Category: Visual Facilitation


Working Visually: The Only Way Out Is Through

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here. I just finished leading 5 days of beginning and advanced trainings on working visually with groups and individuals (aka Graphic Recording, Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Coaching).  As a result, a new cohort of… Read more »


5 WAYS NON-ARTISTS CAN WORK VISUALLY TOO

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Working visually in Process Work with groups and individuals is growing rapidly. Having been a practitioner for over 20 years (a teacher for 15 of those years) I often encounter people who are… Read more »


International Forum of Visual Practitioners: My Recent Reflection Article

Was recently asked to submit quick little piece to International Forum of Visual Practitioners on reflections on Graphic Facilitation / Graphic Recording field from my perspective as a seasoned practitioner (i.e. that is nice way of saying old, LOL). Here it is … 20 YEARS IN: REFLECTIONS ON A GRAPHIC FACILITATION CAREER I’ve been pondering… Read more »


Christina Merkley’s Bio: My Left Brain Story

I’m in the midst of evolving my website and offerings again to keep pace with my continued evolution. What I really want to do is write and share my ‘right brain story’ — as exciting developments have occurred these last few years (like kundalini awakening!). However, in order to do that, I’m being guided to… Read more »


The Equal Value of the Right Brain

Writing a post on the left and right brain has been brewing within me for a while. More particularly, I’ve been gathering speed for an impassioned holler for equal respect for the right brain as well as the value of integration between BOTH sides of the brain – taking a decidedly HOLISTIC approach. Holistic Process… Read more »


Learn Visual Thinking Skills: Hope and Fears of New Participants

“Excited. Love This Work! Going For It With Conviction Feels Scary! Ready to Take It To The Next Level. Scared Yet I Want to Feel Confident” Those are some of the conflicting phrases expressed by participants as we kicked off the spring online version of Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals this week (my course that teaches the… Read more »


In Your Words: Emer O’Leary

RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING I KNEW I WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE “I can’t describe how grateful I am that I invested in Christina’s Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals. What an amazing course. Right from the beginning I just knew I was in the right place. Even though I had been doing Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Recording… Read more »


A Note from Christina

It’s a fascinating time of catalytic change. My regular drumbeat of classes is proceeding this season plus all sorts of new stirrings are going on inside of me, literally hammering to get out (ouch). The SHIFT-IT Online cohort is up and running. All introduced to each other and to the SHIFT-IT Visual Coaching System® …… Read more »


Learn Graphic Facilitation, Graphic Recording & Other Visual Methods To Work Effectively With Groups & Individuals

Have you recently fallen in love with Graphic Facilitation or Graphic Recording … or, has it been a while and you are finally ready to give it a go? Do you use Graphic Facilitators and/or Graphic Recorders in your meetings? Or want to do this role yourself? Did you know these effective visual methods also… Read more »