Things continue to flow beautifully this season which I’m so appreciative of … so nice to fill my days with activities and people that I really enjoy! Various SHIFT-IT School News: I’ve said my ‘until we meet agains’ to the latest online cohort of Fundamentals of Working Visually. They did really great with sticking with… Read more »
HELPED ME TO GROW MY VISUAL SKILLS AND COACHING ABILITIES IN BOTH GERMAN AND ENGLISH, IN BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS. “I have loved art and drawing my whole life – and through Christina Merkley’s Visual Coach Certification programme I experienced the combination of visuals & coaching as a truly life changing journey. Her SHIFT-IT… Read more »
Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Things happen in clusters in my practice. A certain theme or focus will show up across classes and private sessions. So this article I want to share about one of those themes …… Read more »
Most of my client and teaching work is online nowadays … I love the flexibility this brings for both clients and myself. It’s practical, convenient and works surprisingly well for those who can stick with that kind of structure. However, once a year I host two special Visual Skills courses that are IN-PERSON in my… Read more »
Life continues to be busy in a great way. Current Visual Skills Class: The 9-week online version of Fundamentals of Working Visually is winding down … they have now experienced all four ways of working visually and have learned about documentation methods. The final weeks we discuss the business development, brand/identity and marketing sides of… Read more »
I’M ON A MISSION TO WEAVE THIS VISUAL, CREATIVE, HAPPY WAY OF BEING INTO THE REALM OF SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND INTO MY LIFE OVERALL. I’M TRULY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU, CHRISTINA! “When I found Christina’s work I was already aware of Graphic Recording and beginning to weave it into my work as a Speech Language… Read more »
Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here I’m sure there are other moments earlier in my life, but the defining moment I remember about the power of sound came during an excruciating workshop in 2008. I was in Las Vegas… Read more »
Spring has sprung here in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Being a dog owner I have to be outside several times a day regardless of weather. We had an extremely mild winter this year so it wasn’t that bad in the scheme of things. But nonetheless I sure LOVE IT when spring comes and the… Read more »
SINCE THE TRAININGS I’VE CRAFTED OVER A DOZEN GRAPHIC CHARTS FOR USE IN MY CLASSROOM, OTHER FACULTY MEMBER’S CLASSROOMS, THROUGHOUT MY DEPARTMENT, IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS, IN TEACHER TRAINING, IN EDUCATION COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND EVEN IN A COLLEGE WIDE PRESENTATION TO OVER 500 PEOPLE! “Last year I participated in Christina Merkley’s 3-day in-person Fundamentals of Working… Read more »
Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here If you are new to me, hello I’m Christina Merkley. I’m a seasoned Visual Practitioner and teacher of various process skills including Studio Work, Graphic Recording, Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Coaching (which are… Read more »
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