Category: Visual Skills

anything having to do with visual skills, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, (working visually with groups and organizations).

GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: CATHY WALSH

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Cathy Walsh has always been a Visual Thinker and Communicator … way before it was popular. She’s been embedded in the National Health Service (NHS) in England, for 40 years, in the integrative care system. Cathy’s delighted that her natural way of working is now so accepted and valued. NHS supported her training in Visual… Read more »


Visual Coaching – Join Fall’s SHIFT-IT Retreat

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How are you doing during these intense times?! Still hanging in there?! No small miracle, with the intensity coming at us from so many angles. My coaching practice is currently a ‘Tale of Two Cities’ to quote some good ol’ Dickens … “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it… Read more »


FLOW AND SEE

Public Visual Satsang: 48 - Flow and See

Public Visual Satsang #48 on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Flow and See. See below for video, timestamps, summary, visual maps and date of next Satsang – all welcome! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Welcome and Meditation 0:05:14 – Reports | What’s Arising 0:18:41 – Inquiry: Inner Power Balance 1:00:27 – Inquiry: Alchemy of a Toxic Sibling 1:31:17… Read more »


DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

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Visual Coaching Session Video: I continue to offer Recorded Individual Sessions during these shifting times. Sometimes I know these beautiful beings, sometimes I don’t. It’s always my honor, and education, to meet Consciousness through their unique forms. Here’s another from my queue. Hosted on either YouTube or Rumble, depending on the nature of the content. … Read more »


GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: GERI BRIGGS

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With her effervescent spirit and humour, it’s been a pleasure having Geri Briggs in several of my programs over the years. Now a minted Certified Visual Coach®. Geri’s had a life of service in not-for-profit organizations and municipal government. Thirty years of working with vulnerable populations: new immigrants, domestic abuse, drug and alcohol, rehab, and… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – FALL 2022

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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 »


COMPASSION DANCE

Public Visual Satsang #47 - Compassion Dance

Public Visual Satsang #47 from Thursday, June 30, 2022. Compassion Dance. See below for video, timestamps, summary, visual maps and date of next Satsang – all welcome! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Welcome & Meditation 0:16:08 Reports / What’s Arising 0:35:16 Inquiry: A Shared Wisdom With Head, Heart & Gut 0:59:19 Inquiry: Between Here and There 1:22:21 Inquiry:… Read more »


PhD AND/OR SINGLE PARENTHOOD?!

visual coach video PhD and/or Single Parenthood of Christina and Abbey in front of her visual maps

Visual Coaching Session Video: Right-click here to download. Jump To: 00:00 Meet and Greet 02:42 Map Options & Template Choices 06:51 Polarity Square: To PhD or Not to PhD 0:36:44 Flip It, Flip It Good Map: To Be a Parent 1:19:29 Next Steps, Close and Postscript Summary: Abbey works for a bustling academic institution. For… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – MENU

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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 »


GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: ERIN CAMPBELL HOWELL

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Erin partners with business leaders and teams to help them realize their potential through professional development, coaching, and facilitation. Certified Visual Coach® is now on her list of credentials. Working with Erin, leaders and teams co-create value by learning more about themselves and others, clarifying and aligning around their purpose, partnering with key stakeholders to… Read more »