IN a SENSE

BACKGROUND

Julie Gerland

A pioneer in the field of consciousness and early parenting Julie Gerland is the Founder and Director of The Holistic Parenting Program: Preconception to Birth & Beyond… The program educates and empowers future parents from pre-

conception preparation to after birth. She is a co-author, a passionate and compassionate international presenter, workshop leader and professional trainer. Julie currently represents a non-governmental organisation for prenatal education associations which enjoys Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

Since experiencing a sudden powerful change in consciousness at the age of sixteen, Julie has helped countless numbers of people to heal and find purpose, bliss and empowerment in their lives. She has gained a deep holistic understanding of the human being and the mind/body connection through study, helping others and her own personal life experience. Deeply sensitive to the invisible world Julie has been a natural meditator since childhood and has taught meditation. At the age of twenty-two she used her innate abilities to heal herself from a life-threatening disease. Her pioneering work with the sub-conscious and super-conscious realms together with her understanding of nutrition has led her to develop a holistic, even cosmic, approach to living in harmony in our body and with our environment.

Founder of the first Holistic Centre in Hong Kong in the early eighties, Julie also had a regular column, Mind, Body, Soul in the SCMP daily newspaper and ran her own mothers and babies/children swimming school where she began giving prenatal bonding and stress management sessions to pregnant mothers.

Over more than thirty years of experience has gained Julie an excellent and continually growing reputation as a pioneer in the field of conscious evolution. With her own unique style as a passionate and inspiring international presenter and workshop leader she speaks directly to the heart and soul. Powerful and compassionate she combines common sense, modern understanding and both Eastern and Western wisdom in her approach. She keeps up to date with scientific research on health and subjective transpersonal experience.

ABOUT JULIE

A British national, Julie considers herself a planetary citizen and travels extensively. She lived for 28 years in Hong Kong where she was born in 1958 until she moved to France were she has been happily married since 1987. She and her husband François Gerland co-founded a holistic retreat centre, Providence, where they live and have their international practice. She often co-presents with her husband in both English and French.

MEDIA

Julie has been interviewed for magazines, journals and newsletters. She has appeared on radio and television, including being featured in the popular “Under the Sun” series on Veria Television USA. Julie has been published in magazines and newsletters.

She has co-authored three award-winning celebrity anthologies published by Elite Books, USA:

“The Marriage of Sex and Spirit: Relationships at the Heart of Conscious Evolution,” with co-authors include Wayne Dyer, Caroline Myss, Deepak Chopra, John Gray, Scott Peck… Her chapter, “The Winged Dragon” provides an overview of Julie’s life and spiritual experiences in the realm of consciousness, sexuality and healing.

“Einstein’s Business: Engaging Soul, Excellence and Collective Intelligence in the Work Place,” co-authors include Steven Covey, Robert Kiyosaki, Martha Stewart and Oprah Winfrey… Her chapter, “The Inner Voice” was selected for reprint by the popularUSbased international Well Being Journal.

“Goddess Shift: Women Leading for a Change.” co-authored with celebrities such as Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Madonna and Angelina Jolie, as well as pioneers in the new paradigm Barbara Marx Hubbard and Riane Eisler.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Preconception Health and Natural Fertility Management with Francesca Naish of the Better Babies Programme and Jocelyn Clinic in Sydney Australia.

- Natural Nutrition trained with Barbara Wren, founder of The College of Natural Nutrition, UK

- Alchemical Hypnotherapist and Co-trainer trained by founder David Quigley in California, USA.

- Somatic Healing®

- HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator and Professional Instructor trained by Marie Mongan founder of HypnoBirthing® Institute, USA

- Certified Doula trained with Michel Odent MD, author and pioneer in the field of natural birth. The Primal Health Research London, UK and France

- I on I provider HeartMath® Stress Management Licensee

- Developmental Infant Massage (Peter Walker) Certification

PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Julie brings her own unique perspective as she works with leading-edge doctors, scientists, therapists and academics through various organisations from grass-roots to the global stage. She is an active faculty member of the following organisations :

- Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, USA (APPPAH)

- International Society of Prenatal Psychology and Medicine (ISPPM)

- World Organisation for Prenatal Education Associations (OMAEP)

- The HypnoBirthing® Institute, The Mongan Method, USA

- The National Guild of Hypnotists, USA the largest and oldest association of it’s kind.

- The Alchemy Institute of Hypnosis, USA

- International Round Table on the Primal Period (a project of Birthing the Future)

- Awards: National Guild of Hypnotists, USA; International Visionary Award 2010

THE HOLISTIC PARENTING PROGRAMME

Developed over many years, The Holistic Parenting Program is forging a new consciousness towards a new holistic and loving approach to early parenting. Julie brings personal empowerment to the future generations before they are even born and traditional ways of seeing life before birth, birthing, and early parenting in line with the new paradigm. Her message concerns and touches all levels of both public and professional life. Her students include medical professionals, academics, spiritualists, educators, therapists and parents. The pioneer program empowers future parents to give their best to their children from before conception through to early infancy and also offers professional certification as well as courses in somatic healing and personal development.