Have you tried everything to love your body, to get in shape or to take care of yourself and you’re still hung up on wishing you had a different body?- Are there constant voices running through your head chattering about how ugly and imperfect your body is?
- Do you feel like you can never measure up, you’ll never be able to take control, you’ll never reach your health goals?
- Do you say destructive things to yourself about your body that you’d never say to another woman?
- Do you feel like you are at war with your own body?
Guess what?! It’s time to finally make peace with our bodies…to stop abusing them and start honoring them as beautiful homes for our souls.
How can we be kind to our souls when we are so mean to our bodies? Why do we continuously compare our bodies to others? Why do we hold on so tight to staying young looking as we age, even to the detriment of our own inner peace? Why does weight seem to hang on to us when we are dealing with difficult things emotionally?
There is an epidemic of body loathing among women and young women. The body and the soul are so connected that we cannot loathe our bodies without wounding the rest of us…our hearts, our moods, our decisions, our confidence, our inner peace….even our most important relationships & jobs!
JOIN US for a wonderful 6 week course of art journaling and reflective journaling, where we will explore the reasons behind this continuous struggle…and then we’ll make a loving partnership with our bodies so that they will work with us instead of resisting us.
Begins June 18th
You’ll have access to our gorgeous online classroom thru 9-17-13
$99 (repeat this class for only $25)
Registration is OPEN
With the same attention to detail, fun and compelling projects, beautiful videos and step by step photography as our other RESTORATION series of classes, you will surely be moved in ways you have never been moved before…and think about things you have never thought about before…and make changes, decisions and promises that you have never been able to make before.

Body Restoration was a full year in development and personal miracles have happened during that time. Every woman knows that her issues with body image and food are between her ears. What if one of the most important keys to changing harmful thoughts and old destructive habits was working on our souls and finding peace in our hearts?
Body Restoration is not a weight loss or fitness program, but rather a companion to the soul side of honoring our bodies.
This is a fun, meaningful and powerfully effective course that has been life-changing for so many women. Now is the PERFECT time to start up this program and grow into a new way of thinking and being…just the way the SOUL RESTORATION classes are so life changing.
We hope you will join us!!!!
xoxo
Melody and Kathy
Supplies Needed:
- 1 hardbound blank page journal (approx 8×10 or 9×11)
- 1 lined journal or composition book
- 1 set of index cards
- 3 pads of post-it notes
- 1 set of high quality colored pencils (at least 24 colors, including flesh colors)
- 1 pad (at least 15 sheets) of tracing paper or vellum (Walmart carries a pack of 15 sheets of vellum)
- 20 sheets of white cardstock (will need to go through your computer printer)
- pack of large 1/4″ jump rings (find in jewelry supplies – even Walmart has them)
- Camera & photo paper
- Several computer printouts of a close-up photo of your face (really really close, no hair or neck) – 8 x 10 (Don’t be scared – you’ll only be using your eyes. )
- Access to a color printer with high-quality paper and ink
- Some good waterproof pens Such as Sakura, Zig, or Sharpie Ultrafine. (Check out this awesome blog post by Kelly Kilmer http://kellykilmer.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-pen-list.html)
- Mod Podge, Deco Pauge, or other collage medium, matte or gloss. (Gloss sometimes stays ‘tacky’, especially in humid climates.)
- Clear acrylic sealer spray or old white taper candles. This is to seal and protect your finished collages and keep them from staying a little sticky.
- Paintbrushes for applying adhesive and paint. Inexpensive brushes are fine. We recommend you get a multi-pack (about $8).
- Scissors
- This and that. Ribbons, buttons, jewels, felt shapes, other miscellaneous embellishments and findings that you might enjoy using.
- Acrylic craft paint in a variety of colors.
- An assortment of papers, paper scraps, book pages, scans of vintage (and other) illustrations, wrapping paper, sheet music, magazine clippings, etc. that represent you or your life. Thrift stores, flea markets, and used books stores are some of our favorite sources.
- Rubber Cement
- Masking tape – 1 1/2″, good quality
- Ruler
Optional supplies
- Rubber stamps and inks
- Personal ephemera (things that are unique to you…mail, wrappers, receipts, etc.)
- Junk mail, cereal boxes, cardboard boxes, random things with interesting textures
- Fabric scraps
- Texture medium, paper clay, etc. (this can be expensive…found in a variety of forms at craft and hobby stores in the paint area)
Art Techniques—Optional Supplies
You will be given access to several videos showing art techniques that you might want to use in your projects. We will show you how WE used those techniques and supplies, and if you find that they are calling to you, there will be a supply list and you can get the supplies at that time.
- Collage layering with different materials such as paper, fabric, mosaic tiles, metals, etc.
- Chip-art tools and debossing of chipboard covers, leather, clay, and soft metals
- Paint, ink, and texture techniques
- Gold foil, glitter, and heat embossing
- Rubber stamp and foam stamp techniques
- Creative journal using pens, computers, & junk mail
Notes: The six weekly lessons will roll out each Tuesday at noon (Mtn). That means on that date and time, the new lesson for the week will go ‘live’ and you’ll be able to access it in your online Classroom. You can watch the videos and print the class materials at any time during the week, on your own schedule. Once a weekly lesson goes live, it will remain live through 4-12-13.
After 9-17-13, the class will go offline, so be sure to watch all the videos and print your materials before then!
Registration for this class will close on on Tuesday, July 9, so that those who sign up late will have plenty of time to complete the class.
Because we care about you, we highly encourage you to dedicate a set time each week to work on your projects. You are worth it! Do your best to keep up with the class, interact with the online community, and complete each of your projects so that you get the very most possible out of the class. In our experience, the best results happen when we give dedicated attention and focus rather than dragging the class out for an extended time, and waiting for that magical ‘free time’ to appear. As women, it’s often difficult to find time for ourselves…please know that we believe this is important, and that YOU are important, and for that reason we are encouraging you to make a commitment to yourself to make the time to do whatever it takes to keep current with the class. It is time for you to do this oh so important work that is just for you and your beautiful future.
love,
melody & kathy
Disclaimer: Friends, there are literally hundreds of thousands of books published on health and countless programs and experts and philosophies out there. It is important to know that we have no special education, degrees, formal training, or expertise. We do not give advice. We simply share powerful ideas that have worked for us (and that have been applied with enormous success in our Soul Restoration classes) in using art and other creative and enjoyable means to slow down, tap into our own intuition and our own truth, and discover some of the thinking that is causing us to abuse our bodies. Our goal is to help each of us learn to honor our beautiful, miraculous bodies as the magnificent gift they are and to live a daily life that is joyfully, peacefully congruent with that knowledge. This program is in no way a substitute for professional treatment for any diagnosed or undiagnosed illness, disease, or disorder. Our lawyers would like us to say that you should consult a physician before embarking on any health-related program. xoxo


Sounds awesome!!! I’m there!!!
I am taking a Kelly Rae Roberts online class during that time so I am hoping you are going to offer it again soon. I want to get the fullest out of it! It sounds wonderful!
I am praying I get to take this class. I need it desperately!! We just shut one of our main business’s down and money is tight but I am gonna try and do it!! Thank you for offering this!!!
This sounds like something that would be Very scary for me do……………( Gulp) ……………..hmmmmm……………………..but it IS something that bothers me every stinkin minute of my day…. The funny thing is I already HAVE every single bit of the supplies……{ I am talking to myself now} ………I NEED to do something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .this body is not the one I feel comfortable in… ok……………. i’m in……. WHEW!!! …
(you have just witnessed self talk success! hee hee )
~Vanessa
I can’t wait to get our login details! I am soooooo in need of this class!
waiting to see the updated supply list, have a gift card for Michaels!
It’s 12/31/2011 at 6:24 am. Is this the final list?! I’m shopping today with gift card
I love this idea….ALL BODY, HEART & SOUL♥♥♥
you know, when I first read this, I was thinking I didn’t need it because I don’t hate my body. and then I was dancing with my kiddos, fresh from divorce, and realized how much of someone else’s shame I carry in my own body. I had to stop for a minute and remember what it felt like to dance without apology.
if there’s a chance I can win a spot in the class, I will be there with bells on. unapologetically. shining the light on my memory of strength.
I have had a weight problem for the last 34 years. I am 63 right now. I always get so much out of your classes and am sure I would get alot out of this too.
Oh, how I wish I could be comfortable in my own body…I have never been in my life and I KNOW it has hindered (not the right word, worse) my ability to live my life to its fullest. I’ve never told anyone that before – a lot of people that ‘know’ me would be very surpised by that but it’s true. To make matters worse, I am at the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life and I have the feeling I’m in a vicious circle. I KNOW that I have to do something!!! It’s getting worse but I am determined to take a major leap of faith and make 2012 the year of ME!
Body Restoration sounds like another thought proking class offer here,, soul restoration 1 & 2 opened my heart & soul to working out some tramaic events from my past and helped me begin to move into the here and now. I wish I could take this Body Restoration class now but money is scarce, my darling husband is in recovery and I was laid off from my job the day before christmas. I have deep seeded faith that with gods help we will be back on our feet eventually , so I hope this class will be given again. <3 susan
When I first read about this program, it scared me so much – because sound like exactly what will work – it made me realize just how much I need it. I spend most of my time in subtle denial about my body – 50 pounds overweight, but fairly strong, quite flexible, and able to hike and walk 3-5 miles a few times a week. Then I need to get dressed up or, God forbid, put on a bathing suit (I kayak 3-4 days/week in the summer and become miserable. The writing part sounds great, but the art stuff scares me a little, too. I think it will push my edges to exactly where I need to be.
2011 was a challenge for me and my family. I am grateful and blessed to be able to say that I was challenged by and “won” a round with tongue cancer (not the first time), almost (Key Word:)) went blind from a cause yet unknown, tackled pneumonia and, with one step at a time, walked through some other “family issues”…. I have declared 2012 to be MY YEAR FOR HEALTH! I have been overweight several times and to varying degrees throughout my life…in fact, I have several sizes of clothing at my disposal at any one time:)! ….what I need and want is a reclamation of my healthy self and the self confidence and love to treat myself with an open heart, Every Good Thought, Carma
I use to love my body and even did after I had my kids. But a c-section and three surgeries every year for three years thru the same incision and finally at 33 years of age a hysterectomy, my body has taken a hit. On a postive note, I’m cancer free!
really need a kick in th butt to do this!!
Because it is TIME! I wake up every morning thinking about my health, size and age. I have a hard time thinking I will ever be an ideal and healthy weight again in my lifetime. It worries my daughter and sons that I will have health issues due to unhealthy eating habits. I am an active 53 year old and don’t want to slow down any time soon. I love my family and my job working with preschoolers. My weight looms over my head like a dark cloud and affects my mood, relationships, plans, self esteem and basic happiness. I would really love to not stress and worry about my weight every day. I need a plan that is a path I can stay on for a lifetime of caring about myself and my health and well being. I want to get in the right mind set and training on making this goal a priority in my life so that I will be proud and confident in how I take care of myself as God intended it to be.
Last year my word for the year was COURAGE. I began facing some challenging areas of my life with a therapist. This year my word for the year is CHANGE and this Body Restoration workshop would be perfect.
COURAGE was my word for the year 2011 and I began to explore some of the more challenging areas of my life with a therapist and through your encouraging posts and emails. CHANGE is my word for 2012 and Body Restoration would be just the right fit for my plans for this year.
I would love to win a spot on to participate in the Body Restoration Workshop. I facilitate workshops in the County prison in our city and love it. lLWe present Strength Based programs to empower women to speak their truth and know that they are strong and beautiful. Your workshop would be another learning experience for me to do my work to help them do thier work. We also have workshops in our office for those who have been or at risk of being incarcerated. I would say 90% of our women have low self esteem because of childhood abused issues.
I just need..need it all..please pick me…thank u…
I read the discription of this class and thought to myself, have they been inside my head. You so identified every thought and feeling I have had regarding my body image and how my self talk is so distructive. I would never say those things to another person. I really had not thought about the wounding the soul part. I have
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felt lost and alone in this. This is just what I need. Thank you
I need this more then you know….I have tried and tired and I believe that my heart and soul is ready for the change that my body has been trying to make. This would make it all happen.
I need something to kick-start me. Not starting 2012 out in the best of shape, and need to gather some much needed energy to create the life I want to live! So many ideas are rolling around in my head, but I can’t seem to muster enough energy to get going.
I really, REALLY hope to win this..
Every day I open my emails from you it’s like getting a little present everyday.
Michelle
I need this workshop right now..
I have gained 60lbs VERY quickly and have also been through an emotional rollercoaster. Both go hand in hand as I just had an endocrinologist diagnose me with PCOS which makes it difficult for me to lose weight and I dealt with many awkward things associated while growing up (however my second opinion said I didn’t have it??). I work full time at a crazy stressful job and get home around 6 then go back out at 7 to work out for an hour and get home around 9. It is important for me to put ‘me’ first.. and i need this to get me through this hurdle and tackle the negative energy around me. I have lost 11lbs since late Nov/early Dec so this will go hand in hand. Is it very time consuming? I am just trying to figure out the juggling with work, working out and studying for exams. Thank you!
It would be a Godsend.
I’m so excited, I was one of the winners of a tuition in the Body Restoration…I’ve sent my email and am anxiously waiting to hear back….I’m still pinching myself!!!
I could seriously use the “win” tuition chance. love Melody and Kathy, so inspiring to me.
Hi, girls!! The supply list is final, in case anyone was wondering. The only thing we added was Rubber Cement. We’re so excited about this starting in a few days!!! XOXOXO – kathy
oh I do hope you offer this class again. it is exactly what I feel every single day and have for my almost 50 years….. but just don’t have the $$ right now. please please consider offering this again. I have a feeling there are more of ‘us’ out there than you realize….
thank you for offering hope to women everywhere!
This sounds so exciting and fun……………….because I hate me and I need to learn to love me!
You have sure hit a note with this class, for so many women our ideas about are bodies have been tainted since childhood. Like many of the women commenting here I also have taken many of your classes and have come out better on the other side. After a liver transplant and 16 abdominal surgeries, I am overweight and my stomach muscles are non-existent because of all the surgeries….they even took my bellybutton which used to be one of the favorite parts of my body. But I am healthier now and I am working on those tapes in my head that started long ago. I continue to work on myself and that is always a good thing. Unfortunately because of my health, my financial situation is temporarily a little lacking. So if you have any give-a-ways I would love to apply or I hope you can give this class again (some where around April) so I can ask for it as a present…hee…hee…
Love & Light -Stacey
I can’t commit to this session due to previous commitments, but please, please offer again as I really want and need to do this!
wish I could take this class… sounds wonderfull… hope you’ll offer it later on… or perhaps a pre-pymt plan… R
it would be great to take this class but with all the supplies you need to buy and the amount the class is, its too much money at this time. lower the price of the class so that it makes it more manageable with the supplies and then it sounds like a great idea!
I’ve come so far with my MDD but I feel like I can still go further because body dysmorphic disorder is something that still eats at me and puts up a roadblock and when I get depressed about not being pretty enough or have a good enough figure I put myself in fear of slipping back into an eating disorder lifestyle. I’m vegetarian so I try to eat healthy and I try to exercise daily- at least something physical- but I can’t find the willpower or support to keep it up, like the change isn’t happening fast enough. plus, I keep gaining weight. I do not have a weight problem but merely a self-image problem. As much as I want to win I know there’s people more deserving so I’m excited for the winners to be decided. My goal is to save up money to take the next offered session. I do a mentor program and my 17 year old client has mental helath issues and a really bad weight problem already diagnosed with diabetes by her junior year of high school. It hurts me that her emotional health is at risk along wiith her physical health, plus she likes art and whatnot so I want to save up to do it together. When I can save up that I’m also planning on setting up a fundraising ordeal to cover the cost of session fees and supplies to set up a drawing for 3 others to participate…so while I get my toosh in gear, you guys have to get in gear to do another session cycle
All my support to those of you participating, I hope you get all the power and inspiration possible on your journey! But don’t forget you are beautiful the way you are as well <3 LOVE AND LIGHT.
I think the fee is very reasonable for all the work put into getting the curriculum ready and setting everything up, plus the passion that’s put into giving back to human kind and the change people will be able to make who need it in their lives. Plus with the supplies you’re going to be creating projects you can keep and display as daily reminders of the powerful journey you just took. You earn it yourself and should be proud! As an unemployed college student with a bank account balance of $5.79 and a few dollar bills in my purse, I understand where everyone is coming from struggling to find the money in this economy. I don’t drive, I mooch pb&j sanwhiches from my parents house to eat. I hurt for you folks who aslo have a minimal or no job and have to provide for yourself anf children on top of that. I can’t imagine the hardship. but if you continue to keep your chin up and let your heart guide your mind and actions you’ll be able to find the confidence to get going and joy with start flowing toward you and the more you work and kep positive you might be watching out for a tidal wave of opportunities!Put your mind in the present and future and you can do it. I buy crayons and glue and what not those weeks leading up to school in the fall…cheap cheap cheap. scrap fabrics from a sewing activity or an old article of clothing…anything can be turned into an art material. the process isall about creativity and imagination and enjjoying the process of making and artform while finding inner quialities of yourself. Times are hard, but we need to give Melody and Kathy grabdiose acknowledgement for all they are doing to prepare. We all struggole but if we syare that hekping hand theory and return the favor we’ll end up with needs being met and a god feling for helping others.
I registered and can’t wait for it to start!
This screamed out to me..
I just registered.. a little nervous for the art pieces but so excited for course
Is Body Restoration for Secular Humanist and/or Atheist Brave Girls, too?
Sounds like an amazing opportunity for growth!
Angela, to answer your question…while this class doesn’t address any specific religious belief, it is centered on the belief that you were created and not just HAPPENED. We will be talking about the sacred nature of your created body and your created soul.
Sounds like what I need!
If anyone is looking for cheap TRACING PAPER, I just got a 40 sheet pad of it at Michael’s for $2.99. It was in an aisle display of art products and the brand is CANSON. It has a white cover with a big purple “T” on it.
I just turned 41. After 3 miscarriages, gestational diabetes and 2 beautiful boys, when my sons were 6 mo old and 2.5 years old, I learned I had thyroid cancer. Fortunately it was small, manageable and not fatal. I know others are not as fortunate. I had surgery, was given an all-clear, told to “forget this even happened.” I got a 2nd opinion just trusting my “gut” and whoops, more cancer in my lymph nodes. 30 lymph nodes removed, 3 of them were cancerous. I had to stop breastfeeding due to all the surgeries and possibility of radiation (which I decided not to do). I missed most of my baby’s babyhood because I felt so miserable and could not physically pick him up. I yearn for another baby, but know I need to take care of myself in order to be around for my two sons. My head has to trump my heart. I feel so much was taken from me that I cannot get back, but I have not had time to grieve (as anyone with two small kids can understand). I walk on eggshells with each blood test and annual ultrasound, hoping the cancer does not come back. It hasn’t. I need to celebrate it. I need to process it. So more than weight issues or what the scale says– in my case–I feel I need to learn how to TRUST my body again. I feel we have been at war. It let me down (or I let it down?). Restoration? Even though parts of me are gone, physically and emotionally, it’s time to start putting myself back together. I would love to EARN–not WIN but EARN–a spot in this intriguing class.
Allison,
I hope this course has been just what you needed to celebrate being cancer free and reflect on yourself and your family…blessings to you!
I would love to take this class, please offer it again. I just learned about your site tonight and am in heaven.
Please let me know if you offer this class again. I missed the deadline.
Thank you,
Sherry