the gateway of the temple of Isis at Philae, arms raised, Egypt

A woman in a hat and a floral skirt looking up at a wall of carved reliefs at a temple in Egypt

A woman in a winged kimono with her arms open to the pyramids of Giza, Egypt

Two women walking through a narrow carved passage inside a temple in Egypt, one with a hand on her heart

A woman in a white blouse and floral skirt with her arms open beneath the great columns of Karnak, Luxor

A woman in a coral kimono with her arms open before the Great Pyramid, Giza

A woman on the steps between the Hathor columns of a temple gateway in Egypt

A woman in white sitting at the foot of a temple wall carved with gods, Egypt

A retreat group in white gathered on the steps before a temple gateway at Philae, Egypt

A retreat group in white standing together at the base of the Great Pyramid, Giza

A retreat group of women sitting together on a wooden deck under the trees, flowers in the centre

Three women moving and singing in an open-sided shala before a Buddha and a mandala tapestry, on retreat in Bali

A retreat leader in mauve sitting cross-legged with a microphone before a Buddha altar, Bali

A circle of women with arms raised around a mandala of flowers under the jungle canopy, a stone Buddha above them, Bali

A retreat group laughing together over a shared meal on a deck by a villa pool, Bali

A woman in a floral dress leading a circle of women around a mandala of marigold petals under a bamboo structure

A group on a rooftop deck at sunset with their hands joined and raised, a guitar beside them

Women in long skirts dancing around a circle of petals inside a round bamboo shala

A yoga class practising by a villa pool in the jungle, a Balinese pavilion at the far end

Three women in long dresses throwing petals into the air under a thatched roof, laughing

A woman in rust sitting in meditation on a sheepskin in a wooden room, eyes closed

A retreat group seated in a wide circle on the floor of a timber hall, sharing

A yoga class resting in child's pose inside a geodesic dome on retreat in Ibiza, the teacher walking between them

A woman with her eyes closed having a red flower tucked into her hair, on retreat

A woman in a yellow top dancing barefoot on a wooden floor inside a dome, others moving behind her, Ibiza

A woman in a patterned kimono meditating in a dome at sunset, others seated behind her, Ibiza

A man with dreadlocks standing with his hands raised in a mudra inside a dome, lit from the side

Women in white embracing in pairs among pine trees on a retreat in Ibiza

A circle of women in white with their heads bowed together inside a geodesic dome, Ibiza

Two women in white facing each other over a smoking fire in a pine forest, Ibiza

Women in white throwing red petals into the air inside a dome, laughing, Ibiza

Two women in white holding hands on a cliff edge at sunset, Es Vedrà rising from the sea before them, Ibiza

A woman in white being handed a red rose in a pine forest, on retreat in Ibiza

A woman with her hands in prayer above her head facing Es Vedrà at sunset, Ibiza

A woman in a dusty pink skirt dancing on a white rooftop under a big blue sky, pines behind her, Ibiza

Videography

Jo Lewins & Carlos Romero, Ibiza

Sigrid Tasies, I Am Her, Tulum, Mexico

Sarah Jane Perman, Egypt pilgrimage

Sarah Jane Perman, Wild Goddess, Ibiza

Priestess School, Initiation into the Mysteries

Priestess School, Module One, Bali

Priestess School, Module Two, Ibiza

Priestess School, Module Three, Andalusia

Authentic Movements, Costa Rica

“Jodie came into my life as a photographer for my retreats but as soon as she showed up I knew she was to be a huge ally. Not only is she a talented artist but complete energetic support, intuitive listener, compassionate space holder. Jodie is in my team for life.”

Sarah-Jane Perman

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If you are holding a retreat, anywhere in the world, I would love to come and photograph it. Tell me where you are going, and who is coming with you.

I photograph across the Sunshine Coast, the hinterlands, Noosa and Maleny, and I travel for retreats globally.