Category: eZine

SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – FALL 2022

Courses and visual maps with pens and drawing tools on a desk

ONLINE COURSES: Pandemic Prices Still in Effect: Save 50% September 9, 10 & 11, 2022 SHIFT-IT VISUAL COACHING RETREAT * Pre-requisite for Visual Coach Certification October 4, 2022 to June 30, 2023 – 9 Spots Left! Tuesdays, Noon-2pm Pacific Time, convert to your zone VISUAL COACH CERTIFICATION * Pre-requisites: Fundamentals of Working Visually and SHIFT-IT.… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

A Note From Christina over two loves: a stack of books and her pup Presley

End of summer here in North America. I adore summer … I prefer to take all of August off. Since Covid began, I haven’t really been able to do that. So, it was a partial month off at least, which was still pretty good. We have a glorious woodsy backyard, with various hangouts, depending on… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

A note from christina merkley banner with yin yang symbol against photo of forest floor and large dropped maple leaf

When I was 25, back when I was an admin assistant to a busy politician, I got the one and only tattoo I have … a yin/yang symbol. Funny enough, I placed it over my right kidney. When I donated that kidney a few years later, the surgeon chose to do a diagonal incision, to… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – FALL 2022

Courses and visual maps with pens and drawing tools on a desk

ONLINE COURSES: Pandemic Prices Still in Effect: Save 50% September 9, 10 & 11, 2022 SHIFT-IT VISUAL COACHING RETREAT * Pre-requisite for Visual Coach Certification October 4, 2022 to June 30, 2023 – 9 Spots Left! Tuesdays, Noon-2pm Pacific Time, convert to your zone VISUAL COACH CERTIFICATION * Pre-requisites: Fundamentals of Working Visually and SHIFT-IT.… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

A note from Christina title shot against the dark red leaves in her garden with tall fir trees behind

Another month has flown by, therefore time for another eZine. I had Heather Stone, a wonderful photographer, come for a shoot. To update photos, given my office has gone through some changes. I left the art cooperative I was in, due to irreconcilable differences (no thank you to municipal politics) and am back in my… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – MENU

Courses and visual maps with pens and drawing tools on a desk

FALL 2022 SEMESTER: SHIFT-IT – ONLINE VISUAL COACHING RETREAT Pandemic Prices Still in Effect: Save 50% Supportive and effective Visual Coaching experience – The SHIFT-IT Retreat. Gift yourself, or someone close, to three special days to personally retreat and literally draw your next chapter out. No art skills required, although creatives of all kinds love this visual… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

red tulips and grape hyacinth in bloom in a lovely rusted old clawfoot tub

Spring has just sprung here in beautiful British Columbia, Canada – yippee! So nice to get outdoors and move my body. Give a counterbalance to all the sitting at computers and drawing tablets. Celebrated Chanel Monk’s (my crypto co-host) birthday by going dirt biking recently. Haha, what fun! Turns out the main clientele for Dirt… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Happy New Year! While it’s a difficult time in the world for many (Xmas and even New Year celebrations were restricted here in Canada) … I still love the energy of a brand new year, no matter what growing pains are happening. I posted this on social media and am now sharing it here in… Read more »


GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT – Clare North:

Visual coach certification graduate Clare north

I am pleased to announce the Certified Visual Coach® graduation of Clare North of United Kingdom! Clare and I first connected in my Fundamentals of Working Visually course, when she was learning and implementing Graphic Facilitation techniques into her work as an internal I.T. transformation leader in a multinational biotech firm. Helping internal groups be… Read more »


Visual Coaching – Video: Open Your Eyes, The Gift Is All Around You

Online YouTube video coaching Open your eyes the gift is all around you

During these shifting times, my Seva is to help folks think and feel on their most pressing topics. I offer Process Popups (every few weeks) and Recorded Visual Coaching Sessions (as my schedule allows). Below is the next session to be publicly published. If you are waiting for yours, thanks for your patience as we make our way through… Read more »