Category: Misc.

SHIFT-IT eCommunity Drop-In Webinar – January 12, 2020

I hosted the December Drop-in Webinar for The SHIFT-IT eCommunity on Sunday, January 12th. This is a monthly support group for grads of our visual coaching programs: The SHIFT-IT System, Practical Energy Work, and Visual Coach Certification. Other interested people are also welcome. Emergent Agenda from Members each month.  Fully Recorded. Membership includes access to all past recordings… Read more »


SHIFT-IT eCommunity Drop-In Webinar – June 15, 2019

I hosted the June Drop-in Webinar for The SHIFT-IT eCommunity on Saturday, June 15th. This is a monthly support group for grads of our visual coaching programs: The SHIFT-IT System, Practical Energy Work, and Visual Coach Certification. Other interested people are also welcome. Emergent Agenda from Members each month. Fully Recorded. Membership includes access to all… Read more »


March 2019 Working Visually eCommunity

Hosted the March Drop-in Webinar for The Working Visually eCommunity on Thursday March 21st. This is a monthly support group for grads of our visual programs: Fundamentals of Working Visually, Intermediates of Working Visually, Fast & Loose Sketching and Visual Coach Certification.  Visual Practitioners trained elsewhere are also welcome. Emergent Agenda from Members each month. … Read more »


Jordan Besko Garn Integrates Working Visually Into Library Services

  CHRISTINA MAKES EVERYONE FEEL AT EASE AND CREATES A SAFE SPACE TO BE YOURSELF  “I am so grateful to have personally attended Christina Merkley’s workshops in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The first training, Fundamentals of Working Visually gave me the confidence and tools to step up to the wall and pick up the markers. … Read more »


Scoping Out San Miguel de Allende, Mx

Spending 2 Weeks in quirkily fabulous San Miguel de Allende. Paul Selig said in a reading I should check it out. He was right! Attending Rhoda Draws Fast & Loose Sketching workshop during Day of Dead festivities. Also a research trip for possibly offering my Graphic Recording / Graphic Facilitation training intensives here in winter season. Good idea?… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Egads, it’s been ages since I sent out an eZine. I’ve been too darn busy. Please accept my apologies, I intend to get back into a more regular communication drumbeat soon. One of the things that has kept me hopping is the annual in-person offerings of my Visual Skills programs. Big thanks to those of… Read more »


Heather Martinez: Thumbs Up For This Skilled Lettering Teacher

A few weeks ago, I had the fun and productive experience of attending a skills development workshop that a previous student of mine, Heather Martinez, was hosting. Was also fun to reconnect with other students who were there as fellow participants and meet some new faces too. Heather came through my Fundamentals of Working Visually… Read more »


Where Tech is Headed for Process Professionals and Humanity

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Download MP3 For the sake of this article I’m going to out myself age-wise … I’m a Gen Xer born in 1968, so that makes me 48. My generation is the last straddle… Read more »


VISUAL COACH CERTIFICATION ENHANCEMENTS

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Using visuals and other powerful techniques in process work with individuals, partners and couples is one of the greatest joys of my life. If we each come into life with a purpose, then… Read more »


SHIFT-IT eZine: LET’S HELP THIS REFUGEE FAMILY OF FOUR MAKE THEIR SHIFT

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here As world events have splashed across our television and electronic devices this past fall, I’ve been wondering how things will trickle down to my local community. What is happening locally with refugee arrivals?… Read more »