Category: Misc.

In Your Words

“THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING JOURNEY WITH YOUR SUPPORT CHRISTINA!” Sylvie Kwayeb Fagon Certified Visual Coach® Plouezoc “My connection with visual thinking and tools started years ago with Mindmapping. In 2009, I came across your website and that was it! I started with The SHIFT-IT Home Retreat Kit. Was impressed with its quality and the… Read more »


Relationship: Are You a Distancer or Pursuer?

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click Here Download MP3 As we are hot on the heels of Valentine’s Day … I thought a coaching article on relationships makes sense. I’m a pioneer in a coaching method called ‘Visual Coaching’.  I… Read more »


Events Calendar

Magic Marker Advanced Mastermind 17 Weekly Webinars Plus 2-day In-Person Retreat. March 5 – July 2, 2012 I’m happy to announce a new intermediate-level program to support blossoming visual practitioners (scribes, facilitators and coaches). For people who have already received base visual training (from me or equivalent experience), and are keen to build the next… Read more »


[Magic Marker Mastermind] 6 Visual Practitioners to Go … Are You One?

Having a lot of fun seeing who our cohort for the upcoming Magic Marker Mastermind is shaking out to be. Six applications are in and six more are in the process of being attracted (perhaps you!?). So far applicants are from U.S., Canada and U.K. with a myriad of visual interests. They appreciate that Interactive-Visuals… Read more »


A Process Container to Help You SHIFT … Now!

THE MAGIC MARKER MASTERMIND 4-Month Incubator for Visual Practitioners March 5 – July 2, 2012 (weekly webinars plus 2 day retreat) 7 spots left – deadline to apply is Feb. 24th Interest in the visual way of working is spreading like wild fire!!! You are a consultant, educator, facilitator, coach, visual scribe or other process… Read more »


A Note From Christina

Visual Coaching with Christina Merkley

2012 started with a whimper (me in bed with a nasty flu … hate it when I get time off and that happens) but now it’s off to a BANG … with lots of course registrations and private coaching & private training inquiries flooding in. Every year the appreciation of and interest in Interactive-Visuals grows… Read more »


In Your Words

Heather Martinez - Graphic Designer and Visual Practitioner

“THE WORK ITSELF IS QUITE PROFOUND BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY” “New to graphic recording, I have found that the work itself is quite profound both professionally and personally. After taking the Fundamentals of Interactive-Visuals, I took the opportunity to meet with Christina for a 1:1 coaching session. Her ability to listen and share the type… Read more »


How to Effectively Select a Graphic Facilitator

Audio Version: Click Player to Stream or Right Click on Link to Download. For full Audio Library of Past Messages, Click HereDownload MP3 If the rise in my web traffic and email inquiries over the years is any indication (and I think it is) then appreciation and interest in “Interactive-Visuals” is exponentially rising. As a… Read more »


Events Calendar

  Visual Coach Certification (2012 Cohort) 10-Weeks Online: April 10 – June 19 (Webinars, Tuesdays Noon-1:30 pm Pacific) Become a Certified Visual Coach®. For leading-edge coaches, counselors and therapists from around the globe. Add the power and innovation of Visual Coaching to your own practice. Includes advanced visual coaching techniques, use of my SHIFT-IT System®… Read more »


In Your Words

DOW 30 CLIENT: HER ABILITIES ALLOWED US TO SEE THINGS WE’D BEEN TRYING TO COMPREHEND FOR WEEKS “I’ve worked with Christina on over a dozen consulting and change management projects since ’97. She’s exceptional. Reactions to her work have ranged from happily impressed to outright awe. On a particularly high-level e-business strategy workshop for a… Read more »