SME News UK Enterprise Awards 2025/ 62 Best For Holistic & Spiritual Events 2025 – Bedfordshire Elemental Empowerment is a self-empowerment organisation that sees ancient spiritual practices, tools, and ceremonies blended with modern learning and theories around leadership. The result is a holistic approach to wellbeing and growth, and this is something that the company’s clients – individuals and companies – take advantage of to become better versions of themselves and feel a deeper connection to the world around them. Founder Kai Bridges caught up with us for more. The services delivered through Elemental Empowerment are as diverse as they are transformative, spanning everything from more traditional offerings such as business training, one-on-one coaching, and workshops – all of which are complete with the company’s unique, holistic touch – to more extravagant undertakings like firewalking, sweat lodges, shamanic ceremonies, and more. Across this portfolio, Elemental Empowerment’s goal remains clear: to support improved wellbeing, selfempowerment, and growth. Kai told us: “For our ancestors, a deep understanding of, and connections to, the tribe, the lands, and the elements were crucial for survival. In our modern lives, this need for connection to community and our surroundings still exists. The tools for this connection, created by our ancestors, were left to us in stories, ceremonies, and spiritual practices, and they are just as relevant for creating and nurturing safe spaces and personal growth now as they were thousands of years ago.” Diving deeper into this, Kai explained: “In today’s society of quick fixes, we often find that empowerment programmes and personal growth routines are unsustainable and their effects short lived. Using nature and the elements for inspiration and guidance, and by working holistically with our guests, we encourage and sustain growth, personal understanding, and self-empowerment.” This is achieved further through adherence to a value system that spans community, integrity, support, and compassion. As well as working with humility and laughter, Elemental Empowerment possesses a strong focus on the environment, which is inextricably linked to the ancestral and spiritual practices it delivers across its services. Just one example of this can be seen through its pledge to plant one tree per guest that attends its events, an initiative that resulted in the planting of more than 1,300 trees and the establishing of 19 oaks across UK in one year alone. Although this initiative may align Elemental Empowerment with many of the forward-thinking businesses operating across the UK today, it is less about staying ahead for Kai and the small team here and more about remaining true to their teachings and tools. For example, Kai himself has more than two decades of experience working with tribes from all over the world, learning the techniques that allowed our ancestors to thrive. This insight, combined with a unique approach, ensures his company stands out in this space. Despite being rooted to ancient customs and ways of thinking, Elemental Empowerment is nevertheless well aware of the market it is operating in. With companies moving away from large gatherings and in-person meetings and more emphasis being placed on the likes of wellness days and sessions revolving around the likes of breath work, stress reduction, and meditation, Elemental Empowerment has been able to pivot its offerings to remain relevant. One noteworthy way that the company is doing this moving forwards is through a holistic retreat centre it is currently building in Cumbria. Spanning six acres, as well as accommodation, working areas, and ceremonial spaces, this riverside retreat will see Kai and the team here able to offer more in-depth workshops and retreats to further support their growing clientele, mitigating the impact Brexit had on some of their trade opportunities concerning the likes of firewalking and sweat lodges. Kai believes this new venue will enhance Elemental Empowerment’s holistic self-empowerment in several ways, such as allowing it to extend its spiritual events to several days, offer a more immersive experience thanks to the serene woodland backdrop, further diversify the activities it runs, and more. All of this makes the future for this company incredibly exciting, with its community set for rapid growth over the next 12 months or so. As it expands, Elemental Empowerment remains dedicated to the provision of genuine experiences that cater to the unique needs of clients, all whilst remaining true to the timeless ancestral and spiritual practices that guide its works. Reflecting on this award, Kai summarised: “We are grateful and blown away by the love and support of our diverse and vibrant community. The connections and relationships we have built are heartfelt and invaluable, and we look forward to continuing to nurture these in the years to come.” Contact: Kai Bridges Company: Elemental Empowerment Web Address: www.elementalempowerment.co.uk May25154
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