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June 6, 2022: In line with current BC Provincial Covid guidelines, Haven does not require masks to be worn in public spaces including session rooms, while those who wish to continue wearing masks may do so. We will no longer require proof of double vaccination for program participants and leader teams for core programs. Individual leaders may require additional protocols if they choose, this will be noted on the program description. While we are easing into these new protocols, please give everyone plenty of space until you know their comfort level with closer contact.
All staff, guests and participants are required to self-monitor for symptoms of illness, and are asked to isolate from others when showing symptoms.
ONSITE: Anger, Boundaries and Safety
With Greg Gurel
September 30 - October 3, 2022
In Person at The Haven
This program offers participants opportunities to both express and witness the safe and boundaried expression of anger. This is helpful for people who have previously expressed their anger violently and no longer want to do this. It is also crucial for people who say they never get angry or, perhaps because of early experiences of violence, avoid any hint of anger today. For both these groups of people, emotional, physical and relationship dysfunction may have resulted. This program will open up exciting new possibilities for you, whatever experiences of anger and/or violence you have had until now.
ONSITE: Pathways to Resilience
With Graemme Brown and Karla Osborne
October 2 - 6, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Resilience is not merely the ability to endure difficulty: Rather, it is the conscious use of our resources as well as the desire to get back up and dust ourselves off after a set-back or a loss. It is nurturing the faith in ourselves to locate and utilize our innate skills to move beyond just surviving and into thriving and wholeness. In this workshop we will explore how to re-connect with our innate resilience via the ‘felt-sense’ approach, combining a diverse range of modalities, including practical applications of Polyvagal Theory, Satir-Model, various attachment theories, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, Wong…
ONSITE: Living Alive: Self Awareness
With Jo-Ann Kevala and Carole Ames
October 5 - 30, 2022
In Person at The Haven
The Living Alive programs offer the unique experience of time, space, and guidance to help you (re)discover who you truly are. For 25 days, you’ll have the opportunity to create and establish new or different patterns for conscious living. In Living Alive: Self Awareness the focus is on self-awareness - becoming aware of your individual patterns of behaviour and energy. You'll learn to make more informed decisions about things that affect you, your life, and your relationships. You'll discover, transform, and release energy blockages that negatively impact your health and wellbeing.
ONSITE: Boundaries: The Vital Edge
With Linda Nicholls
October 13 - 16, 2022
In Person at The Haven
A boundary is not a "thing" – instead, defining a personal boundary is an active process that is more accurately described as "boundary-ing." This is an awkward word to say – and often even more awkward to put into practice effectively! And the rewards are well worth it. Discerning, expressing and dialoguing about personal boundaries strengthens our ability to live more compassionately, to access creativity, energy and aliveness so that we enjoy greater intimacy and clarity in our personal and work relationships.
ONSITE: Come Alive
With Ian Curtin and Susa Holt
October 16 - 21, 2022
In Person at The Haven
The magic of Come Alive is in our unique history, renowned communication and relationship models, community dynamic, and oceanfront setting on Gabriola Island. With support and guidance, you will learn and practice the Haven models of communication, relationship and self-responsibility, through a range of opportunities for personal learning. Group activities, discussions and experiences take place in both large and small group settings. Come Alive is our most popular core program and the perfect place to begin or continue your journey in personal or professional growth and transformation.
ONSITE: Couples In Conflict
With Ian Curtin and Susa Holt
October 21 - 23, 2022
In person at The Haven
This weekend program is for couples who are having difficulty resolving conflicts. This may be the result of a lack of communication, an affair, extreme frustration, years of ‘all work and no play’, or the strain of blending two new families. You will learn valuable tools and develop greater insight and clarity about your relationship. Couples will work together as a pair in a small group setting with individualized attention. Also, each couple will receive a private counselling session to deal with their own particular issues. Various exercises will be presented to help bring clarity to your relationship, including ‘homework’…
ONSITE: Discovering Your Path to Self with Satir
With Vicky Frederiksen, Christian Lapointe and Emmanuel Gaillot
October 30 - November 5, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $120.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Oct 1, 2022.
Virginia Satir developed various processes to help us make sense of ourselves, each other, and the world we navigate. Her objectives were personal growth, congruent communication, and helping individuals to become “more fully human”. We use theories and models from Satir to accomplish this: extending our awareness of who we are and where we come from, acknowledging and appreciating the resources we developed as we grew up in our family of origin, and making choices about how we want to use these resources in the current moment. Through examination and illumination of these past and current resources via a range of methods, you will then be able to expand and redefine them.
ONSITE: Theory & Practice of Transformations Part A
With Jane Olynyk and Graemme Brown
November 1 - 13, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $240.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Oct 3, 2022 to qualify for CAD $240.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Oct 3, 2022.
This exciting program is an invitation to complement and integrate your learning in Come Alive, the Living Alive programs, or other adventures in personal growth. In this program you will dig deeply into the intellectual and philosophical underpinnings of The Haven's work. At the same time you will closely examine your own patterns of thought and behaviour and consider the implications and challenges of self-responsible, relational living in the contemporary world.
ONSITE: Come Alive
With Carole Ames and Jo-Ann Kevala
November 9 - 14, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Oct 11, 2022 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Oct 11, 2022.
The magic of Come Alive is in our unique history, renowned communication and relationship models, community dynamic, and oceanfront setting on Gabriola Island. With support and guidance, you will learn and practice the Haven models of communication, relationship and self-responsibility, through a range of opportunities for personal learning. Group activities, discussions and experiences take place in both large and small group settings. Come Alive is our most popular core program and the perfect place to begin or continue your journey in personal or professional growth and transformation.
ONSITE: The Therapeutic Wiwipson: The Adult Baby Swing – a Healing Process with Individual and Family sessions
With Bev Bagnall-Hope and Frank Hope
November 14 - 17, 2022
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Oct 16, 2022.
The Therapeutic adult baby swing works as a form of decolonized traditional healing. It replicates the infant baby swing in form, motion, song and spirit. Classic and modern psychologies have developed detailed theories of human development and have outlined barriers that get in the way of successful healing. Our experience is that the therapeutic baby swing allows the individual to connect to their past in a meaningful way, for many spiritually. The swing experience takes them back to a time where they can retrieve what they need, resolve what has been left undone and process in the now any old issues and pain.…
ONSITE: Couples Alive: Foundation
With Cathy McNally and Graemme Brown
November 16 - 20, 2022
In person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $80.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Oct 18, 2022 to qualify for CAD $80.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Oct 18, 2022.
Couples Alive is our core offering for people in a primary relationship. With support and guidance from highly skilled leaders, you will learn and practice The Haven's models for communicating and relating with your partner and learn from the diversity of experience around you. All couples meet together during the day and into the evenings, with breaks for relaxation, connection, or adventure in between. In addition to group activities, experiential learning, and discussion, there will be opportunities for the program leaders to support each couple with coaching and feedback.
ONSITE: Anger, Boundaries and Safety
With Greg Gurel
November 17 - 20, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Oct 19, 2022.
This program offers participants opportunities to both express and witness the safe and boundaried expression of anger. This is helpful for people who have previously expressed their anger violently and no longer want to do this. It is also crucial for people who say they never get angry or, perhaps because of early experiences of violence, avoid any hint of anger today. For both these groups of people, emotional, physical and relationship dysfunction may have resulted. This program will open up exciting new possibilities for you, whatever experiences of anger and/or violence you have had until now.
ONSITE: Here I stand! A Creative Dive into Finding and Crafting Purpose (Winter session)
With Damian John and Sue Muirhead
November 24 - 28, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $80.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Oct 26, 2022 to qualify for CAD $80.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Oct 26, 2022.
When we regularly feel unsafe in our bodies due to chronic stress, chronic pain, illness or trauma, natural patterns within our nervous system can become patterns of dysregulation. If prolonged, these patterns can negatively impact our physical and psychological health, relationships, and ability to connect to joy, meaning and purpose. ~ This therapeutic retreat integrates yoga therapy, trauma theory, PolyVagal theory, internal family systems, attachment theory and neuroscience and offers a holistic framework for embodiment, befriending your nervous system and cultivating physiological and psychological resilience.
ONSITE: Embodied Resilience: A Therapeutic Yoga Retreat
With Kelly Price
November 24 - 27, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Oct 26, 2022 to qualify for CAD $60.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Oct 26, 2022.
When we regularly feel unsafe in our bodies due to chronic stress, chronic pain, illness or trauma, natural patterns within our nervous system can become patterns of dysregulation. If prolonged, these patterns can negatively impact our physical and psychological health, relationships, and ability to connect to joy, meaning and purpose. ~ This therapeutic retreat integrates yoga therapy, trauma theory, PolyVagal theory, internal family systems, attachment theory and neuroscience and offers a holistic framework for embodiment, befriending your nervous system and cultivating physiological and psychological resilience.
ONSITE: Come Alive
November 27 - December 2, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Oct 29, 2022 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Oct 29, 2022.
The magic of Come Alive is in our unique history, renowned communication and relationship models, community dynamic, and oceanfront setting on Gabriola Island. With support and guidance, you will learn and practice the Haven models of communication, relationship and self-responsibility, through a range of opportunities for personal learning. Group activities, discussions and experiences take place in both large and small group settings. Come Alive is our most popular core program and the perfect place to begin or continue your journey in personal or professional growth and transformation.
ONSITE: Come Alive: Expand
With Cathy Wilder and Graemme Brown
November 28 - December 2, 2022
In Person at The Haven
Book now and get CAD $80.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Oct 30, 2022 to qualify for CAD $80.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Oct 30, 2022.
If you’ve previously attended a Come Alive or Living Alive program, then Come Alive: Expand is for you! Take the opportunity to deepen your learning in this 4-day workshop, built on the foundations of the original Come Alive. In this new edition, we will place more emphasis on self-responsible and relational living, transforming self-hate, additional breathing exercises and tools for nervous system regulation. As in the original, there will be individual, small-group and large group experiences, where you can explore topics and issues currently impacting your life.