Category: Inner Work

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 »


Christina Merkley: My Right Brain Journey

A few posts ago I shared my left-brain journey. Now I’m going to share my right-brain journey. Not as a narcissistic exercise or true confessions but rather to hopefully be of help and service. To give equal attention and merit to the right-brain sides of us, which often gets short shrift or even derogatory treatment… Read more »



Visual Coaching Templates: Pros & Cons to Native and Foreign Language Use

As per usual, we have a great cohort in SHIFT-IT Online (online coaching group using my Visual Maps to aid professional and personal shifts).  I run this program twice a year and it’s also a pre-requisite for Visual Coach Certification (for coaches, therapists and other helping professionals to work visually with their own clients and… Read more »


[Tree Change Dolls] A Sign of an Important SHIFT in Perceptions of Female Beauty for Little (and Big) Girls

This crossed my desk and I’m happy to share. Beautiful little video about one woman’s life long love of dolls and the surprising inspiration she got — and the viral reaction across the internet to that inspiration. Quite the transformation don’t ya think?! This is a great SHIFT-IT example of one woman who was open… Read more »


THE TRANSFORMING EFFECTS OF CHAOS AND PRESSURE

At the time of writing (February 2015) I feel it’s fair to say that our world is in a swirl of chaos. Environmental degradation is closing in on us. Our financial system is in unethical disarray (greatly in need of a reboot). Surveillance of our every digital move is supposedly commonplace (thanks Snowden for heads… Read more »



[Drone Operators Quit in 100s] Now There’s a SHIFT

There are different kinds of shifts in life. Some are easy. Some are difficult. Some come with having to completely reorient your life and figure out how to reconcile your past. Apparently the U.S. Government is having problems with drone operators leaving their jobs in droves. They say it’s overwork … others say it’s because… Read more »