Ahhhhhhhhh. That’s the sound of me exhaling after wrapping the fall semester of SHIFT-IT School. This season whipped by and I’m appreciative of going into a few weeks here where I can relax, come back to center and have some fun with friends and family. Then start the process of getting the January – June… Read more »
CHRISTINA’S ONLINE GRAPHIC FACILITATION TRAINING MORE THAN DELIVERED ON MY EXPECTATIONS … AND I HAD PRETTY HIGH EXPECTATIONS! “I wanted to refresh and update my knowledge on graphic facilitation and having researched my local and online options, decided Christina Merkley was the go-to lady. Many courses offer to teach you how to doodle, very little though… Read more »
Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here As world events have splashed across our television and electronic devices this past fall, I’ve been wondering how things will trickle down to my local community. What is happening locally with refugee arrivals?… Read more »
Been busy these last few weeks fulfilling fall courses as well as coaching various private clients with their outer and inner work. As I wrote about last issue, the 2015 cohort of Visual Coach Certification is rapidly coming down the finish line as they complete requirements for coaching their own clients via visual means. Very… Read more »
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER SEEN SUCH AN EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR PERSONAL CHANGE AND ACTIVATION. I CANNOT IMAGINE COACHING ANY OTHER WAY NOW. “Working with Christina has been a life-changer for me. I’ve learned new skills and processes, embraced and polished others that had been laying dormant/ unacknowledged/ unappreciated for a long time, gained clarity… Read more »
Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here I have several clients in my practice currently who are dealing with issues of innovation, identity and visibility. About, in essence, being concerned about the practicalities and costs of being their ‘real self’.… Read more »
It’s dreary and wet today in Victoria, British Columbia … the rain bouncing off the street outside. A good day to be cozy inside, drinking tea and writing. As I reflect back on these last weeks, in order to sum it up for this ‘Note from Christina’ I’m struck with appreciation at the range and… Read more »
VISUAL COACH CERTIFICATION HAS BEEN A GREAT DECISION IN SO MANY WAYS “I’d been admiring Christina’s work for a long time before I took the plunge and made the investment in Visual Coach Certification. It has been a GREAT decision in SO many ways: My clients absolutely LOVE working with the new Visual Maps; My… Read more »
Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here One of the programs I host each year is Visual Coach Certification. One cohort a year beginning in April and going through to the end of the year. This program teaches the ins… Read more »
I’ve been nestling in these last weeks. The fall online offering of Fundamentals of Working Visually is trucking along. Great cohort mostly from North America, with one from Europe … with various reasons for taking the course (brand new, been working a while and want further improvement, apply to new populations and types of process… Read more »
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