We haven’t had a giveaway here on Soul Speak in awhile, and I’m super excited to bring this one to you!
You may already know my dear friend and soul sister, Julia Fehrenbacher (she’s shared space here on Soul Speak several times). Well, Julia is amazing and I adore her.
She’s created an authentic, soulful, loving course that I’m excited for you to know about. It’s a 40-day online soul class that begins on May 6th, and Julia is giving away 2 spaces in it! How wonderful is that? 🙂
I am honored to have shared a candid conversation with Julia inside the class, too. And I’m so excited for it that I’m going to be one of the participants!
Because the class begins on Monday the 6th, this giveaway is super short – Julia will choose 2 winners on Sunday the 5th at 9 pm pst. So please enter right away!
Here’s a bit of what Julia says about the class:
Getting Naked is an invitation. It’s an invitation to shed all that’s in the way of your truest, never-been-created before, will-never-be-created again, one of a kind, absolutely REAL, love-filled Self.
It’s an invitation to shed the shoulds, the I can’ts, the comparisons, the thoughts and old stories that insist that you’re not enough—that you need to get more, be more, do more, have more, before you can fully BE finally.
It’s an invitation to lay down the swords, the armor—to shed all the barriers within yourself that you have built between you and YOU/Love/God/Source/the Divine. It’s an invitation to live softly, boldly—truly—with wild, love-filled, faith-filled abandon.
It’s about living with absolute freedom and unapologetic brightness.
It’s about opening the door that was never closed. Recognizing that the only thing in the way of you living your most ALIVE, love-spilling life is you. And deciding, with every cell of you, to get out of your own way so you can share freely all of your gifted treasures!
- Uncensored/unpolished videos of Julia sharing her stories and inspiration
- Real/raw conversations between Julia & other women on similar paths (including one from me!)
- Poetry/art/quotes
- Exercises, challenges, & invitations to go deeper, open & trust and love more
- An invitation to begin a daily practice that will nurture you & keep you coming back to your deepest, most alive Self
- Guided meditations to nudge you back to your breath, your center – your place of softness, your place of power
- The sharing of tools & treasures that Julia has gathered over the years….including little glimpses of her past journal entries
- A private space/website to interact & connect…a soft, safe place to land, to love & be loved, to support and be supported
- 40 consecutive days of receiving daily Love in your inbox (as well as on our private site)
I asked Julia a few questions about her journey in creating this class, which I’m happy to share here.
And then be sure to keep reading to learn how to enter to win a spot in this soul-filled class!
I love the name – what does Getting Naked mean to you?
It’s so very good to be here again with you and your lovely readers, Jodi – thanks so much for having me!
To me, “Getting Naked” means shedding that which is in the way of being our most authentic, empowered selves. It means letting go of what no longer serves us, to lay down the armor, so we can show up fully for ourselves and each other. It means feeling the fear and moving anyway. It means letting our deep connection with Source/Love/The Divine lead the way rather than being held back by our little fear-brained selves. It means that our peace/joy depends on our connection with Source, with our deepest inside places, rather than being at the mercy of changing opinions/circumstance. It means knowing that we are worthy and enough just as we are, perceived “flaws” and all, and giving ourselves permission to live with full, unapologetic brightness.
Which part of this course makes your soul sing with joy?
I have never before created anything that feels so raw and vulnerable, that has required every ounce of my courage and strength and faith. I am amazed by how scary it feels to put myself out there in this way. And, at the same time, how completely, utterly ALIVE I have felt in the process of creating this.
What really makes my soul sing is that I’m giving myself permission (finally!) to show up with all of me – that I’m giving myself the freedom, for maybe the first time ever (in such a public way), to be vulnerably, fully me. And coming back, again and again, to trusting that this is enough.
Who would benefit the most from taking your course?
Anyone who is ready and willing to take off the mask of who they think they should be and is ready and wiling to show up with all of their beautiful, imperfect, just right selves. Anyone who is tired of holding back, of containing their gifts, of being at the mercy of fear, who is tired of making excuses and knows, really knows that their joy/peace/aliveness is their very own to claim. Anyone who is ready to say a big, bold, wholehearted, unapologetic YES to themselves – to life.
What do you hope everyone will take with them after completing it?
I hope they will walk away from these 40 days rooted in a peaceful, powerful knowing that who they are is more than enough – that the answers are all within, that this life is a precious gift and their very own to claim. I hope they will walk away inspired, empowered, encouraged to move through fear toward all that is calling them. I hope they will walk away with the freedom and courage to be all they are meant to be.
Can you share a bit about your own journey through fear as you’ve said yes to your soul and created such a beautiful course?
Whew! As I mentioned earlier, creating this course has taken every ounce of my courage. Whether I’m showing up to record a guided meditation, to share a story through writing or video or trying to figure out some complicated, confusing technical thing, right there next to me is trembling fear. Each time I show up to create, there is this little fear-brained part of me saying things like: You don’t know how to do this. It’s too much. What if it’s not good enough? What if you look like an idiot?
Every time I show up to create, I have to drop deep into the center of myself and trust that I will be shown/lead each step of the way. I’ve had to stretch, to step out of my comfort zone over and over again. It’s been an incredibly powerful, humbling experience to show up for myself in this way.
What does your soul want you to know?
My soul wants me to know that it’s enough to show up with all of me, just as I am. It wants me to breathe deeply, to trust that when I show up fully for this moment, I will be guided, that the hows will reveal themselves one step, one moment at a time.
This is a very special giveaway because there are 2!!! spaces available in the upcoming Getting Naked class!
Julia is offering a spot and a sweet soul, Kimberley McGill, bought a space in the class and is gifting it to one of you!
So your chances of winning have been doubled! 🙂
Entering is super easy!
- Follow Painted Path and Soul Speak on Facebook.
- Leave a comment below sharing why this course speaks to you! (If you’re reading this via email or a reader, please click here to be taken to the post.)
Hurry and enter because Julia will personally choose two lucky winners on 5/5/13 at 9 pm pst.
Good luck!
Julia is offering the Soul Speak community $10 off the Getting Naked class!
You can click here and the discount has already been applied. (Thanks, Julia!)
And, if you join the class and then end up winning the giveaway, Julia will refund your money. So definitely join now if you’re planning on it!
Please help spread the love by sharing this giveaway on Facebook and Twitter.
Where to begin?
It’s a weird thing for a 21-year-old to talk about having a chapter of their life coming to a close but that’s exactly what I’m going through right now. The ‘shedding’ process for me started roughly 5 years ago, climaxing with my university education imploding right as my Mum passed away and my intuitive gifts came barrelling full-force right back through the doorway, but as I’ve meditated and contemplated the entirety of the challenges I’ve been asked to experience I realize that the Universe has been shaping me for this gig since I was a child. I couldn’t be prepared to take on the role of way-shower if I hadn’t learned to have a profound amount of kindness and compassion for other people as the result of my own not-so-great patches in this lifetime.
And while I get this, and while I wouldn’t trade my work for anything in the world, and while I went over the metaphorical ‘cliff’ of acceptance and asking the Universe to point me in the right direction (which I feel like it just did!) and that I would follow, I’m still sort of hanging out in a harness off the side of the damned thing. I’m relocating, on my own, away from the only home I’ve ever known – away from friends and my older brother, whom my abusive parent manipulates into not having a relationship with me – and my nerves have felt like raw and frazzled hamburger trying to cope with the fear, anger and sadness of letting go. I know I have to – there is no question – and but I’m struggling on my own to get my ego to hush up and let it happen. So much is riding on me being able to do it and I want nothing more than to break being in survival mode, loving every ounce of me that has been slowly crawling out fearlessly from under the thumb of abuse and chaos, and really stepping into and loving who I am and what I bring to my community.
This is another step and I’m ready to start fresh.
Namaste,
S
Dear Julia:
I have been ready for a while now to “get naked” and show my true self to the world. Some days I am in the flow of my true essence and other days I am focused on pleasing and giving to others. I have a book half written and I hesitate to share it with the world. I think your course would give me the nudge I need to share my heart speak with the world.
Thank you for this opportunity.
Blessings, Tanya
wow what a lovely workshop. looks like amazing soul searching is going to take place. Thank you for the lovely GIVEAWAY.
lots of love and light to all the participants.
In the past month, I have found myself undergoing a transformation. After working on a non-fiction book for 9 months, I got a download from the universe that I was writing the wrong book. Trusting my intuition, I have started writing a new book – one that is very personal and raw and is leaving me feeling very exposed and vulnerable – naked. I would love to have your support and the support of this course and your community as I get naked to write this new book the universe told me I needed to write. :)Thank you for considering me!
Mary
Julia, I can’t wait to begin. As Jodi knows, this isn’t my first rodeo, as I have been being coaxed along by Spirit and loving souls like yourself and Jodi, who present these courses…opportunities to “become” in a safe and loving environment.
I have no expectations—just a willingness to show up as me and speak the truth as I know it. Spirit will take care of the rest.
Sending love to both you amazing soul-sisters. You are two of the bravest souls I know.
At 53, I’ve spent far too much time letting circumstances hold me back and not being true to myself. Two and a half years ago, I left a less than ideal 16-year relationship and moved across the country–back to my hometown and province. (I’m in Canada.) Since then, I’ve been dedicated to finding myself again and building my business authentically. It’s been challenging and there have been plenty of moments when I wondered if leaving my relationship was the right thing. (2.5 years later, I KNOW in my heart it was.) And, the support I was expecting in my hometown isn’t here at all so in many ways I feel like I’m starting over from scratch. I would love to shed the layers of insecurity that have enveloped me for far too long. Getting Naked sounds like a wonderful program that could help me do just that. Thanks Julia and Jodi.
This ecourse speaks to me because I have the feeling it would help me to open up, dance like a fairy, walking barefeet each day and being remembered about who I really am and can become. There is so much information out there, so many ideas, projects, work… how can we ever find the right thing? I’m confused by all the possibilities and I think, if I can find a way to listen to the deepest roots in my heart, I will be able to find the right path. My truest passion, my purpose. Thanks for this opportunity!
(I already liked Jodi’s page but liked Painted path just now… I’ll share it at my twitter too – Dryasdreamart – )
Lindsay
Hi Julia and Jody
I just knew this was something for me:)
After years with struggeling, I had an amazing experience. And I realized, I just knew, that everything was different. Since then it’s been ups and downs. Im really working hard with myself, and but I still feel like on a tipping point. Im scared, then excited, and so on. I have not lived a different live than most people, and I have a lot from the past that I need to move on from. My heart has been so closed, felt like a stone, and all I want is to get my heart open, to shine for and with the world, and to help others. I see myself change more each day, but I need som help so I can become the real me <3
Lots of love, Ragna
Hi Julia,
As soon as I read this post an old belief popped up again. The false belief that I am not worthy. As a Healer and Life Coach I know the power of continuing to bare my soul and digging deeper into what I have been allowing to hold me back and reconnect to who I really am, pure love and light. This journey has brought me to look at and feel some very painful old experiences which I now choose to release and allow myself to love me completely and when the old stuff does crop up to embrace it and ask it what lesson I am needing to learn from it. How I have grown, instead of running from the darkness, I jump in and come out the other side, grateful for the experience, and then take this out to the world for those who are also seeking something more in their lives and spread the love!!! Also thank you Jodi for sharing this with me.
Thank you for the opportunity to win this fabulous giveaway! This ecourse sounds like the step I need to finally find out who I really am behind the walls I’ve been putting up so long. I’ve been trying to find out the true me and had already decided back in January that this is the year that it was going to happen but had no clue how to go about it. I still feel as if I live for others rather than following my own path in life. This ecourse would help me immensely!
It’s such an honor to be here with you, Jodi, and with each of you beauties.
Reading these responses gives me goosebumps and makes my heart swell up big. Deep breaths…thank you so very much, each of you, for showing up and sharing so freely, how incredibly beautiful you are in your “nakedness.”
With love and deep gratitude,
Julia
I realized just about 6 months ago that there has to be more to my life, to me, than I had imagined before. I felt ( and still feel) as though there was something terribly wrong with me. It got to the point where I just didn’t feel comfortable in my own skin. This feeling affected every aspect of my life.
So, I decided to research ways to accept myself, to motivate myself, to love myself. During my research, I came across Jodi Chapman and Soul Speak. The emails I receive are enlightening and I save each one that helps me understand myself or the world around me a little more.
I’ll be turning 30 in July, and it’s a pretty big milestone for me. I’m definitely looking back on my life to see what I’ve done, where I’ve gone, and now, where I’m headed. Up until this point I’ve always looked externally for clues on how to live. I’m want to start looking internally. The thought of living my life as I feel I should live it brings me such hope for the future. This is why the Getting Naked class speaks to me.
To even BEGIN to THINK about living with absolute freedom has made my whole morning. How is this possible? Is this something others actually experience? To have it for one day would be a miracle…..
Hi Julia & Jodi,
I would love to be considered for a spot in the Getting Naked Program! I have a soul-inspired business and know I need a boost! I could benefit from a 40-day ritual to get me in a positive habit of connecting to my soul so the inspiration inside me can come out. I know I am the cause of my own block! I resonate so well with the idea that we all are whole and complete and are full of love, but need to release our masks and get naked! Love & happiness are our true nature….we just need to make a connection with it.
Thanks for the offer!
Linda
Hi Ladies,
I am writing to request that you consider a spot for a lovely friend of mine, Joanne. She is smart, spicy, resilient and very creative. Joanne has recently undergone surgery and is starting the fight of her life, literally. I have been searching for gifts and opportunities that would help her through this rocky journey. I feel that this chance to participate in “Getting naked,” and “Soul Journey,” would reduce the harshness of this experience and offer the gift that she has by participation. Best-Cindy
I was drawn here. I trust that. I feel ready to play fully and with delicious abandon.
Oh how I love Julia’s art and poetry, I need this class right now. I am completely raw and imagine it will help heal the parts of me that hurt. I don’t know what’s next, or even what’s right now, but I know I need something to help me let go and move on.
I have a lovely friend who just underwent surgery for stage 3 cancer. She has a long journey in front of her. I have been searching for something to help deal with her treatment and recovery. She has a good chance at cure. She is smart, lively, resilient and a very creative woman who has much to offer. I think Getting Naked and Soul Journey would be very helpful to her and an awesome way for the rest of us to learn about courage and fight. I hope that you consider a “scholarship” for Joanne. Thank you, Cindy
I have loved reading Julia’s words over this past year since discovering her work. The past few years I have done much inner -work on myself… ugly, beautiful, getting to know myself stuff. As I prepare for the birth of my second child I feel the strong desire to shed these last few masks that are holding me back from living my essence. There is still so much unfolding that I yearn to do. I have had my eye on this program since Julia announced it, but finances are a struggle at the moment so I thank you for offering this chance to be gifted a spot.
Oh, I would so love to win a spot on this course, this is exactly what I need at the moment!
I’m in awe and so deeply humbled by this beautiful, open-hearted sharing.
So full of gratitude and love for the beauty here. Dear Jodi, I can’t thank you enough for offering this safe space for all of us to land.
Sending love and more love to each of you one-of-a-kind, amazing, just-right women.
Julia
I’m not sure how to answer the question of how the thought of this course speaks to me.
I know that whenever I read Julia or see her art or hear from her, something inside me opens up, a little at a time.
Glad to have found your Soul Speak page on fb.
I love the idea of “getting naked” & shedding all layers to get to my most authentic inspired self. Thanx for this offering.
My soul sister, Leah, told me about this beautiful opportunity. I must say that when I looked at the words “getting naked” a zing of excitement and a bit of fear went through my physical body. My soul, on the other hand, was intrigued and so very attracted to the idea. As a therapist in a small town, I listen to other people’s most naked moments and during that time I have to remain a listener, a guide, and a helper. I love what I do, but I am often isolated in a fairly small town where I am the secret keeper, constantly on guard and protecting the most personal information. When I can just be me and share with others, it is such a relief to let my guard down and just BE! I would love the opportunity to spend some time unedited and soulfully naked!
This might be exactly what I need right now
I struggle with visibility. I am able to tell stories to groups of people but that is because I feel that I disappear, and it is the story that is made visible. I have more offerings that I have been busy creating in the comfort of my cocoon. I have loved my cocoon. It has served me well, but now I feel constrained. Getting Naked speaks to me about a safe and warm space to emerge and experience being seen and to allow myself to glow and bring these new gifts to the community.
Thank you so much to everyone who entered. Julia and I have read your heartfelt responses and are feeling so blessed that you took the time to share them.
The winners have been chosen! And they are….
Alexi and Linda!
Julia will be in touch with your class registration details.
Registration will stay open for the next 24 hours (until the end of the day on May 6th). If you didn’t win and would still like to join us, be sure to use the special link above to save $10 off of the course. I hope to see you inside – it’s going to be amazing! Hugs to you all!
To each and every one of you who took the time to comment and share your beautiful selves, thank you. I feel so deeply blessed.
Thank you for sharing so opening – you really touched my heart.
Blessings to each of you.
oops…I’m a little exhausted – I meant to say “for sharing so openly!” 🙂