Tag: Visual Meetings

In Your Words: Testimonial from BodyTalker Joseph Briante

WAS CHALLENGED TO BE BOTH CURIOUS AND BRAVE … TO JUMP IN AND MAKE MARKS, MISTAKES AND GET OVER MYSELF! “Coming from a background in business, personal growth and healing, I resonated with Christina Merkley and her work instantly. She’s professional, clear and innovative, always exploring into new process territory. I loved Fundamentals of Working… 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 »


The Visual Bio: A Handy Marketing Tool

As a Process Professional (visual facilitator, visual coach, energy worker and educator), I often have to introduce myself and/or set context about my work before landing or diving into an engagement. A tool that helps me do that, both online and in-person is my “Visual Bio” What a Visual Bio Is: A Visual Bio is… Read more »


TIPS FOR COLOR USE IN VISUAL PROCESS WORK

I’m right smack in the middle of leading one of my Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals online courses. My course that teaches fellow Process Professionals the ins and outs of working visually with groups and individuals (i.e. studio work, graphic recording, graphic facilitation and graphic coaching). We’ve attracted another wonderful cohort from across the English speaking world:… Read more »


ORPHAN RESCUES FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT

I had a Distance Session client earlier this week … a follow-up with a woman who took my Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals course last season. She’s doing phenomenal … weaving the visual way of working into her current work and also strategizing a 6-month transition plan to launch into an independent practice. In the course of… Read more »


7 TIPS TO BUILD YOUR 50-300K BIZ

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Download MP3 I’ve operated my own facilitation- coaching-training biz since 2001. When I made the leap to the independent lifestyle, I was excited but scared as heck. Along the way I have learned… Read more »


SHE’S LEARNING IMPORTANT CONTRACT NEGOTIATION FOR GRAPHIC RECORDING

This one is for the up and coming Graphic Recorders. I coach Process Professionals on various Outer and Inner Work topics. I have “Graphic Recorders” in my coaching clientele, having been one myself in the early days of my process career (before I transitioned into lead Graphic Facilitation, pioneering the Visual Coaching niche, and mentoring/education).… Read more »


VISUAL COACHES: REMEMBER PROPER COLOR OPTIONS

Good multi-tasking this morning. Got JJ walked, got some sun and some beach … all while listening away to the Test Client call of one of our 2014 Visual Coach candidates. Really beautiful morning! Visual Coach Certification is a thorough program.   There are 10 training webinars, a self paced client phase (where students accumulate… Read more »


WHY WORKING FOR NADA CAN BE SMART

I’m in the biz of helping grown adults SHIFT. And I do a lot of SHIFTing myself in the process too – as like attracts like. Often my clients are in the midst of a big developmental step. They are either younger folks (25-45) who really want to get clarity and traction on their professional… Read more »