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In the Lodge, Winter 1984. This area was known at the time as the Satir Lounge. From Heartwood (the Shen’s predecessor), Winter 1983 or ’84: “Throughout the past…

 By Ellery Littleton  “I do this work because I love it. I love what happens for others and I love what happens for me. I am always learning…

Jock, Ben, Xanon … digging in 1987!

Before there was Shen, there was Heartwood. The following are some of the earliest Haven Happenings articles from Heartwood, documenting the challenges and joys of the early days…

Two photos this week, from a collection given to The Haven in 1988 by Earle Davis (for whose family Davis Road is named). The first picture shows the…

Before The Haven: Ben Wong at the Cold Mountain Institute, 1970s. Ellery Littleton writes, “His groups up in the big teepee-like session house in the trees unfolded like…

By Ellery Littleton Ben Wong at the Cold Mountain Institute, 1970s. “His groups up in the big teepee-like session house in the trees unfolded like rituals of coming…

Renu Bhushan Goodenough writes: the next generation: Coen and Kira Goodenough’s first (of many, we hope!) visits to The Haven.  

In my time at The Haven, I have furthered my belief in the value of performance. I decided to use my time at The Haven and on Gabriola…

By Gary Dillon. Aloha . . . Thanks for sending this picture to me; I’m pleased that I had the impulse to bring it by that day to…

This beautiful photo of Ben and Jock, taken by Sam Mak and Mike Meegan, hangs in the Haven dining room. Ben passed away on 25 September 2013.

The very early days of what is now the most iconic building on The Haven property, the Wong & McKeen Phoenix Auditorium.