If you are interested in having one of our facilitators speak at your event, or present a talk or workshop, please contact us with the following information:
-Name of organization
-Location of event
-Dates of event
-Nature and length of time of the speaking engagement (keynote, break-out session, public talk, etc.)
-Anticipated attendance (intended audience and number of attendees)
-Speaker fees and honoraria
-Travel, hotel and any other covered expenses.
-Any other requirements the speaker must satisfy in advance and all relevant deadlines
Facilitator Testimonials (Virginia Bobro)
"Made everyone comfortable and helped discussions flow organically." (Anonymous)
"Excellent and experienced facilitator." (Vancouver Workshop Attendant)
"Thank you so much!! What a wonderful weekend! Looking forward to more!" (Anonymous)
"She was very open, funny, informative and approachable." (Alicia Ladouceur)
"Superb." (Anonymous)
"Loved Virginia's enthusiastic energy and confidence. Her passion and integration of birth & life is so refreshing!" (Sarah Segal)
"Very encouraging in delivery to boost our confidence; made me feel I could do it and that I had the back up support. She broke my pastels!!!" (Sarah Hoffman)
"A very intuitive and skilled facilitator!!" (Amber O'Neill)
"Loved Virginia's energy and ability to do this workshop on her own." (Anonymous)
"Very warm, friendly and truly compassionate about birth. Thus, creating and generating this new and refreshed light of birth. Thank you!" (Judy McLaren)
"I am absolutely inspired by the skills and techniques taught in this class, and hope to incorporate many of them in my future midwifery practice." (Anonymous)
"I feel that I have a strong foundation from which to build my practice. The excitement that has built, realizing the journey I will experience personally has been transformational." (Jenn Barton)
"I fully appreciated observing her as a mentor, seeing what skill she called upon within herself to better handle different situations." (Jenn Barton)
"This experience went so much deeper than I expected. It was a gift… a blessing during a time of personal transition. I am greatly looking forward to the next one!" (Jenn Barton)
"A pleasure learning from such a wealth of knowledge." (Anonymous)
"Beautiful. Compassionate. Lovely." (Julie Briscoe)
"Thank you BFW for gifting all women with the opportunity to take the journey to wholeness." (Julie Briscoe)
"I liked how she was able to easily keep the flow going but knowing when to answer questions at the appropriate time…" (Lauri Blakely)
"Great humor and a use of very clear language that can be taken easily into "my turn" to put into practice: Validate, Motivate, Educate, Celebrate. Thank you!" (Anonymous)
"You guys do an amazing job in accommodating and facilitating such a diverse group!" (Marilee)
"Virginia is calm, peaceful, knowledgeable, funny, genuine and real; I really appreciate her energy and soulfulness." (Marilee)
"This weekend was wonderful and reinvigorating!" (Anonymous)
"Virginia has a tranquil power about her that is irresistible. I want to be a wise woman too!" (Robin Gray-Reed)
"Virginia reflected the BFW spirit very well!" (Trisha Olow)
"It is helpful to keep reminding us that we will not be expected to be able to be at the same level of ability as Virginia. It feels intimidating to see someone so skilled while I am stumbling. Virginia made me feel much better about being a novice in this process." (Anonymous)
"Virginia was poised, grounded, confident and on task. She truly embodied her work, making for an authentic and beautiful representation of what "BIRTHING FROM WITHIN" is all about. Anyone could take her class and leave with treasure." (Anonymous)
