Category: Misc.

A Note From Christina

Spring has sprung. The early cherry trees have burst into bloom … this morning as I walked back from the gym it was like walking through petal snow … so many of them blowing through the morning breeze.  At the gym I’m incorporating a medical movement specialist into my workouts. Turns out that my SHIFT from working… Read more »


In Your Words

Thomas Pfister

"VISUAL COACHING – A PERFECT ADDITION TO MY BUSINESS" “I came across Christina Merkley’s name in 2008 at different training sessions at The Grove Consultants in San Francisco. I was attracted by Christina’s very well elaborated three-step program for VVisual Coach Certification. As a visual addicted individual I was driven to participate. The mix of… Read more »


A Note From Christina

Things are going really great these last few weeks. Really hitting our stride in this season’s programs. SHIFT-IT Online wrapped up after its 7 week run … wonderfully supportive cohort with members with a high degree of personal awareness and ability to be vulnerable and share. A real pleasure. This week we kicked off the… Read more »


In Your Words

“VERY SATISFIED WITH VISUAL COACH CERTIFICATION® AND THE RESULTS WE CREATED” “I am really grateful to Christina and I really appreciate her and Visual Coach Certification®. I learned a lot and many things changed around me. We got gorgeous videos and a fabulous toolkit; we were taught how to properly employ The SHIFT-IT Visual Coaching… Read more »


How to Successfully Launch a Graphic Facilitation Career or Hobby

Basic Icons & Wall work

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click HereDownload MP3 I’ve been in the Interactive-Visuals field for going on two decades now … and the field just gets richer, deeper and more known every year. It’s truly an exciting time to enter into… Read more »


A Note From Christina

It’s a mild winter here in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada now. We had our snowstorm over the holidays but now it’s the usual rain, rain, rain (which keeps the trees green). Its perfect weather for the cocooning I am doing — holed away putting my Certified Visual Coaches from 2011 through their final exit exams.… Read more »


In Your Words

“THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING JOURNEY WITH YOUR SUPPORT CHRISTINA!” Sylvie Kwayeb Fagon Certified Visual Coach® Plouezoc “My connection with visual thinking and tools started years ago with Mindmapping. In 2009, I came across your website and that was it! I started with The SHIFT-IT Home Retreat Kit. Was impressed with its quality and the… Read more »


Relationship: Are You a Distancer or Pursuer?

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Download MP3 As we are hot on the heels of Valentine’s Day … I thought a coaching article on relationships makes sense. I’m a pioneer in a coaching method called ‘Visual Coaching’.  I… Read more »


A Process Container to Help You SHIFT … Now!

THE MAGIC MARKER MASTERMIND 4-Month Incubator for Visual Practitioners March 5 – July 2, 2012 (weekly webinars plus 2 day retreat) 7 spots left – deadline to apply is Feb. 24th Interest in the visual way of working is spreading like wild fire!!! You are a consultant, educator, facilitator, coach, visual scribe or other process… Read more »


A Note From Christina

Visual Coaching with Christina Merkley

2012 started with a whimper (me in bed with a nasty flu … hate it when I get time off and that happens) but now it’s off to a BANG … with lots of course registrations and private coaching & private training inquiries flooding in. Every year the appreciation of and interest in Interactive-Visuals grows… Read more »