Written by Alyssa Wright on her blog, after returning from Victor Wooten's 2011 workshop at The Haven. UPDATE: Victor Wooten is returning to The Haven, March 19-21 2013. Hello all – Yes, it's been a long time since I've written - life has been rather full this past year, of course, but I wonder if...Read more
This article was posted in 2011. Victor Wooten is returning to The Haven on Gabriola Island, March 19-21 2013. Regarded by many as the finest bass player in the world, Victor Wooten is also an innovative and inspiring teacher and the author of The Music Lesson: A Search for Spiritual Growth through...Read more
By Libo Ma Libo Ma is the first person from China to receive a bursary to attend a program at The Haven – Living Alive Phase I in 2010. It’s very lucky for me to have this wonderful trip in 2010 and I told my friends that institute should be called “Heaven” actually. I am sure this spiritual...Read more
Congratulations to the latest class of graduates of The Haven International Diploma in Leadership and Counselling, pictured here at their graduation ceremony earlier this month. This year The Haven delivered 4 Come Alives, 4 Mini-Phases and 3 Electives, with an average of 35 students in each. In...Read more
A poem by Wendy Schulz, October 2010 What is that veil, that shroud, that film that lies on top, just above the air I need to breathe? A haze of self doubt, fear, messages from days gone by, no longer relevant but added to the mix no less. If I name it and gaze at it straight on, will it lift...Read more
By Ellery Littleton Ellery leads a number of programs at The Haven, including Writing up a Storm: Haiku in March 2011. Poetry is my favourite form of writing. It took me a long time to figure this out. About 50 years, in fact. Although I wasn’t thinking about poetry as a kid, I was writing it...Read more
Vancouver lawyer, David Boulding recently spoke to Stark Raven Media Collective about Fetal Alcohol and its relationship to the criminal justice system. Prison, he says, is the last place people with FASD should be to find the support and interventions they need. David was recently awarded his...Read more
By David Boulding, who received The Haven's Diploma in Counselling on August 28. Interning for me took longer than law school, was more expensive, and most assuredly was more useful than law school. The practical aspects of interning have improved my lawyering. The communication model, and not...Read more
By Gwen Ewan, The Haven's Director of Education On Aug 28th we had a grand occasion to honour Ben Wong and Maria Gomori, and took the opportunity to also honour five people who were graduating from the Haven Institute internship program with Diplomas in Counselling. After the event I was asked for...Read more