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A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Beautiful sunset over the straits from Saltspring Island in British Columbia

My monthly communique as to what’s happening with me and SHIFT-IT School … for October 2024. Here in the Pacific Northwest, it is a ping pong of balmy sun and misty rain. Very pleasant compared to the intensity that some of my clients and colleagues have weathered on the East Coast. Ongoing prayers to those… 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 »


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 »


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 »


A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Misty morning in the Pacific Northwest. Christina Merkley walks her chocolate lab who is stopped on a log overlooking a pond with the back drop of the evergreen forests and low lying mist.

The season is shifting here in the western rainforest of Canada. Sunny days are more frequently giving way to fall mists. I’ve been harvesting the last of the veggies from my garden, and laying in some flower bulbs for spring. Putting the container beds to sleep with a blanket of maple leafs, incrementally gathered from… Read more »


CALIBRATING THE MYSTICAL

Follow up from Public Visual Satsang #62.  Meeting the challenges and the blessings of these shifting times. See below for video, timestamps, summary, visual maps and date of next Public Visual Satsang – all welcome! Video: Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome and Meditation 00:09:33 [Self Inquiry] Calibrate the Mystical 00:51:57  Closing Summary: Self Inquiry: Calibrating the Mystical… Read more »


BLESSED JOURNEY

christina merkley in her office surrounded by visual maps for Public Visual Satsan #62 Banner: Blessed Journey

Follow up from Public Visual Satsang #61. Meeting the challenges and the blessings of these shifting times. See below for the video, timestamps, summary, visual maps, and date of the next Public Visual Satsang – all welcome! Video: Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome and Meditation 00:07:50 Reports & What’s Arising 00:26:36 [Self Inquiry] Flight Control 00:53:40 [Self… Read more »


Should We Trust Self?

Follow up from Public Visual Satsang #60. See below for the video, timestamps, summary, visual maps, and date of the next Public Visual Satsang – all welcome! Video: Timestamps: 0:00:00  Welcome and Meditation 0:09:01  [Reports] Several Check-ins and Hellos 0:27:47  [Polarity Square]  Distrust and Trust 1:04:20  [Self Inquiry] Balance 1:29:18  [Self Inquiry] Playful & Strong… Read more »