How Surfacing Conflict Saved My Life
Susan Clarke recounts how learning to surface conflict was key to her recovery from cancer and a traumatic past. By Susan Clarke. Susan and her partner CrisMarie Campbell are…
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Befriending Conflict: A Process Oriented Approach
By David Hatfield. David is leading A Process Oriented Approach To Conflict, June 27–30, 2019. Like many Canadians (and I do mean many!), I grew up in a family…
Learning a World Apart from School – The Youth Leadership Program
With Kids In The Spotlight (or KITS) just over a month away, Denise Goldbeck describes the intricate and organic process of the Youth Leadership Program. Take a look…
Your Attention – For Just One Minute
Bettina Rothe is leading Body, Breath and Beat at The Haven, August 15–18. Here she offers a one-minute meditation and the opportunity to increase your awareness, aliveness, and presence. Where…
More Than Your Typical Walk in The Woods
Ken Ouendag invites you to explore new ways of connecting with nature and open the door to the healing properties of forests and other natural environments People commonly tell me…
Book Review: You Are The Placebo
Wayne Dodge reviews You Are The Placebo by Joe Dispenza, with both appreciation and caution. We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it…
So You’re On Medical Leave … Now What?
Carole Ames describes how Living Alive Phase I helped her when she was on medical leave 26 years ago – a program which she now leads. By Carole…
Who Am I, and Who Can I Be? An Invitation to Living Alive Phase I
Living Alive Phase I is a fabulous opportunity to explore and commit to who you are and how you want to live. This article by Toby Macklin looks…
Refinding Connections: Approaches to Depression
Wayne Dodge recommends Johann Hari’s Connections Lost: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depresssion. Wayne Dodge is a doctor who taught Come Alive and other programs at The Haven for many…
Moving into Connection
Catherine Fallis describes the potent combination of attachment theory and Authentic Movement in learning to work effectively as a group leader, therapist, team manager, or parent. By Catherine Fallis….
This Learning Gets In Your Bones
Scott Acomba says interning Come Alive has been one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of his life. Scott Acomba is an intern in The Haven’s training…
The Power of Groups
From the Shen archives. Until her death in 2012, Gwen Ewan led groups at The Haven for many years, most often with her friend Wayne Dodge. In this article,…