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Joining the Saturday Satsangs

Christina Merkley — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:57:09 +0000

As you may know, Satsang is Sanskrit for ‘in the community of true people’. Twice a year, I offer these Private Visual Satsangs – which are very special online communities. The next one begins this Saturday. Repeaters and newbies are warmly welcome. Satsangs are a safe place to gather with awakening people from around the... Read more »

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FINDING AND USING MY VOICE

Christina Merkley — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:51:37 +0000

[Non-Dual Self Inquiry] Finding and Using My Voice – Diane Sits with Christina Merkley Video: Visual Map: Finding and Using My Voice Summary: A really beautiful Inquiry about the path of cultivating one’s voice. We begin with what is – meeting excitement in Diane’s Belly, and simultaneously a restriction in her Throat. Empathy arrives, then... Read more »

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A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Christina Merkley — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:56:49 +0000

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 »

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Fall Processing Groups

Lisa Orchard — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:31:41 +0000

There are three processing containers coming up this fall. Where we compassionately meet everything arising in the now. Community during these exceptional times. 1. Satsang Day – In-person in Victoria, Canada Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025 Time: 9:30 – 5 pm, Pacific Time This is my only in-person event this season. A rare opportunity to... Read more »

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A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Christina Merkley — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:42:38 +0000

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 »

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LUXURY TO TALK

Christina Merkley — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:42:20 +0000

[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 »

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A NOTE FROM CHRISTINA

Christina Merkley — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:59:43 +0000

Oh my. These are intense and shifting times, are they not?! As The SHIFT-IT Coach, I continue to shift too. In my personal life, I continue to support my parents to age in place. For privacy reasons, I won’t go into details, but suffice to say, this context adds a bittersweet component. One of the... Read more »

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CORE OF GOODNESS

Christina Merkley — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:59:02 +0000

[Non-Dual Self Inquiry] Core of Goodness – David Sits with Christina Video: ?? Visual Map: My Core of Goodness Summary: We begin with what is – David’s current inertia and its impact on his marriage. As a long-time yoga practitioner, he returns to his breath and finds instant relief, plus a message that “courage is... Read more »

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Upcoming Events in Victoria, Canada

Christina Merkley — Fri, 16 May 2025 16:23:07 +0000

Hello! There are two opportunities coming up quickly in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. One is for doing (and being) your own personal inner work. The other is for Providers, for working visually with your own clientele. YOUR OWN PERSONAL INNER WORK: Would appreciate your help in getting the word out – forwarding please to... Read more »

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Gathering Now: Private Visual Satang

Lisa Orchard — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:49:49 +0000

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 »

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