Recording of “Jock’s Journey”
With Jock McKeen
Open Dates
Online
Listen to Jock and his son, Kevin Wong, as they discuss Jock’s journey from doctor to co-founder of Haven, to current day. Jock McKeen, co-founder of the Haven, began his career as a medical doctor. Jock will discuss with Kevin their mutual attraction to the sciences, and Jock's expansion into the Eastern approaches to medicine and health. The journey continues onto Jock's meeting of Kevin’s father, psychiatrist Bennet Wong, and how their sharing of ideas eventually led to the birth of Haven. During this time, Kevin earned his PhD in Biochemistry, which led to rich conversations between Jock, Ben and…
Luminaries on Demand
With Jock McKeen, Greg Gurel, Bettina Rothe, Cathy McNally, Cathy Wilder, Dr Fred Voon, Lizanne Foster, Victoria Creighton, Maggie Ziegler, Bev Bagnall-Hope, Frank Hope, Jennifer Roger and Blair Stanley, Kelly Price, Kevin Wong and Peter Joyes
Open Dates
Recording
This is a recording archive of the live Lunch with Luminaries seminars that have been hosted at The Haven Online starting in 2021. This webinar series shares different perspectives on a variety of topics of interest to our community. These talks pay homage to early Haven days where co-founders Ben and Jock invited various thought leaders into conversation - sometimes they agreed with the ideas shared and sometimes they didn't.
Practice of Being
With Linda Nicholls and Jo-Ann Kevala
February 24 - March 1, 2026
Practice of Being is the next step for individuals who have experienced the transformative power of Come Alive and are ready to go further. Building on the foundations of self-awareness, authentic communication, and relational presence, this program invites you into a more courageous and embodied engagement with your life, your relationships, and the world around you.
ONLINE: Group Check-in
February 26, 2026
Are any of these statements true for you? ~ I sometimes feel isolated and alone. ~ It's important to me to be heard and acknowledged. ~ Hearing about other people's experiences helps me feel connected. ~ I want to learn more about the Haven or practice the skills I've learned. ~ I benefit from reminders and accountability to check in with myself and prioritize my wellbeing.
Grieving: Endings, Losses and Change
With Linda Nicholls
March 5 - 8, 2026
Whether transitions are planned or unpredicted, whether changes are chosen or beyond our control, they are endings demanding that we leave people, things, places, or a way of life behind. Through a range of experiential forms, including the creative use of ceremony, you will learn about the grieving process and have the opportunity to release the grip that the impact of your losses has on your heart, your mind, your body, your feelings, your life.
Come Alive
With Ian Curtin and Susa Holt
March 8 - 13, 2026
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.
FREE! ONLINE: Navigating Conflict and Anger in Relationship
With Greg Gurel
March 17, 2026
Join Greg Gurel for this free online session where he will offer insights on how you can learn to navigate conflict and anger in a safe and boundaried way to support healthy relationships of all kinds.
MINI LAUNCH: Youth Leadership Training
With Denise Goldbeck
March 20 - 22, 2026
The LAUNCH Youth Leadership program has enabled youth from ages 13 to 20-something to coach, teach, and train children participating in KITS, an evidence-based performing arts program. Based on current developmental peer-reviewed research, LAUNCH allows youth to discover their leadership strengths in a practical, hands-on setting. Together, the youth of LAUNCH and the children of KITS form a community mimicking an ancient human village. In these villages, people of all ages developed crucial skills and vital cultures together.
Kids in the Spotlight Spring Break (KITS)
With Denise Goldbeck
March 22 - 27, 2026
Kids in the Spotlight (KITS), created and run by counselor and Developmental Psychology MA Denise Goldbeck, is an evidence-based 5-day performing arts retreat experience that facilitates phenomenal breakthroughs for children, youth, and their families. Over the course of five unforgettable days, participants of Kids in the Spotlight create and perform in a musical production. Along the way, they learn to communicate, respect themselves and others, express themselves confidently, overcome challenges, and heal from difficult experiences.
Living the Questions
With Louise Amuir and Jo-Ann Kevala
March 29 - April 3, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Feb 28, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Feb 28, 2026.
This five-day experiential program invites you to explore life’s essential paradoxes through Haven models, breathwork, expressive arts, and experiential practices. Grounded in self-responsible relational living, this workshop will bring curiosity and compassion to the human dilemmas that shape our experience.
Come Alive
With Susan Clarke
April 3 - 8, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Mar 5, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Mar 5, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Anger, Boundaries and Safety
With Greg Gurel
April 9 - 12, 2026
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Mar 11, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Embodied Resilience: A Therapeutic Yoga Retreat
With Kelly Price
April 9 - 12, 2026
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Mar 11, 2026 to qualify for CAD $60.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Mar 11, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
The Journey to Self
With Graemme Brown, Louise Amuir and Emmanuel Gaillot
April 26 - May 1, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Mar 28, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Mar 28, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
This Satir-based program is an exciting opportunity to utilize your resources and let go of what no longer supports you. Virginia Satir created a number of healing and integrating processes to help make sense of ourselves and each other. Her objectives were personal growth and congruent communication, helping individuals to become "more fully human". Satir processes allow us to give full expression to the resources we wish to utilize, and to let go of or transform learnings that are no longer useful to us.
Couples Alive: Foundation
With Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell
May 1 - 5, 2026
Book now and get CAD $80.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Apr 2, 2026 to qualify for CAD $80.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Apr 2, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Come Alive
With Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell
May 5 - 10, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Apr 6, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Apr 6, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Living Alive: Meaningful Connections
With Gillian Enright and Ian Curtin
May 10 - June 4, 2026
Book now and get CAD $500.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Apr 11, 2026. Package pricing includes tuition, accommodation with 30% discount applied, and meals.
Both 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. The focus for Living Alive: Meaningful Connections is relationships - how you see yourself, how other people see you, and how you engage in relationships. You'll have an in-depth opportunity to engage more consciously and fully in your life and relationships.
Eagles over Easel Room and Meals
May 31 - June 5, 2026
2026《深刻連接與關系轉化之旅》 Mandarin Living Alive: Meaningful Connections
With 琳达· 尼科尔 斯 Linda Nicholls and 李文淑 Wen-Shwu Lee
June 6 - 19, 2026
The Mandarin Living Alive programs offer the unique experience of time, space, and guidance to help you (re)discover who you truly are. For 12 days, you’ll have the opportunity to create and establish new or different patterns for conscious living. In Living Alive: Meaningful Connections the focus is on relational awareness. Grounded in experiential learning, it invites participants to explore how they connect, maintain, and end relationships—intimate, social, and professional. You will discover your interpersonal patterns and learn how they shape your life.
Come Alive
With Jo-Ann Kevala and Jane Olynyk
June 21 - 26, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before May 23, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until May 23, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
LAUNCH: Youth Leadership Training
With Denise Goldbeck
June 28 - July 3, 2026
The LAUNCH Youth Leadership program has enabled youth from ages 13 to 20-something to coach, teach, and train children participating in KITS, an evidence-based performing arts program. Based on current developmental peer-reviewed research, LAUNCH allows youth to discover their leadership strengths in a practical, hands-on setting. Together, the youth of LAUNCH and the children of KITS form a community mimicking an ancient human village. In these villages, people of all ages developed crucial skills and vital cultures together.
LAUNCH: Youth Leadership Training
With Denise Goldbeck
June 28 - July 3, 2026
The LAUNCH Youth Leadership program has enabled youth from ages 13 to 20-something to coach, teach, and train children participating in KITS, an evidence-based performing arts program. Based on current developmental peer-reviewed research, LAUNCH allows youth to discover their leadership strengths in a practical, hands-on setting. Together, the youth of LAUNCH and the children of KITS form a community mimicking an ancient human village. In these villages, people of all ages developed crucial skills and vital cultures together.
Kids in the Spotlight #1 (KITS)
With Denise Goldbeck
July 5 - 10, 2026
Kids in the Spotlight (KITS), created and run by counselor and Developmental Psychology MA Denise Goldbeck, is an evidence-based 5-day performing arts retreat experience that facilitates phenomenal breakthroughs for children, youth, and their families. Over the course of five unforgettable days, participants of Kids in the Spotlight create and perform in a musical production. Along the way, they learn to communicate, respect themselves and others, express themselves confidently, overcome challenges, and heal from difficult experiences.
Kids in the Spotlight #2 (KITS)
With Denise Goldbeck
July 12 - 17, 2026
Kids in the Spotlight (KITS), created and run by counselor and Developmental Psychology MA Denise Goldbeck, is an evidence-based 5-day performing arts retreat experience that facilitates phenomenal breakthroughs for children, youth, and their families. Over the course of five unforgettable days, participants of Kids in the Spotlight create and perform in a musical production. Along the way, they learn to communicate, respect themselves and others, express themselves confidently, overcome challenges, and heal from difficult experiences.
Kids in the Spotlight #3 (KITS)
With Denise Goldbeck
July 19 - 24, 2026
Kids in the Spotlight (KITS), created and run by counselor and Developmental Psychology MA Denise Goldbeck, is an evidence-based 5-day performing arts retreat experience that facilitates phenomenal breakthroughs for children, youth, and their families. Over the course of five unforgettable days, participants of Kids in the Spotlight create and perform in a musical production. Along the way, they learn to communicate, respect themselves and others, express themselves confidently, overcome challenges, and heal from difficult experiences.
Conscious Breathwork: A Training for Personal Mastery & Professional Skill Development
With Linda Nicholls
July 24 - 26, 2026
The Haven
Book now and get CAD $40.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Jun 25, 2026 to qualify for CAD $40.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Jun 25, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
The association of breath with spirit, with the divine, is deeply rooted in so many of our ancient indigenous cultures, including Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, the meditative and spiritual core of yogic traditions, Christianity and Judaism. This knowledge has been preserved and is practiced today by shamans, mystics, yoga masters, healers, medicine people, meditators and available to all of us should we choose to learn.
Kids in the Spotlight #4 (KITS)
With Denise Goldbeck
July 26 - 31, 2026
Kids in the Spotlight (KITS), created and run by counselor and Developmental Psychology MA Denise Goldbeck, is an evidence-based 5-day performing arts retreat experience that facilitates phenomenal breakthroughs for children, youth, and their families. Over the course of five unforgettable days, participants of Kids in the Spotlight create and perform in a musical production. Along the way, they learn to communicate, respect themselves and others, express themselves confidently, overcome challenges, and heal from difficult experiences.
Kids in the Spotlight #5 (KITS)
With Denise Goldbeck
August 2 - 7, 2026
Kids in the Spotlight (KITS), created and run by counselor and Developmental Psychology MA Denise Goldbeck, is an evidence-based 5-day performing arts retreat experience that facilitates phenomenal breakthroughs for children, youth, and their families. Over the course of five unforgettable days, participants of Kids in the Spotlight create and perform in a musical production. Along the way, they learn to communicate, respect themselves and others, express themselves confidently, overcome challenges, and heal from difficult experiences.
Families in the Spotlight (FITS)
With Denise Goldbeck
August 9 - 14, 2026
Kids in the Spotlight (KITS), created and run by counselor and Developmental Psychology MA Denise Goldbeck, is an evidence-based 5-day performing arts retreat experience that facilitates phenomenal breakthroughs for children, youth, and their families. Over the course of five unforgettable days, participants of Kids in the Spotlight create and perform in a musical production. Along the way, they learn to communicate, respect themselves and others, express themselves confidently, overcome challenges, and heal from difficult experiences.
Teens Alive 1
With Annika Raithby and Linda Nicholls
August 15 - 18, 2026
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Jul 17, 2026 to qualify for CAD $60.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Jul 17, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
Since 1992, Teens Alive has provided an engaging, supportive environment where young people build emotional resilience, strengthen communication skills, develop their inner strength and confidence and nurture regard for themselves and others. Guided by experienced facilitators, teens learn practical tools to navigate relationships, meet and grow from life’s challenges, and begin to mature into emotionally self-supporting, connected individuals — all within a caring and fun community. www.teensalive.ca
Come Alive
With Jo-Ann Kevala and Cathy Wilder
August 16 - 21, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Jul 18, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Jul 18, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Teens Alive 2
With Annika Raithby and Linda Nicholls
August 18 - 21, 2026
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Jul 20, 2026 to qualify for CAD $60.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Jul 20, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
Since 1992, Teens Alive has provided an engaging, supportive environment where young people build emotional resilience, strengthen communication skills, develop their inner strength and confidence and nurture regard for themselves and others. Guided by experienced facilitators, teens learn practical tools to navigate relationships, meet and grow from life’s challenges, and begin to mature into emotionally self-supporting, connected individuals — all within a caring and fun community. www.teensalive.ca
Befriending Your Inner Critic
With Louise Amuir
August 21 - 24, 2026
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Jul 23, 2026 to qualify for CAD $60.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Jul 23, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
Befriending Your Inner Critic uses music, visual arts, movement, guided meditation, laughter and story to help you build (and rebuild) relationship with your inner critic. Think of it like mediation between you and your critic, or facilitating a creative meeting of the minds.
Chapman Stick 2026
August 27 - 31, 2026
Come Alive
With Ian Curtin and Louise Amuir
September 20 - 25, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Aug 22, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Aug 22, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
When One Door Closes
With Jo-Ann Kevala and Sonya Dicks
October 1 - 4, 2026
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Sep 2, 2026 to qualify for CAD $60.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Sep 2, 2026.
When One Door Closes Turning heartbreak into wisdom, boundaries, and new beginnings. When One Door Closes is a transformational course for singles who are ready to stop repeating old patterns, reconnect with themselves, and step boldly into what’s next. Whether you’ve recently ended a relationship, are healing from one long past, or are simply tired of feeling stuck in the same cycles, this course offers the clarity and confidence you’ve been craving. This is not a dating course... It’s a you-course—a space to rebuild from the inside out. During the program, you’ll learn how to distinguish loneliness from true solitude,…
Come Alive
With Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell
October 11 - 16, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Sep 12, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Sep 12, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Couples Alive: Foundation
With Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell
October 16 - 20, 2026
Book now and get CAD $80.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Sep 17, 2026 to qualify for CAD $80.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Sep 17, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Couples Alive: Living and Loving
With Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell
October 21 - 25, 2026
Book now and get CAD $80.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Sep 22, 2026 to qualify for CAD $80.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Sep 22, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Embodied Resilience: A Therapeutic Yoga Retreat
With Kelly Price
October 29 - November 1, 2026
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Sep 30, 2026 to qualify for CAD $60.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Sep 30, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Living Alive: Self Awareness
With Jo-Ann Kevala and Louise Amuir
November 1 - 26, 2026
Book now and get CAD $500.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Oct 3, 2026. Package prices include tuition, room with 30% discount applied, and meals.
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.
Anger, Boundaries and Safety
With Greg Gurel
November 26 - 29, 2026
Book now and get CAD $60.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Oct 28, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.
Come Alive
December 1 - 6, 2026
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off regular price. Remaining balance due on or before Nov 2, 2026 to qualify for CAD $100.00 off regular price. This offer valid until Nov 2, 2026. Package prices include room, regular tuition, and meals.
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.