Category: eZine

A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Banner image for A Note From Christina section of the eZine shows the title against a sprig of impossibly bright red small berries.

Another month has flown, as our world unfolds during hyper-novel times. Nestled in beauty, I continue to have the honor of helping all sorts of people see and navigate their current situations … be they happy, optimistic, sad, mad, pessimistic, scared, mourning, or another place on the emotional scale.   The variety of processing continues… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – Upcoming Events

SHIFT-IT School courses banner shows Christina Merkley working with a group on a Zoom screen as she draws a visual map on the drawing tablet. Backdrop of her abstract art with turquoise, reds and creams.

Upcoming events for 2024/2025: DROP-IN SATSANGS | Online: Non-Dual Processing Now twice a month! First and third Sunday of the month. Next Gatherings: #77: Nov. 17, 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Pacific Time, convert to your zone #78: Dec. 1, 2024, 10:00 am – Noon, Pacific Time, convert to your zone Details and Registration P.S. New In-Person Satsangs… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Beautiful sunset over the straits from Saltspring Island in British Columbia

My monthly communique as to what’s happening with me and SHIFT-IT School … for October 2024. Here in the Pacific Northwest, it is a ping pong of balmy sun and misty rain. Very pleasant compared to the intensity that some of my clients and colleagues have weathered on the East Coast. Ongoing prayers to those… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – Upcoming Events

SHIFT-IT School courses banner shows Christina Merkley working with a group on a Zoom screen as she draws a visual map on the drawing tablet. Backdrop of her abstract art with turquoise, reds and creams.

Upcoming events for 2024/2025: DROP-IN SATSANGS | Online: Non-Dual Processing Now twice a month! Inner work in community. By donation. First and third Sundays of the month. Next Gatherings: #75: October 20, 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Pacific Time, convert to your zone #76: November 3, 2024, 10:00 am – Noon, Pacific Time, convert to your zone Details… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

eZine banner for A Note From Christina: beautiful seashells displayed on weathered driftwook against the green of the forest as a backdrop.

Wherever you are in the world, with so much shifting, I hope you are coping well as 2024 comes down the funnel. Here in the Pacific Northwest of Canada, I’ve had a busy summer using visuals to help folks process their thoughts and feelings. Visual Skills Training: I returned to in-person trainings after a hiatus… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – 2024/2025 CALENDAR

Below are upcoming programs for the 2024/2025 season: PRIVATE VISUAL SATSANG | Online: 16-Week Cohort A precious non-dual container for rapid personal growth. Gather with the same small processing group over 16 consecutive weeks. We use various techniques (Self Inquiry, Parts Work, Projection, Constellations, etc.) to identify and soften our personal and collective triggers during… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

A Note From Christina eZine header featuring a handmade close up of a ceramic bowl filled with sparkling christmas tree balls in blues, golds and silvers on a rich wood desktop

Happy Holidays to you and yours! I’m enjoying a few leisurely days here in a relatively mild Canadian winter – so far no snow. Just the way I like it, as dealing with power outages in the woods is no fun. Mom took a tumble a few weeks ago and broke her shoulder. Dad’s loss… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – 2024 CALENDAR

ONLINE COACHING AND PROCESSING: Private Sessions One-to-one assistance with Christina Merkley via Zoom. Public Visual Satsang – 3rd Sunday of the Month Next Date: Sunday, January 21, 2023 10:00 am – Noon Pacific Time, convert to your zone SHIFT-IT: Online Visual Coaching Retreat  Save 50% Winter 2024: January 20 – March 2, 2024, 7 Saturdays,… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Beautiful fall colours on Saltspring Island. Bright yellows and oranges along a still lake with moody grey clouded sky. Rainforests of Vancouver Island

Late fall here on the misty coast of western Canada. My dentist is on Salt Spring Island. Takes 4 hours each way to get there … the highway, the parking lot, the ferry, then the road to his office … then the return. It’s a pain in the butt, as it eats up a whole… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – 2023/2024 CALENDAR

visual coaching live class photo with Christina Merkley

ONLINE COACHING AND PROCESSING: Private Sessions One-to-one with Christina Merkley via Zoom. Public Visual Satsang – Free 3rd Sunday of each month. Times vary. Next Gathering: Sunday, December 17, 2023 1:00 – 3:00 pm Pacific Time, convert to your zone SHIFT-IT: Online Visual Coaching Retreat  Save 50% Spring 2024 (Extended Format): January 20 – March… Read more »