Tag: Graphic Coach

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 »


Gathering Now: Private Visual Satang

A new Private Visual Satsang is right around the corner. Satsang means “community of true people”. It’s a small private cohort dedicated to deep Inner Work, during this time in our lives and in the world. Visual, because if you know me, pretty much everything I do has a visual component. As sketching our thoughts… 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 »


In-Person Visual Coaching Training

Hello, this summer I’m finally back to in-person trainings – yay! While I love the efficiency of online work, nothing beats the tactile pleasure of paper, markers and other physical supplies! This 3-Day workshop is the Fundamentals of Visual Coaching. All the ins and outs of how to work visually with individuals, partners and groups.… Read more »


Visual Coaching – Upcoming SHIFT-IT Retreat

How are you doing during these changing times?! You shifting ok?! No small feat, with the continued intensity happening. I’m writing to remind you that one of my SHIFT-IT Visual Coaching Retreats is forming – which offers an aware community for thoughtful processing. SHIFT-IT Retreats are useful for Newcomers (who come for the first time)… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

A Note From Christina eZine header featuring a handmade close up of a ceramic bowl filled with sparkling christmas tree balls in blues, golds and silvers on a rich wood desktop

Happy Holidays to you and yours! I’m enjoying a few leisurely days here in a relatively mild Canadian winter – so far no snow. Just the way I like it, as dealing with power outages in the woods is no fun. Mom took a tumble a few weeks ago and broke her shoulder. Dad’s loss… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – 2024 CALENDAR

ONLINE COACHING AND PROCESSING: Private Sessions One-to-one assistance with Christina Merkley via Zoom. Public Visual Satsang – 3rd Sunday of the Month Next Date: Sunday, January 21, 2023 10:00 am – Noon Pacific Time, convert to your zone SHIFT-IT: Online Visual Coaching Retreat  Save 50% Winter 2024: January 20 – March 2, 2024, 7 Saturdays,… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Beautiful fall colours on Saltspring Island. Bright yellows and oranges along a still lake with moody grey clouded sky. Rainforests of Vancouver Island

Late fall here on the misty coast of western Canada. My dentist is on Salt Spring Island. Takes 4 hours each way to get there … the highway, the parking lot, the ferry, then the road to his office … then the return. It’s a pain in the butt, as it eats up a whole… Read more »


SHIFT-IT SCHOOL – 2023/2024 CALENDAR

visual coaching live class photo with Christina Merkley

ONLINE COACHING AND PROCESSING: Private Sessions One-to-one with Christina Merkley via Zoom. Public Visual Satsang – Free 3rd Sunday of each month. Times vary. Next Gathering: Sunday, December 17, 2023 1:00 – 3:00 pm Pacific Time, convert to your zone SHIFT-IT: Online Visual Coaching Retreat  Save 50% Spring 2024 (Extended Format): January 20 – March… Read more »


Processing Group Starts Saturday [Private Visual Satsang]

The times sure are giving us plenty to process, aren’t they!? Our souls have picked a poignant time to incarnate, that’s for sure. FYI, a new Private Visual Satsang is starting this Saturday. If you could benefit from being in a deep community with supportive people. These special private processing groups happen just twice a… Read more »