If you are looking for a great example of how to #liveyourbestlife – look no further than Elena Rea  Griffin,  founder and CEO of Elle’s Life & Style.

Elle’s lifestyle brand has rock solid foundations, built on a highly successful career since 1985 as a qualified Lawyer and running her own consultancy business, specialising in risk management and legal compliance. She was also a Business Mentor for Business Wales and is acknowledged for her competency in the Welsh Government.

However, whilst achieving great success in her business life, Elle has many other passions and interests in life, all of which she has now combined in her new business venture – ‘Elle’s Life & Style’ Her journey to build a lifestyle brand emanated from her deep rooted passion to empower and inspire every  woman to live their best life possible, by focussing on healthy eating, exercise, a positive mind-set and wellbeing in the relaxing Turkish sun.

Her own main passions lie in fitness and nature and her retreats will combine beautiful hillside walks, running on the beach or challenging mountain hikes and climbs. She has spent the last few months acclimatising herself to the rocky Turkish terrain and getting to know every nook and cranny that she will be introducing to her clients.

Her staff will be highly qualified in their respective areas of expertise be that as a fitness or hiking instructor or a personal one to one wellbeing coach – should that need arise. The variety of courses she is able to offer is very comprehensive and your time at the retreat can incorporate such elements as: weight training, weight loss, Chinese medicine, yoga breathing, ‘Sunrise and Sunset Meditation’ as well as cardio-vascular sessions for those who really want to work on their fitness, all in a divine location overlooking the sea.

She is also a great foodie, adores cooking  for friends and family and loves to organise private parties  and pop-up kitchens, often raising funds for various charities (such as ‘Help the Homeless Cardiff’ ) at the same time. Food, fun and lots of financial contributions to good causes, what’s not to love?

Her love, knowledge and understanding of food  and nutrition is what makes her and her diet consultant  extremely well  placed to be able to create bespoke diets for all the clients in her retreats and any food allergies will be catered for as well as very specific diets when required. You can be assured that they will be delicious and delivered with passion, and you may even notice some accompanying weight loss – which all us girls love to see – no matter what age or size bikini we fit into!

Elle is very flexible  about what the future holds for her retreats and is  always willing to look at suggestions for specific products such as a juicing week, a ‘Heartbreak Hotel week (for those who have newly split up and just want to meet up with like- minded women and have a lot of pampering to soothe the soul or a fitness camp for the bride to be and her posse of princesses.

Elle’s talents are considerable and inspirational but she personally considers that her greatest achievements in life so far have been - raising her very handsome and successful son and her recent climb to Everest  Base Camp to raise many thousands of pounds  for  ‘The Brick children’s School’ in  Khatmandu Valley, india (you can include this website if you want. https://www.brickchildrenschool.com/