In Your Words: Organizational Development Consultant Melinda Collins Gives Thumbs Up On Our Graphic Facilitation Training

A NEW WORLD OF TOOLS TO USE IN PRESENTING INFORMATION AND FACILITATING PROCESSES HAS OPENED UP. “Fundamentals of Working Visually delivers both the basics of working visually as well as the larger context of expanding these skills into more complex process work. Christina guided us through well paced material that she presented in an incremental… Read more »


Inspiring Examples of Deep Inner Work

Christina Merkley

NEW SHIFT-IT ARTICLE: INSPIRING EXAMPLES OF DEEP INNER WORK. The Only Way Out Is Through The Processing Of Our Deep Emotions Not Through Projection, Denial or Avoidance. See Three Inspiring Examples of Deep Inner Work. From a Woman Who’s Scared of Trump. Between a Wrongly Convicted Man And the Crooked Cop Who Was Responsible. And, Between a Rapist and The Woman Who’s Trust He Violated. If They Can Do It So Can We. Time to Do Our Inner Work!


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

The SHIFT-IT Coach and Process Skills Mentor

Welcome to 2017 … I always love this time of year when we let go of the old and step into a brand new canvass so to speak. Well, it’s probably not going to be a boring year, we’ll give it that, haha! So much is happening in the world that is bubbling to the… Read more »


IN YOUR WORDS: Graphic Facilitation Training: Susana Guardado Attracts a Fast Return on Her Investment

NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES HAVE OPENED UP DUE TO MY NEWLY ACQUIRED SKILLSET. THE INVESTMENT WAS COMPLETELY WORTH IT “Thank you Christina for your spirit of sharing with the Fundamentals of Working Visually. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience. Your approach to teaching gave me permission to try something new and tap into my… Read more »


Our Shift From Type 0 to Type 1 Civilization Status

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here This issue of the SHIFT-IT eZine I’m sharing some thoughts and resources on a REALLY BIG SHIFT — the shift of our civilization from Type 0 status to Type 1 status.  A massive… Read more »


A Note From Christina

Christina Merkley

Yay, with the Winter Solstice the light is returning here in the Northern Hemisphere. I don’t know about you, but those last weeks of November and early December I always feel like I’m being squeezed in a vice. So I’m thankful when the pressure gets released … ahhhhhhhh! All fall classes for SHIFT-IT School have… Read more »


IN YOUR WORDS: COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST ALISA GORDANEER SUCCESSFULLY APPLIES HER NEW VISUAL SKILLS IN UNIVERSITY SETTINGS

CREATING VISUALLY CAN HELP UNLOCK NEW APPROACHES TO OLD METHODS IN JUST ABOUT ANY FIELD “Christina’s course was an inspiration, not just because she helped us see how effective the visual process can be, but because the process of creating visually can help unlock new approaches to old methods in just about any field. I’d… Read more »


REFLECTION RETREAT WITH 4 VISUAL MAPS

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Whether you are an old hand at Visual Coaching or are completely new to it, we can all benefit from reflecting on our lives every once in a while: to identify what mid-course… Read more »


A Note from Christina

Christina Merkley

I’m back!  I spent a chunk of this fall on a road trip through the western U.S. States. Made my way from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada down to Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Saw various friends as I made my way down and back up again. Thank you all for making it such a memorable trip!  More… Read more »


In Your Words: Our Practical Energy Work Course Reaps Results For D.C. Area Consultant Kathy Smith

A BROAD AND DIVERSE ARRAY OF TOPICS, PHILOSOPHIES AND THOUGHT LEADERS … IT REALLY WORKS! “I’ve taken Practical Energy Work two times now … I enjoyed it so much the first go round that I’m back as a Repeater. Christina’s course is a wonderful sampling of a broad and diverse array of topics, philosophies and… Read more »