Marina Francis

Life Design & Career Coaching


Workshops and Events

A lively range of Workshops is available, and each is designed to get your creative juices flowing in a particular area. The energy of a small group is always fun and immensely rewarding; in addition to the stuff you're interested in, you'll gain insights from everyone else's input that'll teach you volumes about yourself. If you are a past client, attending Workshops is a great way to maximize and build on the focussed work you've already done.

Many of the Workshops are scheduled on an ongoing basis in Hood River County, and Portland Tri-Counties, so I invite you to bookmark this page and check back often! You can also request to be kept informed of upcoming offerings by dropping me a line at mfrancis@gorge.net.



I'm also happy to work with your group or business to create a workshop that's customized for your particular interests and situation. See the bottom of this page for a few examples.



Due to extensive travel and unexpected family events this fall, there are no public events on the 2012 calendar yet, please check back in mid-January!



Dates:   January  18,  2011  -   January  18,  2011 
Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Price: $10.00
Title: #1 Self Esteem - The Foundation of Everything
How we walk in the world is a direct result of how we feel about ourselves and why. This is not about being perfect, rather about being who you most want to be, and exactly how to begin doing just that. Join us for this enlightening exploration, and leave with a great sense of loving life, and a lot more energy to live it in a way that's really meaningful to you!

Location: 216 Cascade Street, Hood River, Oregon. Right across from the Arts Center.

Dates:   January  25,  2011  -   January  25,  2011 
Time: 6:30-8:30
Price: $10.00
Title: #2 Positivel Mind Setting
Do you sometimes find yourself falling into a habit of focusing on what's not going so well and felling negative about it? I'll be teaching some easy ways to create a new habit of positive mind setting, but no worries, it's nothing like a "put on a happy face" effort! This Workshop is your personal invitation to use the power of everything positive you've got going right now to shift your thinking, speaking and action towards what you want in spite of outside events. Come prepared to feel better, have some fun, and leave with a glass that's more than half full!

Location; 216 Cascade Street, Hood River, Oregon. Right across from the Arts Center.

Dates:   February  1,  2011  -   February  1,  2011 
Time: 6:30-8:30
Price: $10.00
Title: #3 High Level Goal Setting
Setting goals in any area of your life helps you get miles closer to what you really want. But how? Just saying them, or making a to do list is a great start, but there's more, and it's great fun and very effective. If you've never set goals and wanted to, or maybe set them and lost motivation, this introductory Workshop is for you. You'll leave with some new excitement, and a great sense of what this method can do for you to help you create the results that really matter.

Location: 216 Cascade Street, Hood River, Oregon. Right across from the Arts Center.

Dates:   February  8,  2011  -   February  8,  2011 
Time: 6:30-8:30
Price: $10.00
Title: #4 Conscious Relationships
From the moment we're born, we're in constant relationship-with ourselves, others and the world. Relationships hand us both deep pleasure and frustrating angst, and we have far more influence about which way this pendulum swings than we realize. Would you like more fun and connection in your relationships with the people most important to you? You will leave this lively introductory Workshop with some easy new ideas and valuable insights that can help you get more of what you want from all your relationships, both at home and at work. Come solo, or with a friend or partner.

Location: 216 Cascade Street, Hood River, Oregon. Right across from the Arts Center.

Date: Tuesday  May  24,  2011 
Time: 1:00-4:00
Price: $20-$40 per session
Title: Wellness in the Hood!
A really fun afternoon, with an opportunity to sample the work of three practitioners. Choose from life coaching, Reikie, and astrology.

Please call or email me for a flyer and available time slots.

Date: Tuesday  June  7,  2011 
Time: 7:00-8:30 pm
Price: Free
Title: Tips for Staying Motivated and Excited
This will be a fun and enlightening class designed especially for Curves members, and open to all women interested in reaching and maintaining their fitness, weight and health goals.

This is a fascinating topic and complex for many of us; I love teaching about it. You'll some new support and a few laughs thrown in too, cause if it isn't fun, then, umm, it isn't really fun, right?!


A Few Examples of Past Workshops:
  • Self Esteem - the Foundation for Everything
  • The Power of Positive Speaking and Thinking
  • Conscious Relationships
  • Lifepath Visioning
  • Masterminding for Women
  • What's Financial Freedom, Anyway?
  • Why do I Still Eat Like This?
  • Goal Setting for results That Matter

Examples of Past Workshops Created for Special Interest Groups:
  • Authentic Communication - for The Organization For Spirituality in Business
  • Goal Setting and Communication Skills Awareness - for The Columbia Alpaca Breeders Association