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By Katherine Black I came to a realization recently – I believe we are living in a society that craves real connection, but aren’t sure where to find…

  “I tried using the Communication Model with my friend … but she doesn’t know it, so it’s hopeless!”  “My partner says ‘Don’t try any of that Haven stuff…

Is Shame inherently ‘bad’? How do we experience Shame? How might we use Shame to grow and transform as human beings?

What is somatic meditation? What makes it different from a seated meditation in yoga class? What is self-awareness? What is the difference between conceptual and embodied self-awareness?  In this article, learn…

To calibrate is to correlate the readings of an instrument with those of a standard in order to check the instrument’s accuracy. We are the instrument, and we…

Personal boundaries. Many of us are curious about our own. Some are in professional roles where we support others in discovering their boundaries. In this article, Matthew van der Giessen,…

Written by Leslie Sanderson, Registrar at The Haven.   I recently went home to Saskatchewan to visit my father.  When I arrived, I realized I had forgotten the most important…

By Graemme Brown, co-leader of Gestalt: The Art & Practice  For many years, I had the good fortune to attend personal development workshops led by The Haven’s co-founders,…

By co-leaders of Dynamic Dialogue: Communicating and Connecting When It Really Matters, Cathy McNally, Jane Kilthei and Jennifer Hilton. Next session Nov 1-4, 2018 at The Haven. **** Every time before…

Wayne’s Zeitgeist series: Breaking the Cycle, by Sushma Subramanian; poetry by Wendy Westlake; and, The Hard Stuff, music by Justin Timberlake.

Wayne’s Zeitgeist series: The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness, by Sy Montgomery; Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human,…