5 WAYS NON-ARTISTS CAN WORK VISUALLY TOO

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Working visually in Process Work with groups and individuals is growing rapidly. Having been a practitioner for over 20 years (a teacher for 15 of those years) I often encounter people who are… Read more »



A Note From Christina

How are you holding up during these activating and accelerating times we are in? I’m deep into contemplating the state of our world and what the heck is going on. And, given that larger context, how best to direct my attention, skills and time?! The crazy financial systems (how DOES another trillion dollars go missing?!).… Read more »


In Your Words: Sema K. Tezer

NOW MY VISUAL WORLD IS DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS: BEFORE AND AFTER TRAINING WITH YOU Professionally organized. Clearly informed to participate effectively; Highly detailed materials, perspectives, techniques, methods, samples, videos and other resources; Gave me a wide perspective about how can I integrate my landscape architecture, drawing, coaching, team facilitation and training skills; Satisfied my… Read more »


LET’S MAKE IT THROUGH THESE CRAZY TIMES

I’ve been chewing my way, as many of us have, through the crazy going ons of late in our world (financial strife, wars, violence, militarization of communities, disease, environment degradation, etc). The SHIFT is upon us … its make or break time. Are we going to evolve to a higher level of being in this… Read more »


Tom Kenyon and the Power of Sound

Poking around Gaiam TV last night (I’m a subscriber), I watched the new movie about sound healer Tom Kenyon, called Song of the New Earth. As written about in a previous post, I have great respect for Tom Kenyon’s sound and healing work. It was nice to learn more about this fascinating man and his… Read more »


A Note from Christina

Things are whipping along this spring season! We launched the 2015 Cohort of Visual Coach Certification these last few weeks. Another wonderful cohort to guide through the ins and outs of adding Visual Coaching, and my SHIFT-IT System®, to their process toolkits. This year’s cohort attracts participants from Canada, United States, South Africa, Germany and… Read more »


In Your Words: Caitlin Ellsworth

I CREDIT SHIFT-IT ONLINE WITH THE INITIATION OF THIS TRANSFORMATION IN MY LIFE AND RESET OF MY SPIRITUAL PATH “I want to say a huge thank you. I took your winter 2013 SHIFT-IT Online, during a challenging time in my career and life. It was exactly the experience I needed to get clearer about the… Read more »


The Riches of Satisfaction Interrupted

Business and Life Coaching are offerings in my suite of services. I work mostly with Process Professionals (either internal within organizations and/or with external solo practices) and also progressive business owners and managers of various sorts. And I use a whole range of left-brain and right-brain approaches with my clients. Having coached for the last… Read more »


Visual Coaching Tools: 3 Examples Plus Other Goodies

Christina Merkley's Maps

I’m in the midst of offering the spring online version of Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals. In this, my flagship visual skills program, I teach the four main ways of working visually, in an interactive way, with groups and individuals. The four ways of working visually are: Studio Work, Graphic Recording, Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Coaching/Counseling (fyi,… Read more »