Volume 12, Issue 16, December 2, 2016

A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA:

I'm back!Â I spent a chunk of this fall on a road trip through the western U.S. States. Made my way from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada down to Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Saw various friends as I made my way down and back up again. Thank you all for making it such a memorable trip!Â More pics shared on my personal Facebook page.

Bend, OR with Pia and Ted	Paulina Caldera, Oregon
Snow of Mt. Shasta, California	Quiet Pine Forests
Stumbling Upon Lava Fields	Good Ol' Friends in Sausalito
Denman Island Getaway Cabin	West Coast Beachcombing with JJ

In SHIFT-IT School the Fall's courses are unfolding nicely. The Fundamentals of Working Visually cohort has made their way through experimenting with all four genres: Studio Work, Graphic Recording, Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Coaching. While the 2016 Visual Coach Certification cohort are coming down the home stretch to complete their client work then do the final exam. Keep going, you are almost there!

We've also had a great international cohort come together for Practical Energy Work ... connecting with the non-local intelligence of the right brain for life and work benefits. Perfect timing for all the changes going on in the world ... which I've decided to write about for this issue's article. Geez, the SHIFT is upon us isn't it!

Yours in SHIFTing IT,
Christina Merkley, the SHIFT-IT Coach and Visual Mentor

The SHIFT-IT Coach
& Process Skills Mentor

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THREE RESOURCES TO SHIFT POST-ELECTION ANGST

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Geez, it's been one intense fall, hasn't it?! I decided to stay in the U.S. for Election Day during my recent road trip. Felt historic and I wanted to be around for it. Boy it was intense in the household I was staying at, with mostly Clinton supporters aghast as the results came in. This Canadian was just thankful that it wasn't mine to vote in.

Since I've been back, I (like a lot of people) have been wary about the state of our world and what may happen. I'm still sorting through the various issues that personally trigger me and figuring out how I want to get involved. By way of a little self-therapy, I'm writing today's article on a trio of things that I have taken solace in. That calm my nervous system down. With the hopes that they may be soothing for some of you too!

Adyashanti's Letter After the Election:
If you aren't aware of him, he's a non-dual (unity) teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area.Â Right after the election he posted a letter on his Facebook page which has received its fair share of praise and push back.Â

I like this post because its speaks to the polarities and emotional reactions going on. That there is a first impulse that most of us have to things that trigger us. That it helps to try to understand that first impulse before we act (and to understand where others are coming from). Doesn't mean we don't eventually act ... as action is so important in times of cultural shifts. But the action stands a greater chance of coming from a more inspired place, therefore hopefully being more effective in the long run.

Daniel Sheehan: Rulers of the Realm
I was born in the late 1960s so didn't personally participate in that huge wave of social change although my GenX Generation was so shaped by it. One person who was right smack in the middle of many of the landmark civil cases of that era was ...

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ABOUT SHIFT-IT COACH, INC.

Christina Merkley
The SHIFT-IT Coach &
Process Skills Mentor

SHIFT-IT Coach, Inc. is a boutique training and coaching company specializing in visual and energetic process work for groups and individuals. Founded by Christina Merkley, pioneering Visual Facilitator and Coach, she works deeply with individuals, partners and conscious businesses to define and manifest what you really want. Christina also trains Process Professionals from across the globe in her innovative ways of working. For more information visit www.shift-it-coach.com and www.visualcoaches.com.

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