Tag: inner work

A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Banner image for A Note From Christina section of the eZine shows the title against a sprig of impossibly bright red small berries.

Another month has flown, as our world unfolds during hyper-novel times. Nestled in beauty, I continue to have the honor of helping all sorts of people see and navigate their current situations … be they happy, optimistic, sad, mad, pessimistic, scared, mourning, or another place on the emotional scale.   The variety of processing continues… Read more »


GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: HERMEKA RAY

Visual Coach Spotlight on Hermeka Ray. Hermeka smiles out at the camera. A woman of color with long hair and a geometric sweater in taupe and black agains a geometric wood grain background.

MY LEARNING JOURNEY TAUGHT ME TO SHIFT FROM THE PROVERBIAL “DOING” TO “BEING”. A POWERFUL CATALYST THAT HAS FOREVER SHAPED A PROMISING FUTURE FOR ME AND MY CLIENTS. The work of a coach is all about change and the ability to draw a clarified vision, values, and insights – painting a purposeful picture filled with… Read more »


NOVEMBER’S PARALLEL PROCESSING

Christina Merkley with free visual coaching session with Hannah YouTube Cover has both of them smiling at the camera against a backdrop of Hannah's visual map: The Dial is in Your Hands

Recorded Individual Session [Non-Dual Inquiry] The Dial is in Your Hands – Hannah with Christina Merkley Summary: Exploratory Chat (first 42 minutes): Hannah is a budding visual practitioner. Admiring the unique range of my career, she asks various questions, to which I give answers. Non-Dual Self Inquiry: (jump to Self Inquiry) I draw out Hannah’s own… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – Upcoming Events

SHIFT-IT School courses banner shows Christina Merkley working with a group on a Zoom screen as she draws a visual map on the drawing tablet. Backdrop of her abstract art with turquoise, reds and creams.

Upcoming events for 2024/2025: DROP-IN SATSANGS | Online: Non-Dual Processing Now twice a month! First and third Sunday of the month. Next Gatherings: #77: Nov. 17, 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Pacific Time, convert to your zone #78: Dec. 1, 2024, 10:00 am – Noon, Pacific Time, convert to your zone Details and Registration P.S. New In-Person Satsangs… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Beautiful sunset over the straits from Saltspring Island in British Columbia

My monthly communique as to what’s happening with me and SHIFT-IT School … for October 2024. Here in the Pacific Northwest, it is a ping pong of balmy sun and misty rain. Very pleasant compared to the intensity that some of my clients and colleagues have weathered on the East Coast. Ongoing prayers to those… Read more »


GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: CARLA YETTER

Graduate Spotlight Banner shows Visual Coach Carla Yetter smiling at the camera in a lilac shirt against the backdrop of her visual map: Imagine Where We Could Go!

All sorts of folks find their way to Visual Coach Certification. Some of the bravest are those in conventional environments looking for a different, deeper, more creative way of working. When Carla travelled in person to one of my Magic Marker Masterminds, she’d already discovered the visual way of working and was courageously applying it… Read more »


HIDING HER OWN POWER

Christina Merkley and Carrie banner for non-dual free individual session. Christina is smiling at the camera while Carrie raises her hand and thinks about her process. In front of visual maps from the Projecting down session.

Shadow Work – with Visuals! [Projecting Down] Annoying Group Leader – Carrie with Christina Merkley Video: Summary: [Projecting Down] Annoying Group Leader Initial Report: Carrie is consciously engaged in her inner work. She’s been attending some of my courses, doing a year-long mindfulness program on death, and also working with a therapist. She reports on… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – Upcoming Events

SHIFT-IT School courses banner shows Christina Merkley working with a group on a Zoom screen as she draws a visual map on the drawing tablet. Backdrop of her abstract art with turquoise, reds and creams.

Upcoming events for 2024/2025: DROP-IN SATSANGS | Online: Non-Dual Processing Now twice a month! Inner work in community. By donation. First and third Sundays of the month. Next Gatherings: #75: October 20, 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Pacific Time, convert to your zone #76: November 3, 2024, 10:00 am – Noon, Pacific Time, convert to your zone Details… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

eZine banner for A Note From Christina: beautiful seashells displayed on weathered driftwook against the green of the forest as a backdrop.

Wherever you are in the world, with so much shifting, I hope you are coping well as 2024 comes down the funnel. Here in the Pacific Northwest of Canada, I’ve had a busy summer using visuals to help folks process their thoughts and feelings. Visual Skills Training: I returned to in-person trainings after a hiatus… Read more »


PATHWAY BACK TO SELF

Christina Merkley and Lee smiling out at the camera against a backdrop of visual maps for this video cover of the recorded session Pathway Back to Self.

Non-Dual Self Inquiry – Lee with Christina Merkley Video: Summary: [Self Inquiry] Pathway Back to Self Immigrant ancestry, Chinese from Taiwan, migration, sacrifice, responsibility (both personal and professional), doing and tired. Bringing rest to the Mind yet still keeping practicality. Creating space for the grief in the heart and the knots in the gut to… Read more »