Category: Resources

HOLIDAY GIFT: Mini Visual Coaching Retreat

free annual gift of visual coaching with christina merkley's specialized maps

Happy Holidays! It’s tradition this time of year to gift my Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat. Like a virtual stocking stuffer … Visual Coaching Retreats can happen at any time. However, there are transitional times in our lives that deep reflection can be particularly useful. Like at the close of one year and the beginning of another, on… Read more »


VISUAL COACHING GIFT: Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat

free annual gift of visual coaching with christina merkley's specialized maps

Happy Holidays! It’s a tradition at this time of year to gift my eZine and blog readers a Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat. A handy reflection tool to doodle out the flow of your life. To see and integrate what’s been happening, and to clarify your ‘doings’ and ‘beings’ from here. I hope you find it fun… Read more »


DOODLE THE FLOW OF YOUR LIFE

free annual gift of visual coaching with christina merkley's specialized maps

Happy Holidays! It’s a tradition at this time of year to gift my eZine and blog readers a Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat. A handy reflection tool to doodle out the flow of your life. To see and integrate what’s been happening, and to clarify your ‘doings’ and ‘beings’ from here. I hope you find it fun… Read more »


Visual Coaching Gift For 2022 New Year

free annual gift of visual coaching with christina merkley's specialized maps

Happy New Year! Time for my annual gift of a Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat … a Visual Coaching aid that helps you thoughtfully segue from one year to the next. Complete with 4 Visual Maps and Instruction eBook. Ideal Retreat Times: A Mini SHIFT-IT Retreat can be conducted at any time. However, I find that the calendar… Read more »


Mexican Sketching Retreat in San Miguel de Allende

I hope your first days of summer are going well! While I love British Columbia in summer, I’m dreaming of Mexico in the fall. This fall I’m offering a really special event, with my colleague Rhoda Draws. Yes, that’s her real last name … now! Rhoda and I did an online course this past season… Read more »




Working Visually eCommunity: September’s Drop-In Webinar

I’ve been a Visual Practitioner for 22 years now and a trainer of Visual Skills for 17 years.  I’ve educated A LOT of people about the strategy of and joy of Working Visually … and personally trained 2500+ from across the globe. It’s a fascinating field, with warts and all like any field. Having trained… Read more »


Ego and Other Deaths

It’s the eighth month of 2018 and this is only my third eZine of the year. The first one was on Ayahuasca, the second one was on my Graphic Recordings of Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry Work with trauma and addictions. And this third one is on death.  I know, I’m a laugh a minute right?! The longer… Read more »


Gabor Maté: Real Time Graphic Recordings

Graphic Recording, as many of my readers know, is a real-time visual note taking process done in a public manner, usually with large sheets of mural size paper (although other materials can also be used including digital means). If you are aware of the SketchNotes technique, it’s the same idea, but larger and with the… Read more »