Working with me on a 1-2-1 basis…

I’m available for online sessions which combine an inner, contemplative process with practical tools and frameworks for designing a soul-led livelihood.

At the heart of these sessions is my intention to help you to understand your unique contribution in a changing world – and create a way of living and working that allows that contribution to take form in your life.

I guide you in a process of listening, discerning and taking grounded steps towards work that feels more aligned with who you are by:

• supporting you to listen more deeply to your own intuition around your unique gifts and callings
  
  
• exploring how these gifts and callings can be expressed in ways that feel meaningful to you and in service to people and planet
  
  
• offering tools and practices which support an emergent, step-by-step process towards your own soul-led, purpose-driven livelihood
  
  
• opening up new perspectives on the world of work – towards ways of living and earning that uplift, regenerate and inspire, and empower you to take steps towards the kind of life you want to be living
  
  
• placing your gifts in the wider context of the challenges we’re facing in the world – exploring how you can play your part in positive change
  
  

The exact blend of tools, practices and frameworks I draw on will depend on each individual – where you are in your own process and what I intuitively feel will best support you.

What do sessions with me actually involve?

Sessions are conversational and exploratory, with a mix of reflection, guided practices, practical exercises and spacious inquiry. They will usually leave you with something to reflect on, explore or put into practice before we meet again.

Each session can draw on a range of tools and practices including:

• Guided practices which connect you to your own intuitive knowing (written, spoken, creative and nature connection practices)
  
  
• An exploration of the specific aspects of Human Design which can support you in understanding your purpose, gifts and callings
  
  
• Astrological pointers for insight into soul purpose and vocation
  
  
• Tools and practices from Active Hope, ‘Cultivating Regenerative Livelihoods’ and livelihood design tools based on permaculture principles

What are the underlying processes guiding the sessions?

Sessions combine three main elements, which create a sequential order to what we do together, yet are also woven in and out of the entire journey:

🌿A mapping of where you currently are – your relationship with work, livelihood and life. This phase involves looking at your needs, how they are currently being met, as well as considering what feels in and out of alignment in your life. We also explore any patterns that may be limiting your sense of what is possible.

🌿Listening for what wants to emerge – using a range of tools and practices to support the contemplation of what you are being called towards and how your gifts meet the needs of this moment in the world.

🌿Design and action – weaving in what we have learnt by mapping and listening, we use design tools and frameworks to help shape a vision and actionable steps for a livelihood that reflects who you are, what you feel called to offer, while meeting your needs.

Who are these 1-2-1 sessions for?

These sessions are particularly supportive if you:

• are ready to move away from more conventional or mainstream roles that no longer align with your worldview, and feeling the call towards a more sovereign, self-led livelihood that truly reflects who you are.
  
  
• are feeling a strong desire to contribute to positive change in the world, but aren’t yet sure where or how to direct your energy
  
  
• already have some sense of how you want to be of service, yet need clarity on how to shape that into a viable livelihood – one that fulfils you as well as meeting your material needs
  
  
• are a young person (or someone of an any age!) who is seeking guidance on how to recognise, trust, and express your unique gifts in the world

How many sessions are necessary? 

I choose to work with people for a minimum of five sessions, with nine or more being my preference, as this provides a foundation from which it is possible to reach a beneficial level of clarity and direction, with clear steps forward. 

I offer a free introductory one-hour call, which provides you with the opportunity to feel into whether these sessions could be supportive for you and whether I am a good energetic match for you as a guide and facilitator.

What you will likely leave with…

• A deeper understanding of yourself, your purpose, values and unique gifts
  
  
• Greater trust in your own intuition and ability to navigate change
  
  
• A stronger relationship between recognising your inner calling and realising the practical steps needed to bring it into the world.
  
  
• A vision for a more meaningful, purpose-led livelihood and clear next steps for moving forward.
  
  
• Practical frameworks and reflective practices that you can return to whenever you need guidance.
  
  
• An understanding that you do not need to have the whole path mapped out before you begin. You can walk in relationship with what is emerging.

I offer these sessions knowing well the value and deep level of support they can provide, having myself worked closely with someone who mentored me through the early stages of starting out in this work. Having someone alongside you – who has already walked the path you are walking – offers an invaluable point of reflection for your ideas, and provides you with timely prompts and questions to keep you moving intuitively and creatively in the right direction. Of course it also provides a greater level of accountability to what you want to commit to moving forwards.

Some final words about me as a guide and facilitator….

I believe that all the wisdom and knowing which will support you in the creation of your own soul-led livelihood lives within you. My role is to create of a space where you can slow down, listen and reconnect with your own knowing, and to provide tools and frameworks which can support you in your process.

I also aim to create a space where you can feel seen and understood and where questions can unfold without pressure and without needing immediate answers.

My own journey has been shaped by many of the same questions. After leaving England in 2011 and moving to central Portugal, I spent many years exploring what it means to live more simply, closer to nature and to live and work in greater alignment with my values. 

Along the way, I have explored regenerative living, soul work, purpose, astrology, Human Design, facilitation of a group process called Active Hope, and the many ways we can reconnect with ourselves and the world around us. But perhaps the greatest teacher has been the ongoing journey itself; learning to listen, learning to trust, learning to respond to what life is asking. I am committed to continuing to learn and explore in all of these realms and I believe this leaves me in a good position to support others on their journey.

Also, for anyone who already has some knowledge of human design – I am a Projector. The role of projectors in the world today is to guide others and to ask: “What do I see that could help others use their energy, gifts or resources more wisely?”. I feel this is the role I am here to play in these times and I truly enjoy working with people in this way.

Connecting with me…

If you feel the call to work with me or find about more about these 1-2-1 sessions, please get in touch by email: julia.soulful.living@gmail.com.

You can read articles relating to purpose and livelihood here at my Substack page: https://substack.com/@thesoulfullivelihood 


“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet”.

Frederick Buechner