Author: The Haven

These days The Power of Direct Mirroring is led by Cathy McNally and Wendy Huntington (pictured). Here they revisit two pieces written for Shen 17 years ago, by Gary Holdgrafer and Suzanne Gobeil Partridge….

By Susan Clarke. This article was first published on Susan’s blog susanbclarke.com We launched the first Living It! September 11th, with a weekend in person at The Haven,…

By Cathy Wilder. Cathy is leading Communication Fundamentals with Cathy McNally, Oct. 16–19. Register online, by email (register@ haven.ca) or call 1 800 222 9211 ext 1. About…

By Susan Clarke. This article was first published on Linkedin. I read a lot of headlines in business magazines and journals: “How to Defuse Conflict,” “Manage Conflict Better,”…

The Haven and the Gabriola Arts Council are delighted to introduce you to the four wonderful and talented people who will be selecting the 2016 Artist in Residence….

Hello to all my Haven friends, some of you will have noticed my disappearance from my beloved garden. It was not only the drought that drove me away!…

By Rachel Davey I arrived at The Haven to take up the position of Programs Manager in November 2006, very nearly ten years ago. I find it hard…

By Cathy McNally. Cathy is leading Communication Fundamentals, Oct 16-19, with Cathy Wilder. As I step more and more into my “new” life, many things are showing up. One…

 By Jennifer Hilton. “All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed…

By Ellery Littleton. Ellery’s next writing program at The Haven is From Memory to Memoir, October 16–18, 2015 In 1993, I published my first book of poetry – “Old Rocks, New…

Cathy McNally recommends Act Natural – and below Sasha Kay writes about how she took up Cathy’s suggestion! Dear Friends, I am excited. Want to share with you….

By Cathy McNally. Cathy is leading Living Alive Phase I at The Haven in November. Here she writes about starting to date again, thirty-six years later … The last…