Tag: non dual

A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

beautiful sunflowers for September 2026 eZine's Note from Christina

I meant to get a spring eZine out, and alas, time got the better of me. I’m just having to let go and let God on my communications, like I’m increasingly being with soooooo many things nowadays. A bit challenging for a recovering strategic planner with an uptight Doer … but such is life 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.

Note on Timezones: Start times are set to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, which no longer observes Daylight Saving Time. If your region observes Daylight Saving Time, your course start time will shift by one hour when your clocks change. Please verify the course time after any seasonal time change. Handy ‘convert to your time zone’… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Hello from the west coast of Canada in rainy March. No real snow this winter; however, the rain is stubbornly consistent, as is customary for a temperate rain forest this time of year. When I go for walks, it’s dramatic, even gothic. Dripping in moody moss and stark sculptural branches. Atmospheric like the British novels… 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.

SHIFTING THE POWER | Online Courses Impacting the global power structure through personal liberation. With Survivor Anneke Lucas. Level 2: Currently in Session Level 1: Home Study Kit available at any time. VISUAL SATSANGS | Online Drop-Ins Facilitating consciousness. 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Next Gatherings: #109: Sunday, Apr 5, 2026, 10 am – Noon,… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Christina Merkley in a gray sweater with puppy Presley on her lap smiles at the camera with her drawing tablet and course group on the computer in the background.

It’s been a busy time. Anneke Lucas and I, with an amazing international cohort, just wrapped a 10-Week Processing Group. We worked right through the holidays, even on Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Offering community to Survivors through a period of time that is traditionally difficult. Tomorrow, we move into our Level 2 of Shifting… 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.

SHIFTING THE POWER | Online Courses Bringing light to the dark. With Survivor Anneke Lucas. Level 2 – Starts Tomorrow! Thursdays, Feb 5 – Jun 11, 2026 11:00 – 12:30 pm, Pacific Time, convert to your zone Prerequisite: Level 1 – Home Study Kit instantly available. Details & Registration VISUAL SATSANGS | Online Drop-Ins First and third Sunday… 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.

VISUAL SATSANGS | Online Drop-Ins First and third Sunday of each month. International community, with visuals! Next Gatherings: #95: Sunday, Sep 7, 2025, 10 am – Noon, Pacific, convert to your zone #96: Sunday, Sep 21, 2025, 10 am – Noon, Pacific, convert to your zone Details and Registration VISUAL SATSANGS | In-person Days True people in… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

A Note From Christina, August 2025 Banner has a whimsical fallen cross-section of a log with a smiling face. Surrounded by bright green leaves.

A nice respite. Enjoying the West Coast summer. Cheers! I celebrated my moon child birthday. I am conveniently bad with time, so they are amorphously blending into one another nowadays. My friends, even the doggedly left-brain ones, know not to remind me which one I’m on! I had a lovely time in Parksville on Vancouver… Read more »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Sliding into summer in the Pacific Northwest. Our backyard bank of St. John’s wort has erupted into a sea of yellow. Watching the first bloom emerge, then the winnowing down to the last. Such a wave of exuberant beauty that I delight in each year! The so-called little things in life that summon immense pleasure.… Read more »


LUXURY TO TALK

Sit with Christina: YouTube cover shows Christina Merkley with Ana and a visual map blue artword in the background. Luxury to Talk episode

[Non-Dual Self Inquiry] Luxury to Talk – Ana Sits with Christina Merkley Video: ? Visual Map: Luxury to Talk – Early Years Summary: We begin with what is – meeting Ana’s current relationship to motherhood. Sadness connected to her own desire and ambivalence, and a series of contradictions and polarities with her own mother. The… Read more »