Is Imagination Making or Destroying Your Life?
By Philip Winkelmans Ph.D “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein The power of imagination Imagination is one of our…
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Following your Energy: Some Thoughts
By Bennet Wong and Jock McKeen. Ben and Jock are the founders of The Haven. Their latest book The Illuminated Heart: Perspectives on East-West Psychology and Thought will…
Surviving the Busy Life
By Mary Helen Littleton. Mary Helen and Ellery Littleton present The Survival Kit at The Haven July 6-8 2012. Your life is too busy. Way too busy. You…
Storytelling for Reinventing the World
Tina Boehm writes about Storytelling led by Margo McLoughlin for the first time this March. I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in Storytelling for Reinventing…
Uncomfortable, joyous, fearful, life-altering!
By B. Jackson. My introduction to the Haven was as a chaperone for three teens the summer of 2001. I naively thought that while they attended Teens Alive…
Try Something Different
This article appeared in the Learning for Life section of the Victoria Times Colonist, Feb 28. Everyone knows the feeling of being stuck. Your life is in a…
6-T-Rocks: Ernie’s Financial Aid Birthday Appeal
By Ernie McNally Ernie is asking people to donate to The Haven’s Financial Aid Program to celebrate his 60th birthday! This June marks my 60th birthday. I…
Talking to Paper
By Ellery Littleton “Talking to paper is talking to the divine. It is talking to a listener that will understand even the most difficult things. Paper is infinitely…
A Couples Alive Anniversary
By Don Hutton February 14, 2012 … It’s been exactly one year today since my partner and I started the new Couples Alive series of workshops at The…
Finding And Feeding A Man’s Primal Giggle
Dr. Jim Sellner, PhD., DipC. Jim leads the Live, Virtual, Facilitator-Led Workshop – For Men Over 55. I first met Ben & Jock at Cold Mountain, Cortes Island…
The Dream of an Artist’s Residency Becomes a Reality
By Mary Sullivan Holdgrafer It is always satisfying when a good idea becomes a plan and the plan becomes a reality. When I suggested to Rachel that The…
Scared to Life: Transforming Anxiety and Stress
By Toby Macklin Transforming Anxiety and Stress is scheduled in 2015 for May 28–31 and October 1–4. One of the first things I remember about coming to The Haven…