JULIA BOYD:FAITHFULLYFIT PRESENTER / AUTISM AWARENESS ADVOCATE

Julia is grateful for the opportunity to serve the Lord and His people through Christian Aerobic Resource. She has been around the dance industry all her life as her mother was a former professional ballerina and fitness instructor. Julia pursued performance arts in college and became a professional actor, singer and songwriter. Performing turned into witnessing in the late 90's, as Christian music entered into Julia's life. She became a lead vocalist and business manager of a group called "By Faith" who ministered throughout Chicago Land.

After her second child was born, Julia was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. A year later her son, Jacob, received the diagnosis of autism. God revealed to her that wellness and fitness were her new found hope and focus and she would no longer be able to serve in the music group. Yet, through Christian Aerobic Resource, the Lord restored music and dance to Julia through the Hip Hop to the Top project presented at Megafest and The Potter's House Vacation Bible School.

In 2008, Jacob and Julia were featured in Arthritis Today Magazine to over 4 million readers. The story was very well received and helped many people seek out help for their conditions. She is nationally certified as a Personal Trainer through Christian Aerobic Resource, a National Arthritis Foundation Exercise Leader, and YMCA of USA Pilates Instructor Trainer. She is very passionate about bringing Pilates to the people in a functional way. She co-teaches a Faithfullyfit Yo-Gal class with Dr. Nancy and also works as Dr. Nancy's Naturals personal assistant.

 

It is Julia¹s passion to help others recognize the blessings in all situations and circumstances by sharing a song inspired by Jacob called "I Am The Child You Love". The lecture "Inspired by a boy, from his mother's heart" also discusses the diagnosis, the love, the grieving and the hope of having a special needs child. Supported by her husband Bill and her daughter Jackie, she believes she is called to speak on behalf of her family's journey. Julia also believes the words of "I am the Child you love" are a message from Jacob to the world eventhough he cannot speak. Julia has created a prayer ministry for autism and special needs on facebook.

 

Julia believes unified prayer through the internet will make a difference in the lives of a child and family!